Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-07-03 Thread Don
18 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch Hi Don, I was able to access the web site and put it in my favorites. But I wasn't able to click on it from your email. I think this new address has some quirks that need to be fixed. Linda [Non-text portions of this message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-07-02 Thread Linda
Hi Don, I was able to access the web site and put it in my favorites. But I wasn't able to click on it from your email. I think this new address has some quirks that need to be fixed. Linda [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-07-01 Thread Don
Hello Linda, try this new link for the handy show's. http://hyperurl.com/6a3 Let me know if it works. Regards Don - Original Message - From: Linda To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or N

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-07-01 Thread Linda
Don, Thank you for the welcome. It's neat that you have audio shows. I tried to click on the link given in your email and it didn't work. Another strange thing that happened was that although I deleted all the messages I read yesterday they are all still in my in-box. I know wrong place to m

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-30 Thread David Ferrin
46 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch Welcome Linda, Gaads eeks, if we had any signifficant sexism on this list, many of our finest contributors would kill off the offendors with my help. We strongly encourage everybody who cares at all to contribute. Hope your neighbor

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-30 Thread Tom Fowle
Welcome Linda, Gaads eeks, if we had any signifficant sexism on this list, many of our finest contributors would kill off the offendors with my help. We strongly encourage everybody who cares at all to contribute. Hope your neighbor copes and can add to the list and get something from it too. be

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Don
ld come up and you can listen to that show. again welcome, regards don - Original Message - From: Linda To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch Hi Victor, This is taking me some courage

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Linda
Hi Victor, This is taking me some courage to write this since I know virtually nothing about floors, but we just had new flooring laid down in our kitchen, I believe it's the kind you snap together with no little grooves between the tiles. They didn't do anything to the linoleum underneath as i

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Dale Leavens
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch Hi RJ, I'm afraid that would not be an option, as that would lift the floor to a height that would be unreasonably tall. The addition of the 1/2 inch cement boar

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Dale Leavens
Hi Victor, I will begin by saying I have very limited experience with ceramic flooring. My understanding though from studying the subject a little and why I don't have any here is: Laying tile on a wooden substrate presents two problems, both related to movement of the wood. The first is expan

RE: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Michael Baldwin
Victor, If the current tiles are cracked and coming up, that makes me think that your current floor isn't sturdy enough for tiles. If something isn't done to strengthen the floor, you will have the same problems with the new tiles. My recommendation is to tare down to the sub floor. Put 3 inch de

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Trouble
I would pull up all the tiles and then see just how the sub flooring looks and feels. if you find weak spots. Then replace it all. At 06:09 AM 6/29/2007, you wrote: >Hi Folks, > >Had a contractor here yesterday, two in fact, and each gives me >their own interpretation of something I need done t

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread RJ
AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch Hi RJ, I'm afraid that would not be an option, as that would lift the floor to a height that would be unreasonably tall. The addition of the 1/2 inch cement board, in addition to the thicker tiles would be higher tha

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Brice Mijares
I'd get one more opinion. - Original Message - From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Handyman Listserv" Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 3:09 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch > Hi Folks, > > Had a contractor here yesterday, two in fact, and each gives

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi RJ, I'm afraid that would not be an option, as that would lift the floor to a height that would be unreasonably tall. The addition of the 1/2 inch cement board, in addition to the thicker tiles would be higher than I'm willing to step from a living room into a kitchen, but thanks for the th

Re: [BlindHandyMan] To Scratch or Not To Scratch

2007-06-29 Thread RJ
In my opinion they are both wrong. I would leave the sub-floor, put down a thin coat of cement, lay down 1/2 inch cement board, (3 ft x 5 ft) Put a few screws along the edges and nail it with roofing nails. RJ - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: Blind Handyman Listserv