DIY

What kind of kitchen floor should I install-DIY?

When I bought my house the kitchen had ceramic tile, which I thought was great…until the grout started cracking because it’s not level. Now I have several tiles I can actually pull up out of the floor. I want to just rip it out and start over (which won’t be hard at all…all I have to do is pull at it and more will come up). I need some ideas for some inexpensive solutions that won’t involve too much ripping out of subflooring and will be relatively quick to install. I want to keep with the 50’s retro feel I have going and that’s period to the house, also. I was thinking laminate black and white or the idustrial kind of tile, but I wasn’t sure if it would work with the unlevel subfloor. Any ideas on how to either install it without leveling the subfloor, or how to level the subfloor without ripping it all out? Anything would help… Thanks!

How about vinyl flooring?

Ceramic Tile

Mario Batali 8-by-8-Inch Ceramic Tile Inlay Trivet, Persimmon $7.00 Mario Batali 8×8 tile trivet Persimmon. Stained wood trim with ceramic tile inlay. Original artwork created for the Italian Kitchen collection….

Rust-Oleum Tub And Tile Refinishing 2-Part Kit …

Bathtub Repair Kit, Almond & White $9.99 Repair kit repairs all bath and tub fixtures. Works on fiberglass, plastics and enamels. Repairs holes up to 1″ in diameter and tears up to 5″ in length. Kit will work with white, almond and bisque color fixtures….

Tenax Travertine Filler – 1 liter $19.90 Tenax Travertine Filler is an excellent product for filling travertine. Unlike grouting the travertine, this is buff colored to match it and will stay in place permanently! This polyester based glue is semi-solid and comes with the hardener as shown. This is exactly what slab manufacturers use to fill travertine before selling it on the market. Use what the professionals use! This is a HazMat (haz…

Tile Idea Book $9.82 Tile has been transformed in the popular imagination from a pedestrian material to a sought-after design element. Home centers, specialty tile shops, and Internet sources offer the average homeowner an amazing range of mass-produced, handmade, and custom tile types made of materials including ceramics, natural stone, metal, and glass. Organized by room, with chapters covering kitchens, bathrooms, …

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Decorating with Ceramic Tile: Innovative Techniques & Patterns for Floors, Walls, Backsplashes & Accents (Black & Decker Complete Guide) $5.94 The ceramic tile renaissance continues, and in this major revision of America’s best-selling DIY tile book, all the newest designs and installation innovations are included. It’s traditional with a twist. Now expanded to 272 pages, this book includes all of the basics and traditional techniques as well as new projects for revamping tile walls with designer accent tiles, dressing up existing drab s…

Tile Your World: John Bridge’s New Tile Setting Book $19.95 As of November 2008 TILE YOUR WORLD is still the only available book that covers ceramic tile showers completely. A comprehensive and in-depth guide for amateur and professional ceramic tile setters. TILE YOUR WORLD takes the reader from the early history of the craft, all the way through to advanced residential tiling techniques. Projects range from kitchen and bathroom floors to custom tile s…