Installing Laminate Flooring, Part 2
Before you install it, store the laminate flooring inside your house to acclimate it to room temperature. This will help prevent the flooring from accumulating moisture, and it will reduce expansion and contraction during installation. Check for ... [... more]
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Laminate Floors 1 2 3
 It could have been better: Home Depot's books normally are very informative and helpful so I was very excited when I found this one on amazon. It was ok. The book doesn't help as much as I had hoped for. It didn't mention the use of a pull bar and a [... more]
$9.95
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Flooring, Doors and Basic Construction
Topics: Installing laminate flooring in a bathroom / Removing candle wax from carpet / Repairing a small burn in carpeting / Laying hardwood on top of concrete / Repairing screen doors that expand in the summer / Installing a storm door / ... [... more]
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Floor Upgrades Pt. 1
Projects: Installing Laminate Flooring, Part 1/ Installing Laminate Flooring, Part 2/ Installing Laminate Flooring, Part 3/Ceramic Tile Floors, Part 1/Ceramic Tile Floors, Part 2/Oriental Rugs/Upgrading Your Floor [... more]
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Installing Laminate Flooring, Part 3
Install quarter-round shoe molding to cover the expansion gap around the edge of the flooring ( Measure each wall, and cut each piece to length. Use a miter saw to make 45-degree cuts for inside and outside corners. Nail the quarter-round into ... [... more]
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Installing Laminate Flooring, Part 1
Laminate floor installation will require intermediate-level skills. The cost of covering a 144-square-foot room is approximately $1,300. Measure the area of the floor you plan to cover, and add 10 percent to allow for waste. Remove the shoe ... [... more]
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Home Improvement Guide - Ten Pound Books
Excellent guide, planner and reference: This guide is 501 pages of amazing pictures, detailed instructions, and residential construction reference guide; I wish I had found this months ago. It thoroughly covers framing, plumbing, wiring, doors, windows, [... more]
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Woodstock D3211 Large Roller
Features: Great for installing laminate, carpet, counter tops, sheer vinyl, wall panels and veneer Three 2-1/4" rubber rollers for dependable traction and 7-1/2" of non-marring coverage Sturdy cast handle for increased leverage Extends from 20& [... more]
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Home Improvement All-in-One for Dummies
Buy the Black and decker Home improvement book instead: I was expecting this book to "speak" to dummies. But unfortunately through out the book they kept bringing up stuff that had not been explained before. There is too much verbage and not [... more]
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DoubleTape 25' Overhead Measuring Tape
Features: Printed on both sides for overhead use Deep concave for almost 8' standout Heavy-duty rubber grip for slip-free use Nylon-coated blade for durablility Triple-reinforced end hook solid tape measurer with great feature: I've been installing [... more]
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Virutex C015L Portable Handheld Plastic Laminate Slitter
Features: Hand-held portable unit Strip cutter for plastic laminates and veneers Clean, splinter free cuts with no waste Cutting thickness can be adjusted with a micrometer Metric and Standard scale for easy adjustment of strip width The way to go: Boy, [... more]
$130.00
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Shark Corp 58-9018 Fine Cut Saw and 8-Inch Prybar Combo Pack
Features: For flexed or flush cutting Pull-to-cut method faster/safer cutting Pullsaw teeth have 3 cutting edges Push button system blade changing 8 inch prybar included Whoa thats sharp: I bought because of other reviews. I have other regular types of [... more]
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