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		<title>Cracked Floor Tile</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Trevathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ceramic or stone tile installed directly to your concrete floor, you may have noticed cracked tile. There can be a number of reasons for this, including inadequate bonding, lack of expansion joints, use of an inferior grade of thinset, and cracking of the substrate. For the purposes of this article, I&#8217;ll address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 7 Tips for Extending the Life of Your Polished Timber Floors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Apply felt pads to all furniture. Self adhesive protective felt pads should be applied to all furniture legs paying particular attention to dining chairs &#8211; This is the furniture moved the most frequently and can quickly cause damage. Tip: Rough up the bottom of the chair leg with a piece of sandpaper before applying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Custom-Made, Hand-Scraped Stair Treads</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to install some hand-scraped Hickory stair treads to match a customer&#8217;s hardwood flooring. The job also included opening up a portion of one wall of the stairwell, constructing the newel posts and installing wood handrails and metal balusters. If you do hardwood flooring, you may also see this as a great way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solid and Engineered Hardwood Flooring FAQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Pugh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Solid Hardwood Flooring? Solid hardwood is exactly what it sounds like, one solid piece of wood, through and through. What is Engineered Hardwood Flooring? Engineered hardwood is constructed of 3 or more thin layers of soft or hard wood, usually arranged in opposing directions for added stability, with a finished top layer of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carpet Seam Peaking: A Corrective Procedure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This procedure will not correct the appearance of the seam if it is not constructed in an acceptable manner, but it will correct seam peaking or seam elevation. It is important to note that the installed cushion has an effect on the success of this procedure. The recommended cushion is to be manufactured with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bed Bugs Infesting Carpeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim McClain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever gone to a house to do an estimate for new flooring and detected an odor of insecticide? And maybe the carpet doesn&#8217;t look all that worn or old? The combination of the 2 might mean there were bed bugs in the carpet. Some home owners (or hotel/motel/rental managers) may be embarrassed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Removing Baseboards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim McClain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you damaged the walls trying to get the old baseboard off? Maybe you&#8217;ve seen the results of someone else&#8217;s efforts to pry the base off the wall. Or those craters on the face of the base when the nails have been pulled out? Who would have thought you&#8217;d ruin the board [...]]]></description>
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