Best Flooring & Tiling Accessories
The XFasten Double Sided carpet and rug tape is an essential agent that features a strong yet natural adhesive system. Once installed, it provides long term adhesion thanks to its high tensile strength and sheer stress resistance. High tensile strength and aggressive adhesion secures carpets, rugs and mats in place.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Honestly, don't laugh, but I bought this tape to keep my 4 mo old kitten from scratching my furniture."
"I use this double sided tape to hold down wood on my CNC router, It is super strong, easy to apply and easy to remove leaving no residue."
"its the best solution I found for making a computer chair floor mat out of something a little more visually appealing and pleasant to walk bare feet on than hard vinyl."
"I was a little worried that when it comes time to redecorate, the tape would take up the wood along with the wood finishing so I did a test - and no damage removing the tape/carpeting."
"I had small rugs inside each outside door."
"my daughter said, "I taped the rug down with that tape you got from Amazon.". Cat likes it too."
"The only caveats are (1) it leaves a residue on scissors if you are using them to cut it to length, so you need to wipe the scissors' blades with rubbing alcohol every few cuts, and (2) best if you apply it with the paper backing in place, it tends to bunch up if you try to pull part of the strip up to reposition it."
"This was a great purchase for any rug on a hard surface like tile or wood floors."
Each kit covers up to 110 sq ft; two coats highly recommended; wait 1-2 hours to recoat allow to dry for 3 days before exposing to water.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'll try to keep this short as there are lots of reviews on this product, and I just have one important tip to add. Background: I was refinishing a very old clawfoot tub, that my wife ruined the finish on, by trying to clean it with the wrong product. The fumes from drying can still persist weeks after, so I think it's good to allow lots of time before using. I wasn't ready to give up, since the tub is probably about 300 pounds and I didn't have a way of removing it from the house. I talked to an autobody shop and they said they could sell me some epoxy primer, but we both suspected it would also have lifted the paint. It did produce a small bump, because I was afraid of making the Weldbond layer too thin, thus allowing paint to get in. I also had a few small chips get in the tub, when I dropped a plastic shower head holder. I swore I prepped it well, with bleach, tsp, sanding, lime away, and acetone. With some research, I found out that the professionals use an acrylic urethane with a binder layer that goes on first. I did a third coat and tried an even better "hi-density" roller, which was a slightly yellow color and velvety to the touch."
"Don't buy the roller that Amazon recommends...do not buy one that has one of the 'foam' style roller parts. Use a paint brush for these areas. I put one coat on some things, let it sit over night, and applied the second coat the next day. The areas that I applied the second coat within the 30min-1 hour range turned out much better. Splurge on a new paint brush-don't use a paint brush that you've used previously and may have some sort of residues in it. My entire bathroom remodel consisted of: -Tub and Tile resurfacing kits by RustOlium (I used it on the sink, tile walls, tub, and shower walls which took me 3 boxes (2 coats on everything) and nothing to spare at the end)= about 60 dollars. -New roller and rolls (habitat for humanity restore)= 8 dollars. -Used old paint brushes-next time would buy new one just for this so I've added it= 8 dollars. -I used an aluminum 'lasagna' tray for holding the paint-I buy in bulk at costco so one= 1 dollar? -Lime Away= 10 dollars from Lowes. -Tack cloths= 2 dollars from Lowes (one set of cloths is all you should need). -New door handles= 8 dollars from Lowes. -White trim paint for door (already had it from previous projects). -Gray paint for walls (already had it from previous projects). -Stick down linoleum tiles from Lowes= 35 dollars. -New curtain rod and hooks= 18 dollars from Lowes. -New shower head and hose from Amazon with chromeo therapy (light) features=about 27 dollars total. -New sink faucet= 35 dollars at Lowes. -New shower curtain= Amazon for about 20 dollars-super neat curtain highly recommended. Project total time while working full time job= 1 week. Total Cost= approx 232 dollars...the finished look...priceless!"
