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Easy short-term fix for loose kitchen tiles
Silicone works fine, but I like construction adhesive (or "project" or "panel" adhesive). They grab better than silicone. In particular, panel adhesive is designed to hold well ...
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How can I protect ungrouted tile over the winter?
I would enclose the porch in plastic and use a heater to get the temp. above the 10C needed to grout.
Do the grouting and keep the temperature constant for 24 hrs. Remove the heater, but leave the ...
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Easy short-term fix for loose kitchen tiles
For temporary fix a few dabs of silicone caulk behind them and some silicone along the edges to seal.
The cleaner you can get the back of the tiles and the wall the better.
A razor blade or acetone/...
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Where can I find replacements for old floor tiles?
Make it a feature - either put a runner (long narrow rug) over it, or add tile that's deliberately a contrast in a pattern (of sections of new tile, or possibly even a different flooring material ...
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Why does there seem to be nothing behind my shower wall tiles?
I don't know much about the tiling method used in this bathroom wall. The tiles were thicker than modern tiles and the adhesive bed was much thicker. As you can see, I was using something a little ...
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Recaulking with Silicone
That does not look like the smooth surface you get from caulk. The top section looks like it was originally grouted, then developed a crack and someone laid a bead of caulk in the crack to "fix&...
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Is this a bad tiling job or am I being over the top?
There is no easy fix to any of this. The tiles in the "problem" areas would have to be broken out and new ones put in. As far as starting in the center, the whole wall would have to be ...
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how to transition lower tile to higher laminate
Threshold bar for fixed height difference:
The above needs to be just the right height, otherwise it'll look ugly. So it's hard to find. The next one can allow more "play" in the height, ...
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Why does there seem to be nothing behind my shower wall tiles?
Could be glaze-faced structural (hollow) tiles or glaze-faced bricks. The former in particular were pretty common at the time. The building of the wall and the tiling done in one operation. They were ...
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Recaulking with Silicone
The main reason why you need to remove all caulk or grout is because of the questionable adherence of the new material you want to apply on your current dried grout.
For instance, if there's grease in ...
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Recaulking with Silicone
If that change of plane was grouted instead of caulked, then you need to remove the entire line of grout and clean the entire area before recaulking—go all the way to the next corner in each direction....
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Advice on applying new peel-and-stick tiles in my kitchen
If you put new peel and stick over old peel and stick and the old peel and stick starts to come up you will have a big problem. Same with sheet flooring, that will show any imperfection underneath.
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Is this crack in my concrete floor a structural concern?
It is important to know how the floor was constructed. That will determine if there is a reason to worry.
In many condo and apartment buildings it is common for the floors to be poured concrete in a ...
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How can I cut the nosing off a precast masonry stair tread?
This was cut easily with a 7" dry circular saw with a stone blade (not a continuous one)
Most difficult part was to keep it parallel with the edge, avoid shaving to little and avoid getting into ...
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