If the laminate flooring you’re removing was glued to a concrete subfloor, there will likely be a lot of adhesive residue left over. A floor scraper is a great tool for removing glue or any other debris that’s stuck to the concrete. Simply run it along the surface at a 15 to 30-...
Before you start ripping up the carpet, clear all furniture from the room. Remove entry or closet doors that might interfere with your work. You might also consider vacuuming the carpet one last time to minimize the mess during removal. Even then, you’re bound to kick up a dust bunny or...
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• Remove your vinyl floor from its packaging and keep it in the room where it is to be installed for at least 24 hours so that it can adjust to the room temperature. How do you install LVT? There are several ways to install LVT, however, one of the quickest and easiest ways is...
Removing linoleum bonded to underlayment Removing linoleum from concrete Removing linoleum from wood The process to remove old linoleum flooring is simple, if not always easy. In most cases, you have to scrape up the oldlinoleum, which is most likely 12-inch square tiles, then you have to re...
Concrete basement or garage floors are well known sources of fine dust that can settle on a layout. Lay inexpensive carpet tiles or carpeting to help eliminate dust, and regularly vacuum. If you can’t put down carpet, at leastgentlysweep or mop the floor monthly. ...
Carpeting & carpet padding, wall-to-wall, tacked or glued; Area rugs or area carpets may be salvageable if removed and dried and cleaned in 24-48 hours. For details about dealing with wet, moldy, or sewage-contaminated carpeting or rugs ...
Glued Floors The ease with which a floor can be pulled up depends on how it was installed. If the floor was glued to the subfloor, you’ll need a circular saw to remove it. When using the saw, make sure it’s set to the thickness of the flooring so that you don’t do any dama...
Should I add a skim coat of concrete to the existing wall to cover up the paint so it isn’t directly touching the foam? Thanks!! Reply Todd says: October 4, 2013 at 6:14 am I wouldn’t worry about the paint, just be sure to remove any loose paint and clean the the surface ...
from spills or cleaning from seeping into the floor, which is why glued laminate is most often used in bathrooms or mud rooms where water contact with the floor is common. The glue is applied to the planks so that they stick to each other as opposed to gluing the planks to the sub...