"After reading tons of reviews on this product, I decided to purchase this."
Size Name: 3 inch x 1/8 inch. Includes 1 tool, 50 scored screws, 1 drive bit.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Let me first say that I have purchased this product twice. The first time around I was not impressed at all, and although it seemingly took care of my floor noise in the master bedroom for a day or two, the ruckus quickly returned and I was so angry that I returned the product. Lo and behold I eventually discovered that it was not the subfloor that was doing most of the squeaking, but rather the baseboard/wall to floor connection! (see image) Apparently over time it is very common for the fasteners that secure your walls to your floor to get a little loose, especially in climates with drastic temperature fluctuations. This is probably where your floor joist is and you have moved on to another piece of subfloor. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use at least 2-3 screws for every squeak, as it is difficult to exactly hit the edge of the piece of subfloor and secure directly into the joist at the perfect spot. You can use a tape measure to get the distance from the wall to where your floor joist is (going perpendicular once again) and drive a few screws into the joist, staying as close to the edge of that piece of subfloor as you possibly can."
"LOL They don't get the point, and they don't seem to realize that outside of expensive stud finders, most of them suck at actually locating studs in the floor. There's a You Tube video from This Old House about stopping a squeaky floor, and they use this kit, which is how I found it."
"After taking a peek under the house to verify the joist layout, it was very simple to locate them using the enclosed tool. Simply drill a couple of inches into the flooring and if it is in the joist, when you reverse the drill it will push back up since the threads are in wood. Once you have found the joist, begin using the tool, special square bit, and the enclosed screws."
"But once the screws are into the joist properly, almost all the squeaks in the floor were resolved."
"It does leave small holes in your wood floors but they are very small, can be filled, and do not compare to finally having silent floors!"
Best Acid Floor Cleaners
after methanol extraction, using phosphoric acid allows a clean separation of the glycerin and soaps. Over time, rust will remove and the phosphoric acid reacts with the metal to create a rust inhibiting barrier on the metal. Inner Tank: Food Grade SUS 304-2B, Outer Tank: Galvanized Steel 0.5 mm thickness.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"As expected and fast delivery."
"I use this to keep my shallow well point clear of rust- Turns rust into black oxide and does not eat metal."
"The reason I purchased it was to spray deep into the rocker panels to address and rust that there maybe."
Best Flooring Adhesive Primer
S'well keeps your drinks cold for 24 hours or hot for 12, while giving back to those in need. Our 17oz bottle is perfectly sized to keep you hydrated all day long, from your morning commute, to meetings, to yoga class to work.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Bought this for my sister, she loves the color."
"So I bought this not really realizing how large the 25oz would be."
"My ice is still in there 12 hours later!!"
"Swell brand is the only brad to buy of these bottles."
"These S'well bottles are great."
"My only complaint would be that the paint doesn't stand up to wear and tear on some of the bottles."
"After less than 6 months of use, the screw top no longer easily closes on the bottle."
Best Flooring Adhesive Remover
Size Name: 5 Gallon. Cleans up easy with Franmar’s Emerge Degreaser.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The mastic turns into a black oil substance and was wasy to soak up and remove. I squeeged the liquid around the floor until I located a spot that was still hard. After I had scrubbed all of the hard spots and successfully removed most of the mastic, I squeeged the mastic oil into a centralized location and covered it with four bags of kitty litter. I used a mixture of one gallon dish soap and two gallons of simple green to degrease the floor temporarily while I prep part of the floor for demo and a bathroom installation."
"this product worked good, better then the alternative of scrapping and grinding and possibly putting harmful particles into the air. If the mastic was thin it was one application, 2hr set time, push it into a pile and soak it up, easy. You also have to be careful when spreading and gathering the stuff as it easily gets on the walls that will now have to have a KILZ primer coat before paint (my application is in a basement with newly hung sheetrock)."
