Articles related to "Home Flooring"



How to Choose Home Flooring Materials
Home flooring is one of the basic residential remodel items to focus on. Choices include terrazzo, ceramic tile, natural stone, laminate, hardwood, carpet, and more.
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Decorating the Child's Room
A decorating makeover of a child's bedroom is an opportunity for parent-child bonding as they decide on decorating design, paint color selection, and coordinated flooring
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Features and Benefits of Cork Floor Tile
Cork flooring has been around for a long time and it's making a comeback in a big way. It is a wise investment and provides long-lasting beauty for any home decor.
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How to Install Laminate Flooring
This article is a guide for the DIYer to install underlayment pads and a laminate floor. It includes a tool/material list and tips the maunufacturers don't tell you.
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Sole Survivors - Germs And Shoes
Researchers, in conjunction with a major shoe corporation, recently identified a myriad of dangerous and health-threatening germs carried unknowingly on your shoe.
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How to Lay Parquet Tile Flooring
Installing parquet wood flooring is a medium-difficulty project. Most beginners can lay parquet tile in an average sized room in less than a day.
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Caring for Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring is an economical, low maintenance alternative to traditional hardwood floors. Here's a look at its composition and care.
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How to Sturdy Up Springy Wood Flooring
Plywood or OSB (Oriented Strand Board) subfloors may be bouncy (floor deflection) even when the floor joist span meets building code. Wood flooring can be stiffened up.
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Parquet Floor Maintenance
Maintenance, cleaning, and repair of hardwood parquet floors. Touch up individual floor tiles with a touch-up stick or sand, re-stain, and refinish.
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Titebond GREENchoice Construction Adhesives
Any homeowner or tradesman practicing green building methods will appreciate the Titebond glue company's line-up of GREENchoice VOC-compliant construction adhesives.
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Laminate Floor Installation Tips
Here are some tips for installing laminate flooring that the manufacturers don't mention: how to select the best laminate underlayment and use quarter round.
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Hazards in the Kitchen and Dining Areas
Hazards for birds in the kitchen and dining areas
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How to Care for Wood Floors
Properly cared for, wood floors can last for generations. Here's what you need to know to get the most out of your wood floors.
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Stamped Concrete for Patios, Pool Decks, More
Stamped concrete is also known as imprinted and patterned. Used on patios, pool decks, walkways, and even driveways, it's a durable substitute for wood, flagstones, more.
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Big 12-Pac 10 Hardwood Series
The Big 12 has clinched at least a tie in the Big 12-Pac 10 Hardwood Series, which features 12 matchups between many of college basketball's top teams.
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Build a Deck on a Cement Patio
Give your home's concrete patio a new look by building a wood deck on it. Ideas for adding multi-levels, seating, storage spaces, and hand rails. Provides curb appeal.
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Criteria for Selecting a Carpet for your home.
Buying a fitted carpet for your floors means you need to choose the suitable type and know how to install and maintain it for best results and longevity of your flooring.
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Eco-friendly Furnishings and Decor
There are a large number of natural environment-friendly products that can be used to beautify a house.
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Fiber Cement Backer Board for Ceramic Tile
Greenboard (moisture-resistant drywall) used to be the standard material on which to install kitchen and bathroom tile. Today, most building codes require backer board.
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Guide to Electrical Floor Heating Installation
Electrical floor heating systems come in a variety of options. Ensuring selection of the correct heating system and features will lead to energy saving costs.
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How to DIY Install Drywall and Corner Bead
There are several reasons for hanging drywall, new construction, remodeling, or doing a room addition. DIY homeowners can save money not hiring a drywall contractor.
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How to DIY Install Drywall and Corner Bead
There are several reasons for hanging drywall, new construction, remodeling, or doing a room addition. DIY homeowners can save money not hiring a drywall contractor.
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How to Remove a Carpet Stain
Keep your carpet in tip-top shape by cleaning spills, removing carpet stains, using a shampooer-extractor, carpet stain removers, and carpet cleaning twice a year.
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How to Set Tile on a Fireplace Surround
Like the trend to remove popcorn ceilings, homeowners are moving towards transforming brick fireplaces by installing tile or natural stone on their fireplace surrounds.
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Installing a Hardwood Floor
Whether remodeling the home or for new home construction, installing hardwood flooring adds a touch of elegance, raises curb appeal, and increases home equity.
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LeBron Letdown
LeBron James has finally hit his first snag. Now we'll see if he is worthy of a championship.
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Victorian Home Renovation
Bringing life back to a Victorian home is worth the effort. Read more about Victorian paint colors and other ways to restore your painted lady.
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Do It Yourself Plumbing – Drains
Why wait for a plumber? Use these easy-to-follow instructions for unclogging a sink, bathtub or toilet and save on home repairs.
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Home Wood Frame Construction
This article explains wall layout and wood framing. Learn how to use top plates, bottom plates, studs, headers, and cripples to build load and non load bearing walls.
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Kitchen Countertop and Bath Vanity Surfaces
There are many counter surface materials for bathroom and kitchen remodeling makeovers; natural stone, bamboo, and more. Reap the home equity ROI in these rooms.
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From shampoo to whiskey, where English found its words
A brief look at the histories of several English words, from those native to English to those borrowed from around the world.
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