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What should I do about a crack in the concrete slab in my living room?
We purchased the house about 2 years ago. The house is about 50 years old. Today we removed the carpet and the hardwood floors under the carpet. We found out the slab has an approximately 10ft long ...
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Can I float a tongue-and-grooved 1x12 pine floor over a concrete slab on grade?
I have bare concrete floor that was, until recently, covered with carpet. After recently seeing a friend of mine purchase raw pine, shape the tongue-and-groove himself, and seal it to achieve a ...
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How can I prepare this concrete floor for tile?
I'm looking to replace an old carpet in my finished basement with tile. I've removed the carpet and found a surface with some peeling paint, which I've read needs to be removed since the thinset for ...
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Is it wise to cut a long trench in concrete slab foundation?
I've got a two-car garage (4-inch concrete slab on grade) that I'm turning into living space. I want to put a bathroom out there but I need to get plumbing through the floor. I didn't think it was ...
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What cement product should I use to fix a hole in my slab?
I was removing old thinset and self-leveling cement in an area in preparation to tile it when the 6" chisel and demo hammer I was using sunk in to a specific spot. I found that this specific spot had ...
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Is it normal to find cracks in new concrete?
I'm having a house built and they just completed pouring the slab for the foundation a few days ago. When I inspected it today I noticed several narrow (but sometimes long; one or two do them appear ...
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How can I level concrete pavement for an above-ground pool?
I want to set up an above-ground pool (14' round) on my back yard. There is a relatively good place for it, where there are concrete slabs, however, there are two problems:
The slabs are not level. ...
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How many bags of concrete do I need?
I would like to make a small concrete slab of the following dimensions.
Length: 1.2m
Width: 0.86m
Depth: 0.09m
The cubic volume as i understand it is all those numbers multiplied.
result: 0.0929m2
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What drainage should I install under concrete slab in garage?
I have a concrete garage which is halfway inside the hill. Essentially the surface behind the garage is at garage's roof level. Garage's floor is concrete slab 3"-4" thick (at least it's best I could ...
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How to Insulate a concrete slab foundation in an older house?
What are some ways to insulate a concrete slab type foundation in an older home built in the 50's? The slab as far as I can tell is not insulated at all and results in a very cold floor and living ...
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What are some tips for installing a small shed?
I want to put in a small shed to store my push lawn mower and perhaps a few other things. Our village's website states we need a permit:
SHEDS – Must be either anchored to a concrete slab or have ...
