Is my shower floor ruined?
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Comments (31)I've installed several of the Kohler CI shower receptors. For clarity...the bottom edge of the tile isn't supposed to be 5/8" above the top of the receptor. The tile backer board is held a minimum of 5/8" above the top of the receptor. The tile itself can go lower. Whenever the tiles get kicked out like that, it's a sign that your wall studs needed to be furred out before the backer board got installed over the studs. Or as Bill wrote, another layer of cement board could have been put over the first. Your wall simply needed to be "thicker." I furr the studs by ripping strips off the edge of a 2x4 to whatever thickness is needed. Usually 3/16" give or take. It depends on the tolerances used in the initial wall framing. Those strips go right on the exposed edges of the studs to furr the wall out a bit. Then the backer board gets installed. Then the tile get set with no interference from the radius of the receptor's flange. Look at the diagrams at the top of page 8 in this pdf, you can see the furring strips, or "shims" between the wall studs and the tile backer board: http://www.us.kohler.com/webassets/kpna/catalog/pdf/en/1009404_2.pdf...See MoreI need HELP! I'm afraid I've ruined my hardwood floor.
Comments (3)Hi, Did you resolve your problem? If not............... Treat this like a watermark on furniture. A few options: Goo Be Gone. If it is on the surface, this will loosen the stain. Start with a small area so you can see what is going on with the finish. You can also try a Magic Eraser. Be careful with this. Use it just on the faded area and again, watch the finish. Finally, check your local Walmart for Formby's furniture cleaner. If it will come off, this will take it off without harming the finish. If there was a finish on your hardwoods, it isn't likely that the stain went through to the wood. Good Luck....See MoreDid a shark steamer ruin my floors?
Comments (1)I would say, yes, the steamer did it. You need to know what the finish is on the floor before you decide how to clean it. I think these guys can help you. Here is a link that might be useful: Hardwood flooring talk...See MoreAre my wood floors ruined?
Comments (28)Wait? Why would they use Bona Natural Sealant when you wanted a warm rich coloured floor? Where did that COME FROM???? Did they use this on the SATISFACTORY SIDE of the flooring???? If not then they created a SECOND mess trying to FIX their FIRST mess! I found another ELEPHANT! Wow! Your home is FULL of them (tongue firmly in cheek...trying to offer a little bit of levity to a very sad situation): "Then, they applied more stain ON TOP the already stained and sealed floors. I KNEW it was wrong but they do this everyday so I trusted them. The marks came back again! They were more obvious this time! Then they applied Bona Novia and the finish began to bubble." O....M....G....(gasp)! =:< Zoinks! I am so sorry but the living room is a complete redo. Possibly the rest of the area already stained as well (because of the height variation they JUST created!). In building law (please check your local state regulations) the general rule is the contractor is allowed ONE attempt at a 'fix'. After that, the homeowner (customer) is then allowed to find ANOTHER contractor to come in and CORRECT the issues left behind by the contractor #1. The cost of Contractor #2's correction is paid for by Contractor #1. And that's where this gets tricky. How to get Contractor #1 to pay for his mistake TWICE???? That's where some EXCELLENT negotiating skills come in (on the customer's part). At this point, I would call another wood flooring professional to come in and offer a quote for what it would take to FIX the floor. You then use that quote to pressure your contractor to pony-up. Get a second opinion on this ASAP. Going into negotiations from a position of strength is what you are after. And KNOWLEDGE is strength....See MoreMongoCT
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