I usedMandi‘s tutorial on how to paint concrete. I patched a crack with some quickcrete. I missed several holes…oops. Who knew a new floor would have so many holes?? I sanded the floor down with 80 grit paper to prep for the paint! I picked up a gallon of Sherwin Williams Porch...
such as a concrete or plywood subfloor or a cement board underlayment. If you have to remove ceramic tile from drywall, it may be easier to cut out the drywall to which the tile is attached and replace it with new drywall. It's practically impossible...
There’s a lot of confusion about what constitutesa suitable subfloor for tileand what substrates you can (and cannot) tile over. The majority of installations take place over a wood or concrete subfloor, and the two big concerns involve too much deflection and movement from seasonal changes....
PVA is a great adhesive and we use it for so many DIY tasks in and outside of the home. In this post, we will be explaining how and why you should use a simple PVA mix to seal any concrete floor outside and inside your home. Sealing concrete floors with PVA Yes, there are many ...
t be able to pry it up. If the subfloor is also wood you can saw through both, provided your circular saw is on the right setting. However, this will mean you’ll have to install a new subfloor. If the subfloor is concrete, you’ll need a professional flooring contractor to do ...
• It adds cushion to the floor and locks in thermal properties, creating a softer and warmer feeling underfoot. • It acts as a vapour barrier, which may be required, for example, on a concrete subfloor with moisture concerns. If you are using underlay, you must ensure that your sub...
Concrete weighs a lot, and the outside walls have to be capable of supporting the giant slab. Interior support beams can help, but the construction works best when concrete walls, floor and roof form a solid shell. For this reason, adding a concrete roof onto a wood-framed house requires...
Both tile and laminate flooring planks can be installed over wood or concrete subfloors. Since you must level either type of subfloor before laying tile, if you decide that you want to replace a tile floor with laminate flooring, you won’t need to do as
With the normal caveats that I could be wrong, my old tile on concrete pad is apparently more than just “Slightly Irregular Subfloor” in a couple places. so there were a couple places where the flooring flexes up and down and the long side joints flex lose. Those long side joints ...
At FLOOR TILE INSTALL on CONCRETE Steve Bliss suggests: On tiled walls, protect the wood framing from water intrusion, using either 6-mil poly or 15-pound asphalt-impregnated felt lapped to shed water. The barrier should go between the tile substrate and the framing. On outside walls, this...