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julybride0706
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kaitlyn
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ugly tiles - HELP!!
we have these ugly ugly tiles on our dining room floor and i want to get rid of them so so bad  problem is we don't really have much money. what are some alternatives we can do without costing my kids' college funds.
any advice will be great since we have no clue where to start.
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Posted 3/11/11 1:27 PM  |
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bicosi
life is a carousel
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
do you have a pic of them?
can you put down an area rug?
are they regular ceramic/porcelain tile or vinyl?
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| Posted 3/11/11 1:28 PM |
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memi7206
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
we redid our hideous kitchen floor with wood laminate. Go check out lowes or HD, stalk them if you have too. Sometimes they have really nice wood laminate on clearance for CRAZY cheap. We redid the whole kitchen (installed ourselves) for under $250 I think.
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| Posted 3/11/11 1:28 PM |
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Jenn627
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Jenn
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
I agree with wood laminate...
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| Posted 3/11/11 1:50 PM |
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MrsS6510
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
Another vote for the DIY wood floors. We have the Ikea one in our office. Here's a pic from when DH first put them down:
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| Posted 3/11/11 1:57 PM |
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
I love the look of wood floors in a dining room, with an area rug. If you want to stick with a tiled look, but just don't like your particular tiles, my parents just got laminate tiles in their dining room and entry and they are really nice. They look like expensive ceramic tiles, but were relatively inexpensive and very durable.
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| Posted 3/11/11 7:20 PM |
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julybride0706
LIF Adult
Member since 3/07 1376 total posts
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kaitlyn
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
i think they are ceramic tiles.
i just watched a video on lowe's on how to install wood floor. is it alot of work? we don't have any of those power tools to cut the board. also, are the laminate wood/tiles thin? or would it be too thin to go on top of the tiles?
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| Posted 3/11/11 7:58 PM |
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memi7206
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Due Dec 29th!!!!!
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
Posted by julybride0706
i think they are ceramic tiles.
i just watched a video on lowe's on how to install wood floor. is it alot of work? we don't have any of those power tools to cut the board. also, are the laminate wood/tiles thin? or would it be too thin to go on top of the tiles?
i think if they are ceramic, not matter what you do, you will have to tear them out and level the floor underneath. The laminate are floating floors, so most of them dont need to nail them down, they just lock into one another. They were super easy to install. As for the tools, you can rent most of the big tools youll need for the day from home depot.
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| Posted 3/11/11 8:39 PM |
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julybride0706
LIF Adult
Member since 3/07 1376 total posts
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kaitlyn
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
Posted by memi7206
Posted by julybride0706
i think they are ceramic tiles.
i just watched a video on lowe's on how to install wood floor. is it alot of work? we don't have any of those power tools to cut the board. also, are the laminate wood/tiles thin? or would it be too thin to go on top of the tiles?
i think if they are ceramic, not matter what you do, you will have to tear them out and level the floor underneath. The laminate are floating floors, so most of them dont need to nail them down, they just lock into one another. They were super easy to install. As for the tools, you can rent most of the big tools youll need for the day from home depot.
thanks. i guess i better go and talk to 1 of the people from lowe's or HD. DH is not handy at all so this may be harder than we can handle.
thanks for everyone help.
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| Posted 3/11/11 11:53 PM |
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THUMPER
LIF Adolescent
Member since 5/05 509 total posts
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Laurie
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
I was also researching laminate floors, on one website it said unless the ceramic tiles were damaged, there was no need to remove them. So ask 1st but also you can search it on the internet.
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| Posted 3/12/11 1:07 AM |
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eggo9d9
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Erica
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Re: ugly tiles - HELP!!
you can actually paint the tile, with what i donot know, but my aunt (dont see/speak withthem much) did it and it looked amazing! i was 'fall on the floor' surprised
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| Posted 3/12/11 5:44 AM |
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