Hey guys, I was wondering if guys could offer a little advice or tips for a me. I have one job pulling up some wooden floor tiles and installing a pergo floating floor, and another possible job doing what sounds like a gut renovation.
I think they are pretty basically straight forward and I have done this type of work before as a helper but never as an autonomous carpenter and I’m wondering if you guys can think of anything that I should keep in mind while I’m working. Thanks alot in advance.
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If by wooden floor tile you mean Parquet, be ready for hell. Most of them that I ran across were glued down with Bostics Best. If you know ANYTHING about that stuff, you'd think long and hard on that one.
As to a gut reno...well, plan your dumpster, keep the neighbors from feeding it. And have a good idea how it all went together, and reverse that to get it apart. Take some pics of the trick parts. Don't try to be "green" and save every last nail and hunk of wood, time is "green" too, as in money.
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I checked the tiles already and they are only stapled in place. I was a little worried about them being glued in place as well. I'm definitely not going to save anything that doesn't need to be. I like the idea of re-using things when applicable but I also think some people take it abit too far.
Good deal, rock on with it!
oh, yeah..get a grunt to hump the nasty, you'll last longer (G)Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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First thing that comes to mind is to get you vaccinated and treated for that autonomous before somebody else catches it.
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