I have been investigating cheap alternatives to replacing my awful countertops. I have looked into painting them (it’s an ‘iffy’ situation), “wallpapering” them (that seems a bit more do-able), but then I learned about self-adhesive laminate. The problem is, I can’t find a retailer of this stuff. I called HD and Lowe’s and neither carries […]
Articles Tagged: ceramic tile
How do you replace the grout for ceramic floor tile in kitchen
My husband and I decided to replace the rug in the kitchen w/ceramic tile it went down good, looks pretty good, mixed the grout stuff according to directions, but I just noticed it’s starting to crack and flake out(I stepped on a piece now I have grout in my foot..LOL.) any ideas. This was a […]
Drilling a hole in a flower pot
I have a great flower pot and I want to use it, however there is no drain hole in the bottom. Is there a way to drill a hole in the bottom without cracking or breaking the entire pot? The material is brown, I think it was hand crafted. I had purchased it at a […]
How to cut linoleum to fit bathroom floor
I need to replace the linoleum in my bathroom floor. The floor has many shapes. The linoleum I am getting is square (as we all know). How do I cut the linoleum, so it will fit perfectly (I have happy if it’s 90% perfect) on the floor? How do the professionals do? Any suggestions will […]
Cement Floors in living area’s?
Well i guess its now the “Green” thing to do and pretty trendy but we have had a cement floor in our house for years. Years ago we had a hot water heater blow out and our floors where ruined and we had to rip them all out, so in our kitchen and living room […]
Need help with leaky pipes and toilet
I’m wondering if anyone has ideas for a couple of problems we have. We have some dripping copper pipes under the house. Is there a product I could put on the leaky areas to keep from resoddering? Also, we recently replaced our rotten bathroom floor and installed ceramic tile. When we put the toilet back […]
How to Remove Ceramic Tile?
We are updating the bathroom in a rental property that has a steel bathtub with ceramic tile surround. We want to change from the old non-pressure controlled two knob faucet to the newer single control. I found some replacement tiles at the local Restore. How do I remove the old tiles where the two control […]