Concrete Slab

I live in Australia and have ceramic tiles laid on top of the concrete slab in our house. I want to lay laminate flooring directly on top of the tiles. The tiles are pretty flat and the floor is even with no indentations apart from the grouting between the tiles. Is this possible? Related Discussions [...]

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admin on June 25th, 2010

My first question was wrong…..I chiseled tiles off of a 4×4 area on a concrete slab. Under the tiles was mortar or thinset, how do I remove it? I am putting down a floating laminate wood floor with padding attached and a vapor barrier. Or should I thinset it, or just put the floor down [...]

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admin on June 6th, 2010

We are planning on putting a new floor in our kitchen. Our house is on a solid concrete slab. Presently, the kitchen floor has two layers of tile and one layer of vinyl. Is it possible to bond another layer of tile over the present floor. We were told that the new floor must be [...]

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admin on June 3rd, 2010

My first question was wrong…..I chiseled tiles off of a 4×4 area on a concrete slab. Under the tiles was mortar or thinset, how do I remove it? I am putting down a floating laminate wood floor with padding attached and a vapor barrier. Or should I thinset it, or just put the floor down [...]

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I installed a new hardwood floor at my place recently. It’s a floating engineered wood floor over concrete slab. I also used a sound+moisture barrier between the wood and the concrete. Right now there are a few spots that feel "soft", because the concrete subfloor wasn’t as flat as it should be. (I tried to [...]

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There is an area where a newer concrete slab butts up to the original slab & the area is very bumpy uneven. What is the cheapest/easiest/best way to level it before laying a floating laminate flooring? Related Discussions Easy Care For Laminate Flooring « When Problems Get Solved vintage tube amp | Sarah Gunter Patio [...]

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I have a sun room that was added on before we purchased our house that I am turning into an office. The sub floor is the enclosed concrete slab. I purchased engineered wood flooring that mirror the other flooring in the rest of the house. The office will have movable book shelves and a desk [...]

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installed engineered hardwood floor (930 square feet) directly on concrete slab – glued down. I have notice some separation at the seams. What can I do to correct this? Related Discussions lindsayblog » Blog Archive » Strand Woven Bamboo Wood Flooring Hardwood Floor Sample Recycle And Be Rewarded With A Concrete Floor « ServiceSeeking.com.au News [...]

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I am installing laminate floor in every room of my basement, except the bathroom. Currently the bathroom is separated via a marble doorway divider that is glued/adhered directly to the concrete slab below. There is tile in the bathroom, but the divider is quite wide, so if I remove it and replace it with a [...]

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admin on April 2nd, 2010

I am planning on installing wood flooring onto a floor that is a concrete slab. One installer says to put engineered flooring on the floor in a floating method and/or glued. The other says to use 3/4 solid flooring nailed down. Any help?

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The wood floor in our family room (20"x20") has numerous discolorated spots. We ripped up a couple of wood pieces and found mold growing on the back of the wood and on the concrete slab. Our plan is to cover up the air vent and contain the room with plastics from the rest of the [...]

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