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| THE PROBLEM: Cats and Carpets Not Compatible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SOLUTION: Install ceramic tile flooring. (Laid approximately 750 square feet of ceramic floor tile in living room, dining room, kitchen, den, bathroom, laundry room, hallway and closets.) |
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| THE STEPS: 1) Take tiling classes at Home Depot. 2) Read "how-to" book and pamphlets. 3) Order materials and tiling tools. 4) Remove old carpeting, linoleum, and molding. 5) Store furniture. 6) Prepare concrete surface (as difficult as the actual tiling!). |
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| Yikes, I almost had a heart attack when they delivered the pallets of tiles, thin-set mortar, grout, and other supplies. > > > |
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| NEXT: 7) Nothing left to do but jump in and then keep putting one square foot in front of the other (below). |
AND: 8) Crank up the WET SAW. Almost every tile on perimeters of all rooms and closets had to be measured and then cut with a wet saw (below). |
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| FINALLY: 9) Replace molding, clean up, move furniture back, and then enjoy the features: |
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| CERAMIC TILE IS: *More durable than carpeting. *Easier and cheaper to maintain (a damp mop is usually all that is needed). *Hypoallergenic: Carpeting harbors mold, dust and mites. *Attractive. |
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| Even the cats approve! > > > | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pages above from Sunset book
Working with Tile. Carolyn Jackson and Heather Mills (Editors) Designed by Francine Lemieux [ ISBN: 0376016760 ] |
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Order this book from Barnes and Noble > > > |
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