Flooring

Hardwood floors. They look much nicer.

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brushes

It will depend greatly on the thickness & install method, however a standard unit of measure would be .020 for 1/4" thick tiles which is almost the same value as Concrete at .100 for 1" thickness

Strip any wax off, rinse well & go to leveling. The leveler may require a latex precoat to help the leveler adhere, but it is not a sealer & will be specified by the leveler maker. Use the one they suggest or you will have no warranty.

Always hate to answer a question with a question, but sometimes it helps..

Why would you want to do that & what does it get you??

Laminate has a stain proof surface and the Polyurethane wont stick long term, My belief & experience is that what you propose wont work..

Laminate Vs Vinyl

LAMINATE: is a relatively new creation, introduced about 30 years ago by Perstorp in Sweden. It is basically a Formica type Melamine surface laminated (Glued) to a very dimensionally stable and harder than hardwood; fiberboard substrate.

Usually shipped in + or- 25 sq ft boxes of planks about 8"X49" depending on the vendor.

Today the edges are finely micro milled to fit/click together without glue or nails. The floor is pieced together at the jobsite much like Tongue & groove hardwood has been for centuries. But the laminate needs no nails & just lays in place held down by Gravity & the edge trim like quarter round.

The surface is actually a photograph of whatever you want the floor to look like. Walnut, tile, oak or butterflies if it would sell.

The surface is covered with an extremely hard gel coat, which usually includes minerals such as Aluminum oxide to make it very hard.

The term Floating floor is often used to explain the way Laminate is installed..

Wood is richer, adds to the value of a home and will cost about the same on the low end for wood as the high end for laminate.

Wood starts at about $2 per sq ft & $4-8 per sq ft is common & laminate starts about $1 & $3-5 is commmon

Laminate is much harder than vinyl or even real hardwood, easier to install, easier to maintain, tougher to take abuse and easier to repair.

The Rev sez Hope this helps

No PineSol wont damage Terrazzo.

The simple term for it is Schleutter strip.

There are several variations, but genericaly that is what its called.

By most accounting rules wood flooring is a cap improvement, if it is a replacement floor there may be a depreciation schedule offset to the original to consider, but likely not.

At this point it is more an GAAP question

Actually, there is not much difference, but a ground floor is usually the very bottom one and the first floor is usually the one above

Ceramic tiles have a grout "gap" but vinyl tiles shouldn't have a gap.

Assuming that the tape actually lifted the finish off the floor you will need to refinish or replace that board. The board will need to be sanded and a new coat of finish applied. If the tape has simply left a residue you should be able to clean the glue off with a gentle application of baby oil to soften the glue then a soap and a damp cloth to clean the oil.

the question is more about the finish on the wood or the cork rather than the material it'self.

I would contact the vendor of the cork just to be sure, but the answer should be yes whatever you use on wood is ok for cork.

It takes about 1400 degrees to fuse glaze to a tile, so I doubt anyone is really glazing your floor tile.

More likely its an epoxy or some other sticky 2 part paint system, but it isn't glaze!

No unless it is a cement substrate.

Wood sub floors are not strong enough. You need to have a mud bed poured or put some type of cement board down.

Often & commonly done. all a matter of taste & if you can make it look good to you, no reason to hold back. The biggest functioal decision is where to transition from one floor to the next. The center of where the door stops is usually a good choice. That way when the door is closed you see only room flooring from inside the room & only hall flooring from the hall.

Isometric and Isotonic Contraction

Two answers here:

Grout should be sanded to add strength, just like you add rocks & gravel to cement to make concrete stronger.

Grout wears off a little every day & IF the flooring has

a very shiny surface, polished anything

is very soft, like sandstone, Travertine, Coral or marble

The sand in the grout is much harder than the stone & the released bits of sand from the grout will actually scar & scratch & dull the shiny polished surface as the traffic grinds it into the floor.

The installation of the wet, sanded grout can also start the delustering process.

Very narrow joint up to about 1/4" are usually considered to be safe to do without sand, but over that, an aggregate is needed & sand is the ideal.

Row cut it

Seal the seam

Hot melt seam

Check the vendors web site for detailed instructions.

Might try to rough up the surface with a power sander & emory cloth but a primer wont do much good, wouldn't waste my time or $$

If 12x12 is 144... There would be 144 tiles in a box right?

A tile installer or tile setter.

Cork is so porous, I don't think you can get the glue out. It will at least stain the cork. Can you replace the damaged tile?

tile size 18X36 and 1x2 what is the covverage of a 25# bag of grout