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I'm no expert but I think my first priority would be finding out why the floor drops off like that. There's no point in putting a new floor on top of structural problems. As I said, the hole in my floor is where the wire came through the floor to power the dishwasher so I don't think putting...

We are most of the way through an extensive kitchen renovation and the last major part is going to be installing a click lock vinyl plank floor. I have determined that the sub floor is close enough to flat but I need to determine whether I can lay the planks over the original 29 year old sheet...

BTW (I forgot to mention): Our Xmas lights are all on timers so we don't have to remember to turn them on & off.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkkah and a best wishes for any other holidays you celebrate at this time of year.

Definitely male 110V plugs should never be used for anything except the end of a cord that you plug into a receptacle. This reminded me about a church we used to go to where someone mounted a split receptacle in the platform with wires running to the speakers so they could move the pulpit (& the...

I'm working on rebuilding/replacing the back deck. The old one was pressure treated lumber but after 25 years of weather (south facing) and neglect a large percentage of the 2x4s on the deck were starting to rot and about half of the structure needs to be replaced too. About all I want to re-use...

I'll start: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or whatever greeting is appropriate to what you celebrate at this time of year

A ceramic tile installer near here retired and the people that bought his place put a sign up advertising free ceramic tile to anyone that wanted to haul it away. In his yard there are several dozen pallets of what were originally boxes of tiles but they have been out in the weather so long that...

I've had another week to think about it and had a chance to look at flooring &c at a Rona and talk to my neighbour about his basement floor... How about this stuff under 8 or 10mm laminated flooring? https://www.rona.ca/en/flooring-underlayment-polymer-100-sq-ft-30475000

Removing the stuff is just not going to happen. I am not going to do that much work in a house that is probably going to be torn down in a few years anyway.

In the pic above the dark areas are the black stuff and the light areas are bare concrete. The black stuff is approx. 3mm thick and fairly soft but not exactly what I'd call gooey. The old carpet & plastic sheet was down for about 40 years and I suspect that moisture coming trough the concrete...

I spoke to Mum in law about the flooring, half expecting she would insist on replacing the carpet with more of the same but she said she hates carpet and would rather have something she can sweep with a broom. She is very receptive to the idea of some sort of plank, either laminated or vinyl and...

BTW: No sign of moisture under the plastic I put on the floor last night.

Hmm... Vinyl would nearly double the cost. Did I mention she is a senior with fixed income? Besides, isn't the vinyl more flexible than the laminated stuff? And wouldn't that let the uneven substrate telegraph through?

I've been thinking about this while I taped the drywall. I wonder if 12mm laminate flooring like this would be OK, laid as a floating floor right over the stuff that's there? https://www.rona.ca/en/laminate-flooring-hdf-12-mm-beige-grey-84665701 BTW: I have put a couple of pieces of clear sheet...

I'm there now and I just lifted back some of the carpet and plastic and it doesn't seem wet. I have some small pieces I cut out for the window when I did the vapour barrier so I'll put a couple of pieces of it down over the barest parts of the concrete when I'm done for the day and see what it...

Because of the effects of loose asbestos fibres people have become terrified of asbestos in any form. I seriously doubt that rubber/asbestos tiles ever did anyone harm outside of the factories where they were made. Heck, when I was in grade school we did art projects with asbestos clay and being...

The carpet wasn't glued down. The black stuff is under the plastic sheet so I think was something they put on the concrete to seal it. Unfortunately, my father in law and his friend that helped him are no longer around for me to ask about it. The source of the flood has been fixed. But shortly...

Doesn't vinyl plank flooring need a fairly smooth substrate?

My Mum in law's basement flooded; The tile and foundation have been dealt with and it has been dry for a few months and, since I know how to do stuff and my brothers in law both have to work for a living I was "elected" to restore her rec room. Most of the damage was to one outside wall. We...