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Joining Floating Floor With Tile
Floating floor has imperfections that can stick out at the end of the line, especially in open areas or where your floating floor joins with a tile floor. Around the baseboards of your room, you can use wood trim to hide the floating floor gap that's inevitable during installation. When you need to
How to Plan Wall Tile
One of the most important steps to any tile installation is the planning and layout. A good tile installation should be well balanced, with cut tiles hidden in the corners and any decorative tiles scattered evenly throughout.Because wall tile is one of the first things notice
Pros & Cons of Engineered Wood Floors That Float or Glue Down
Engineered wood flooring is created by combining multiple thin layers of wood and securing them together, making for an extremely resilient flooring material that can withstand years of wear and tear. Most manufacturers of this resilient flooring produce their products so that they can either be glu
How to Calculate Lighting Kw
Your household energy use can be measured in watts. One thousand watts is a kilowatt (kW), and a kilowatt used for one hour is a kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is the standard used by your electric company when it bills you. You can calculate the kW and kWh used in your home by checking the ratings of y
How to Remove Window Beads
Before you fix a broken window, you have to first remove the old glazing compound and glazier's points. If you are just replacing old, cracked glazing compound, you may leave the glazier's points in place. Either way, glazing compound must be carefully removed to avoid injury to yourself, the window
DIY: Japanese Floor Cushion
A Japanese floor cushion, or "zabuton" is used as a seat for eating, watching TV and meditating. Traditional zabutons are made with sturdy fabric and stuffed with buckwheat, which is more comfortable and durable than cotton or synthetic fill. You can place floor pillows around a low coffee
About Sliding Screen Door Hardware
Screen doors are a great way to allow fresh air into your home while circulating stale air out. Using a screen, bugs and other pests are kept out, while air flow is unrestricted. Many homes have a screen door that swings out onto the rear porch or deck. While swinging doors are useful, they do tend
How to Redo Bathroom Cabinets
Bathroom cabinets can get ugly fast. The funny thing is that anything you do to your bathroom to make it look nicer makes the cabinets stick out even more. But you don't need to replace the cabinets in order for them to keep up with the rest of the improvements you're making to your bathroom.
How to Make Arched Drapery Panels
Arched windows pose unique decorating challenges. You could avoid the problem by leaving the arch uncovered and use a straight rod with curtains under the arch, or you can cover the whole window with extra long drapes and mount the curtain rod near the ceiling. However, drapery that fits the window
U-Shaped Kitchen Remodeling Ideas
Besides being an important gathering spot in the home, the kitchen can also be the most trafficked area. U-shaped kitchen plans provide no walk-through path, and so choosing this style of kitchen plan can keep a lot of the traffic from actually entering the work area. This is seen as a plus for many
How to Put Hardwood Floor on Cement
Hardwood floors are usually installed using nails and staples, but it's not the only option. In cases where you're starting with a cement slab instead of wood underlayment, the only real choice is a glue-down floor. Not all hardwood floors can be glued down, but many can; consult your flooring deale
How to Darken New Cement to Match Old
Cement mixes are formulated and packaged at plants across the United States. However, not every company uses the same formula, or even the same ingredients. Even contractors in the same area may use different brands. Because of this, new or replacement cement will almost certainly not initially matc
Closet Dimension Guidelines
Organization of one's personal items is an often-overlooked key ingredient to achieving a serene, productive lifestyle. One essential step toward achieving a harmonious home environment is organizing wardrobe closets to maximize space and minimize waste and clutter. Determine what kinds of items re
How to Calculate the Number of 12 by 12 Ceramic Tiles Needed
Ceramic tiles come in many sizes and 12 by 12 inch ceramic tiles add a durable and attractive appearance to a room. Normally tiles of this sort are used for flooring and are suitable for almost any room. However, before you head off to the building supply store to select and buy your tiles, stop and
How to Install Quality Insulation
Installing quality insulation is necessary to ensure your home is kept warm and protected from the outside elements. Insulation traps the heat inside the home and prevents cold air from escaping into the house. The installation of fiberglass makes all the difference in keeping the home warm. A poorl
How to Install Slate Tile With a Mesh Backing
Slate tile mosaics that measure 2 inches or smaller in size are frequently sold mounted on 12-inch mesh sheets for easier installation. Slate tiles are frequently ungauged, meaning they are not uniform in thickness but sorted for approximate size to within 1/4-inch. Because of this, slate tile mosai
How to Do a Concrete Outdoor Floor
Building a concrete patio outside expands your usable living area to include a place for sitting and relaxing, cooking or playing sports, like basketball. Although building such an outdoor floor is time-consuming and sometimes expensive, a do-it-yourselfer with the right tools can save lots of money
How to Lay Porcelain Rectified Tiles
Before installing any tile you should inspect the surface it will be installed upon and check that it is level and sound. Concrete surfaces might require a leveling compound be poured over them, and plywood floors may need to be reinforced or replaced if they are too old or warped. Laying tile
Textured Coating Ideas
Because of the soaring popularity of home decorating, with entire television channels devoted to it, more techniques and products are available than ever to help you create interesting textured effects on walls, ceilings and even furnishings. Textured and faux finishes add interest and give flat sur
How to Build Shelves Between the Wall Studs
The instruction manuals and do-it-yourself guides always tell you to attach brackets to wall studs when you're building shelves. Wall studs aren't always situated where you want to place your shelves, however. It's not the end of the project -- it happens all the time. Using specialized hardware, or