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Pegboard and Lock-tile Floor Installation From "DIY to the Rescue" episode DTTR-403F

Materials:

Stud finder
Hammer
Paint
Circular saw
Air nailer and staples
Screws

Before Getting Started: Pegboard will be approximately 4' x 6'. The frame will be 1 x 3". There will be one 1 x 3 around the perimeter of the pegboard with one vertical 1 x 3 in the center of the pegboard.

1. Locate and mark studs in wall, using a stud finder or a hammer and nail to identify the studs.

2. Paint the face side of the pegboard before it is installed onto the wall. Paint the pieces of the frame to match the pegboard.

3. Cut pegboard to size using a circular saw and a guide.

4. Cut 1 x 3 frame wood to size using circular saw.

5. Attach the pegboard to the frame with short (5/8") staples from an air nailer.

6. Pegboard will be attached to the wall by screwing through the frame and into the studs - four screws, two on top, two on bottom.

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Laying Lock-tile Floor

1. Lock-tile floor
   Measure tape
   Chalk line
   Utility knife
   3-foot straight edge
   Rubber mallets

   Before Installation: Lock-tile must be site conditioned at room temperature for 24 hours prior to installation. During this period room temperature must be maintained at 70 degrees.

   1. Start by calculating the center of the room, measuring from opposing walls and snapping a chalk line to mark the center. In this example, the garage has support poles in the middle of the room and it was determined that these would act as the starting point for the tiles.

   2. The span between the poles was done first and then the rest of the floor was installed around this first row. The tiles were installed with a 1/2" expansion gap at any cabinets and walls. The tiles can be easily cut with a sharp utility knife, or electric saw if that is necessary.Tiles should be laid around heavy machinery, not underneath.
   
   
   
   

   RESOURCES :
   

   Lock-tile
   Evertile Flooring Company, Inc.
   Web site: Locktile-USA.com

   ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
   	A Garage with Growing Pains
   	Custom Cabinet Installation
   	Pegboard and Lock-tile Floor Installation
   	After the Rescue: Happy Hobbyists