RE Floorcraft
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about 9 years by tomh
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laminates
Laminate floating floors are ideal from the standpoint of appearance and ease of installation. Most of them can be damaged by water. One exception...
about 9 years by tomh
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flooring
I agree plywood is superior to luan. Attachment would be with liquid nails floor and subfloor glue reinforced with either screws or ring shank nai...
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fill around tree
Trees generally do not like being backfilled with a landfill. When you get to the native ground level, assuming that is where the tree started fro...
about 9 years by tomh
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Installing pre-fab shower
I hate to state the obvious, but the framing requirements are included in the directions and product literature of every pre-fab shower enclosure. ...
about 9 years by tomh
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features
High end homes are generally not built on slabs and are custom floor plans rather than production. Production homes are fine and have many innovat...
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halogen bulb
As long as the bulb is the same size and shape the 150 w should be fine and is common for these fixtures. The maximum watt rating is aways printed...
about 9 years by tomh
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particle board mastic
Particle board accepts most mastics and adhesives well. Thin water or solvent based mastics can soak in and be ineffective. In the case of contac...
about 9 years by tomh
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Type of wood board
There are several types of composite and fiberboard. medium density fiberboard (MDF) is made of refined fibers and is often used in furniture and ...
about 9 years by tomh
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Saltillo Tile
I sincerely doubt dirty motor oil will enhance the floors. Saltillo is very pourous and any oil would penetrate and ruin the tile forever. I reno...
about 9 years by tomh
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Carpenter Ants
I'm certainly not a pro exterminator, but I can buy most of their chemicals and get good information at www.bugspray.com . They have an excellent ...
about 9 years by tomh
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siding replacement
I would leave the current siding sheets in place. Most likely it performs a bracing function, at least in the corners. By your description, I ass...
about 9 years by tomh
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stain cedar
Cedar will look best and be more water resistant and last longer if you maintain it. In California, stains have been reformulated to use lower VOC...
about 9 years by tomh
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Old subject new post
You should be able to level the low spot using a floor leveling compound. A floating installation of laminate floor would avoid the need to remove...
about 9 years by tomh
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build a shower pan
You need to build your own shower pan for the room. The old method was to hot mop tar then overlay with a mortar bed and tile. Modern constructio...
about 9 years by tomh
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gravel backfill
The main problem with gravel backfill is adequate compaction. Concrete is a semi liquid and tightly adheres to the hole and post making a stable p...
about 9 years by tomh
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mineral wool
The material you describe is mineral wool or rock wool. It is a manmade fiber that preceeded the manufacture of fiberglass insulations. It is not...
about 9 years by tomh
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Spray applied textures
The professional approach is to spray apply textures to achieve orange peel, knock down and other effects. If you already own an air compressor, i...
about 9 years by tomh
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Saving Money buying paint
What most folks don't know is that all premium paint stores will give you up to a 20% discount just for asking for their preferred customer card. ...
about 9 years by tomh
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I'm no decorator
But I hired one recently for a similar situation. The recommendation was Kelly Moore Sand Pebble on most walls with Rockford as an accent color. ...
about 9 years by tomh
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