[DIY] Tiling Hallway
Hi, I am not a floor tiling expert but I have several floors to do in my home. So I have read a lot about it. I take it that you will be applying vinyl tile which is much easier than ceramic. The time factor has to do with what is underneath the carpet. If it is wood then just clean and apply the tile (an hour or two?). If it is vinyl then you might be best to lightly sand it so that the self stick tile adheres better. In the latter case it may take you an extra half hour or so. Good luck and tell us how it turns out. Joe In a message dated 9/14/2004 9:26:10 PM Central Standard Time, mistyglen@... writes: I am about to cut through some carpet and put selfstick tile there instead. I have a small hallway (9x5 plus closet) where the carpet is stained and I am going to make this an entrance hallway of tile instead. I am doing this myself this evening, so wish me luck. Right now I have tacked down the remaining carpet with some nails to hold the tension. Next I am going to cut through the carpet - and, yes, I am hesitating!!!!! lol Next I rip up the old carpet - AND HAVE A STROKE AT WHAT I HAVE DONE!!!!!!!! Then I battle with the tacking strips to get those up. Then I put down the tile. I even bought a small hack saw to cut the aluminum carpet trim that goes on at the end. How long do you think this job will take me?
You should be fine. Just mark a grid pattern on your subfloor and put down whole tiles in the middle of the walkway. You may want to lay everything out first before pealing off the backing. Joe In a message dated 9/14/2004 9:57:00 PM Central Standard Time, mistyglen@... writes: It is just plain old subfloor underneath. I am so nervous about doing this and have been procrastinating for three days now!
Now "panic" was something I did not figure into the time frame!! Hopefully you do not have to go to work early tomorrow morning. Joe In a message dated 9/15/2004 12:06:42 AM Central Standard Time, mistyglen@... writes: Keep your fingers crossed. I haven't done a thing since I wrote my last message - frozen with panic! lol
How's it going? I see you were able to get good advice from others. A screwdriver, a mini pry bar and pliers all help in getting the staples up. I would think you can get different sizes of weather stripping for the bottom of the door. But before I'd do that I'd look to see if I could just tack the stripping down lower on the door. Joe
You might have to scrape the leftover foam with a putty knife and/or a screwdriver and then use the pliers to pull up the staples. Is the trim wood? If so, you should be using a regular saw with a miter box. Joe In a message dated 9/15/2004 8:59:59 AM Central Standard Time, mistyglen@... writes: I have most of it done but I can't remove some of the staples from the floor. It appears the padding was glued and stapled down. Also I can't cut the trim with the hack saw! I need to miter the corner and I am having a devil of a time just cutting it!