Recent content by Cobrakillerta

Ok, so the flooring was delivered last Friday 8/10 and it looks great, I can't wait to put it down. I did a CaCl test and wound up with 6.4lbs. of absorption. It had poured buckets all day & night for those 62 hours of the test, humidity was at 93% the day I concluded the test! Will a 6 mil...

That all eases my mind a bit, I figured being on a slab and so close to the water was going to be a huge problem. I'm glad you know LI well enough to know all of this, looks like you also ha fun here recently, I love it out here! Could you recommend a certain underlayment? Is that Roberts...

Ok, so any clear 6mil sheeting, say from a big box store would suffice? I'm sure I can find better pricing online I'm about 15 miles east of Lindenhurst in Oakdale

The moisture meter I used was a General Tools MMD4E...I know it's a very basic and inexpensive meter but, being on a ground level slab I knew I'd have a higher moisture content and figured it would give me a rough idea. It read 14% in various spots. I guess I'll pick up a basic Calcium test kit...

I just bought my first home last February which needed a bit of updating. The house was built in 1964 and is mostly all original. Besides the basics, I've redone the kitchen myself (new tile floor, new cabinet doors/drawers and sprayed cabinets) as well as a 1/2 bath....My house is built on a...