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eRenovate.com has received a lot of requests from Canadian homeowners for articles on Renovation Materials. We have a good collection currently and are adding more each week. Browse through the articles below or try our Ask eRenovate feature to speed up your search. Or if you have a specific home improvement question, try our Ask the Expert feature at the end of this page and you will get a personalized answer from our expert panel.
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A better base for ceramic tiles
Some home improvement blunders can be fixed pretty well after the fact, and then there’s the case of ceramic tiles gone bad. This is the classic example of how you’ve got to start something correctly from square one if you want trouble-free performance. That’s the disappointing news I have to give out when owners of cracked tiles with crumbling grout ask me for a solution.....Full Article
Keywords: tiles, ceramic, crack, interior, base, ditra, |
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Can you afford an insulation renovation?
Small, yet important, actions such as turning off lights or unplugging rarely used appliances can help keep a home’s energy costs down, especially when other expenses such as heating costs rise in the winter. While small actions are beneficial, homeowners may want to consider conducting a larger and more effective change such as performing an insulation renovation. If so, here are a few tips to help you plan and prepare for an insulation retrofit:....Full Article
Keywords: insulation renovation, energy conservation, PINK Fiberglas®, drafts, batt insulation, PINK, |
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Teaching old rubber new tricks
If you’re planning to upgrade the flooring in your home, you’ve got to realize that there’s more to floor quality than what you see. It’s also about what you hear. Every time an old carpet gets ripped up in favour of laminate, engineered wood floor, bamboo plank or ceramic tiles, there’s a pretty good chance that the homeowners involved are in for a disappointing lesson in the physics of sound transmission. Hard floors teach hard lessons.....Full Article
Keywords: floor, interior, laminate, wood, plank, rubber, soundproofing, underlay, board, |
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Five fasteners that lube your DIY system
There are hundreds of different fasteners in the world and you can safely forget about most of them. But there are five that you’ll find indispensable when it comes to renovating your home and keeping it in good working order. Keep these ones on hand and it’s grease on the wheels of your DIY system.....Full Article
Keywords: fastener, screw, galvanized, rivet, pop, gun, hardware, tool, cable, ties, |
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Fine woodwork from construction-grade lumber
If you ever sit down with a calculator, a furniture catalogue, and a lumberyard price list, you might not like what you find. As wood prices rise, it’s becoming likely you’ll have to pay more for a pile of retail lumber than you would a ready-made version of the furniture you plan to build. This is why it makes sense to seek out inexpensive sources of high-quality wood. The good news is that anyone who lives near an ordinary building supply outlet has just this kind of wood within easy reach.....Full Article
Keywords: wood, construction, reno, lumber, |
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| Renovation Materials
eRenovate.com has received a lot of requests from Canadian homeowners for articles on Renovation Materials. We have a good collection currently and are adding more each week. Browse through the articles below or try our Ask eRenovate feature to speed up your search. Or if you have a specific home improvement question, try our Ask the Expert feature at the end of this page and you will get a personalized answer from our expert panel.
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| Your search for 'Renovation Materials' produced 11 results |
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A better base for ceramic tiles
Some home improvement blunders can be fixed pretty well after the fact, and then there’s the case of ceramic tiles gone bad. This is the classic example of how you’ve got to start something correctly from square one if you want trouble-free performance. That’s the disappointing news I have to give out when owners of cracked tiles with crumbling grout ask me for a solution.....Full Article
Keywords: tiles, ceramic, crack, interior, base, ditra, |
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Can you afford an insulation renovation?
Small, yet important, actions such as turning off lights or unplugging rarely used appliances can help keep a home’s energy costs down, especially when other expenses such as heating costs rise in the winter. While small actions are beneficial, homeowners may want to consider conducting a larger and more effective change such as performing an insulation renovation. If so, here are a few tips to help you plan and prepare for an insulation retrofit:....Full Article
Keywords: insulation renovation, energy conservation, PINK Fiberglas®, drafts, batt insulation, PINK, |
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Teaching old rubber new tricks
If you’re planning to upgrade the flooring in your home, you’ve got to realize that there’s more to floor quality than what you see. It’s also about what you hear. Every time an old carpet gets ripped up in favour of laminate, engineered wood floor, bamboo plank or ceramic tiles, there’s a pretty good chance that the homeowners involved are in for a disappointing lesson in the physics of sound transmission. Hard floors teach hard lessons.....Full Article
Keywords: floor, interior, laminate, wood, plank, rubber, soundproofing, underlay, board, |
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Five fasteners that lube your DIY system
There are hundreds of different fasteners in the world and you can safely forget about most of them. But there are five that you’ll find indispensable when it comes to renovating your home and keeping it in good working order. Keep these ones on hand and it’s grease on the wheels of your DIY system.....Full Article
Keywords: fastener, screw, galvanized, rivet, pop, gun, hardware, tool, cable, ties, |
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Fine woodwork from construction-grade lumber
If you ever sit down with a calculator, a furniture catalogue, and a lumberyard price list, you might not like what you find. As wood prices rise, it’s becoming likely you’ll have to pay more for a pile of retail lumber than you would a ready-made version of the furniture you plan to build. This is why it makes sense to seek out inexpensive sources of high-quality wood. The good news is that anyone who lives near an ordinary building supply outlet has just this kind of wood within easy reach.....Full Article
Keywords: wood, construction, reno, lumber, |
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