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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Tiling shower wall -- advice needed [9 articles]
Arbee - 2009-04-17 22:42:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Flooring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello. I had a roof leak that softened by plaster and lathe shower
wall and bulged the wall. I removed all the tiles from the affected
area, removed the P&L and installed Durock. I'm now ready to re...
How do I know if I need a subfloor? [11 articles]
Kbalz - 2009-04-29 20:14:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Construction & Design | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm planning to finish my basement. My house is only 4 years old, the
basement is concrete walls & floor slabs. The previous owner framed &
insulated most of the walls, two walls remain un-framed.
...Hardwood floors -- light refinish [8 articles]
Jay-T - 2009-12-15 15:14:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | ]
I have hardwood floors in a house that I will be renting out. The floors
are in fairly good shape, but they should at least be "lightly refinished".
By that I mean that I think that doing somethi...Tiling over cracks [3 articles]
I want to tile my back porch with some large glazed terra cotta tiles. The fllor is concrete but it has a few cracks in it. The edges of the cracks are level and seem to be stable. How can I make su...Screws for Squeaking Floor under carpet [18 articles]
nospamplse - 2009-05-11 21:08:00 [In: Flooring | ]
Have seen TV shows where they cut down squeaking floors under carpet by
using special screws through the carpet and then break the heads off.
Local Home Depot, Lowes & Ace do not carry these. Any...Replaceing Flooring [4 articles]
Bernie Hunt - 2009-05-11 20:57:00 [In: Flooring | ]
I have to replace a vinyl tile floor in a rental unit. I pulled up a couple
of the damaged tiles and found the plywood in the subfloor is delaminating.
So my plan is to pull up the rest of the til...Problem with the use of ceramic tile [6 articles]
For anyone contemplating installing ceramic tile anyplace other than a bathroom or kitchen, a cautionary tale. Couple days ago I went to a little eating establishment hereabouts (Bezerkeley). I...Bathroom floor 1935 house [18 articles]
My bathroom floor is constructed as follows from the bottom up 2" X 8" joists 16" on center 3/4" X 7" boards running perpendicular to joists 1/2" x 7" boards running parallel to joists (very wavy) ...1/4" crown stapler and Masonite UL [3 articles]
I need to provide an under-layment for some new flooring in a rental house. My hammer arm is tired. My choices are between 1/4" Masonite (cheaper) and Laun. Either would be a fine sub-strate ...How to dry flooded laminate floor? [24 articles]
james - 2009-05-31 00:38:00 [In: Flooring | Foundations & Excavation | ]
Our office with laminate flooring was slightly flooded by an out of order
sprinkler outside the building.
We have mopped off the water on the floor. However, there is still water
underneath the...Kitchen Flooring [8 articles]
I am looking for replacing my existing sheet vinyl kitchen flooring. I live in a townhome (the house is on a slab) so I have been told I can't use real hardwood but floating wood floor is only c...Had local company lay porcelain tile floor but have questions on their work for the Pro's [20 articles]
Alex - 2010-11-22 10:05:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Contracting | Flooring | Furniture | Kitchens | ]
Hey Guys --
Last week had the laminate flooring pulled from our kitchen and entry
hallway (one larger area) and replaced with 18" porcelain tile which a
local flooring company put down for us. A...American Standard (Trane) AC and constant problems [7 articles]
Brandon McCombs - 2009-10-13 09:54:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello,
I'll spare the complete story of the problems I've had in the last few
months with the new AC unit in the house I just bought but I do mention
some of the issues below. I'll mention the ...Gap in wood flooring [5 articles]
Hi, I'm installing real wood floor in my bedroom. I know I should leave a gap on all sides in case of wood expansion, but if I don't leave the gap on one (just one!) of the sides the boards just fi...Bamboo flooring glue down to concrete slab [4 articles]
drew - 2009-06-05 17:02:00 [In: Flooring | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I am getting ready to install 5/8" bamboo flooring down to a concrete
slab and have hit a stumbling block. I removed my wonderfully cheap
linoleum and found a crack in the slab that appears to allow...