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Advice on applying new peel-and-stick tiles in my kitchen [closed]
I'd like to put down some new peel-and-stick vinyl tiles in my kitchen. The kitchen already has old, somewhat beat up peel-and-stick tiles stuck onto what I believe is an even older linoleum (?) floor....
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Where can I find replacements for old floor tiles?
I recently bought a new house that needed all new pipes and drains. the house is on a slab so they had to bust up the tile floors from the kitchen at the back of the house to the front yard, resulting ...
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What are the layers in my kitchen floor?
My major concern is abestos - I know that the only way to be sure is to test, but I'm trying to get a good feeling for what the materials involved are. I am wearing a mask, this is mostly just a ...
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Should I patch or overlay subfloor to deal with movement?
Our kitchen floor is on a basement (wood beams in Ohio with temperature change). The vinyl tile is cracking in some places that there is movement on the subfloor from an older subfloor and movement ...
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Dip in floor when installing new hardwood
I'm installing new hardwood in my kitchen (see image). On the right side of the image, the subfloor has a dip of about 1/8th to 1/4 inch, causing a place where there is a cavity under the floor boards....
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Cabinet replacement on built up floor
When we bought our house a couple of decades ago, the floors were carpet on plywood flooring on the bottom story. We had the carpet ripped up down to the cement and had 1 1/2 inch joists (sideways) ...
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Elastomeric Paint for Kitchen Floor
I'm looking for recommendations for coating a kitchen floor. The floor in question has a plywood subfloor, with 1/6" self leveling compound on top that has hairline cracks, and some epoxy ...
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How to repair/cover dents on linoleum/vinyl kitchen floors?
I am not sure what kind of kitchen flooring I have. It looks like tiles but they are not real. Linoleum or vinyl? I don't know the difference. See pic below.
The 'tiles' have dents on them from heavy ...
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Replacing Tile in the Kitchen without the removal of the cabinet
I want to replace the tile in my kitchen
but the Cabinet that has the stove, dishwasher and sink is on top of the tile.
Is there a way I can replace the tile with hardwood without the removal or ...
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Red Brick/Tile Help- remodeling
We bought a 1950s house and have hired a whole team for remodel (architect, contractor and interior designer). We have a beautiful red brick flooring (not paver, we have ripped up the tile in the ...
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Is 3/4" OSB, 1/2" plywood and 1/4" cement board adequate for ceramic tile?
I’m replacing a sink base cabinet that’s seen damage through the 3/4 ply underlayment, but the 3/4 OSB subfloor underneath might still be in good shape due to a vapor barrier sandwiched in between. We’...
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Best Practices for Levelling / Replacing Plank Subfloor (c. 1950s)
Doing a complete remodel of our kitchen and I'm at the stage where I am going to take the subfloor out for plumbing work, etc. I also want to plan ahead for the eventual floor install. Photo 1 below ...
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What is the easiest way to level a large island comprising multiple cabinets?
So I put a very large island in a house that has a dip in the floor - where the middle part of the island is maybe 1/4" low than the outside edges.
One side is 4 large base cabinets. One side ...
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How do I fix/cover this hole in my kitchen subfloor?
Can anyone advise on how to fix a hole in my kitchen floor? I just bought a house in the UK, and the previous owners removed their Aga cooker. The Aga evidently needed a supply of something through ...
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Nailing Down a Floating Floor?
I am installing laminate tongue-and-groove floating floors in my kitchen with the aid of my Grandfather. I was always under the impression that a floating floor was just that - not pinned down by glue,...
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Tiles or Hardwood: which one better handles movement across a subfloor joint? [closed]
I bought a 2400 sqf house. It now has carpet everywhere. Below the carpet I have concrete slab in the new part (built in 2009, ~800 sqft) and the old house has a wood subfloor with on top a solid ...
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Should hardwood floors go all the way to wall under kitchen cabinets?
I’m putting in hardwood floors and I am at the spot where kitchen cabinets would go. The last strip is going to be narrower than whole flooring boards, and usually I would rip the boards going ...
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Pulling up fiber board to install new tile flooring
My wife decided we've had enough of the cheep vinyl tile in our kitchen... She started to pull up the tiles and I came in and started to cut and pull up the 1/4 ply and 1/2 particle board underneath.
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Sealing water leak between kitchen cabinets and floor
Since moving into our house 5 years ago, we have spilled a large amount of water on our kitchen floor a few times. When this happens, the water leaks into the floor boards and drips all the way into ...
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What is this layer of material in the kitchen floor?
I have decided to replace the linoleum flooring in my kitchen with a layer of LVT Underlayment, and then Vinyl plank flooring. There were sections of the original floor that were not covered by the ...
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1920s wood flooring type
I have a 1928 pacific northwest house. There is some kind of tongue and groove flooring under the existing flooring in my kitchen but it is difficult to see what it is. It is about a 1/2 inch thick ...
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Does laying vinyl click flooring under appliances void the warranty?
