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Paul P

Smyrna, GA
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About Me:

I am an electrician, who is currently remodeling my kitchen and building a laundry room out of a closet

Favorite area of home improvement:

I enjoy landscaping, as a child I grew up on a farm and hated all the work, now that I am adult I true enjoy working on my yard.


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Outdoor Living: Is there any type of bathroom flooring that I can put down directly on top of existing tile?

Looking for an easy way out of taking the tile up. Cork, allure flooring, anything? thks.
Caylee
Caylee Tucker, GA
11 Comments | Post Comment | 61 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 15, 2011
    You may want to reconsider, not pulling up the tile, if you want to overlay with cork or ...»
    allure flooring you will have to put thinset over the existing tile and I will raised the finish floor higher than the bottom of the door.

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Kitchens: How do I keep my front load washing machine from vibrating as much?

Stephanie
Stephanie Suwanee, GA
3 Comments | Post Comment | 54 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    Stephanie you should check and see if they removed the shipping bolts when they installed the ...»
    washer.

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Outdoor Living: Planning to landscape back yard and add spa area

John
John Pendergrass, GA
1 Comment | Post Comment | 43 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    John I would go with a redwood siding for the spa. You can get matching planters
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Plumbing: What kind of pump should i use to pump water out of a rain barrel to water my plants?

Jim
Jim Lawrenceville, GA
8 Comments | Post Comment | 144 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    If you get an electric pump make sure the outlet is GFI protected. Like the solar
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Gardening: What is the best grass to sow in my yard? My yard has a lot of trees and gets a lot of shade.

Colin
Colin Williamson, GA
3 Comments | Post Comment | 63 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    Saint Augustine makes for a nice looking yard
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Gardening: Replace incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescents or LED lights.

Joe
Joe Duluth, GA
5 Comments | Post Comment | 55 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    Need to remember that compact flourscent lamps are great for energy cost, but they are full of ...»
    mercury and if not disposed of properly, which they rarely are. LED is the way to go, I just wish they weren't so proud of them

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Home Maintenance & Repairs: What does spray insulation cost?

Liz
Liz Atlanta, GA
1 Comment | Post Comment | 37 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    Liz, I have about a 1000 sq ft house and I got a quote for about $2,700. The great thing ...»
    about it is though it would pay for itself in three years in energy saving

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what is the best of garage door?
Orrin
Orrin
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  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    What type of garage door are you looking for, Theres steal and wood, really depends on what ...»
    you like. I've had experience with overhead doors, they do good work

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Flooring: I want information on installing hardwoods floors and how difficult it is?

John
John Decatur, GA
2 Comments | Post Comment | 40 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    Laminate hardwoods are not to hard, they are tongue and grove and snap together fairly easy. ...»
    You'll need to have a level floor, thats the hardest thing about laying hardwoods is the prep work

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Gardening: What are good trees to use.

R.
R. Norcross, GA
2 Comments | Post Comment | 38 Views
  • Paul P
    Commented on Feb 13, 2011
    R What are you trying to accomplish with the trees
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