Recent content by zoras

Nice looking place. I recommend Bona floor care products to my customers after a new install. Their products are designed to clean and protect engineered wood flooring. Armstrong/Bruce also makes a few products available at the big box stores as well.

I would strongly recommend removing the paint before tiling. I have no idea what type of paint the guy used, but most paints does not bond to concrete very well, and when tile is installed over the paint, usually the paint will release from the slab or the thinset won't bond well with the paint...

First off let me apologize to the OP and the rest of you, this thread asked about porcelain or ceramic and has sidetracked to a lengthy discussion on vct. This was never my intention. I also want to clarify that I am in no way a fan of VCT. In fact, the first 10 years I was in business for...

Boards installed horizontally has absolutely no load bearing strength, unless properly supported vertically by studs, such at a top plate in conventional stick frame construction. My question would be why would you want 2x4's installed horizontally at all?? But if it were me, I would at least...

Jim, that floor looks great! Zogman, the commercial sheet flooring you are referring to has all but replaced VCT in hospitals over the last 15 years or so. There are several manufactures of this sheet flooring, most of it is referred to as Congoleum. It is a vinyl based product, thicker than...

Thanks, and yes, VCT is vinyl composition tile. Mostly used in large commercial buildings such as schools and hospitals, at least in this area. Not exactly a bulletproof floor by no means, but very durable and can withstand a lot of abuse, if installed and sealed properly, and easier to repair...

Howdy! My name is Jon, I live in Mississippi. Stumbled onto this board the other day while gathering ideas for a future shop/home build I'm planning. I have to say, some of what you guys have done is rather impressive. For the last 15 years I've mostly worked in residential construction...

First post here, so I'll start off by saying hello everyone. I have really enjoyed reading this forum over the last few days and have come up with some great idea's for my future (hopefully soon) shop build. I have been installing flooring professionally for the last 15 years, so I figured I...