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Updated Jun 19, 2013

Q: Laminate/Hard Wood Flooring Question    —Lavon, TX

"We purchased our home a little over a year ago. It was a speck home so we couldn't make any changes. Well, we are wan..."

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When we got our house 2 1/2 years ago we took up the carpet and put the laminate in the entire house except for the kitchen & bathroom. We purchased it at Home Depot ...

Since we have 2 big dogs and 2 kiddos, we chose to go with hand-scrapped hardwood floors and love them...this way the scratches from dog claws or kids' toys doesn't ma...

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Q: Hardwood Floors Advice    —Kansas City, MO

"Hi, I have a question for everyone. We are getting new hardwood floors on our first floor. We've lived here for fiv..."

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Hi A., I just wanted to let you know that we have hard woods and I love them- we need to get them in our living room as well because our carpet is so dirty! But I w...

I would recommend Pergo over actual hardwood. I grew up in a house w/ hardwood, and we had a German Shepard, and there is NO good way keep the dog from scratching the...

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Q: Permanent Marker on White Kitchen Floor    —Pawtucket, RI

"Hi again everyone, I have another problem I need help with. My 2.5 year old decided to be Picasso and draw with perma..."

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Hi A., Have you tried rubbing alcohol? this works on Sharpies on certain surfaces like ceramic tiles, I am not sure if it works on linolium. Good luck!

Hi A., I am a Melaleuca rep and would love to help you. We have a few products that actually work and would be happy to work with you if interested. To join this mo...

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Q: Travertine Shower Floors    —Charlotte, NC

"I have a travertine tile master shower floor that was installed last summer and the soap scum has already started to ..."

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we don't have travertine, but my guest bathroom floors and shower walls are done with tumbled marble - also very porous. the tile came from Lowe's and they sold a prod...

Hello there, I work for a tile and stone company in town. You are right you cant use just anything. You are going to have to scrub it unfortunately and get it resea...

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Q: Stained Linoleum Question    —Orem, UT

"I purchased some kitchen rugs with a black border from Bed Bath and Beyond to match my kitchen. Well when they got we..."

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This is probably not very helpful, more like empathy, but I had a red rug that did the same thing to my linoleum a few years ago. We owned our house at the time, but ...

maybe you could try a bleaching toothpaste. If the Mr Clean erasers don't touch it I don't know what would. I use those on everything and have usually had good resul...

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