by Ilona | Sep 13, 2007 | ceramic tile, flooring, kitchen
SubFloor (Structural): In preparation for laying the new 12×12 glazed porcelain floor tiles (1/4″ thick), I utilized the existing 24″ on center 2×8 joists. To increase the structural capacity, I installed additional 2×8 joists to change it...
by Ilona | Nov 15, 2006 | cleaning, flooring, woodwork
This is just a short post to describe the floors and woodwork. In my previous house, in the city- which was one of the Craftsman type homes built in the 1917 to Twenties era, the woodwork and floors for even modest homes was beautiful. Generous dark English oak style...
by Ilona | Nov 1, 2006 | ceramic tile, floating floors, flooring
This isn’t a major essay- just a little conversation about choosing a type of flooring for the bathroom. It used to be that you had a few kinds of things you chose, but they have some new products out that widen the choice range.I’ve lived in houses that...