Can I paint the inside of a fireplace and with what?
I have a wood burning fireplace made of cinderblock on the inside and regular brick on the outside. The inside cinderblock has become very stained...
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over 10 years by Piffin
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Can I have stained & white baseboards in my house?
My husband and I are having a house built but the price of installing stained interior doors, baseboards and casings are beyond our budget. Would ...
over 10 years by Piffin
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Average Cost of Working Drawings for Kitchen
I'm looking for feedback on the average cost for fees related to kitchen re-design. Services will include taking the project from approved design t...
over 10 years by Piffin
3
answers384
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Stair recommendations
HiI am looking for recommendations on comfortable riser height and tread depth for a person who uses a walker. Would it be correct to allow for al...
over 10 years by Piffin
3
answers368
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basement access
I just bought a beautiful Cape Code home. The only drawback is there is no exit to the outside from the basement. I would like to know if it is ...
over 10 years by Piffin
1
answers576
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Help need to make one room into two ASAP!
I have a small one bedroom apartment and I need to take part of the living room and make it into an additional bedroom.I was wondering what my opti...
over 10 years by Piffin
3
answers879
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HANGING A FRAMED HEAVY MIRROR
What would be the best way to hang about a 40 lb. framed mirror? Should I find the studs in the wall or use a picture hook without finding the st...
over 10 years by Piffin
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answers1028
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Degree of cut....
I'm building a storage shed,4'wide,12'long,sidewalls 4'high.The problem I'm having,is the degree of cut for the trusses,any info on this,would REAL...
over 10 years by Nailhead#1
0
answers682
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wall texture
questions about how to reproduce the original wall texture in my home, the home was built in 1980 using the old syle star ? looking technique. I've...
over 10 years by dave3703
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Remodeling Costs
IF it costs about $200 a square foot to builld a fairly nice home from the ground up...how much per square is a remodel (roughly). Just basics lik...
over 10 years by g99mom
2
answers872
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Fireplace
We want to change the colors of the bricks on our fireplace. We have read how there is fire resistant paint, and how it should be primed first. W...
over 10 years by rpxlpx
1
answers400
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How to Hang Bracketless Shelves?
I have a couple of shelves that are designed to hang on a wall without any visible support...they screw into the wall from the back. I'm having tr...
over 10 years by Jay J
1
answers171
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floor plans
We are going be be building a home. Any feedback on websites to help us draw up a preliminary floorplan before we take it to an architect or build...
over 10 years by Piffin
5
answers466
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Walls
We recently bought a house built in 1929. All the walls are still original, meaning I guess that they have not been drywalled or anything other tha...
over 10 years by rosebud
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answers329
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Drywall
I recently purchased a double wide manufactured house. I have replaced the entire floor of the house do to a hot water heater explosion while I was...
over 10 years by ubugme
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answers84
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If walls could talk
We are currently remodeling (ourselves) an 1861 farm house in rural Ohio.Because of wiring and needing insulation we are starting in the kitchen wh...
over 10 years by conniemae
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answers660
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Spackle dust
I'm done spackling my new bathroom but I have a lot of dust. What's the best way to get the dust off the walls before I paint? Thank you!
over 10 years by LDoyle
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answers883
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Mounting Pictures
How do you mount picture frames or shelves on a cement block wall?
over 10 years by doug seibert
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answers929
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Sound Proofing in old homes?
I live in a c1900 house that was converted (probably in the 50's) to apartments. My problem is insulation from noise, or lack thereof. During some ...
over 10 years by rpxlpx
2
answers426
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tiling countertops with old plates
Has anyone ever tiled kitchen countertops with old plates/dishes? I am considering doing this and would like to know the pitfalls. I have tiled a...
over 10 years by Lawrence
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answers738
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