What’s the best way to get the thinset, mortar, grout lines up so the floor is smooth enough to lay new flooring ( hardwood)?
What’s the best way to get the thinset, mortar, grout lines up so the floor is smooth enough to lay new flooring ( hardwood)?
We purchased a Moen faucet to go with our current sink just 4 months ago. We will shortly be remodeling our entire kitchen, doing granite countertops and an undermount sink. Can we use our existing faucet with granite or do we have to buy a special faucet?
We are remodeling the kitchen and we are going to tile the floor–would you recommend heating the tile? ? ? ?
Remodeling kitchen, tore cabinets out and found dead mice stuck on top of hot water heater and the dogs snuck in and found more on the floor i guess, i used decon a few months ago in the cabinets. What dangers and harmful effects may result and how quickly can it hit them?
what do i need to put under laminate flooring if laying over self adhesive tiles on concrete floor, thanks
after removing the carpet in the bathroom to find out why the toilet was leaking (wax ring) I found shims under my toilet. the bathroom is small 64 x 39 the floor drops approx. 1 inch from left to right. I plan on installing ceramic tile next weekend. My question is how should level this floor before laying down the tile and should I use shims? I understand the floor must be level or laying the tile is a waste of time and money. the guy at lowes advised using self leveler. the current floor is hardwood. I will greatly appreciate any info…….thanks!
I had a new toilet installed, and the plumber left it up quite high because it would take too long to grind the flange down (I didn’t want to pay him for more time!). He recommended laying down ceramic tile to raise the floor up to the level of the toilet, but I don’t think even ceramic tile will do that. It is a gap of about 1/2 inch. He put round spool-like things under the toilet to stabilize it. I took these out to lay down the vinyl tile I had bought, and the toilet rocks a lot without them, so I put them back under it. Can I just leave those under there, and put something around the base of the toilet to make it look finished off? Or is there a better product out there to stabilize the toilet and fill this gap?
In a 2 yr. old home, is it necessary to lay backer board under ceramic tiles in a bathroom?
I am tiling adjoining rooms and using 4″ marble transitions between the rooms. I am using 1/4″ hardibacker under the tile. Should I be laying backerboard below the transitions, or just placing the transition right on top of the subfloor?