Posts Tagged ‘Concrete’
How To Remove Carpet Underpad/foam Stuck On Concrete Floor?
December 31st, 2009 | 
Author: Recently moved into new house and putting new carpet in basement. When lifting old carpet, the underpadding/foam is stuck to the cement sub floor. The carpet lifts off, leaving pretty much 100% of the foam stuck behind. Any idea’s on way to fix this to make the foam lift off/easier to remove.
Posted in Carpet For sale | 
Tags: Carpet, Concrete, Floor, Remove, Stuck, Underpad/foam | 
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I Had Placed A Tile Floor Down On Concrete, But It Gets Cold In The Winter.?
I had also used rugs over the tile, but the cold still radiates through. Now, I want to place down wood flooring. I was suggested to place down 30 pound tar paper and place the lamiante floor on top. Any ideas?? Also, my area gets very moist, somebody suggested to go with bamboo flooring.
Posted in Bamboo Flooring |
Tags: Cold, Concrete, Down, Floor, Gets, Placed, Tile, Winter |
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I Need To Know How To Lay A Bamboo Foating Floor On To Concrete, Also The Climate Is Humid What Under Lament?
First of all make sure the concrete floor is level, you can buy floor leveler at Lowes, Home Depot etc. You will have to lay a moisture barrier, which can also be purchased at these stores, follow their recommendations on what to use, if I’m not mistaken some are plastic and some are like a foam. Good Luck
How Do I Repair A Floor Leveler In A Concrete Floor Under Vinyl?
I have refinished a dirt floor in my basement several years ago by having concrete put in over the dirt floor and vinyl floorcovering over the concrete. However, a floor leveler has worked its way up through the concrete and is pushing up the vinyl flooring. HELP!
How Do I Ensure My Concrete Floor Is “flat” For Laminate Flooring?
I’m floating about 800 sq ft of bamboo over concrete. I have the entire area cleared of all previous flooring and fairly smooth. Now I’m trying to make sure it’s flat,but I’m not really sure exactly how to do this.I’ve read the “string method” but I’m not really sure how to find the high spot across such a wide area (about 30′x25′). The room has a closet and a hallway too (i.e. it’s not just square). I’ve also read about using a straight edge (like a 2×4), but when looking for gaps in 16ths of an inch, it seems a piece of 2×4 is not exact enough, even if I have a fairly “straight” piece of wood.
Other details: I tested for moisture using the plastic taped to the floor method and that seemed ok. The slab is about 25 years old and I live in a dry atmosphere (San Diego), so I think I’m ok with moisture and plan to use a 2in1 moisture barrier/foam padding.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated as I’m eager to start laying the flooring but don’t want to skimp on the prep work. Help!
Before Laying Vinyl Flooring On Concrete, Should I Seal The Concrete Or Do Something Else?
no need to seal the concrete, tho if theres any sign of moisture you need to address that problem first.
dont just glue the edges -
if you do this and the vinyl tried to grow and shrink with tempreture changes, you will get bubbles as the vinyl cant move around the egdes and will just push up.
gluing the entire floor is best, but there are some really good loose lay vinyls on the market now.
Problem: Putting A Bamboo Laminate Floor Over Concrete?
I want to coat the cement slab with Red Guard waterproofing & crack compound to 93 mills. After it dries, I will roughen it up so I can glue the bamboo wood laminate to it. Does this solution make sense?
Posted in Bamboo Flooring |
Tags: Bamboo, Concrete, Floor, Laminate, Over, Problem, Putting |
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Can I Float My 4″ Natural Not Engineered Bamboo Floors Over Concrete Slab ?
the manufacturer do suggest to eighter nail it or glue it down….i was wondering since i’ve painted the concrete slab with 2 layers of redguard polyurethane moisture sealent that i can skip the gluing part and inseated put an foam underlayment and do a floating system ?
Posted in Bamboo Flooring |
Tags: Bamboo, Concrete, Engineered, Float, Floors, Natural, Over, Slab |
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Placing Peel And Stick Vinyl Flooring On Concrete Do I Need To Also Use Glue To Keep Them From Comming Up?
I don’t want the tiles to come up well they stick to concrete alone or is it better to use glue too.
Any Tips? About To Start Gluing Down Bamboo Flooring Over Concrete?
bamboo flooring needs special flooring adhesive but you need to seal the floor first with 1 part P.V.A glue 4 parts water mix well hoover floor to remove debris spread pva mixture with brush or roller 2 coats are better leave to dry then spread bamboo adhesive with notched trowel thats a trowel tilers use its like a combe use the smaller toothed side dont spread more adhesive than you can cover with bamboo in 10 minutes best way is to lay a few meters first do all the cuts but dont do the cuts in same room or you will have sawdust everywhere mark your cut pieces on the underside so you know where they fit then spread adhesive and lay floor. repeat untill complete dont forget leave a 5mm gap all around personally i remove skirting boards and replace with new it looks better than the silly edging they sell and it looks more professional good luck oh dont WALK ON FLOOR FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS and dont lay adhesive to thick or it will ooze through joints good luck again
