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Questions tagged [vinyl]

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How can I repair a damaged vinyl window lifting fin?

When doing a move-out inspection of my rental property, I discovered the lift rail/channel on one of the windows looks to have been chewed up (presumably by the renter's dog). I have not had any luck finding any repairs for this part of a window…
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Our vinyl floor install will need to be redone -- will new vinyl need to be used, or can the existing vinyl be reused?

I had a company (whose name will not be mentioned unless they refuse to fix the job) install a new vinyl floor. I'll spare all the ugly details except the one that's relevant to this question which is the fact that a few parts of the vinyl don't…
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How to secure vinyl post caps?

I have a deck with vinyl posts, and 5"x5" vinyl caps on the posts. I'm looking at how I can affix them to the posts so they don't blow off. I found a "Vinyl Fence Glue" listed at both Home Depot and Lowe's websites, but they are listed as…
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How can I waterproof a hole in my vinyl deck to fit a downspout?

I am wondering if anyone might have some suggestions on solving this drainage issue with our vinyl deck. We used to have 2 separate decks but upon rebuild we have them joined with a narrow walkway. There was previously a downspout where the new…
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Can I place new subfloor (OSB) on top of old vinyl plank flooring and tile for planned faux vinyl tile in mud room?

I know the proper way to do it would be to rip out the vinyl flooring and the old tile and the old plank subfloor and do it properly but bear with me. We have a 1950 house which was originally built as a dance hall (and then moved and added…
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Removing masking/paper from skirting

I've recently renovated my kitchen, which amongst a great many other things involved putting in new skirting boards, which needed painting. So, to protect our new timber floor we decided to slide A4 paper into the very small gap between the skirting…
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Which type of vertical window shades are the most durable?

I am looking into purchasing vertical window shades. I hear vinyl will warp with heat, but I also hear fabric isn't as durable as vinyl. Not sure why fabric is much more expensive than vinyl though. Which is more durable in the long term, Vinyl or…
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Should I remove vinyl flooring to allow the floor underneath to dry out?

We are renovating a 200+ year old house that had a dirt basement. We poured a concrete floor and put vinyl flooring (snap-together, looks sort of like wood) over this. The basement has gotten wet (no gutters yet, unfortunately) twice recently. It…
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How can I seal improperly installed vinyl tile joints?

I installed lifeproof luxury vinyl tile in my bathroom and want to make extra sure the seams of the tiles are waterproof. I found the Roberts 7500 seam sealer but it dried white, and the "grout" lines of my tiles are dark gray. Does anyone know of a…
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What do I need to connect 1/2 and 3/8 vinyl tubing?

I am just trying to connect an 1/2” vinyl tubing (this one) to a smaller 3/8” version. I got this 1/2” to 3/8” barb reducer but it’s way too small and doesn’t fit. Why? Which part do I need instead?
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Okay to screw into a vinyl sash?

My new replacement double hung vinyl window sashes were just delivered, and one is missing the locks. There are divots but no holes. I can reuse the locks from the old broken sash, but can I just drill holes at the divots or is there a special…
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How much old material do I remove before laying new rolled vinyl?

We are installing new rolled vinyl in an old home. We discovered there is an original layer of vinyl then a layer of plywood (underlayment?)and a second layer of vinyl. How much do we have to remove before putting down the new vinyl?
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How can I remove vinyl base without damaging the drywall?

My house has vinyl base material attached to the walls in the laundry room and bathrooms. This material is glued directly to the drywall. It is presently unclear if the glue was a pre-applied layer on the back of the base material or if the glue was…
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How to use this vinyl tile

I have acquired a property abandoned by some inexperienced flippers. They left some materials behind and one of the things was about 75 sq ft. of vinyl self stick tile. I am not a big fan of self stick, but these tiles are pretty thick (about…
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Can the seams on vinyl windows be smoothed out?

I am in the middle of having 18 windows replaced with what are supposed to be Pella Series 250 windows1, by a large US national based home remodeling firm. In inspecting the new windows I see that all of them have visible and exposed seams at all 4…
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