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Applying Caulk
Applying caulk can get messy. Here's how to ensure a smooth, clean finished appearance:
- Choose the right caulk for your ... |
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Boost Resale Value with Paint
Here's another great tip from BobVila.com.
How do you ensure you’ll get the selling price you want for your home in a ... |
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Brush Technique
Good brush technique is important to insure a neat, clean paint job. Hold the brush with your thumb on one side and your ... |
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Budget Kitchen Remodeling Ideas
Here’s another great tip from BobVila.com.
If your kitchen’s begging for a facelift but your budget begs to differ, try ... |
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Buying Paint
Most exterior paints will cover about 400 square feet per gallon for one coat. But adjust for waste factors like the type of ... |
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Carrying Paint
Smaller quart-size paint cans are hard to carry and easy to tip over. To avoid these problems, try this: Put the quart paint ... |
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Chemical Paint Stripping
Where stripping paint is concerned, there is just no easy way out. Here are some tips: 1) Cover the floor under your work. 2) ... |
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Child Lead Check
To reduce your child's exposure to lead, get your child checked, have your home tested (especially if your home has paint in ... |
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Choosing Primers
To get the best color perormance out of your paint, make sure and use the right primer. If you're using bright, bold colors, ... |
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Clean As You Go
When painting, keep a damp rag handy to clean up as you go. It's much easier to clean paint that is still wet. |
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Cleaning Solvent
Use the right solvent to clean up paint equipment. Check the paint can label. Generally use a mild detergent solution for ... |
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Cold Weather Painting
Now colder weather doesn't have to be an issue when doing exterior painting. While most conventional paints must be applied ... |
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Color Cues
Color does more than beautify. It affects our moods and energy levels, influences our sense of temperature, and alters our ... |
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Cover Up
Though it may seem like common sense to some people, one of the easiest ways to cover your furniture (if you have to keep it ... |
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Cut the Rug
If you plan to replace your floor covering and throw out the old rug you may decide to leave it down as long as it doesn't ... |
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Deck Staining
When staining your deck, be careful not to apply too much of the stain. You don't want to get surface film on the wood when ... |
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Diamond Floor
Here's a way to create a designer look for you floor using a stenciled diamond pattern. Snap parallel chalk lines diagonally ... |
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Door Painting
When you're painting a door, waiting between coats for each side to dry can be time consuming. Here's a shortcut. First, drive ... |
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Door Sealing
Make sure to seal the top and bottom edges of all doors with a finish coat of paint or sealer to prevent moisture infiltration. |
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Estimating Paint
Here's how to estimate how much paint you need for the job. Most paints will cover about four hundred square feet per gallon ... |
