All posts tagged "floor"
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Warm Floors 101
You decided to install a ceramic tile floor in your bathroom, but you live in a part of the world where it gets incredibly cold during the winter. Now, when you walk across that floor, your toes...
- Posted January 14, 2015
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Ceramic Tile Over Vinyl Floors
Ever since the “Roaring Twenties” ceramic tile floors have been the cat’s pajamas. But if you’ve already got a vinyl floor that’s looking kind of worn and shoddy how are you going to say “twenty-three skidoo”? Tear...
- Posted July 28, 2014
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FAST FIXES FOR FLOOR SQUEAKS
Remember the scene in the movie PSYCHO where Anthony Perkins quietly tiptoed across the bathroom – much to the surprise of an unsuspecting Janet Leigh? Can you do that in your house? Probably not if the floor...
- Posted July 27, 2014
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Cleaning a Hardwood Floor
Wood and water don’t mix. This should be kept in mind when you decide it’s time to clean your hardwood floor again. Prefinished hardwood floors and hardwood floors that are finished in place are not the same....
- Posted July 15, 2014
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Setting Kitchen Cabinets
Want to spruce up the kitchen with new cabinets? Lots of young folks are taking on this do-it-yourself project. Hardware stores are stocking up on all sorts of cabinets and parts, making things easier for you. First,...
- Posted July 9, 2014
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Laminate Wood Flooring
Tap dancer Bill Robinson, “Mister Bojangles,” was born in 1878. To him, a good floor was everything. Same goes for homeowners. That’s why manufacturers constantly blend high-tech durability and value with the look and feel of Mother...
- Posted June 10, 2014
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Remove Flooring like a Pro
Are you reflooring your kitchen, bathroom or den and removing old vinyl sheet goods so you can begin? Here’s how the pros remove big sections of flooring — both fully adhered and perimeter-bonded vinyl goods — without...
- Posted May 24, 2014
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Fix Your Door Clearance
Does your door scrape a high spot on the floor? If so, don’t be quick to reach for your tools and start unscrewing hinges, or begin planing the door. You’re here at “door boot camp” to learn...
- Posted May 18, 2014
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Make Your Garage Floor Look Neat
Is your garage floor an unsightly mess? Does it have splatters and stains that refuse to budge? Learn how to make garage floors look neat without a coat of epoxy or paint. All types of garage floor...
- Posted May 18, 2014
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Garage Floor Resurfacing
Norman Lear, who wrote and produced All In The Family, was born on July 27, 1922. In one episode, he had Archie and Meathead out in the garage. They were considering resurfacing the oil-stained floor. Archie said,...
- Posted May 18, 2014