When do you tear out newly installed tile?
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Kitchen Tear Out - Did you do it yourself?
Comments (22)We did ours ourselves too. I'm so glad we did. We just went slowly. Most of our cabinets were impossible to take out in one piece, here's some of the stuff I remember. 1-We took the time to pound any nails sticking out over. I thought it was a waste of time, until later when we were dropping off at the city site. Worth the time to make safer. 2-We had a soffit I was planning on leaving so that we wouldn't have to make repairs to the ceiling. That didn't work out, it was attached to the cabinets. Don't go in expecting exact results. Things change around. 3-SLOW AND CAREFUL!! I had to repair two unnecessary holes in the wall because my fiance was having fun doing 'demo' like they do on TV. We were trying to salvage the walls (to save on costs and avoid turning it into a 'permit' job). 4-Plumbing and gas - I went shopping before hand to find a cap for the gas for the stove, it was a little confusing because I'm not well-versed in gas pipes. I managed to have the right thing on hand, though, thanks to the friendly neighborhood hardware store - it made me feel safer. The sink, though, I was unprepared for - apparently gases can come out of a uncapped waste pipe for the sink. We ended up just stuffing ours with a rag and duct taping it - worked out. 5-Like anything else, if you're doing with a significant other, schedule breaks and have snacks. This is the sort of project that is PRIME for starting a ridiculous tension filled fight (see #3, with unnecessary wall holes!) It just took us a few hours, we were pleasantly surprised. One more thing, if it's just two of you doing it and there are appliances involved, I HIGHLY recommend getting a set of those 'forearm forklifts' - it made moving appliances SO much easier, and I'm pretty wimpy Have fun! There was something really satisfying about doing the demo ourselves. And, if we HAD had our contractor do it, I'm sure I would have been kicking myself for 'wasting' the money. Unless, like folks said, you need abatement for asbestos. Some things are worth paying the professionals for! Here is a link that might be useful: Forearm Forklift...See MoreWhen you install cork what do you do for your stairs?
Comments (7)@ Heather...If you cannot afford 'reclaimed wood' you probably cannot afford the glue down cork tile flooring for the entire house. I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer but the installation of cork glue down tiles SHOULD BE the same cost as laying tile = $12-$15/sf. A glue down tile can be used on stairs but the COSTS ARE ENORMOUS! It is an installation NIGHTMARE to glue down cork tiles over stairs. You will DOUBLE the installation costs (cost per square foot) to lay glue down tiles over the stairs. If you insist on a glue down tile floor, that's fine. Just be FULLY AWARE of what you are signing up for. The subfloor costs can/should be EXPENSIVE. Cork glue down tiles require PERFECTLY CLEAN (ahem...usually new) subfloors. Any old flooring gunk left on the subfloor must be removed...old carpet glue, grout, mortar, thinset, paint, etc must be removed. Or it is just easier to lay new plywood (the beautiful expensive underlayment grade plywood not cheap OSB). Subfloor prep costs for a glue down can run $3/sf. Now you add the $4-$6/sf for the cost of the tile....then the cost of the adhesive and two coats of finish ($1.50/sf for the liquids) and the labour costs ($10/sf is normal). Whew! This could reach $20/sf if the subfloors are nasty looking. Stairs get more expensive than that. A glue down cork tile floor is a HIGH VALUE finish. It is up there with a top quality marble floor. It is an UNBELIEVABLE FLOOR that will outlast the house it is installed in (unless you are in Europe where the houses can be 200 years plus). A cork glue down floor can (and will) last 100+ years. Therefore the cost you should expect to pay SHOULD BE in the same range as any floor that can last 100-150 years. Now look at a floating floor product: Material cost: (iCork Floor LLC) $3-$5/sf (depending on product and pattern chosen) Liquid cost: (Loba 2K Supra AT) = $0.60/sf Installation cost: $2.50 - $3.00/sf Subfloor prep (same as ALL floating floors) $1-$3/sf A floating cork floor should be in the range of $8-$10/sf installed. Compare that to $20/sf....See MoreShould I tear out tile in bathrooms and replace it with LVP?
Comments (19)@Karen The flooring is Provenza Moda Living, Road Trip. I have to deal with a lot of existing darker furnishings and this flooring seems to do the trick. Not too dark or too bleached or too gray. Hope that helps....See MorePlease help…Efflorescence on newly installed cement tile?
Comments (6)It will be hard to speculate based on your picture. If you want some tile experts to chime in, take and post a better picture. I'm NOT a tile expert (I do wood) but I've seen plenty of efflorescence. It's not something that generally happens right away so I'd wager that the issue is something else. From wiki: "In chemistry, efflorescence is the migration of a salt to the surface of a porous material, where it forms a coating". It stands to reason that migration of salt to the surface takes a bit of time. I usually see it on older floors. It takes time to manifest....See MoreRelated Professionals
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