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When should you remove water base grout sealer residue?
Wait at least the 24 hours. I then use a poly pad
to clean the tile.
A little water helps the process. Then rinse the shower and it will sparkle.
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How to install cement fiber board on top of cement slab for vinyl plank flooring?
You can just use mortar. Spread it with a 1/4 square notch trowel, then lay the cement boards on top. Around here, cement boards come in 3x5' size, not 4x5. Don't worry about the joints.
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Adding laminate to concrete slab, am I planning this right?
Your plan is sound. You have some concerns based on inexperience which is understandable.
The grinding of the floor and covering with leveling compound is the best method for getting a flat floor. ...
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Smell coming from the bottom of the wall
You've done the easy stuff, now it's time for a more advanced approach. You should think about removing the drywall in that corner and investigate further. See if the drywall on the opposite side of ...
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Outdoor carpet over trex decking in screen room
If it's outdoor carpet and you don't mind the fact that you'll have visible lines due to the edge profile and gap on the Trex, there's no reason you can't put it directly over.
It will land somewhere ...
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How can I remove blackened water stains from a hardwood floor?
Whelp, as a first-time homeowner with 1937 red oak floors-who had an elderly male dog and several black patches, I can only share what I experienced:
Wood bleach like oxalic acid will turn the surface ...
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How should I fill a gap between concrete and wood subfloor?
I would suggest using a construction sealant, specifically Sika brand. It’s super stick yet will remain flexible forever. I would not suggest any of the concrete patch products because their self ...
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How should I fill a gap between concrete and wood subfloor?
If I understand the picture right, all you need is to fill this up with either foam and/or caulk, since you will presumably have a threshold installed under the door. Whatever you decide to use (foam ...
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How should I fill a gap between concrete and wood subfloor?
You don't bridge something like this, especially with thin metal. That would leave you with an ever-sagging trough as traffic stretches it out.
You also don't use caulk, foam, or any other soft ...
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What is the best way to transition between plank flooring laid on top of tile, and carpet?
What you are looking for is called a threshold.
Go to where you bought the floor and ask for their collection of transition thresholds, transition moldings, T-moldings, etc. They just have different ...
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What is the best way to transition between plank flooring laid on top of tile, and carpet?
You will need a "T" moulding or carpet transition strip, or a hybrid like this
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What is the best way to transition between plank flooring laid on top of tile, and carpet?
Installing over tile is perfect.
The only problem with installing used, is that the planks were cut to fit the old room.
You will probably need to lay out the whole room twice, once loosely to see the ...
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Horizontal gap between where the tile ends and the door
A gap between flooring and the wall is common, but it's generally thin enough to be completely hidden by the baseboards. The gap in your photo looks like it's at least two inches wide, though, ...
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Best flooring type for a sagging/wavy floor?
Best flooring type for a sagging/wavy floor?
carpet
you asked
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Best flooring type for a sagging/wavy floor?
I specialize in old houses. I also have bad news for you. There's no way to install a floor without a flat surface. At least not in a way that will look good, or take less time than doing it right.
If ...
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How to add 3/4" hardwood flooring to stairs that have stair nose?
Either solution would seem to be viable, but removing the nosings is probably the more precise way to do it, and it's probably quicker. It's unlikely that a uniform 3/4" board will bring the ...
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How to add 3/4" hardwood flooring to stairs that have stair nose?
If you are not opposed to cutting off the existing nose, it would be the best solution. Since you are adding 3/4" outward to the riser that would even the stair tread depth back to the original ...
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Sanding down or staining floor tiles possible to alter design?
I don't know about your flooring, but normally underfloor heating allows replacing tiles. Most of the times the tubes are embedded in an layer of screed, as the tiles demand an hard underlayment
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Sanding down or staining floor tiles possible to alter design?
What you see as messy, I see as surprisingly realistic, just imitating a different species than your third picture.
If you really, really want the yellow tone of the second picture, as if the wood had ...
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Sanding down or staining floor tiles possible to alter design?
Ceramic tile has none of the properties of wood. It cannot be sanded or stained.
Tile has a top layer that is very hard, the "glaze". It is the layer that has the pattern and color. Sanding ...
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Luxury Plank Vinyl Flooring at a Beach Condo - Glue Down Vinyl vs Floating
I have been renting and remodeling properties for over 50 years, both long term and vacation rentals.
The best product that has come along in that 50 years is the floating LVP and LVT.
When installed ...
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Can I cover existing thin set mortar with 1/4" plywood then install new vinyl plank?
The answer depends on how much thin set is remaining, specifically how high are the remaining thinset patches.
The general rule I have used is; If a bump or dip is smaller than the thickness of a dime ...
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Shall I/How to Repair Falling Subfloor?
A subfloor does many things for the structure of the house: it ties all of the joist together, adds structural stability against major forces working against the house, provides a flat surface upon ...
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What's that layer under the cork underlayment?
A cork underlayment is usually glued to the flooring underneath.
There is some glue with cork still stuck to it, in the pic.
Getting the cork removed is a tedious process of scraping and sweeping and ...
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How can I add flooring to this attic without compromising the insulation?
Decking won't affect your insulation since you're not compressing or otherwise affecting it. With 16" joist centers you're probably fine with 1/2" OSB as a floor, but if you want less flex ...
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How can I cut an expansion gap into laminate flooring along a wall?
The saw you are looking for is called a toe-kick saw. Harbor Freight sells one. These days most people use an oscillating multi-tool for this job. It will take longer to do the job with the multi-tool,...
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How can I cut an expansion gap into laminate flooring along a wall?
The dremel Ultra-Saw Compact Circular Saw might be able to get close to the wall and do what your circ can't.
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Should I level this old linoleum tile floor out before carpets?
Unless you plan on a thin commercial glue down carpet, the floors need a sweeping before being carpeted.
With even a cheep re-bond padding under carpeting, you should not notice any of the issues you ...
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Is this floor beading fixable?
You have to have a gap, for expansion - otherwise your boards will squeeze against the edges then pop-up in the middle of the room if they get warm &/or damp.
There are two ways to do it - leave a ...
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30 year old hardwood flooring developing raised areas in living room, dining room, and bedrooms
If it's hot and humid where you are, and the air in the house is being affected (not conditioned to keep moisture in the air inside the house down) it may just be from moisture in the air.
It's ...
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30 year old hardwood flooring developing raised areas in living room, dining room, and bedrooms
Without a picture to help discern the issue, it sounds like you have seasonal movement. It is in random areas, with no source of water to make things warp.
I can only figure it is a normal occurrence, ...
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What is the best way to reseal a balcony flooring that has started to peel?
Scrape the loose flaking areas until you get to areas that still have good adhesion.
Once all the loose stuff is off, coat with XIM Peel Bond which will lock the surrounding areas down, it acts like ...
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