Just purchased patterned carpet tiles for the storage room and after removing them from the box we realized that there are numbers (from 1 to 4) and arrows on the back of the tiles. Since this is my first time installing them, I have no idea what the numbers mean (no in-dept instructions included, except that I should lay them in the same direction (hence the arrows)) and how to use them to properly install the tiles. Do they go: row of 1-1-1 and then 2-2-2 or 1-2-3-4 or should I just look at the pattern and forget the numbers?
Any help greatly appreciated!
i am wondering how to install the aluminum carpet trim between my 1/2″ higher tile and carpet. the tile is 1/2″ above the carpet. the carpet lays on cement. my husband tried to nail in the trim to the cement but kept bending the nails even though he pre-drilled the cement so the nails could go in easily. tt home depot people, they really didn’t seem to have a clue. this seems like it should be easy does anyone have a clue?
When we remodeled our kitchen 3 years ago, we were told we needed to put down cement backerboard before the vinyl could be installed (to insure proper warranty of the vinyl). So we did. Now we would like to replace the vinyl with ceramic tile. Can we simply remove the vinyl and use the existing backerboard to install the tile on? We want a quality tile job, but would like NOT to have to take up the backboard and put down new backerboard.
First time trying to do this. familiar with remodeling. Etc.
I am a beginner in DIY projects. I want to know the detailed steps in installing laminate flooring. I know it is said that it is pretty easy and also seems very easy. But there has to be some catch to it. I heard that I am supposed to leave the box of the laminate floor in the room for 48 hrs. What is this about? Am I supposed to open up the box and lay the tiles without clipping them together for 48 hrs or something else? Also I heard that you are not supposed to make the tiles touch the walls, and that you are supposed to leave a little gap. Can you please explain this further and how to do it, and how much gap to leave? Please help
THanks in advance
We recently remodeled our kitchen and are thinking of installing recessed lights. How difficult is it? We have complete access to our kitchen ceiling via the attic…
I’m remodeling a kitchen and would like to save money by doing as much as possible without hiring contractors. How hard will it be to install my own countertops? Is this a feasible thing for someone who has never done it before?
Curious how much to either lay it over existing linoleum (filling in some dips) or ripping out floor and installing new. Thanks!
I had originally planned on installing ceramic tile, but some people say that you need to lay down 1/4 cementboard, and some say you need to lay down 3/4 plywood AND the cementboard. The floors are very solid and don’t have any flex that I can detect (the bathroom subfloor has been replaced with plywood of an unknown thickness and the kitchen is original particleboard of an unknown thickness). Can I get away with just backerboard, since the plywood is going to make a nasty difference in surface height between the kitchen and living room? Or if I use laminate instead, does that stuff hold up well in a bathroom (I would guess not)??