Decorating & Remodeling - April 2007

I bought a 50+ year old house and have decided to replace the hardwood floors. The subfloors are really squeeky, the hardwoods are separating in places and there are large gouges in spots. I plan on tearing up the old floors and wonder what to do with the existing tongue-and-groove subfloors. Should i tear the subfloor up and replace it with new exterior-grade plywood screwed and glued with Liquid Nails for subflooring? Or should I just try screwing the tongue-and-groove subfloor down and install right over it? Any other suggestions?

2007-04-02 09:38:15 · 8 answers · asked by jd0601 3

2007-04-02 06:25:15 · 8 answers · asked by joyce f 1

2007-04-02 06:10:28 · 10 answers · asked by bbulloch2000 1

It's a great old century home that, unfortunately, has become the eyesore of the neighborhood and is bringing down neighboring property values. I considered offering to help him scrape and paint his house this summer, but I don't want to seem intrusive. Any ideas on how to approach this? He's a nice guy, so I don't want to offend him.

2007-04-02 04:33:53 · 10 answers · asked by ElGuapo222 3

I've seen so many cutting boards,rollers etc. made from white marble-what is the reason for the lack of reccomondation for it as a countertop? Is it strength,or cleaning or bacteria or what? Would love to know actual answer----

2007-04-02 03:27:46 · 3 answers · asked by ARTmom 7

I have this old, dark varnish on my cabinets, along with grease and other stuff. I want to get it down to bare wood, what can I use to do that. I heard that you can mix witch hazel and rubbing alcohol together, but I don't know how much to use of each.

2007-04-02 03:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by Katie A 2

I have an old fireplace in my apartment. It looks as if it is cast-iron, but someone has painted it white (which I hope to return to it's original state eventually-next project-any ideas on how to do that are welcomed!!!!) and it is bricked in with red brick. The opening is small 14"X20"???? and rounded, like an upside down "U". I just want to do something different than just have red brick to look at.....I have a ton of acrylic paint and thought I could mess around with those..... any ideas?

2007-04-02 02:50:55 · 4 answers · asked by barefootbabee 1

Here's the link to what the bed looks like
http://www.kohls.com/products/product_page_multiple0.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=400009827&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=196570065&bmUID=1175441095140

2007-04-02 02:28:29 · 20 answers · asked by Nikki 1

Have a recessed tub handle/soap dish that has no obvious screws or bolts. Want to install tub wall liners over existing tile - how to remove this thing?

2007-04-02 02:15:44 · 2 answers · asked by Giggity Goo 45 2

2007-04-01 23:04:58 · 1 answers · asked by tcc 1

I have a bedroom that has one tiny window but I want the inside to be bright. What can I do?

2007-04-01 21:52:25 · 9 answers · asked by andrew sts 2

I am selling my house and it was suggested to put crown molding around my ceilings.

2007-04-01 13:47:29 · 10 answers · asked by Paul C 2

We just purchased a new home and the painter used flat paint on our kitchen's backsplash. Now he wants to charge us $300 to paint it again in high gloss so I can easily wash off spaghetti sauce splatters. I am looking for a product that we can paint ontop of our beautiful green color that will allow me to wash it. Any ideas?

2007-04-01 10:08:51 · 4 answers · asked by Jessica 1

2007-04-01 09:11:12 · 4 answers · asked by tagi_65 5

rollers brushes pads etc etc

2007-04-01 07:40:01 · 11 answers · asked by tony e 1

My mirrors are 30" x 78" and I need them cut to 23 1/8 x 23 1/2 (2) and 22 3/4 (1)

2007-04-01 06:16:28 · 6 answers · asked by u_s_n_m 1

An elderly friend now needs to use a walking stick permanmently but would like to continue to play crown green bowls but it is not allowed to use a normal stick on the green does anyone have a solution/

2007-04-01 05:44:12 · 2 answers · asked by JOHN S 1

What is the height of a chandelier of light fixture above a dinning room table

2007-04-01 05:37:57 · 9 answers · asked by Sylvia P 1

It has a stone floor and is really old and dark. Does anyone know any good ideas for renovation? I'd love to finish it, but don't know if it is worth it, since it is so old and has only about 7 or 8 feet of clearance. I was thinking about installing a sauna in one side, but would like some other ideas.

Thanks!

2007-04-01 04:24:45 · 4 answers · asked by Andy P 3

It's like floor boards laid at an angle and they have tiny spaces in between them. My intention was to have hard wood floors and throw a decorative rug down...what should be my first move?

2007-04-01 03:39:10 · 8 answers · asked by Emerald Jones 5

2007-04-01 02:44:04 · 2 answers · asked by Denise L 2

What type of glue should I use?

2007-04-01 02:41:56 · 8 answers · asked by Emerald Jones 5