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  • Do You Have A Ceramic Tile Cutting Project In Your Home? 5 Essential Must-Have Tools

    DIY projects are always a great way to be involved in your own home improvement or repair. For this reason, if you have some ceramic tile work in your home, you may find the need to cut through some of the ceramic tiles perhaps to handle the repairs that you intend to or to fit the design that you'd like. The success of your project will depend on certain things. Among the major factors is the choice of tools that you use for the project.
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  • 4 Steps for Retiling your Home Shower Floor

    Ceramic tiles are vulnerable to mould and mildew. This may result to staining of your tile shower making them look worn and unattractive. In addition to this, allowing the growth of mould in your bathroom due to poor tiling is unhealthy and may cause diseases.  Worn out shower floors may also lead to seeping of water through the tiles and development of cracks. To avoid such complications, you must ensure that old tile bathroom floors are removed, well cleaned, repaired if possible, and replaced to serve effectively.
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  • How To Use A Belt Floor Sander

    One of the quickest and most effective ways to sand a floor is by using a belt floor sanding machine.  You can hire one from a good tool hire shop, and it's well-worth the expense if you have a large project to tackle.  Belt floor sanders are pretty easy to use with a little practice and some top tips.  Read on to find out more. How to use a belt floor sander
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  • Porcelain Tiles: Cleaning Don'ts

    Out of the wide range of flooring materials you can choose for your house, porcelain tiles could just be your best. This flooring material is incredibly durable and is among the easiest to clean. Since it has impenetrable glazes, its surface is resistant to dirt, debris, water, oil, chemicals, and even bacteria and germs. With these features, porcelain gives you an edge in maintenance, especially because of the easy cleaning. However, to ensure that your porcelain tiled floor lasts that long while maintaining its elegant look, you need to avoid the following:
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  • Renovation Decisions: Carpet Or Wood Floors For The Toddler's Playroom?

    Summertime is the best time to be tackling your home renovations list. It's nice and warm so you can send the kids out to the back garden while ripping up the flooring in their beloved playroom. However, before you get all excited about out with the old and in with the new, you need to decide what type of flooring is going to work best for your children. Carpet versus wood flooring is the choice up for debate, so which one is going to work best?
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  • How To Get Barbecue Grease Out Of Synthetic Grass

    Although a synthetic lawn looks stunning and is a low maintenance option for your outside space, greasy marks from spilled barbecue food won't just wash away with the rain as they would with real grass.  Fortunately, you can easily remove grease stains from synthetic grass with a little know-how.  Read on to find out how to do it. What you'll need Everything you need for this job should be readily available in your kitchen cupboards.
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  • Three Unique Carpet Designs for Your Living Room Renovation

    When you start renovating your living room, one of the first things you may consider is to remove the carpet and replace it with a more interesting flooring. Before you decide to toss the carpet out the door for a different flooring option, consider some of the unique carpet designs that are on the market. Here are a few that may fit into your living room renovation designs and give a unique talking point for your guests.
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  • 3 High-Performance Flooring Options Available Online

    The floor area is most likely one of the busiest parts of your home since it is used every time there are people or pets indoors. Therefore, it is vital to install high-quality flooring in all the rooms so that you can enjoy peace of mind knowing you won't have to regularly re-floor your home. Here are some worthwhile online flooring options that you can now easily find and order.
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  • Hardwood Timber Flooring Is the Superior Option for Your Home

    If you're considering installing new flooring in your living areas then you're probably aware that there are multitudes of options available to choose from. Everything from tiles and bamboo to epoxy coated concrete are all popular modern flooring choices. However, if you're looking for a beautiful, hardy, and timeless floor then you really can't go wrong with classic hardwood floorboards. They provide warmth to a home Hardwood floors provide a home with warmth both literally and visually.
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  • Wood Floor Sanding Q&A

    If you're involved in a DIY project, or you're hiring a professional to refinish a wood floor, the floor must first be sanded in preparation to lay down a new finish. But if you don't know much about the sanding process, here are the answers to some frequently asked questions that will provide you all the information you need to forge ahead. What  Machines Do You Needed? In order for effective sanding, several machines are needed, including a floor sander, an edging sander and a floor buffer.
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