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15 December 2017 | 12 replies
@Ryan Ellis and @Nicole W...... the Lifeproof LVT is luxury vinyl planks/tile.... looks like real wood or tile...you can get in "click together" or "peel and stick"....it made of vinyl...no wood in it at all....you can soak it in water and nothing happens...it plastic...Nicole...I think what you are thinking of is vinyl sheets... the big rolls or squares that get glued down...like back in the 70's :) The LVT are planks that are between 12 mm thick....come in boxes of planks that are usually 6-8 inches wide..... 48-60 inches long etcWhen most people talk about "laminate" they are usually referring to a product with a thin synthetic material bonded to a wood backing....the synthetic part has a printed image of the wood grain etc...the vast majority of them have some wood backing, so if they get wet, they soak up water and buckle/warp etc....the surface it very durable, but the backing is not water proof in most of them...usually "click together" etc....That's the nice thing about LVT/LVP..... if you buy the decent stuff it looks and act just like laminate but is 100% water proof....and the surface is just as durable if not more so then laminateTile is a great choice too, but not as DIY friendly to the average landlord
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7 May 2018 | 4 replies
There are both plastic and metal kinds; I'd use the metal kind in a rental.
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2 December 2017 | 23 replies
You should know, though, that it needs a heck of a lot more than just cosmetic work--your shower is leaking inside the wall (hence, the telltale plastic bag taped inside the shower because the moist wall is making the tile fall off), needs to be gutted, new shower tree built.
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26 December 2017 | 4 replies
Plastic clear clipboard that opens up, so you can kept the permit card on site before the home is weather tight.
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28 February 2018 | 4 replies
I like faux marble for shower surround, cheap plastic bead board fades and gets soap scummy.
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20 February 2018 | 106 replies
Look around and you will see the average joe is NOT getting six pack;meanwhile six pack book writers, gyms ,pod-casters,personal trainers, supplement sellers, workout equipment sellers,nutritionist,plastic surgeons etc are getting rich.
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17 January 2018 | 18 replies
. :) I had one issue where I didn't pass an electrical inspection because I knocked out the entire clips on a plastic box but he said he would come back later in the day.
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12 November 2018 | 13 replies
@John Salgado my issue was a combination of poor grading (towards the house), and a downspout that wasn't pushing water away.My fix was to dig down a bit (shallow) and place some heavy plastic on that corner from the foundation out to the edge of the mulch bed.
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3 February 2018 | 9 replies
Looks like all the other rooms were taped and had plastic put over, but they decided not to on this one?