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I have carpet in my kitchen. I would like to rip out what's in there. It is glued down. My dog has had some accidents on it. I have shampooed the carpet many times as well. I just think carpet in the kitchen is GROSS!! I am on a tight budget and would like to do as much as I possibly can by myself. Also, I am looking at vinyl flooring to put in. Can anyone lead me in the right direction to starting this project myself? And how to put in vinyl myself as well. The cheaper the better, but I do have some money to spend on supplies. My kitchen is fairly small it's only 10' x 16'. Please need suggestions!!!!
Answer
First of all...THANK YOU for stating how inapropriate CARPET in a kitchen is
With all due respect a 10 x 16 kitchen is not so small, unless you have it filled with a table/chairs etc. Beyond that the size make little difference in your desire or the effort involved.
My first question back would be WHAT is the sub floor? I want to assume that any decent contractor would not have installed GLUED carpet in the first place.
Determine what the sub floor is and then your budget. PREP in any case will be your greatest issue. Consider this... Vinyl Sheet stock hopefully would be your choice...if vinyl is the choice. CLEAN/SMOOTH sub floor is neccesary. Vinyl, flooring is most often less than 1/8 inch thick. The smallest void or rise in the sub floor WILL show up in time. Possibly causing undo wear in that spot.
Carpet glued down will leave residue, and the sub floor will either have to be scraped/ sanded/ removed/ or covered, to install new...which might be the better process anyway for the long term.
You state that the kitchen size is 10 x 16...Is that actual floor area or measuring from wall to wall? Sheet Vinyl is relatively easy to Shear, and again PREP is critical, once you're ready, most especially in accurate measurements. If there is any typ of "cove base molding" be it on perimeter walls or 1/4 round on cabinets that meet the floor that should be removed. WHY? To allow for any Minor OOPS in cutting Vinyl flooring to any edge,,,then replaced/over, hide any OOPS.
Tools: meauring tape/straight edge/ utility knife/extra blades/ etc.
Again, and truly with all due respect I've lived in homes and apts. where the kitchen was less than 100 sq. ft. and was very OK with that.
Steven Wolf
First of all...THANK YOU for stating how inapropriate CARPET in a kitchen is
With all due respect a 10 x 16 kitchen is not so small, unless you have it filled with a table/chairs etc. Beyond that the size make little difference in your desire or the effort involved.
My first question back would be WHAT is the sub floor? I want to assume that any decent contractor would not have installed GLUED carpet in the first place.
Determine what the sub floor is and then your budget. PREP in any case will be your greatest issue. Consider this... Vinyl Sheet stock hopefully would be your choice...if vinyl is the choice. CLEAN/SMOOTH sub floor is neccesary. Vinyl, flooring is most often less than 1/8 inch thick. The smallest void or rise in the sub floor WILL show up in time. Possibly causing undo wear in that spot.
Carpet glued down will leave residue, and the sub floor will either have to be scraped/ sanded/ removed/ or covered, to install new...which might be the better process anyway for the long term.
You state that the kitchen size is 10 x 16...Is that actual floor area or measuring from wall to wall? Sheet Vinyl is relatively easy to Shear, and again PREP is critical, once you're ready, most especially in accurate measurements. If there is any typ of "cove base molding" be it on perimeter walls or 1/4 round on cabinets that meet the floor that should be removed. WHY? To allow for any Minor OOPS in cutting Vinyl flooring to any edge,,,then replaced/over, hide any OOPS.
Tools: meauring tape/straight edge/ utility knife/extra blades/ etc.
Again, and truly with all due respect I've lived in homes and apts. where the kitchen was less than 100 sq. ft. and was very OK with that.
Steven Wolf
Is there limit on how many feet 6-3 wire should be?
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Run from my panel box to the kitchen stove is about 40 ft. (thatâs about 1 buck a foot) I was wondering if there problem with having cable that long? THANKS
I know that most of range stoves need 50 amps breaker and 6-3 wire BUT I have little space in the kitchen and thinking going with something small, good chance it will need only 30 amp breaker. SO, CAN I HAVE 30 amp breaker with 6-3 wire. THANKS
Benedict S : 6/3 with ground type NM-B
Each wire has 7 strands and ground is size 10.
Answer
The voltage drop on a 50amp circuit with #6awg wire at 40 feet is only: 1.95999 volts. And if you went with a 30amp circuit it's: 1.175999.
There is absolutely no problem.
According to the National Electrical Code Chapter 9, table 8 and 9: voltage drop is calculated per 1000 feet.
The voltage drop on a 50amp circuit with #6awg wire at 40 feet is only: 1.95999 volts. And if you went with a 30amp circuit it's: 1.175999.
There is absolutely no problem.
According to the National Electrical Code Chapter 9, table 8 and 9: voltage drop is calculated per 1000 feet.
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