Getting started - cork floors
Cork is one of the most popular of the resilient floor tiles. Cork needs a smooth, level and totally dust-free surface for good adhesion and durability. Cork is a soft surface and tiles can be replaced relatively easliy. Cork requires minimal ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Tile Restorer
If you live in a house that was built around the turn of the century, your tessellated tiles might be in desperate need of attention. With the help of tile restorer, Peter Ives, we look at how an old, tiled veranda can be returned to its original ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Laying cork tiles
Laying cork and vinyl tiles is very similar. Both choices are popular DIY projects. Basic carpentry tools including pencil, utility knife, tape and builder's square Self-adhesive vinyl tiles are easy to lay on a level, clean and dust-free ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Better Homes and Gardens magazine: inside March 2007
Easy ways to paint kitchen cabinets and tiles, scarlet starlets: our top 5 red roses, Stop everyone in their tracks with an artful arrangement of pictures. It's an affordable and effective way to decorate your home. We give you lots of yummy ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Ensuite Makeover
The seventies floor tiles give this ensuite an out-dated appearance. However the main reason for this makeover is that the waterproofing system has broken down. Water has leaked from the shower into the carpet and the moisture is attracting ... [... more]
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Mosaic Stepping Stones
Rita Hill showed how to turn a boring concrete paver into a beautiful piece of garden artwork. Paint the concrete stepping stone with straight Bondcrete so that the cement mix will bond to it. Leave for 12 hours to dry. Prepare your tiles while ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cracked Tiles
Tiles on plasterboard 1. If the cracked tile is on plasterboard, run a sharp knife around it so the tile and the paper face of the plasterboard will come away, rather than the whole sheet. It is very easy to put a hole right through the board. It ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Tiled Balcony Makeover
This beachside red brick flat has a generous north-facing balcony. It's looking rather dated and in need of a makeover. We're giving the balcony and pots a painted finish, but first comes the re-tiling. New Italian ceramic tiles (cream in colour) ... [... more]
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Mondo Grass
Steps, pavers, concrete slabs or tiles can look very stark and harsh in the garden. A popular landscaping trick is to tone down these areas using one of the varieties of mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus). Don visited Bronte House in Sydney, ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Laying wall tiles
Tiling a wall has a lot to do with the floor. Floors are often not level which affects your starting point. Basic carpentry tools: hammer and nails, spirit level, tape measure, plumb line, masking tape Notched trowel (4.5 or 6mm for flat back ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Warmth from the floor
Underfloor heating is ideal for warming up a cold bathroom floor. Devimat is a new, super-thin underfloor heating system that can be installed on just about any clean solid floor, including floorboards and old tiles. It can therefore be installed ... [... more]
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Template Gauge
This handy little gadget makes cutting around those awkward corners a breeze. For fiddly jobs around the house, this profile or contour gauge can make life easier when cutting lino or tiles around difficult shapes. Simply press the plastic gauge ... [... more]
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