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What could be better than getting the flooring right in your own house? Well, having the Hometalk community celebrate your flooring success. Post photos of your updated floors for everyone to love, or ask questions about the best type of flooring materials. Whether you have tiled floors in your kitchen, or hardwood flooring in your living room, there are DIYers and professionals who have worked with flooring like yours, and can give you advice based on their flooring experiences. Every day is a great day to Hometalk about flooring.



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Flooring: Do I need underlayment, when installing new wooden floor over old

I want to install a new floating engineered hardwood floor over an existing hardwood floor. Do I have put down underlayment in between?
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Karin W Junction City, KS on May 04, 2013
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    KMS Woodworks on May 11, 2013
    $3 a sq foot is a pretty common rate for a full sand refinish. "Screen and recoat" can be down ...»
    to 1/2 that. of course the layout poses a big "adjustment factor" stairs and hallways are more $$ than a big room due to the need to do a lot of hand work along the edges.

    check put this recent project of mine

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  • We went from the 80s to 2013 with a few boxes of  peel and stick tiles.
  • We used a simple cleaning solution to prep our old floor before laying the new tiles.
  • We used a staggered look to lay the new tiles.  Very time consuming, but worth it.
  • The final look that we love!
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RV Remodel on a Budget - Floor Update

We gave our little pop-up camper a brand new floor! It took a little money and time and now we have a "new" camper! Come see how we did it over on our blog!
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Clover House, DeeDee Decatur, TX on May 05, 2013
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    Sherrie on May 09, 2013
    Well keeping my fingers crossed!
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3 Floor-Cleaning Myths Debunked

Sometimes conventional wisdom checks out, but in matters of floor cleaning, some of those tips and tricks you've been told may actually be less-than-reliable. In fact, a little bit of research reveals that the quest for film-free wood or spotless carpet has inspired more rumors than a teen pop star!

You (and your floors) deserve the truth, so here are three common floor-cleaning myths debunked: https://brightnest.com/posts/3-floor-cleanin...

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BrightNest Denver, CO on May 08, 2013
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DIY Painting Old Laminate Floors #BeforeandAfter

My laminate in my kitchen was worn, scratched and well, just awful! I painted them using a process I learned from some fellow bloggers. It has held up quite well too! To learn more about ...»
how to paint laminate flooring, visit my blog post http://www.lisascreativedesigns.com/lisascot...

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Lisa's Creative Designs Swansboro, NC on May 08, 2013
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Penny floors

Saw this kitchen floor made by mosaic artist Amanda Edwards using pennies. Seems like a great idea. I was actually thinking of using this idea for a backsplash, but still a lot to consider.

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Susan Cary, NC on Apr 03, 2012
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    Kathy Bass on May 08, 2013
    WOW....very impressive!!! Would NEVER have thought of this...how creative! Thanks for sharing.
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Home Maintenance & Repairs: How do I protect painted floors?

We recently painted over our worn hardwood floors in the house, because we could not effort to have them refinished. We used a good porch and patio floor paint from BEHR, two coats in a walnut brown. It looks very good, however, it is so sensitive to scratches, scuffs and dirt. You see every footprint! If I wipe it with a moist rag, you even see the wipe! (It says its not supposed to get washed until it cures after 4 weeks). Is there anything I can do to protect the floor and make it ...»
less sensitive? Cover It with polyurethane? Or do I need to remove the paint and actually refinish the floor?

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Karin W Junction City, KS on May 01, 2013
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    Karin W on May 04, 2013
    Thank you for your help. We have decided to go ahead and lay a new wood floor on top of it.
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DIY wood floor made from lathe!

A tutorial on how we went from beige carpet in the hall to this beautiful wood floor by using lath. An unsual material for floors but...it looks great! Here are the 8 steps we took to get ...»
this look for less then $80. And the wood only cost...wait for it...$14. How crazy is that!

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Janel Hutton Cushing, WI on Oct 14, 2012
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    Lynne on May 04, 2013
    love the floor, love the idea. people like to say you can't do that, it's good to prove them ...»
    wrong..i just got finish painting 87 year old linoleum, looks nice. thank you for the post

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The home I just purchased was saturated with cat urine-drywall, flooring down into the concrete below, foot plate,

expansion joint, etc. After serious research, I found a product called OdorXit. Following precise instructions this product eliminated the problem. Thank God!
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Dean Clermont, FL on Apr 12, 2011
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    Vincent Valle on May 03, 2013
    Offensive odors are made from invisible gases that have vaporized from the source such as dog ...»
    and cat urine, cooking and smoking odors. These vaporized odors float through the air attaching to the suspended dust particles which act like a sponge absorbing and carrying the odors and toxins throughout the room. One application of, Air-ReNu a paint additive, turns any wall, surface, into a permanent and effective air, purification system, removing all offensive odors and improving indoor air quality.


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Flooring: How can I remove dark areas from a hardwood floor?

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Carlo S Dacula, GA on Sep 23, 2011
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    Carlo S on May 03, 2013
    Thank you KMS Woodworks for your video. I can see thatthis is a project that requires a lot of ...»
    experience and patience in installingnew boards. I hesitate to take on such a precise method of replacing boardswithout leaving gaps, affecting other surrounding boards, and many of the othersteps. I wish that there was a KMS Woodworks in my area, as I would have themdo it, but my contacts with local flooring companies indicate that the job istoo small to bother with, they charge far too much to replace the eight boardsthat require attention ($25- $40 per board) or my sources are very limited. Iwill continue my search for professional assistance, but in the meantime, Ihave very little to lose by removing the center board of the group. Thank youonce again for this valuable assistance.

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