"The floor glue was a black sticky gummy mess after breaking up all the old lenolium tiles, I poured 3/4 of this bottle on the 250sqft room, let it soak overnight, then just removed every single bit of the glue easily with a squeegee, and floor scraper, and a stiff shop broom with zero muscular effort."
"This stuff works but it took 4 applications to get the mastic up, and its awful to clean up."
"Unfortunately, I wasted a large portion of this trying to clean up paint and having to buy another product from the same company."
"It worked really well and one of the main things we liked is that it is a soy based product and not harmful to the environment."
"5 Gallons covers about 350 square feet of area."
"This product works fantastic to remove black mastic off of concrete floors."
Best Flooring Finish Compound
The XFasten Carpet Tape is a carpet tape variant of Apipema, one of the pioneers in adhesion technology here on Amazon and in America. Concrete, cement and any other outdoor textured and rough surfaces. -Tiles, marble, vinyl and any other indoor smooth surfaces. -Best balance between premium quality material build and generous amount of carpet tape roll. Perfect protection for your kinds, elderly people and pets at home. The XFasten Carpet Tape went through several stringent laboratory quality tests to ensure that its adhesive strength would last for more than 6 months after installation. High tensile strength and aggressive adhesion secures carpets, rugs and mats in place. The 2-inch width tape coupled with its ultra-slim thickness gives the most surface area of contact without sacrificing sheer-stress resistance. Instead, we are proud to give out to you the best balance between premium quality material build and the generous quantity of 20 yards for this roll.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Jan 14, 2018: 8 months into the tape application and it is holding fast in the highest-use area of the house. Sept 13, 2017 update: Three and a half months and it is holding firm. I cut two inches off and affixed to each corner and placed the fringe and edge of the little carpet under the established carpet, and pressed the tape into the wooden floor with my foot."
"I only needed a piece in each corner to tack down little scatter rugs covering between hard floor and carpet."
"I have tried other tapes for my carpets on our stairs - on wood flooring with little success till this one."
"This is a very high traffic area, and I keep waiting to walk around the corner and see a mess...but no, so far just a nice smooth 17' runner actually protecting my carpet."
"One of the corners was beginning to curl up so I laid some heavy books on top after taping and it appears to be flatening out after 4 days. It's easy to tear off the roll and is strong enough to keep my dogs from using it like a sled over the snow."
"This is my second purchase of Xfasten carpet tape."
"My 75 pound dog now races down the stairs and jumps onto my rug but does NoT slide it everywhere!"
"This stuff is fantastic!"
Best Tile Grout
511 Impregnator forms an invisible barrier that is resistant to moisture and stains while allowing vapor to escape. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I cleaned a section of my dark granite countertop thoroughly, then applied the product to the dry granite. On my porous, stone tile and grout, I noted that the product caused it to darken dramatically upon application. I am confident this product will be a great protectant from moisture for my granite and stone tile work."
"makes my counter beautiful shinny like new with no residue."
"Great dependable product, great price."
"Top of the line tile sealer."
"Fantastic product for a great price."
"Works well and easy to apply with a little work."
"Love this stuff."
"A great sealer for my tile countertops."
Best Tile Grout Cleaners
Tuff Duck stone sealer by Rocklinite Labs is specially formulated to protect against the toughest oil and water based stains. Maximum protection for Granite, Grout, Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Slate, and even Concrete!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I used an entire bottle to spray my shower."
"This did the job."
"Very happy with how quickly product arrived."
"Lovely effect on grimy kitchen counter tile."
"Service and shipping was impeccable, product great and easy to use!"
"This stuff works great and very easy to use with little mess."
"Floors look great and clean up has been easy since the stones were sealed."
"Best penetrating sealer out there."
Best Floor Leveling Compounds
The Raimondi Tile Leveling System was developed to overcome the common plague that has baffled many DIY and Professional tile layers alike; the problem of uneven tiles, aka “tile lippage”. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This time we did our whole house with 36” plank tile which everyone said you will not get this to lay flat and be level."
