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How to Repair a High-Traffic Wood Floor Area
Every house has a high-traffic area, usually near a door or between two well-used rooms. If your house has wood floors, such high-traffic areas tend to look scuffed, dull and discolored, especially in comparison with surrounding areas. If the high-traffic area is not too worn, you can repair its sur
Cinder Block Shelf Furniture Projects
Cinder blocks can be used for much more than basement walls.block wall image by Irina Kodentseva from Fotolia.comWith creativity and proper planning, cinder blocks can be used to construct many other things aside from basements and commercial buildings. College students and eclectic...
How to Lay Tile on Point
Tile is a practical flooring option for many homes. There are many ways to lay tile out. One of the easiest ways to create interest in your tile flooring is to turn it on point. Laying tile on point only requires a few extra steps to ensure a good layout. Learn more about laying tile on point before
How to Place Furniture in an Oddly Shaped Room
Oddly shaped rooms often present a design dilemma. Where and how should the furniture be placed? Although you're not decorating a square or rectangular space, keep in mind that the same furniture arranging principles apply. Choose furnishings that appeal to your personal taste. Whether you prefer a
How to Remove Pineapple Juice From the Carpet in a Car
Spilling pineapple juice can make your car's carpet sticky and smelly. The stain will also attract dirt, debris and bacteria. Clean the stain as soon as possible to prevent it from permanently settling into your car's carpet. You can purchase professional stain removers or you can use a simple home
How to Replace Patches of Carpet
A small area of damage to a carpet doesn't indicate a total loss. For relatively little money you can purchase a small, handy carpet repair kit at any home improvement center to make necessary repairs. If you have leftover carpet scraps from the time the carpet was installed, use that to cut out a p
How to Finish a Cinder Block Basement
Cinder blocks, made from cast concrete and cement, form high-density masonry blocks that are suitable for building basement walls. During construction, the contractor will fill the holes in the blocks with wet concrete to stabilize the blocks. Finishing a cinder block basement is much like finishing
What Makes a Ceramic Tile Floor Pop Up?
Ceramic tiles are a nice addition to a home and will also increase the value. When most homeowners have a bathroom or kitchen remodeled, they add ceramic tile. However, ceramic tile is not without its problems, and many of them are easily identified.
How to Learn About Table Organizers
A table organizer is an organizer that you place on top of a table to take care of all of the items on that table. Organizers come in different sizes and shapes, depending on the type of table you have and the items you need organized. You can have one for silverware, plates or breakfast items, or y
How to Repair 5th Generation iPods
The fifth generation of the iPod Classic and iPod nano both feature a display screen and click wheel for navigating the device. If you are experiencing any type of issue with your iPod, be aware that Apple will void your warranty should you attempt to take the device apart. However, the company offe
How to Price a New Roof
No matter what type of material is being used, a new roof can be very pricey. There are a lot of materials that go into a new roof, particularly when shingles are involved. The key to correctly pricing a new roof is determining the size of the roof and basing the materials off the total square-foota
How to Finish Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Slab
Sometimes traditional concrete is not sufficient to handle the anticipated stresses on a concrete surface. Strengthening glass fibers added to the traditional components of cement, sand and gravel, make fiber-reinforced concrete the go-to choice when slab durability, resistance and structural integr
How to Seal Grout on Porcelain Floors
Porcelain, when fully glazed, is one of the most solid and moisture-proof kinds of floor tile you can buy. But that won't mean much if moisture can seep under the tile through the grout in between. Grout is a form of cement, and like all cement, it's porous and must be properly sealed, or it absorbs
Can You Nail or Screw Into Laminate Floor?
Laminate floors are easy to keep clean and neat looking. Many laminate floors are also easy for the do-it-yourselfer to install. Once the floor is installed, you may realize the need to attach something like a closet track to the floor. Tacking into the floor can create structural weak points and bu
How to Insert Crown Molding Shaper Cutters
Crown molding is the decoratively shaped wood that is used at the top of walls, cabinets or on pilasters. It is typically made in a factory or by a carpenter using a wood shaper. The large routing tables allow wood boards to be fed through a shaping blade that removes the unnecessary material leavin
Do You Need Grout for Granite Tile?
Grouting granite tile is a different process than grouting most other tiles. The stone is cut into straight squares with no mounding or curving, so it will appear to be a solid slab of rock once the tiles are laid. The tiles are laid very close to one another (generally less than 1/8 inch), and the
How to Fix Chipped Laminate Floors
If you have a laminate floor, which today usually means floating floors that are glued down, you may notice chipping or other damage on the boards ocurring over time. Unlike a solid wood floor, you can't sand and refinish a laminate floor. Generally the only option with such serious damage replacing
Can I Lay Ceramic Tile Directly on the Wood Subfloor?
Ceramic tile, for all its beauty, is rigid and breakable. To avoid cracked tiles and crumbling grout, the tile floor must be laid over a sturdy base. Installing and preparing a proper substrate for ceramic tile will help ensure that your floor will last for years.
How to Make In-Place Concrete Countertops
Concrete countertops are a popular choice for homeowners who want to change their outdated tile countertops. Concrete brings natural beauty, strength, and a unique ability to be shaped into many forms. Concrete countertops can be made into almost any shape, almost any color and almost any texture a