Q:Kitchen floor has particle board sub floor with luan cover and a vinyl floor, the floor moves cracking the vinyl. Want to put down 3/4 solid wood floor. What should I do?

If you want to put down 3/4 solid wood, you must remove the vinyl and luan and nail down this thick of hard wood. This full solid wood does NOT come in a locking system and float over the floor. Only 1/2 ( some rare 5/8 ) and thinner comes in the snap together and floats over the existing flooring. No need to nail or glue this type of flooring. This is normally a laminate but will come in a engineered wood. 3/4 hard wood is totally different from any type of floating floor. Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar. GL

Q:If my floor slopes what is the possibility that there is foundation problems?

Darn good. It may not be the foundation, it could be a beam or post holding the beam.

Q:I am considering pulling up my carpet and painting the cement. I do not like the carpet, but I would not mind hard woods, but that is a little too much money. I have also thought of tiling the floors. How hard is it to pull the carpet up, ready the cement, and eventually paint the floor? How much money will I be needing? Suggestions please!

Painting concrete floors is a considerably long process, and the concrete floor should be prepared before applying paint to the surface.Proper surface preparation is one of the most important processes in painting concrete floors. The concrete floor must be degreased and cleaned before painting the floor. After the concrete floor has been degreased and checked for moisture, the floor should be checked for its profile. If the concrete is hard and unyielding, the paint will adhese weakly to the floor. To have a favorable profile on the concrete surface, the use of an acid etcher is essential. The best profile for a concrete floor to be painted upon is similar to the feel of medium sand paper

Q:I just bought a house and im tryin to turn the garage into an apartment and the floor has these like little crater things all over the place..I need to know what to use to fill it in so i can put some kind of flooring down.. they told me it was some kind of sealent stuff..

Most flooring outlets especially ceramic outlets can obtain a floor leveller, it is a quick-drying cement that is used usually used to smooth out dips, slopes and other irregularities in floors before another surface is put on top of it. It can be built up to 1/4. For more money there is a liquid-pour leveller that you pour onto the floor and spread it out over the floor with a large garage squeegee or wiper.

Q:I removed my carpet and put in laminate floor. Do you have to put a sealer for laminate floors. What products can i use to clean laminate floors??

You do not need to seal laminate flooring. Just scrub it with a mild soap solution and warm water. Laminate flooring is one of the easiest floors to take care of. A Swiffer Wet Jet cleaner works well also.

Q:Hi, for the past several weeks I have been searching for glossy laminate floors. Its easy to find light color, high gloss, laminate flooring, but what I am interested in is a dark cherry or brazilian cherry. I already tried simplefloors and liquidators, homedepot, and lowes does anybody know where I can find some?

When looking at laminate flooring in their catalog, select cherry to browse by finish.

Q:Is it neccessary to prime the floor of an insulated garage before repainting?

I'm not sure of your exact situation, but when I've seen it done there are several specific steps. First and foremost, you have to be certain no moisture is coming up through the slab. I've read the best way to check is to tape a 3' X 3' piece of heavy (6 mil or so) plastic to the concrete (tape the edges very well so moisture can't escape). Leave it at least 24 hours and see if moisture has collected on the inside. If there is moisture, you'll need to address the moisture problem before you paint or it will just lift/bubble off. If the slab's staying dry, I think you next need to etch with a weak solution of hydrochloric acid, then prime and finally paint. Fine Homebuilding has had a few articles on just this project. Rust-Oleum is selling a kit at Lowe's for this. You don't want to do this lightly and end up with a big peeling mess. Hope it goes well. When they're done right I think it makes a world of difference in not just the appearance but the functionality too.

Q:If you want, then choose what color of the door stone, the floor is wood color, the door and the door is white. Thank you ~~~ more

If you are all the wood floor of the words, then you do not have the door of the bedroom door of the body of the body to wear the agent. In your toilet and the kitchen there is enough, the main role of the stone is waterproof.

Q:what can I use to dissassemble my laminate floor?

chances are, you need to go to the hardware store for tools. they might recomend chemicals to help remove the glue and what not for use either before or after you start digging up the floor.

Q:can i install over the top of existing vinyl flooring

Two floors is the limit according to my installer. So be certain that there is only one vinyl floor below the new one you are installing. Not only do you have to be certain that the one beneath is well adhered, but you should etch off the no-wax shine for the mastic to glue the new floor with sticks.