Recent content by draglink

I run a flooring business. CoreTec is awesome stuff. If I were to use LVT(or P), it would be CoreTec

I run a flooring company. We do hardwood, carpet and vinyl. No tile. BUT-- a tile contractor recommended this product to me. I had a problem with a cracked slab under glue down hardwood. I took his recommendation and used this: http://www.powerhold.com/--anti-fracture-membranes Problem solved.

I would go with a decent plush. Spend money on pad. Good pad will extend the life of the carpet and make it feel nicer. If you had zero pets(not saying it was pet related) and wanted a durable carpet I would say go for berber. Being a loop makes it VEREY durable, unfortunately you found its...

^^^ Yes, it doesn't take much for a vacuum to grab. The smallest of 'picks' can get caught, OP may not have even noticed it, then hit it with the vacuum. Could be a backing issue. I have had that happen. Hope the rep will just grab a scrap and send it to the mill. There are no field tests that a...

If you see any pull at all, trim with scissors before you vacuum or it will pull the loops. That is a disadvantage with a big box, not getting answers right away. Smaller guys like me can be quicker to react, we can offer a quick solution(like a free patch) but we are all at the mercy of the...

Do you have any scraps of carpet left? We always leave the biggest pieces for the HO. If you were my customer I would fix the damage this one time for free. If you tell me you think the carpet is defective, first thing I do is grab a scrap(1'x1' is big enough) and send it to the mill to have it...

^^^^^^ Yes. I am in the flooring business. I run a local branch of a regional company. The first thing I ask when selling berber is do you have pets. If the answer is yes, I steer them away and explain for the exact reason of the original post. I'm not saying your pet did it, but all it takes is...

I have used it outside on a few things (railing etc) with good luck.

My whole house has a hundred year old tin roof. I have climbed on every sq ft of it in the 25 years I have owned it. I have to paint it every 4-5 years. The biggest worry is slipping. I wear good tennis shoes. The front porch roof is the same, I stand on that with no problems at all. I even prop...

It is a standing seam metal roof. No problem to stand on. Be careful not to slip. Also, you might leave foot prints if the paint is dull

The 'paint guru' was correct. The ONLY places I use oil are on my INTERIOR trim, bc I like a HIGH gloss oil finish, and my exterior metal roof. Exterior oil paints are horrible these days. I get 3-5years max on my roof. Used to get 10-15 years easy

You need to change this to "Latex almost never sticks to oil base" That being said. Prime over the oil paint and latex is fine. Also in SOME exterior situations, if the oil paint is well worn, lost its sheen, not peeling, safe to use an exterior latex directly over it.

exactly!!

^^^^^ this I have just about every metal roof condition at my home....from 100 year old standing seam roof on the house to brand new galvanized tin on a small garage. I have a metal roof with factory applied paint and a 10 year old galvanized tin roof waiting to be painted. Each roof is treated...

couldn't paint the roof without the standoff. It hangs over the other side and locks the ladder as I paint the 2 valleys