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Tools for the Pro and DIY | Flooring Supply Shop Blog

Category: Tools for the Pro and DIY

DTA Lippage Leveling System

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Preventing lippage is a serious matter if you’re trying to install your tiles as a professional or even as a DIY installer. The last thing you would want is unevenly spaced floor tiles or what people usually call tile lippage. With the intention of keeping tile installations much more efficient and free from errors, DTA has provided a set of tools and systems available for people to use for both commercial and residential purposes.

DTA Lippage Leveling System is a set of tools explicitly designed to accomplish lippage-free tile installation projects with much less time and errors. The leveling method consists of different tools that are part of the Anti Lippage Tile Leveling System to keep your floor tiles nice and clean.

Parts of the DTA Lippage System

The lippage system consists of three leveling tools: leveling caps, tile spacers, and a tile leveling gun. By coherently using these three tools, you’ll be able to install tiles free from lippage consistently.

  • Tile leveling spacers – used to prevent your tile from being too close together as well as keeping an even distance for each tile during the installation.
  • Tile leveling gun – the leveling gun tool is utilized after everything is tucked on the floor to tighten the caps to keep things as evenly placed as possible. 
  • Leveling system caps – the system caps are fitted right to the top of the spacers, which helps level the tiles in between.

Advantages of Using the DTA Leveling System

  • This system is purely designed to achieve a consistently leveled results across any tiled area. 
  • An effortless and quick way to lay out your tiles that takes away leveling errors, saving a ton of time for installers.
  • Designed for flexibility and performance as the system works and is suitable for both floors and walls.
  • The base of each leveling spacer is strategically designed to have holes to allow it to push through the wet adhesive, which then ensures equal adhesion for your tile floors.
  • Perfect leveling even if your tiles are uneven. This means that the system will work on various tile thicknesses.
  • The most cost-effective and versatile leveling system in the market.

How to Use the Lippage Leveling System

Before using the DTA Lippage Leveling System, you should first ensure that the floor is already prepared and leveled.

  1. Once the floor is ready and adhesives are already mixed, it is now time to lay down the first tile.
  2. Place the tile leveling spacers under the first tile that is already laid down. Make sure you space them out evenly if using multiple leveling spacers.
  3. After that, lay down the second tile, with the spacers hanging out in between the two tiles.
  4. Fit the cap on top of your leveling spacers and tighten them using the tile leveling gun.
  5. Gently repeat the whole process until you’ve already set the tiles on the entire floor.
  6. Wait for the adhesive to dry first, then remove the caps by simply kicking them off.

Effective tools for a DIY enthusiast

Effective tools for a DIY enthusiast

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Certain things are more comforting for a ‘Do It Yourself’ enthusiast than completing a home renovation project without any professional assistance. DIY lovers, although enthusiastic about completing a project all by themselves require proper tools and resources to effectively complete the job at hand. A trip to the local hardware store can get you access to a number of different tools and equipment; however, selecting the right ones can be a difficult job.

Bathroom renovation is one of the most complex DIY jobs since any complications in tiling or waterproofing can result in significant damage to the surrounding areas. It is for this reason that tools such as Pro Pan, ready to tile shower pans and Quick Kirb are widely used in a bathroom renovation job. Pro Pan and ready to tile shower pans come with a standard slope of 1/4” inch per foot, thereby ensuring a perfectly sloped shower floor. Further, Kirb perfect offers an easy solution to building a shower curb, thereby ensuring that water does not spill outside the shower area.

Tiling & grouting is another job that can create a problem for people who prefer to complete their home renovation job themselves without any professional help. Tiles have to be placed at an equal distance to smooth transitions. Further, the grouting job has to be completed in an effective manner so as to ensure proper sealing, and that the water does not seep through the grout. This job can be effectively completed by using tile spacers and grout caulk thinset. Further, DIY enthusiasts can also find a variety of tile trims that can add an appealing look to the tiling of a room.

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One of the common problems faced by people while installing stone or ceramic tiles is that of lippage. This not only disrupts the aesthetics of the room but can also result in cracks in the tiled floor. This problem can be easily solved by using the revolutionary Tuscan leveling system. Using this system will ensure a perfectly level tiled floor and will also make the tiling job easy and convenient.

Be it a job for carpentry, landscaping, or plumbing, a number of DIY enthusiasts find it difficult to find that perfect level pitch. An effective slope level indicator can prove to be more than handy in measuring and correcting the slope level of a place. Such slope levels are ideal for use by roofers, contractors, carpenters, engineers and most importantly by ‘Do It Yourself’ enthusiasts.

Finally, safety is an issue that concerns most people before they embark on their DIY endeavor. Certain safety tools such as a face mask, gloves, knee pads and clean up bags are essential in order to successfully complete a home renovation project.

Therefore, it is prominent that there are a variety of choices of tools for a DIY enthusiast to select from in order to successfully complete a home improvement project. Proper tools and equipment will not only help in timely completion of a job but will also ensure that it is completed in an effective and proper manner.

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How to Remove Grout from Tiles?

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A professional cleaner cleaning grout with a brush blade and foamy soap on a gray tiled bathroom floor

What is Grout? 

First and foremost, before going on the tips on how to remove them. What exactly is grout?

