Mandy asks… Should I sand and refinish wood floors first or should I paint the room first? I’m redoing several rooms in my home and the question arises , if I paint first will the dust from sanding the wood floor create a problem or is it better to do the floor first and be [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Mandy asks… Health card needed to work at food 4 less? I was wondering because I will not be handling food all the time. What I’m mostly going to be doing is pushing carts, cleaning spills on floors and moving items (which might include food sometimes) back where they’re supposed to be at. So is [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Donald asks… After a dishwater leak we have to replace our parquet hardwood floor. We are getting conflicting advise.? We have radient heat ( pipes in 1 1/2 inch light aggregate concrete) so our parquet flooring is glued to this cement base. Some trades people advise tearing all the old flooring off and repairing damage [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Richard asks… How can I insulate room with drafty floor-wall joints? I live in an apartment in the cold city of Chicago. Being a rental unit, I can’t tear any floors or walls. The house is old, but with newer windows. I’ve determined that cold air is coming in via the floor/wall intersection in our [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Susan asks… Landlord/Tenant Laws in Louisiana? What are the tenants rights? I signed a 2yr lease a year ago with my husband. My husband died 3 months later and landlord was notified. She allowed me to pay rent in to payments, when I got paid every 2 weeks. This has been going on for more [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Jenny asks… Hard to get rid of a blackish water stain from hardwood flooring? Chris answers: You may have to sand it out Sandra asks… how would i remove old hair dye stains from varnished hardwood floors? about a month ago i decided to dye my hair with a henna hair color. i have spots [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Susan asks… How to remove asphalt tile, overlaid with vinyl glued to oak floor? Wish to remove so wood can be sanded and refinished. Significant amounts of tenacious asphalt impregnated material(felt?)as well as the tile and vinyl need to be removed and disposed of Chris answers: If those tile were put down before the mid [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Michael asks… What color should my trim be? I want to install maple floors, but currently have honey oak wood work in my home. I don’t know if the maple would go well with the honey oak. Any suggestions would really help. If you have or can link me to pictures that would be great [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Joseph asks… bought new home ripped up carpet & found pet stain on boards any cleaning tips w/o ruining wood? also need advice on eliminating odors as well as stains. the boards under the carpet are just like plain ply wood or something. plan to put hardwood floor over but we do not want to [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Linda asks… For people with Hardwood floors, yay or nay? My husband and I have a 100 year old bungalow style house. It has hardwood floors throughout. When I say throughout, I mean THROUGout! Bathroom, bedrooms, closets, living room, dining room, kitchen, – EVERYWHERE! They are oak, and are the original floors. What are some [...]
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