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Dear
Mr. Fix
I
want to retile my kitchen, hallway & laundry
room. All rooms are connected and have very
old commercial type of tile. Some of the tile
has lifted, exposing the wood underneath and
a black residue, which, I would assume is the
glue used to
lay the tiles. Would
you recommend taking up all the old tiles, filling
and then tiling? “Or” Would you
recommend just filling in the gaps and tiling?
Mr.
Fix Its answer:
I
would never tile over "old"
tile. spend the time now to take up the old
tile and completely clean the wood floor of
old adhesive. the prep time spent now will provide
you with a much longer lasting job. there are
commercial fillers available to smooth over
any imperfections in floor. a
flooring shop should have these.
(posted 8/21/02)
Dear Mr. Fix
There is a 1’ X 1’ ½ area
on my kitchen ceiling, which has been damaged
from water leakage from the roof. The damage
is where 2 pieces of drywall meet, in the seam.
Do I have to replace this dry wall in order
to get a smooth surface? “Or” Do
I scrape off
and perhaps cut this piece out and use a compound
to refill?
Mr.
Fix Its answer:
The
extent of the damage to the
sheetrock will dictate what needs to be done.
if the sheetrock has only been water stained
it is ok to let dry and paint over it. if the
sheetrock is crubling down then it will need
to be replaced. to replace a small section like
you described it will
need to be cut back to 2 studs. and yes it can
be smoothed over and matched quite nicely. you
need to spread the compound out and "feather"
sand if you cut the piece out you will need
to put the same
thickness of sheetrock back in.
