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anonymous
in Flooring 13 years and 8 months ago
Refinishing Pine Sub-Floor
First off, details: These are 100-year-old sub-floor tongue and groove knotty pine that are appox. 6″ in width. The floors were refinished 10 years ago…
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rsc3441
in Flooring 11 years and 2 months ago
Ceramic or porcelain tile floor -- installer recommendation
Any recommendations on companies that install ceramic and porcelain floor tiles would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!
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mc2599
in Flooring 11 years and 2 months ago
Eco Friendly Wood Floor Refinish
We’re moving into a new place and looking to get our wood floors refinished prior to moving in — is anyone aware of any companies…
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mulligatani
in Flooring 11 years and 3 months ago
Major Cracks in Hardwood Floors
We have major cracks in our original hardwood floors (see attached pic). I have been doing some light research and it seems that it can…
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citizenjane
in Flooring 11 years and 5 months ago
Seeking simple, reversible, temporary kitchen floor covering
Hi y’all, Our quandry: Gotta cover a kitchen floor which currently has pine subflooring (of not the highest grade). The solution should last 3 years,…
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brooklyn72
in Flooring 11 years and 4 months ago
Flooring options for staircase and hallways in a rental building
Hi, we have a 3-family building. The flooring of the staircase and hallways are in a pretty bad shape and we are looking for options.…
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preetim22
in Flooring 11 years and 8 months ago
Where to buy......???
Is there any good website or dealer where i can find granites for my kitchen….pls help
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ncerva
in Flooring 11 years and 3 months ago
Utility Grade Hardwood Oak Floors and Instalation
Does anyone have any experience/advise on this process. Looking to replace/install 438 sq ft and we are debating if the cost savings are worth it?…
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alexbklyn
in Flooring 11 years and 4 months ago
Fixing slanted floors
Hi all, I’m looking at renovating a unit in a prewar co-op and I noticed that in several rooms the floors are quite slanted. I…
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bootsbar
in Flooring 11 years and 4 months ago
trying to diy gaps around base molding
so the obvious problem is that the floor is super old and i have no extra floor boards. and the brick wall which was originaly…
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tcheng16
in Flooring 11 years and 9 months ago
Bathroom Floor Tile - Cannot Match
We ordered tile from eFloors.com for our bathroom renovation. It is a beautiful white and gray Arabescato Carrara Marble Mosiac 1″ Hexagon tile from MS…
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mharrisg
in Flooring 11 years and 4 months ago
Layer Under Wood Flooring
I have a 4″ x 29″ hole in our hardwood floors – from where a plaster wall had been removed as part of a kitchen…
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mmilstein
in Flooring 11 years and 8 months ago
Awesome custom floor color!
I just had my floors redone by Carlos Salazar. He was truly great. This was a custom color job and he took the time to…
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batfish123
in Flooring 11 years and 5 months ago
Looking for a professional flooring company (no solo contractors)
Hello again, Can anyone recommend a professional flooring company? We need to replace subfloor and flooring 700sf garden apartment and sand and refinish 2100sf of…
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morigian
in Flooring 11 years and 5 months ago
ISO: 3"x 3/4" Brazilian Cherry Wood Flooring
Do you have any leftover 3″ brazilian cherry wood flooring? We are doing a small reno and only need about 50 SqF to fill in.…
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ditmaspark
in Flooring 11 years and 8 months ago
no subfloor??
not sure if this is the case with brownstones, i’m in a victorian. for those who are also in a victorian…my first floor original planks…
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hea
in Flooring 11 years and 7 months ago
Refinishing/Staining Parquet Floors - Clinton Hill Coops
Hello all – I’m looking to refinish wood parquet floors in a 1BR in the Clinton Hill Coops. Are there any Brownstoners who live in…
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hotpinksharpie
in Flooring 11 years and 7 months ago
Repairing squeaky floors - any recommendations
Wondering if anyone has ever successfully hired someone to repair a very squeaky original wood parquet floor. I’d prefer to keep the actual floor intact…
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