Bebe
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 03:13:24 AM
l bought a 300,000 home and the upstairs carpet is trashed. The must have
Bebe
had it cleaned for the showing beacause in no time pet smells are now
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enough to knock you over. My 10 year old daughter and my allergy is are at
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their worst.
l have been breaking my back pulling carpet up, nails,
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staples, tack strip. Plywood is in the 3 bedrooms and hallway.The plywood
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is not in bad shape, just plywood. The steps are 7x1 and 4x1(rough
estimate) on the tread(step) and there is chipboard( think that is what it
is called) on the riser, (think that is what it is called-space between
steps) l wanna install hardwoods when the budget allows as l think that
would increase the value of the home...am l right about that? But for now
is there something l can do so we can live splinter free and smell free.
Also, since we are kinda girly-girls something that looked cute too would
be a big bonus for us. Thank you so much and PLEASE HELP!!!! :) Have a
great day !!
Roo
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 07:05:11 AM
anything to help a damsel in distress xx. Right what you can
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do for now is get a stain that is matt finish for the stairs. You then
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get some fine sandpaper & sand all the surfaces you want to paint. The
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chipboard is a little harder but I will get to that. The plywood surfaces
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you can use the stain on that to give it a decent colour most plywood is
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very red so you may want to get something which is a little darker like
medium oak but not as dark as dark oak that is nearly black. once the
plywood is stained you can use a matt varnish on it but make sure you dont
use a gloss varnish as this will make the stairs very slippy. The varnish
will protect the finish for a while. The Chipboard is another story, no
point in trying tio stain or varnish that it will always look bad. What
you need on that is a layer of sealant & you can use the varnish if you
want it works all you are doing is getting a surface to paint on. Then
you need to get a paint which will match ur steps colour & paint the riser
that colour. Its not ideal but it will make it look a little better until
you get ur new staircase. I just hope that the pets smells dont come back
after alll ur hard work as the only thing left is to lift all the floors &
replace them. there are some products on the market specifically for
this, go to a builders merchants & ask. Hope this helps
Giggle Bunny
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Saturday, 14th of August 2010 06:08:10 AM
Hardwood will definitely increase the value of the home.
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You can try painting the plywood, but be sure to apply several coats of
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polyurethane also to help protect it from moisture.
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If you are not satisfied with this approach (and I doubt you will be),
some relatively cheap alternatives are laminate that looks like hardwood,
& cheaper still, carpet tiles. Or if hardwood is five or so years in the
future, you can re-carpet the area with some cheap carpet that will look
good for a little while.
TwinKie
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Sunday, 15th of August 2010 06:53:30 PM
marine paint will be your best bet cuz its tougher and will
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wear better. work with your local paint store to get the color you want
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cuz you may be limited on color options with this type of paint.
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if applied correctly it will look like a painted concrete floor.
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