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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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Recommendations for flooring material to go on top of a trap door? [7 articles]
CraigT - 2009-12-28 17:34:00 [In: Contracting | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
OK, here goes. I bought this investment property and I'm fixing it up. I'm
to the point of installing some sort of flooring material in the laundry
room/rear entry. Right now the floor is 3/4" ...
Filler for a wood floor? [7 articles]
Jay-T - 2010-01-10 16:02:00 [In: Flooring | ]
I had to replace 3 or 4 strips in a wood floor in a walk-up 3rd floor attic
that is currently made of unfinished 1x3 tongue and groove pine. I bought
1x3 tongue and groove pine from a regular lum...My little screw-up [14 articles]
Hustlin' Hank - 2010-01-12 09:03:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Home Electronics | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
We learn from our mistakes. That is why I am posting this. Learn from
mine.
I recently finsihed my basement. I built walls, installed drywall,
carpet, paint, etc.
After I did all this, one of ...Concrete overlay question [15 articles]
Truetilbeth - 2010-01-13 14:42:00 [In: Flooring | ]
Hi everyone!
We would like to have polished, stained concrete floors in some rooms
where we formerly had carpet. We removed the carpet but still have some
remnants of the adhesive that held down t...experience with reinforcing floor joists [8 articles]
Limp Arbor - 2010-01-12 12:47:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Flooring | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My house was built in the 1970s when apparently there was a huge
shortage of either lumber or smarts.
2x8 joists, 12" O.C.,14' span
1x3 X bracing in the center of the span
1/2" plywood subfloor ...finish a basement [6 articles]
How do you do the wall? Just studs and drywall? What of moisture if any? How about the floor, same thing? Studs and flooring? I never did it before. ...required to bring up to code? [27 articles]
woger151 - 2010-01-13 10:04:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Building Code & Best Practices | Flooring | Kitchens | ]
This is more a legal question than a repair question, but I thought
someone here would have an opinion.
We have some stairs going down to the basement that are definitely not
up to code. Treads ...Pergo and Premium Cushion Underlayment?????? [3 articles]
infiniteMPG - 2010-01-13 14:56:00 [In: Flooring | ]
We just did one room of Pergo flooring over concrete and used a
premium vapor barrier that had a foam-like cushion attached to the
plastic sheeting. We were told this is the best way to go as it se...Gluing Linoleum [4 articles]
mcp6453 - 2010-01-17 22:47:00 [In: Flooring | ]
The edge of my linoleum floor covering is curling up next to the bath tub. The
adhesive has failed. What type of adhesive can or should I use to glue it back
down? Staples are not an option.
...Cutting hardwood around fireplace hearth - what power tool? [11 articles]
RickWeb - 2010-01-19 21:53:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Flooring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi...I have to replace some hardwood floors in an older home. The
Fireplace hearth is sitting on top of the hardwood floors, meaning
that pieces of hardwood extend in under the hearth/fireplace.
...First Caulking a Mess [27 articles]
So last night at about 11PM, I decided to start my bathroom caulking project by doing the easiest run first: The intersection of the tub and the linoleum floor. It turned out to be a mess. Even thou...Flooring for attic [14 articles]
Mikepier - 2010-01-21 12:05:00 [In: Flooring | ]
This past weekend I finally got around to putting an attic ladder in
my house. The attic floor is 2X6's 16"OC. It has some tongue and
groove flooring in part of the attic, but I wanted to add more
...Alternative to Tile in the Kitchen [22 articles]
The floor covering in our kitchen is shot. My wife is not crazy about ceramic tile, plus, the subfloor would have to be removed to make room for the height of the ceramic tile. What are modern al...My Rug Is Bunching Up [6 articles]
2010-01-23 18:42:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | ]
New problem.
I have a 4-season sun-room addition over a crawl space.
The 12 X 20 room was built 9 years ago, and at the time I had the
floor carpeted with what I thought was good padding.
This...Leveling floor for hardwood [6 articles]
John - 2010-11-28 17:49:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Flooring | ]
I've already asked about how to level concrete, but now I'm
contemplating going after my main living level. I'm going to replace
the carpet with laminate, and thus, any imperfections will likely be...