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I need to seal in the floor in my bathroom to make it water proof. Which sealent should I use?

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:02:42 +0000

Question: I need to seal in the floor in my bathroom to make it water proof. Which sealent should I use?
The floor is just a vinyl one from Carpet Right and I need to seal it up against the wall round the border of the bathroom. Also, the toilet and sink were installed on top of the vinyl – should I run sealent round the base of each unit too? I would like to purchase from www.screwfix.co.uk (I have other bits and pieces to buy from there) so please, if you can, please provide a link from Screwfix. I welcome any tips as Im useless at DIY !

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Answer by joem_1701
I can’t provide a link because I’m in the States but a good silicone bathroom caulk will do the trick. Use can use it around the floor where it meets the wall but I’ve usually seen it around the toilet and the tub/shower.You don’t need any sealant around the sink cabinet.

what could be the causes if I have damp in my sons bedroom?

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:09:30 +0000

Question: what could be the causes if I have damp in my sons bedroom?
It’s in the corner of his room. It’s made the wallpaper come away and there are like black patches on the wall. There is a fall-pipe on the external wall that allows the rain on to a lean to roof on a bay window. There are no signs showing on the ceiling of the bay window. The lead flashing looks generally sound apart from some mortar that may be missing. Are there DIY treatments I can buy to seal the flashing and also apply to the internal wall to provide a barrier to stop the damp returning?

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Answer by maps3333
i think we need pictures

Home Repair & Maintenance: How To Paint Old Linoleum Flooring

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:11:34 +0000

Did you know you can save money by painting over your old Linoleum flooring? Well you do now. Here are the steps presented in the video. Step One: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Use a medium grit (100) sandpaper to scour the old shiny surface from the flooring. Step Two: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Use a bucket of hot water and a regular mop to remove the remaining dust after sanding. Step Three: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Depending upon your floor’s design, cut your painter’s tape to cover the areas you wish to not paint. In this example, my floor has a regular 4X4 tile design. Step Four: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Use a regular roller to cover the exposed areas with the paint of your choice. I used Glidden’s Porch & Floor Paint with a satin finish. Step Five: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allow paint to cure for at least 12 to 24 hours. Step Six: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove your tape strips from your flooring to reveal a brand new floor with fresh colors and durable paint. Step Seven (Not added in video): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Use a good acrylic based floor finish to cover your floor for added sheen. This will bring out the colors and help protect your new painted floor. Several coats may be applied. Visit Jud Online At: www.judsonfoster.com

Countertops, Overlay or Resurfacing, Do It Yourself

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:09:13 +0000

Laminate counter tops can be resurfaced to look like Marble, Granite, Glass, Copper and Bronze in two days. View Kitchen Counters video and also enjoy free newsletter perks and training.

Tiling – Floor Tiling

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:57:04 +0000

DIYonDVD – Tiling – Floor Tiling

how can i make a concrete floor flat?

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:59:11 +0000

Question: how can i make a concrete floor flat?
i have just converted a room into a utility room. big snag concrete floor not flat, washing machine jumping all over the place, trying to knock my new plaster off the wall. i do not know a lot about diy, i just watch people and pick things up. thanks to anyone who takes there time to read and answer this question.

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Answer by rlbendele1
You are trying to keep the washing machine from moving? There are screw feet on the 4 corners . Just uncrew untill flat.

How to change a shower head

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:03:37 +0000

PLEASE rate and comment! Here’s how to change a shower head including a recommendation to change the share arm as well (the pipe leading up to the head). Also, recommended is a high quality Wolverine Brass shower head that will last 20 years, is easy to clean, and won’t crack, warp, or peel. You may not be able to find these at the local home center, but drop me a note at greg@RamonasPlumber.com and I’ll help you. For more information and free Do-It-Yourself plumbing how-to advice, go to DIYplumbingAdvice.com If I helped you save time, aggravation, or a big chunk of change with this easy-to-do project, consider dropping a dollar in my tip jar at http Thanks for watching!

Hardwood Flooring Installation: Glue-Down Installation for Engineered Hardwood Floors

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:02:24 +0000

Learn how to use the glued-down installation method for your Bruce or Armstrong engineered hardwood flooring installation. You can glue down your engineered hardwood over concrete or a suspended wood floor.

I’ve got dark hair and want to go red. Lik a cherry red, what do you recommend? it’s a diy job by the way.?

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:02:01 +0000

by djfiander

Question: I’ve got dark hair and want to go red. Lik a cherry red, what do you recommend? it’s a diy job by the way.?
I have dark hair, kind of black but not so black, it’s dark brown really. And i’ve always dyed my hair like a plumb colour. but this time i want to go a cherry red and want it to be a diy job and not cost more than £5 to be honest. From boots or superdrugs, that would really help thanks.

Answer:

Answer by The Bricklayer
I recommend that you do not “DIY”.

It is not that simple,otherwise “colourists” would not need to be trained.

How can we tile our bathroom floor with tile pieces – crazy paving style?

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:57:31 +0000

by j0hncooke

Question: How can we tile our bathroom floor with tile pieces – crazy paving style?
My boyfriend and I rescued some old tiles that had been left over from work in another house and now we want to put them on our bathroom floor which at the moment is just rough cement. We tried to find someone professional but no-one available so we thought we’d do some DIY. But I can’t find any instructions on how to go about it and need some advice on what we need to do and how before we make a mess!

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Answer by my2cents793
HGTV.com, DIY.net are just a few great websites.
All you need is the proper tools and grout. Ask the person at home depot or whichever home center is near you. There are plenty of books and magazines near the registers of home depot for you to look at.