Q:I bought lamanited flooring, the gentlemen that sold it to me said it was easy to install. I've done tile before so I believed him. I spend close to $400. worth. I ruin some planks because I tried to glue it. Anyway I would like to hire someone to do it, if not how can I do it myself. I know part of the problem is the floor is not even.

We had a 12' x 14' room that had a horseshoe trend that became into out by using 3/4. I ripped 2 x 4's at an attitude to create 6' long shims, so the shims have been 2 (one million-one million/2) extensive x 3/4 to feathering out to no longer something x 6' long . We had bumped off the previous carpet so all we had became into the unique floor sheathing. I then screwed the shims all the way down to the floor joists and used a pour in leveling compound to fill in between the shims. permit it dry a pair days and laid laminate over the real. in case you utilize a pour in leveler any little holes or around floor ducts you will ought to seal up so the leveler does not bypass by way of. I ensue to ruin a ironing board & iron that became into in our basement by way of fact it leaked by way of, did no longer locate it till day after in the present day!!

Q:I have tile floors and in the middle of the tile in the living room there was carpet. I had the carpet taken out and laminate floors put in. The trim between the tile and the laminate keeps popping out. When I had the flooring guy come out to fix it for the third time he said it was always going to do that because the wood was thicker (higher) than the tile. Is there something else I can do besides this stupid piece of trim?

As a flooring installer, I have made transitions from tile to laminate hundreds of times. Your flooring guy is either woefully ignorant or doesn't want to fix your problem properly. If the laminate is thicker than the tile, your tile must be quite thin, possibly on a concrete floor without backerboard? If this is the case the difference in height can easily be accommodated by a simple t-molding that will fit between the tile and wood and bridge one to the other. Wooden t-moldings must be nailed to the floor and if your floor is concrete this will require drilling into the concrete and providing dowels to nail into. However you can also buy a 4-in-1 laminate molding at any home improvement store. This 4-in-1 provides not only a t-molding, but two different kinds of reducer that will help you if the height difference between your floors is more than 1/4. This molding works by screwing a track to the floor and then snapping the molding into it. If you would like more specific help, feel free to e-mail.

Q:Immediately to decoration, and what are the composite floor ah, each have their own characteristics, what should pay attention to when buying? What are the high price of the brand? When laying attention to what ah? Not the top of the floating spring Lennon Tong Tong Chuan Kun want to advertise do not copy paste good answer plus points more

Composite floor is not a big difference, the material is basically the same, the main is the width, thickness and surface wear resistance, if it is used at home, then recommend that you use the 1.2 thickness of the standard version of the width of 127 or so, the surface wear The degree of about 6,000 can be, and pavement is basically a direct laying if you need to pad the top of the high-top floating spring Lennon Tong Tong Chuan Kun can add pad, the price of words, if the price point to 100 or so, the proposed In the installation of the time you are better in the field acceptance, out of the box under a little check to see if the board is deformed or damaged, the general manufacturers will have a warranty period (1 year), if you want to buy in the small manufacturers, the most So that manufacturers provide testing reports.

Q:Do you have a solid wood floor?

It depends on you do not do the keel, and do, if not a difference between the flatness does not matter. Do not do on the flatness requirements are very high.

Q:i just moved into a home that has parquet floor through the house but is covered by carpet in almost all rooms i want to know how much it cost to fix up the floor after removing the carpet, i already heard its a whole lot of work

Most of your parquet flooring is only a 3/8 ths and 1/2 thick and is a laminated product and can t be sanded down a lot. It would depend also if the flooring is a wax or a urethane finish.. You may have to call in a flooring person to get a look at it and determine exectly what you need to do.. It may be as simple as re waxing it.. Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar.. GL

Q:My bathroom floor is currently covered with linoleum. I plan to strip the floor of this down to the sub-flooring (wood). What steps will I need to take to ceramic tile my bathroom floor? What things will I have to buy and in what order from start to finish to go from sub-floor to completed ceramic floor?Thanks!10 POINTS to the best answer!!!

Once the flooring is cleaned and ready to go. You ll need 1/2 cement board. My preference is Durock..Pre cut the Durock and lay into place. Cutting can be done with a hand cutter with a carbide tip or cut with a masonry saw blade (DUSTY!)..Dry fit the pcs, lift and sweep the area again. Spread a thin set with a 1/4 x 1/4 square notched trowel. Set board back into the thin set and walk on it all over. Nail down ( or screw) with 1 1/2 galvanized nails . Use nothing shorter.. 8 in the field and 3/4 along all the seams. Tape all joints with thin set and cement board tape ( this is different from dry wall tape.) Let floor dry 24 hrs.. You are ready to tile. Use the proper trowel for your tile. My recommendations are to use thin set and thin set only for tile setting. Starting from the middle, dry lay tiles out to the walls.. If you have a 1/2 tile or bigger , your good. If less than a 1/2 tile, readjust center of the tile to the center line, this will get you a better wall cut. Straight edges and tape measure to stay square is the best way to go. All this is in accordance with the Tile Council of America guide book, Along with the TCA guidelines. Any other specific questions you can e mail me through my avatar and check my qualifications there. GL

Q:I ate a cookie of the floor yesterday. It was on the floor for about 1 min. Will i die! i'm kind of a germ freak and i'm worried!~riley!

Was the floor clean? And if you are that much of a germ freak, then why would you eat a cookie off the floor? Well me personally, I wouldn't eat a cookie off the floor, whether the floor be clean, dirty, my floor, or someone else's floor. Just the thought of eating something off the floor grosses me out. My cat eats off the floor and/or carpet and nothing seems to happen to him, unless he eats the wrong thing like a nail or a screw. But no, you shouldn't die from eating something off the floor, as long as the floor didn't have some sort of severe poisonous substance on it, then you should be fine.

Q:I purchased 6mm laminate floors for my home and I'm on a budget, can I use poly sheet vapor barrier and felt underlayment over my concrete floors or do I not even need both?

Pink rosin paper is just not a moisture barrier it's used to install hard wooden flooring over plywood. Use a moisture barrier two-in one underlayment or polyethylene sheeting with a foam underlayment. It is very most important. Underlayment is low-cost in comparison with the labor and fabric. Do it adequately. Additionally recall to depart a 1/4 inch gap around the whole perimeter of the floor to allow it to float freely and increase and contract. Stagger the seams. You will desire a tapping block to put in the laminate. Don't glue the seams. Read all manufacturers guidelines and comply with them precisely. Allow the floor to acclimate to the room for 48 hours prior to installation for most laminates. Excellent success along with your challenge.

Q:is there any chemical/solution to remove acid stains from floors?please help me.

An fine tape residue remover is eucalyptus oil and most of the time does not impact painted surfaces. No longer certain how a lot field you have got to smooth. Are attempting a small patch first and if ok go for it additionally being a flooring field wash with a slight soap and water after as eucalyptus oil can depart a slippery residue.

Q:Is there anything that can be done to reverse the warping of wood floor boards? There is a crawl space..

The problem is the crawl space , make sure it is well ventilated . You may have a moisture problem