I have just had a new kitchen installed and after all I decided to put a new floor which happens to be vinyl click panels. I was told that to make the floor to look professional the installer would ...
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Can I cover my kitchen stone floor with tiles?
I have this stone floor in my new kitchen, and I'm going to need to cover it with something. I'm not sure what kind of stone it is.
The floor is really cold in the winter, so I don't want to leave ...
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Asbestos fragments and hepa filter shop vac
I pulled up some moldy flooring and found some slightly damp plywood boards underneath. Underneath that was some 12 x 12 tile. I put on a respirator and pulled up about 4-8 sq ft of the stuff. Anyway ...
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Safe to install vinyl plank flooring under appliances?
We’re installing luxury vinyl plank flooring in our kitchen and the instructions inside the box say not to install underneath appliances which we didn’t know until we started.
How hard and fast is ...
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Install tiles on top of laminate floor in kitchen
This is my remodel kitchen here done 5 years ago.
Notice that everything is new BUT the floor. As I decided not to do the floor at that time. But now it looks dated.
The kitchen floor is same level ...
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Must remove old adhesive before installing new peel and stick vinyl?
Advice needed! There are three layers of flooring currently in our kitchen :
1) original linoleum
2) 20 year old vinyl tile (something like peel and stick)
3) 15 year old vinyl peel and stick ...
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What type of cement is used to repair foundations?
We're in the process of remodeling our kitchen and we just pulled up the tiles. We found a few spots where there are large gouges or holes if you will, in the foundation. I'm guessing they were there ...
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Can I install flooring in my kitchen without removing cabinets?
We are replacing the flooring on the first floor and my question is in the kitchen. Is there a way to do this without removing the cabinets on the lower level? Or is it best practice to pull them ...
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What to use to fill holes in floor tile in kitchen
We just did a final walkthrough for a house we should close on in a few days. The kitchen has tile flooring. There are some holes in several of the tiles. The holes aren't too deep, maybe 1/4 to 1/...
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Replacing linoleum flooring in old house with tile, do I need to remove the papery layer?
I'm replacing the old linoleum in my kitchen with ceramic tile. The linoleum all came up easily, except for the last layer which is a thin papery material that is glued to the wood subfloor. I've ...
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Pull Up All Laminate Boards Or Cut One Board in Doorway and Start From There
Now that I have installed Pergo XP laminate flooring I've discovered that there is a soft spot from the doorway which transitions from the kitchen into the dining room. When walking into the dining ...
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Can I install reclaimed pine flooring over a floating subfloor?
I want to lay reclaimed pine floorboards over a newly laid concrete floor in a kitchen. Height from top of concrete to finished top of floorboards is 80mm. Boards are 20mm thick x 175 wide.
I could ...
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What to do if average gas usage increased by 30x but they say there is no leak?
Not sure if this is the right place, but figured you guys may have some answers/suggestion of what to do?
My average hourly gas usage has increased by 30x suddenly and the company said they will send ...
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how to level uneven plywood floor for tiling?
I have an old house that's built on pillars and has shifted a little over time. We are remodeling the kitchen and just ripped up many layers of creatively installed flooring. We are down to the ...
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Kitchen flooring
If I get new kitchen cabinets and linoleum flooring and a new dishwasher should I put the linoleum under the cabinets and dishwasher first.
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HELP! Upgrading my kitchen to ceramic tile floor
So, I've decided to take on this big project. I have a 1/2" plywood subfloor with 3/4" MDF on top. Should I rip out my entire subfloor add a 3/4" t&g plywood then lay 1/2" plywood on top or am I ...
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How should I prepare a sub-floor for porcelain tile?
I am removing a laminate tile floor. There looks to be 2 layers of 3/4" Plywood as the sub-floor. Do I remove 1 layer of Plywood and install 1/2" concrete board or leave the plywood and install 1/4" ...
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Is it common to caulk around the edges of vinyl tile instead of going underneath wood paneling?
I have a guy going into a rental unit of mine to put in vinyl tile. I told him specifically that I wanted it under the base of the wall's wood molding (similiar to this stuff).
He was put off by ...
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How do I seal a 4+ mm gap between skirting board and slate tiles?
I have a slate kitchen floor and wooden skirting on the walls around (no beading). At some points around the wall there are gaps of around 4 mm or more.
I was thinking of simply stuffing paper in ...
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How to deal with a dishwasher height issue without tearing out cabinetry when installing flooring?
The house I purchased has nice new cabinetry and counter tops but cheap flooring. We plan to install 3/4" wood flooring (already purchased) but learned that installing the flooring would make it so ...
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How do I install cabinets on a floating hardwood floor?
We just purchased a bunch of cabinets for installation of a bar / kitchenette in the basement. There are 4 wall cabinets and four base cabinets. These are going to be installed on the existing ...
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How do I repair a nick in vinyl floor?
We had some recent work done on our house and it appears that one of the workers nicked the vinyl flooring in the kitchen -- resulting in a circular gash about 3/4 inch wide. Here's a picture:
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