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  • Flooring and Wood
  • From "Talk2DIY Home Improvement"
    episode TTD-213F
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    Tips:

    • To clean heel scuffs off floors, simply erase them with a white-vinyl eraser.

    • Using a cup of white wine vinegar diluted in a bucket of water cleans hardwood floors. The vinegar kills germs and gives wood an excellent shine.

    • To give sandpaper new life, revive it with a fine-bristle brush.

    • Your paint or varnish remover will work harder if you slow evaporation by covering a thick layer of it with plastic sheeting or waxed paper.

    • Brown shoe polish can be used as a quick cover-up for small scratches or nicks in stained wood.

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    Reading List

    Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance
    Editors of Creative Homeowner
    $34.95
    Hardcover -- 608 pages (September, 2000)
    (ISBN: 158011069X)

    Creative Homeowner flooring book:

    Quick Guide: Floors
    Editors of Creative Homeowner
    $7.95
    Paperback -- 80 pages (March, 1992)
    (ISBN: 1880029065)

    Other Book Resources

    Flooring

    Flooring Projects & Techniques (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)
    By the editors of Creative Publishing International
    $14.95
    Paperback -- 128 pages (January 1997)
    Creative Publishing International (ISBN: 0865736790)

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    Floors: A Design Source Book (Design Source Book)
    By Elizabeth Wilhide
    $12.00
    Hardcover -- 192 pages (September 1997)
    Stewart Tabori & Chang (ISBN: 1556706057)

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    The New Flooring Idea Book: Creating Style from the Floor Up
    By Regina Cole
    $17.50
    Paperback -- 144 pages (July 2001)
    Rockport Publishers (ISBN: 156496731X)

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    Restoring Hardwood Floors (Storey Publishing Bulletin A-136)
    By Mary Twitchell
    $3.95
    Paperback (October 1995)
    Storey Books (ISBN: 0882663488)

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    Wood

    Working with Wood (Home Repair and Improvement -- Updated Series)
    By Time Life Books (ed.)
    $14.95
    Hardcover -- 128 pages Spiral Edition (August 1997)
    Time Life (ISBN: 0783539118)

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    RESOURCES :
    Vermont American Tool Co.
    Vermont American Tool Co.
    Website: www.vermontamerican.com

    Bosch Tools
    Bosch Power Tools
    Website: www.boschtools.com

    The Home Depot Information

    To locate the Home Depot store nearest you, click here.

    The Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.
    Website: www.homedepot.com

    Orchard Supply Hardware
    Orchard Supply Hardware
    Website: www.osh.com

    Creative Homeowner Information
    Creative Homeowner Press
    Website: www.creativehomeowner.com


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    Emad Saah
    4687 Old Broadway
    Knoxville, TN 37918
    Phone: 865-219-8070
    Fax: 865-219-0760
    CS Refinishing

    Donna Hill
    4420 Middlebrook Pike
    Knoxville, TN 37921
    Phone: 865-558-8668
    Tile and Flooring Expert
    Henson & Associates Flooring

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