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Wash. state Desk Jet

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14. If the information helps you, that is what matters.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:44 PM
Jan 2015

On the glue soaking into the wood floors, well,the way to get the most out of cheap carpet is glue down, it is easier ,cheaper to do and less work involved. As far as the glue goes, if the floor has never been refinished-sanded down ,so fourth, there is a chance it can be brought back. The thing of it is ,is the floor worth saving ? That depends on the over all condition of it.

You can sand down only so far ,because if it goes too far the flooring loses it's integrity. Cracks and damaged wood is another factor.

Those floating floors are actually very very nice ,very pleasing to eye ,and installation is quick and easy for somebody who works with tools. That means your labor charges should not scare you away from having it done. What you need to do is find good flooring material that you like-figure out the material cost-save up for it, buy it and get it home. You can find an installer anytime,so you don't have to go for it all at once.

So look around at flooring stores and home depot ,lowe's, lumber liquidators ,so on. And the best time to look around is when you don't plan on buying until some time later !

Good luck, happy hunting and keep us posted !

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