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Should I install our toilet on top of the subfloor or on top of the PVT?
Subfloor then flange then finish flooring then adequately thick wax ring then toilet then rubber toilet shims then acrylic latex caulk.
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Should I install our toilet on top of the subfloor or on top of the PVT?
The tile should be cut to fit the flange, not the whole toilet. In the end, you want the edge of the porcelain base resting on tile (or other finished flooring), not subfloor. As far as I know, this ...
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Alternatives to a different type of shower flooring?
What you have is just a deck over the floor. If you are tired of cleaning it, remove it.
What you need to do then is dependant on what is under it.
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Strategy for floating floor in a weird space?
Lay out as much as the flooring as possible in one direction first. Give it a couple of days to just look at it. Change to the other direction and repeat. This is long term(5 to twenty years or more)...
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Replacing kitchen floor on concrete slab
I have done LVT on a number of surfaces and over glued down vinyl and LVP. I am also familiar with the product you are planning to use and have used it on a number of projects. I have learned this:
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Mold Under Hardwood Flooring From Leaking Water
You can just mop the floors with a dilution of bleach, and that will take care of the problem. Bleach is the most effective treatment against mold, and most -- if not all -- chemicals sold in stores ...
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How can I secure the legs of a utility sink when installing vinyl plank flooring?
The fear of weight on LVP flooring is misunderstood.
Lay your LVP re-install the sink and anchor it to the wall. ( There is usually slots underneath where the screw anchors can go.) You do not anchor ...
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How to cut floor tile for bathtub curves
Just an update. I found it easiest to move the sheet of tile to cut as close as I could to my traced curve on the sheet of tile. To stop the individual tile from buckling, I use a wood backer board ...
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clear coat cement sealer for basement
I went with a Valspar "Protective Sealer" with a "Natural Look, Low Gloss". You can't even tell anything is on it until you throw water on it. The water beads up nice but if you ...
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