Posts Tagged ‘Floor’
How Do I Remove A Yellow Stain From A Vinyl Floor?
February 23rd, 2010 | 
Author: My yellow bathroom rug has left a stain on the floor. I tried bleach, peroixide,.What else can I do
How Do I Strip The Wax Layer Off My Vinyl Floor And Replace It?
My floor was damaged by the previous owners and now my floor looks fillthy and no matter what i use it wont come clean, how do i strip the wax off to get the floor clean and then rewax the floor?
Need Help!! How Do You Get A Vinyl Floor That Has Been Glued Down Up So You Can Put Down A New Floor??
This flooring is really glued down . I mean really glued!!
I really need some good answers..F A S T !!
Any Problem Installing Laminate Flooring Directly (no Underlay) Over Vinyl Kitchen Floor That Is Over Dry Wood
The salesman says to use a plastic sheet and/or thin foam underlay but offers no persuasive reason to do so other than the floor might be quieter. My subfloor is dry wood over a full basement. I can see no valid reason for the added underlay and expect to install without it unless someone can offer a good reason for its use.
Posted in Vinyl Flooring | 
Tags: Directly, Floor, Flooring, Installing, Kitchen, Laminate, Over, Problem, Underlay, Vinyl | 
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I’m Going To Tile My Basement. The Existing Vinyl Floor (c.1960) Is Impossible To Remove. What Do I Do?
The subfloor is a concrete slab. The floor is covered as follows: 50% untreated. 25% painted. 25% covered with old old old vinyl with black goo to stick it to the concrete.
Thanks,
Grover
Posted in Vinyl Flooring |
Tags: Basement, c.1960, Existing, Floor, Going, Impossible, Remove, Tile, Vinyl, What |
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My Vinyl Floor Seems To Have Developed Some Stains From The Floor Mats (rubber Base). How Do I Remove Them?
I have tried using strong bleach, but that does did not do any wonders. Any other ideas?
How Should I Best Go About Laying Vinyl Sheet Flooring Over An Mdf Floor? Vinyl Is Not Cushioned?
My husband and I are pretty new to the whole DIY and are not to sure how to go about this. I have read that if the vinyl is not cushioned you need to use adhesive. What am I looking for and what is it called? Also the MDF we want to lay on is our ‘floor’. We have an 85+ year old house with some dodgy floors, all a bit slopey in the 70’s addition of the house. As it is impossible to get willing tradies where we live we put joists on top of our wonky floorboards and installed a new floor of 15mm MDF. Please tell me we can put adhesive on this. All answers greatly appreciated as we are in the throes of it as I type.
Base For Installing Vinyl Floor Tiles?
I know the best way is to lay wood underneath, but this is not an option. The choices are:
1. Lay the tiles on the floorboards – fairly new and in good shape
2. Lay them on top of the vinyl flooring – also newish and in good condition
The area to be covered is tiny – just over 2 square metres – it’s my bathroom floor.
Which is the better option?
Can I Install A Laminate Floor Over Top Of An Existing Vinyl Floor?
And if so, do I still have to use padding under it? The existing floor is in really good shape, but it doesn’t match the room anymore.
We Are About To Have A Wood Floor Installed In Our Family Room Which Abuts Our Large Eat-in Kitchen Mainly?
for the below reasons:
1. Provide more continuity since the kitchen is right “next door”.
Our wood floor in the kitchen is stained red oak.
2. Our carpet is badly stained (thanks to messy kids and naughty 5
lb. chihuahuas). We’ve been told hardwood floors are easier to keep
clean when having to wipe up after the Chihuahua (thank goodness
she is not a big breed).
3. We are hoping our Chihuahua doesn’t even soil the new hardwood
since all prior scents will be gone — and FYI she has never gone on
our hardwood throughtout the house (fingers crossed!)
So here, finally, is my question:
In speaking with several friends who are really involved with animal rescue and often foster cats and dogs until a home can be found for them — they have all recommended BAMBOO wood flooring. They say it is not as attractive to dogs with housebreaking issues — but easier to clean if there are any “accidents”. It is less expensive, but I wonder if it is durable and will last as long as traditional wood floors — and also would they be able to match bamboo with my existing kitchen red oak flooring?
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
