Natural stone products are very impressive building materials. Granite countertops, slate floors, terrazzo, marble are add unique touches to your home. Tips for marble, granite and terrazzo are provided in this column.
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Modern vinyl resilient flooring bear little resemblance to linoleum of old. Resilient floorings today incorporate a wide range of materials which make them far more durable and bouncy than the old. Check out cork flooring, vinyl floor tile and rubber flooring.
Floor squeaks are a nuisance. Tim Carter demonstrates one technique for finding squeaks in floor and an easy way to eliminate floor squeaks. You'll no longer be bothered by floor squeaks and pops after putting these tips to use.
Bamboo flooring is a wonderful hard surface that resembles traditional oak hardwood flooring. People like bamboo hardwood flooring because bamboo floors have a light grain and are very durable. Bamboo flooring installation is not that easy. You need to be an experienced carpenter as much of it installs just like traditional tongue and groove hardwood flooring.
To install vinyl floor tile, the surface must first be smooth. Vinyl floor tile needs the correct adhesive in order to bond to the floor, and they also need to be rolled onto the substrate for maximum adhesion. When caring for a vinyl floor, regularly mop or vacuum dirt and grit off the surface.
These vinyl floor tile manufacturers make vinyl floor tiles and plank vinyl floors. Order a vinyl floors catalog for truer colors than what you will see on the Internet. There are many different vinyl floors to choose from.
Vinyl floor tile is easy to install and can come in vinyl plank flooring systems. These vinyl floors imitate real hardwood flooring while providing a waterproof surface. Vinyl floor tiles also come in geometric patterns. This kind of vinyl floor is unlike what you see in the grocery store.
Slate flooring has a lot of character and texture. But installing slate flooring requires some initial planning so that all pieces interlock and the spacing between pieces remains consistent. A cement-based thinset will adhere the slate floor to the wood subfloor.
Hardwood flooring can expand and shrink and move depending on its moisture content. If hardwood flooring expands just after it is installed, the top edges of the wood flooring can get compressed.
Any vinyl flooring such as vinyl floor tiles, sheet vinyl or linoleum, are durable, attractive and have a slight "bounce" quality. These floors can be walked on right after they are installed.
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