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Another great piece of advice. While I wait for the ice storm to hit us tonight I wish I had a project to do besides general housework especially since we are likely to be housebound for 2 to 3 days.

Thanks for the how-to. I have been looking at a nail gun set and an electric powered air compressor because at the pace I anticipate doing the work I think it will be cheaper than renting both; plus I have a TINY bit of tool junkie in me so it will be a good reason to have something else in the gara...

Oops, that was a thoughtless moment. I do know how to remove my counter tops. What I don't know is how to do it with the least amount of damage to the tile backsplash. I guess in the grand scheme of what may happen with my decking, that is a minor repair. What have you done in the utility room with ...

I may be emailing you for the name of the person in Hempstead. I need to consider all the advise before I act. If you pull out the kitchen cabinets do the tops usually stay in place? I have tile border and tile backsplash that I'd like to not damage if at all possible. About my dishwasher . . . I ha...

I am handy, yet I realize this is a huge undertaking so I have considered taking it one room at a time. I may end up painting the ply I put down as a temporary measure until I get all the rooms done---anticipate it will take week doing it by myself on weekends and evenings--then tiling or laminating...

Something else to ponder . . .. If I didn't have so many pets I wouldn't have opened this can of worms. I want hard surface floors that will hold up to five cats and an aging dog. I don't want sheet vinyl no matter its quality. I have considered lamintate and sealing the seams, if that is possible, ...

About selling . . . My house is in a neighborhood in Austin, TX and even though Austin is not suffering the imploding bubble in its real estate market I don't think I'd make much a profit if I were to sell now especially if the buyer does more research than I did about the flooring before purchasing...

I have seen my Novodeck and chipped out a piece of it. In my opinion it does not resemble particle board; it looks like OSB in the fact that it has tiny chips (1/4 to 1/2) of wood in some way laminated together with a kind of smooth laminate surface on top but I have no idea of it has the same surfa...

My house was inspected last spring by an inspector from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Manufactured Housing Division and there were no plumbing problems found. I also hired a private inspector before closing on this house in February 2005 and the one leak was repaired then. T...

Very good to know and much appreciated advice. What is the likelihood of the Novodeck giving way like the dustboard floors in my very old, yet still standing, "trailer" on my farm?