Tag Archive For "Flooring"
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4 Things to Know about Hot Water Floor Heating
The dreaded long walk from the bedroom across soft carpet to freezing tile or hardwood in the morning just for coffee makes even the soundest sleeper toss and turn just a little bit. There are better ways than having to buy slippers, wear uncomfortable socks or makeshift stepping stones out of the throw pillows found …
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Replacing Floor Joists DIY-Style
Joists are what provide the structure and support of your home’s floor. Over time, due to factors like rot, termites and other issues, your joists may start to become unstable and require replacement. While replacing floor joists may be too daunting a task for many, homeowners with a do-it-yourself streak and a lot of determination …
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Painting a Ceramic Tile Floor
There are many ways to add flare to a house to make it seem new and give a brighter feel to a room or the whole house. Of course you could buy drapes or new furniture or paint the walls, but why not be a little different? Painting the floors in your home can add …
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How to Clean and Seal Grout in Tile Flooring
When you think of tile flooring, you think of something that is hard, sturdy, and probably, long lasting. It’s also a great option for kitchen and bathroom flooring mainly because of its aesthetic appeal. While it’s true that tile floors add a lot of pizzazz to your home, they can really be a pain to …
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Top Hardwood Flooring Choices
The addition of hardwood flooring to your home can add character, charm and timeless beauty. When you’ve made the decision to enhance your current flooring situation with hardwood, there are six considerations to take into account. Reading through this list will help you select the right hardwood flooring for your home. If you have any …
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Comparing Different Bathroom Flooring Options
It’s the prime home renovation season and this means thousands of people are looking at the big job of refreshing, re-facing and rebuilding their bathrooms. One of the most important decisions you can make in your bathroom remodeling job is what kind of floor to use. There are tons of options available, including some you …
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Choosing the Perfect Shower Floor
So you’re ready to start your new bathroom renovations! Designing your dream bathroom is an exciting and fun process, but it’s also stressful and full of a mind-boggling number of choices to make. What’s the layout going to be? What color scheme do you want? What kind of fixtures? One big choice to make that …
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Clear Out the Winter Grime—Cleaning and Restoring Your Hardwood Shine
Summer is officially here! With it comes the end of winter’s sand and salt and the mud and grime of rainy spring days. The harsh treatment of winter and spring can wreak havoc on your hardwood floors. There is no time like the present to think about stripping all the old, dull wax and replacing …
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Deep Cleaning Floor Materials
No matter how careful you are about keeping and maintaining your flooring, eventually it’s going to get soiled. Even if you surface clean it regularly, deep cleaning will sometimes be necessary. Depending on the kind of floor you have, the process can be easy or more difficult. The methods for cleaning various kinds of floors …
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Hardwood Floors: Taking the Squeak Out of Your Step
Hardwood floors are attractive, versatile and extremely varied. They can be matched with many different room decor designs and redesigns and they typically warm the color of a room. Hardwood flooring is also an excellent insulator, able to retain heat and comfortable to walk across. Easy to clean, painless to maintain and fairly simple to …
