drywalling I beams
I'm drywalling my new addition which has I beam ceiling. Can I attach the drywall directly to the I beams or should I strap the entire ceiling firs...
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HELP! Remove spray paint from windows
Hi all, I am not sure if this is the right place to post this. I purchased a vehicle that had been spray painted. Most of the paint came off ea...
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tin ceiling
How do I strip a 100 year old tin ceiling and is it possible to polish it to a light color and then paint with a clear finish?
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painting an old plaster mirror
I have an old plaster mirror that has been painted slate blue with some gold gilding. I want to paint it white. What kind of paint should I use (...
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Paint after primer
I have a wooden, pressure treated fence. As rails are replaced, I treat them with a white primer and then a white outdoor latex paint. Is the lat...
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cracked drywall found after stripping wallpaper
After stripping 3 layers of wallpaper off. I found a crack under the window that continues down to the baseboard. moisture was found under the pape...
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Pre papered walls
I want to hang paper on walls where the drywall was papered before being attached to the studed walls. As in a MOD home. What is the best way to do...
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How Can I Paint a Popcorn Ceiling?
I want to paint it because it is yellow now. I have a sprayer, but don't want to use it. At the hardware store, I was told that as long as it is ...
over 12 years by Chip
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Removing Glue from walls
I just moved to a new house and the master bedroom had fabric covering on the walls. So far I have been able to remove the coverings, but there is...
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How to remove stucco from plaster walls?
I want to get rid of the stucco and prepare the walls forpainting.Sanding is pretty messy. Wetting the stucco has been suggested. I was thinking ab...
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Cleaning Textured Ceilings
Does anyone know how I can clean the mold and mildew off my textured bathroom ceiling? I tried blotting it with a sponge soaked in bleach water, b...
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Can you paint over laminated fiberboard?
We just purchased an older motor home. We want to lighten up the dark paneling and cabinets. All cabinets are made of the fiberboard with woodgrain...
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Victorian Wallpaper
We are getting ready to replace 100+ years of wallpaper. The house is built entirely from old growth redwood with no drywall, only redwood planks,...
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Wall Repair
I've had water leakage that has come through the outside brick wall of my home causing big problems under the inside bedroom window. The plaster h...
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primer over old paint
The baseboards in our home were originally painted over wood without primer. The paint is starting to peel up in some areas. Can I sand these are...
over 12 years by Chip
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Painting dark panneling
I have very dark panneling in my family room - that I would like to paint. I have two questions...(1) Should I fill in the "grooves" in the pannel...
over 12 years by Chip
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Question about Peel Away
We are using Peel Away 1 to remove about nine layers of paint (some lead) from the woodwork in our 80 year old house. It is working like a dream -...
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whitewashing/pigmenting brick
Has anyone had any experience whitewashing or using pigment on brick? If so is it a do it yourself project or better left to the professionals. W...
over 12 years by Chip
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Cracked cieling paint
We just bought a 140 yr old house that has ceilings I've never seen before. The paint does not adhere to this kind of ceiling, and very room is ...
over 12 years by Chip
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stripping lead based paint
I want to strip doors and windown in my 70 year old house and I feel sure there will be lead based paint in the many layers. Is this a do-it-your...
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