Learn about surface preparation for stained concrete. Find out why surface step is a vital step of a successful concrete staining project and get an overview of how to prepare concrete for staining.
Install gripper edges or tackless strips made specifically for concrete around the perimeter of the room. Leave a gap between the wall and the strip that's about the size of 2/3 the thickness of the carpet. Point the tacks toward the wall and secure the strips to the flooring using at l...
Just imagine spilling wallpaper paste on the floor. Cleaning it up isn’t simply a matter of wiping it up because glue does what glue does and it sticks. It gums up whatever you wipe it with and needs to be scraped and scrubbed repeatedly to get it off of even a smooth surface. In ...
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-degree angle, and replace the blade if it starts to dull while you’re work...
If there’s no border already around the area where your artificial lawn will be, you’ll need to create one. Using a plastic bender board or a concrete wall can keep the grass from separating down the line. Any border should be short enough not to protrude above the grass level and di...
together. If the flooring has been bonded directly to the subfloor (usually 3/4-inch-thick plywood or lumber boards), to an old flooring material (such as hardwood) or to concrete, then you will need to scrape up the linoleum and remove the adhesive from the subfloor or flooring below....
product. I guess it is only available in Canada. It is a all purpose heavy duty cleaner in a granule form. It removes wax, grease, wallpaper residue, cleans concrete etc. I don’t know what an equivalent would be that you could purchase in the US.) to remove the glue residue. – ...
Prepare the Wires: Using wire strippers, prepare the ends of your light fixture’s wires. Strip about 3/4 inch of insulation from each wire to expose the metal. Connect the Wires: Match the wires from your pendant light to the corresponding wires in the ceiling electrical box. Usually, bla...
The amount of glue can reach 40-60% Permeable concrete reinforcement agent can participate in the hydration reaction of cement to form polymer cement hydration body, so as to ensure that concrete without the participation of sand can guarantee a certain compressive strength, to meet the use...
I opted to fasten everything with screws instead of the glue recommended in many of those how-to posts because the old, glued-together divider had started falling apart after years of having metal utensils sliding around inside it. I already had the other supplies I needed–a small can of ...