Category: Flooring
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How To Choose Between Real Wood and Wood Look Tile
A friend is thinking of installing new flooring in their Living Room / Great Room and they are trying to make the choice of a wood floor which they want or a tile alternative that looks like wood. They are considering the ceramic tile alternatives not the commercial grade fake rubber wood that you see…
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How To Removing Thinset Before you can apply New Tile
A friend that is remodeling their bathroom asks about preparing the surface for new mortar. I rented a chipper hammer and was able to take out the tile fairly easily. Now the thinset remains. Do I need to do a perfect job here? My understanding is that I want to make it as flat as…
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How To Refinish Old Beat Up Floors in a Victorian Home
A friend asks a question about some wood floors he discovered under his carpeting. The home is pretty old and as you will see the floors are distressed but no large cracks or heavy gashes. He says I have never done any flooring work so I have a couple questions.What should I fill the cracks…
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How To Remove Mold and Re-grout a Tile Shower Stall
In this How To we will be covering the maintenance of a tile shower stall that has become very moldy. A person asks what the best method to cure and them prevent black mold from growing in their shower stall. They also ask about grout sealers and specifically hydrophobic liquids that are now being used…
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How To – What is the proper Thinset, Mortar or Adhesive for your Tile Install?
When installing tile there are a variety of different compounds that can be used to attach it to the substrate. They come in everything from a tube adhesive to mortar beds mixed from sand and portland cement and each has its best application. In addition to the material is the way it is applied. Most…