For questions regarding various types of floor coverings in general, including hardwood and laminate board, tile, carpet, and sheet flooring (linoleum/vinyl). For questions about the structure beneath this top layer, please see the "floor" tag.
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Floor joists connection to eaves
Apologies if this is a duplicate.
I'm attempting to floor my loft space. It currently has 47mm x 75mm ceiling joists, not enough for a floor. I am going to add something like 47mm x 200mm along ...
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Frame or floor planks first?
Is it best to frame a powder room and a couple closets first, on top of plywood subfloor, or best to lay hardwood planks first then frame on top? I guess it would be fewer cuts to frame second. What ...
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How do I remake my floor using hardwood such that it will not squeak at all?
I have carpet in my bedroom that when you walk on certain spots makes lots of noise. I am tossing the carpet and putting down hardwood flooring. I am using 3/4 in prefinished oak in widths of 3 1/4 ...
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how to install pre-finished hardwood floors?
I have pulled up the carpet in my bedroom and got down to the plywood subfloor.
Do I have to prepare the plywood or lay anything down prior to placing the lengths of 3/4" oak flooring down (and ...
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How can I remove a plank from the middle of the field?
My attic has tongue and groove planking down as the floor, and I need to do some work up there. I'd like to only remove a couple planks in the middle of the field, rather than pulling up half the ...
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How should laminate flooring be secured next to brick?
I want to install laminate flooring in a family room that has a brick fireplace. Part of the laminate would be directly next to the brick base of the fireplace. What kind of base-board or base-piece ...
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How do I fit a joist in this small space?
This is a follow on question from here:
Floor joists connection to eaves
Since this question, I have been told I need 8" joists for my span and I have exposed my eaves area to see what space I've ...
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Should I remove old linoleum when replacing a linoleum floor?
I'm planning to replace the linoleum floor in my kitchen in the next few months. According to a friend, I do not need to remove the existing linoleum and can just lay down new flooring on top. ...
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Can porcelain tiles be installed over ceramic tiles?
We have a large portion of our house with ceramic flooring which is now looking very old fashioned. It has large grout lines (3/8 inch) which are white and almost impossible to keep clean. We do not ...
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Should I run laminate continuously through rooms, or separate with T moulding?
I am installing laminate flooring in an area that has two bedrooms and a living area. The bedrooms are about 150 sq ft each and the living space is around 250 sq ft.
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Can I install sheet vinyl flooring in a basement that gets wet on occasion?
Our basement is usually dry, but every so often we have torrential rainstorms in the spring and we are downhill from our neighbors. We get some water overnight in a small stream that we can mop up. ...