"Used with clips, these wedges are large enough to exert ample pressure."
"This system worked great for large format wall and floor tiles."
"This is the best leveling system I have used so far, really great!"
"It is important to use 2 clips and wedges on the long edges of the 2ft tiles as there is enough length that the area near the clip can be well-aligned but the other end of the tile becomes mis-leveled with the tile adjacent to it. I did have several wedges which suffered a break on the side of the wedge when I went to knock out the clips and wedges after the tile had set."
"These are great, would have given five stars if the price was lower, they are only plastic."
"Worked great, 2 or 3 broke out of the 225 used when kicking, can reuse the rest."
"They obviously work well."
Best Tile Cleaner
- Great for ceramic and porcelain tile Features + Benefits of Stone Care Cleaner: Cleans everyday messes Neutral, gentle formula Great for stone & ceramic tile floors Where to Use: Natural stone such as marble, granite, limestone, travertine, slate, terrazzo & sandstone. StoneTech Stone & Tile Cleaner is a daily cleaner designed to clean every day messes on natural stone and tile. Advantages of this product are: daily cleaner, gentle formula, neutral pH, great for ceramic and porcelain tile as well as natural stone surfaces, ready-to-use or concentrate formula. Includes: 1 1-Gallon (3.785L) Concentrated Stone and Tile Cleaner. Recommended surfaces include: marble, granite, limestone, travertine, slate, sandstone, flagstone, masonry, concrete, ceramic and porcelaintile, and grout.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Depending on the dilution you use, it can be a mild cleaner to a very strong striper to deep clean before resealing."
"searched my local big box hardware store and couldn't find a cleaner for the travertine tiles in my kitchen. with just a couple of capfuls in a little more than a gallon of lukewarm water, there are a lot of suds."
"Still searching for product and deal with white porcelain tiles with matte finish."
"I bought both the daily cleaner and the revitalizer/cleaner."
"I have used this for some time."
"Works, but probably just as good as any other cheaper store brand cleaner."
Best Carpet Underlayments
The XFasten Double Sided carpet and rug tape is an essential agent that features a strong yet natural adhesive system. Once installed, it provides long term adhesion thanks to its high tensile strength and sheer stress resistance. High tensile strength and aggressive adhesion secures carpets, rugs and mats in place.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Honestly, don't laugh, but I bought this tape to keep my 4 mo old kitten from scratching my furniture."
"I use this double sided tape to hold down wood on my CNC router, It is super strong, easy to apply and easy to remove leaving no residue."
"its the best solution I found for making a computer chair floor mat out of something a little more visually appealing and pleasant to walk bare feet on than hard vinyl."
"I was a little worried that when it comes time to redecorate, the tape would take up the wood along with the wood finishing so I did a test - and no damage removing the tape/carpeting."
"I had small rugs inside each outside door."
"my daughter said, "I taped the rug down with that tape you got from Amazon.". Cat likes it too."
"The only caveats are (1) it leaves a residue on scissors if you are using them to cut it to length, so you need to wipe the scissors' blades with rubbing alcohol every few cuts, and (2) best if you apply it with the paper backing in place, it tends to bunch up if you try to pull part of the strip up to reposition it."
"This was a great purchase for any rug on a hard surface like tile or wood floors."
Best Shingle Removers
Special features on specific products include true 14 gauge steel, triple wall reinforced fiberglass handles, extended length ferrules, and welded I-beam supports. We stand behind our products and offer a limited lifetime warranty. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Does a great job lifting tiles in one piece!"
"Great for scraping up tile and better at scraping plaster off lathe!"
"A little bit heavy for what I need it for, but it works great."
"Really nice tool."
"Back and knee saver when taking up vynal tile in the basement."
"gave it a sharp edge and viola!"
"Heavy enough on it's own so that I don't need to do much more than push, it does the digging."
"Works Well .."