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  • Tile
  • From "Talk2DIY Home Improvement"
    episode TTD-102
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    Tips:

    • Clean dirty grout with 3-percent hydrogen peroxide and a nylon-bristle brush.

    • When installing tile, apply only as much adhesive as you can tile in 15 minutes.

    • Vinyl tile is the easiest type of flooring to repair.

    • To learn how many tiles are needed for a floor, length x width = square footage .

    • Use a clothes iron or heat gun to soften adhesive when removing vinyl tile.

    Reading List:

    Tile

    Ceramic Tile: Selecting, Installing, Maintaining
    By Jim Barrett
    $16.95
    Paperback -- 159 pages (July 2001)
    Creative Homeowner Press (ISBN: 1580110479)

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    Tiles: Choosing, Designing, and Living with Ceramic Tile
    By Olivia Bell Buehl
    $28.00
    Hardcover -- 208 pages (November 1996)
    Clarkson Potter (ISBN: 0517799766)

    To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.

    Designing Interiors with Tile: Creative Ideas in Ceramic, Stone and Mosaic
    By Anna Kasabian with Julie Goodman
    $24.50
    Hardcover -- 160 pages (February 2000)
    Rockport Publishers (ISBN: 1564965805)

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    Refreshing Fiberglass Tub and Walls

    The Complete Book of Kitchen & Bathroom Renovation
    By Time-Life Books Editors
    $4.99
    Paperback -- 304 pages (March 1998)
    Time Life (ISBN: 0783552912)

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    Bathroom Makeovers (Home Repair and Improvement, Vol. 35)
    By Editors of Time-Life Books $41.82
    Hardcover -- 128 pages (December 1998)
    Time Life (ISBN: 078353924X)

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    Restoring Wrought-iron Furniture

    Furniture Repairs from A to Z: A Quick Reference Guide of Tips and Techniques
    By Donna S. Morris
    $14.95
    Paperback -- 128 pages (June 8, 2000)
    Phoenix Press, Ltd.(ISBN: 096656734X)

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    The Furniture Guys Book
    By Joe L'Erario and Ed Feldman
    $26.00
    Hardcover -- 256 pages (January 1999)
    William Morrow & Co. (ISBN: 0688137660)

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    Moving a Staircase

    Stairs: The Best of Fine Homebuilding
    By editors of Fine Homebuilding Magazine
    $47.54
    Paperback -- 123 pages (May 1996)
    Taunton Press (ISBN: 1561581313)

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    Constructing Staircases, Balustrades & Landings
    By William Perkins Spence
    $10.47
    Paperback -- 128 pages (November 1, 2000)
    Sterling Publications (ISBN: 0806981016)

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