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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group
Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Hide or get scratches out of laminate floor? [3 articles]
LouB - 2009-09-09 16:30:00 [In: Flooring | ]
Hide or get scratches out of laminate floor
Anyone with experience. Floor is less than three years old.
TIA
Lou
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Inexpensive flooring [8 articles]
I've got 600 sq ft of flooring to do in my basement. The flooring will go over the dricore panels. The basement is dry. I'll likely be moving in 5 years or so. I was thinking of using the $1...A bit OT: Best casters to use on night table [6 articles]
Hi all, I'm going to be buying a new nightstand that I plan on fitting with casters (I use a wheelchair for mobility and need to be able to move the table out of the way easily, the floor is linole...Removing glued carpet [10 articles]
Dymphna - 2009-09-28 18:08:00 [In: Flooring | ]
We want to pull up a carpet that has been glued down to a hardwood
floor. What is the best way to get it up?
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Dymphna
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...Finish Wood Floors [10 articles]
ftres - 2009-09-27 14:42:00 [In: Flooring | ]
We have carpet that we want to rip up. We want to have the floors
sanded and finished.
It's strip floorimg - about 45 years old and seems to be in good
condition judging from the
corners of the c...Matte Finish Vinyl Flooring? [4 articles]
Does anyone have the "new" matte finish vinyl flooring? I'm curious as to how rough it feels to you. My parents just had it installed in their kitchen and at first I thought it was a defect, al...adhesive for tiling a basement [6 articles]
Heathcliff - 2009-09-30 19:23:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I am in the process of ripping up old smelly carpeting from the
basement, which I figure to replace with ceramic tile. The basement
is an informal space but I would like it to be livable, i.e., les...when (if) to use t-molding in laminate flooring installation [3 articles]
coloradotrout - 2009-10-03 12:58:00 [In: Flooring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
When should t-moldings be used when installing laminate flooring
across several rooms (or the entire level) of a home?
I believe my 1st home was installed with no t-moldings at all except
some mo...How to glue 6-mil polyethylene sheeting to concrete [19 articles]
Ray K - 2009-10-08 00:21:00 [In: Flooring | ]
The polyethylene sheeting I used under a Pergo floor was packaged in a
roll, but folded in thirds so the roll wouldn't be 12'feet long but a
more manageable 4' long. When I unfolded the sheeting, ...I need advice about Prefinsished hardwood floors... [14 articles]
I'm buying new floors for a house I'm buying next week. I'm going to install them myself because it'll save me $2000-2500. I called around and found 2 great prices on hardwood floors. I'm having tro...Stair tread replacement [28 articles]
Bernie Hunt - 2009-11-11 09:21:00 [In: Carpentry | Flooring | Maintenance & Repair | Stairs & Railings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I removed the carpet from our stairs and there are two treads that are
split. I don't have access to the bottom due to a plaster ceiling
underneath. The treads are high on the flight so both ends ...Paint New Drywall Before Tiling? [11 articles]
Josh - 2009-10-12 00:17:00 [In: Appliances | Flooring | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've installed new 1/2" conventional gypsum drywall in the area
between my kitchen countertop and the bottom of the wall cabinets.
I'm looking for some decorative ceramic tile to use as a backsplash...Installing and finishing unfinished hardwood [5 articles]
MarkAllen1 - 2009-10-31 16:44:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Flooring | Furniture | Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
I am about to install unfinished hardwood flooring in an apartment that I
will be renting out. I went around and around trying to decide whether to
go with prefinished or unfinished hardwood etc....roof question [8 articles]
Seamus J. Wilson - 2009-10-20 18:05:00 [In: Flooring | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I live in Phoenix AZ and I plan to install photocells on roof to help
environment.
My house is 11 years old with original ceramic tile roof. I know ceramic
tiles have very long life and problem ...ceramic tile [38 articles]
I was visiting my brother and they have 12" ceramic tile in most rooms. A lot of the tiles are about a half millimeter higher or lower than the one next to it. Maybe less, but I can easily feel...