 It is a powdered mix of cement, lime, color pigment, and sometimes sand that hardens when mixed with water and left to cure. A composite material used in construction to fill voids and seal openings in surfaces. It serves as a filler between tiles once the installation has been set.

Over time, grout can become messy, dirty, cracked, and overall unpleasant to the sight of your house. That is why removing it and regrouting is a task every responsible homeowner should probably know. It could be a time-consuming and hard task even for professionals. That is why looking for grout removal tools would be a perfect solution to make your life easier and accomplish a better-looking result for your home.

How to Remove Grout from Tiles?

There’s a lot of different ways to remove grout which includes different tools that you can use to make it easier. Here is a simple and quick step-by-step method to follow when you’re trying to remove the grout yourself.

  • Safety First

You need to take safety precautions first before going on the process. Removing solid ground materials could cause casualties if you’re not prioritizing safety first.

Putting on safety goggles is a great way to protect your eyes from debris. Using safety gloves would be a tremendous help, especially if you’re planning to regrout a wide floor area.

The Fein Grout Removal tool is one of the grout removal tools you can use and is a perfect example of this step. You’ll be needing this to remove grout easily from Walls, Floors, Countertops, Bathrooms, All tile surfaces, Commercial and Residential. This grout removal tool also fits most common grinders, so it is a more convenient option. 

Start by holding the tool, turn on the power and lightly press the blade on the grout. Using the tool removes grout without harming the tile because the grout is much softer than the tile.

However, it is important not to put too much force on the floor as it may cause unnecessary damages. Be careful and keep your eye on the blade.

  • Gently Grind at an Angle

Being patient in this process is required, slowly moving towards a straight line following the grout is a must to prevent damages on the edges of your tile. Place your arms in a comfortable position so that you won’t get tired and stay steady along the process. 

  • You Can Also Use A Machine to Remove Grout

Raimondi Berta Advanced Grout Cleaning Machine is a machine that purposely focuses on making the grout removal process much easier.

The machine’s technology is high powered which is perfectly enough for grout removal tasks. The process could be time-consuming and physically demanding which is why this is a great alternative for the conventional way of removing grout especially when you are planning to work on a wide area that would require more energy. A machine would be perfect for you.

  • Clean Your Area

Removing grout is a messy process and it is normal to find debris all over your work area. Cleaning them after this process is also necessary in order to prevent them from sticking on the edges of your tiles. Using a vacuum after your grout removal process will get the job done.

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As a result of this many have lost jobs or they have been postponed, while some areas that have not been hit as hard are taking the opportunity of empty facilities to perform deep cleaning and restoration project. We want to help where we can and so does everyone at this time. See below for generous offer from Dr. Fred Hueston!

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4 Reasons to Buy Heated Flooring

If you’ve ever experienced the feeling of stepping onto a cold tile floor after a warm shower, you will know it can be a bit of a shock to the system. Change that cold tile floor to a heated floor and the soles of your feet are delighted by a sensation like no other. Here are just four reasons why buying heated flooring from Flooring Supply Shop is one of the best investments you can make for your home.

Our Heated Floors Are Extremely Affordable

While the cost of installing heated flooring was once a very expensive project, many heated floors are now electrically powered and what’s more, you can install them yourself. EasyHeat Warm Tile Elite Mats are super thin floor mats that warm stone and tile floors and are a fraction of the price of traditional heated floors. They are also easier and quicker to install than conventional floor warming mats. EasyHeat Warm Tile Elite Mats are suitable for installation in bathrooms, kitchens, entries, sunrooms and more.

Our Heated Floors Use Less Energy

Our Radiant Floor Heating systems are proven to reduce energy usage compared to other forms of heating, keeping energy costs to a minimum while also delivering exceptional comfort. EasyHeat products in particular, also have extremely low EMF and such levels are comparable to standard household products such as televisions, mobile phones and refrigerators.

Our Heated Floors Are Suitable For Most Rooms

Although typically installed in the bathroom, the great thing about heated flooring is that it can be installed in almost any other room, providing they are fitted with appropriate flooring. If you have hardwood floors in one of your rooms for example, the changed in temperature may cause gaps in the wood. Choosing porcelain tiles, for example, means you can install heated flooring without any concerns and without sacrificing styles. Many people install heated floors in kitchens, bedrooms and basements, where it tends to get drafty.

Our Heated Floors Don’t Make Any Noise

One of the great things about the heated flooring we sell is its ability to deliver heat without noise. Both SunTouch Radiant Floor Heating and EasyHeat Radiant Floor Heating products will go unnoticed in your home in terms of noise. Of course your boiler is likely to make noise, but for many people, that’s hidden away in the basement or behind a cupboard where noise cannot be detected.

Our Heated Floors Are Out Of Sight

Whereas with traditional floor heating, heat emitters often restrict furniture placement, with a Radiant Floor Heating system, the floor surface is what emits the heat. By choosing SunTouch Radiant Floor Heating or EasyHeat Radiant Floor Heating products, you won’t need to compromise the aesthetics of your rooms, since you can place furniture wherever you would like.

You can check out our SunTouch Radiant Floor Heating and EasyHeat Radiant Floor Heating products for more information

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