Marble floor polishing can remove small scratches. You can polish the flooring either by dry sanding or wet sanding. Use special silicone-carbide sandpaper in range of grits to slowly work out those imperfections.
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A hot water recirculating system can give you instant hot water, but you must mind some important safety tips! Follow this guide for proper installation of your recirculating hot water system.
Removing ceramic tile can be hard work. The job is somewhat easy if the tile is adhered to cement board that is nailed to a wood subfloor. If the ceramic tile is cemented to a concrete slab, it may be very difficult to remove the tile.
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Removing excess grout from your tile floor is a challenging but not impossible project. You need a few simple items to ensure no damage to your ceramic tile. You will need patience to make the grout lines look smooth. Be sure to give yourself enough time for this job.
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Tankless water heaters may not be as energy saving as you think. A tankless water heater has a large gas appetite. These heaters are sometimes called on demand water heaters. What's more, some people who buy a tankless water heater end up using more hot water and fuel since the heater never runs out of hot water. This tends to erase all of the projected energy savings.
Bathrooms with odors that smell like a sewer may need a simple sewer gas barrier of water to stop the odor.
Mold and mildew removal from grout can be accomplished. You need to remove mildew and soap film with a good scrub brush. Then remove the hard water deposits with white vinegar. Remove the embedded mold and mildew from the grout by soaking paper towel with bleach or oxygen bleach and placing them on the dirty grout. Use the oxygen bleach if you have a septic system.
Water heaters can be fitted with expansion tanks to capture expanded water and prevent water heater malfunction. Sizing water heater expansion tanks is easy for your hot water heater, and adding a hot water expansion tank can be done within 30 minutes.
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