Repairing a hole in the ceiling
A ceiling in a bed room was recently damaged by rain. There is a small crack where water dripped during a storm. An area (two inch radius)around th...
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Alternatives to gypsum for old plaster walls
I recently purchased a home built in 1925. It has many layers of paint & wallpaper over plaster. Many in my neighborhood place drywall over this to...
almost 13 years by jasper
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Stripping Milkl Paint
Does anyone have any advice on stripping milk paint. I have a staircase that has a couple of layers of old oil (lead) based paint that comes off p...
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Exterior Latex over Oil base coat
Our old bungolow style house was painted with a latex exterior over oil base coat five years ago. The side is cement cinder block and stucco. Som...
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porch ceilings
I read somewhere that sky blue paint was often used on the porch ceilings of old houses. Does anyone know the historic significance or practical p...
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tell me what you know about wallpaper over muslin
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almost 13 years by jasper
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stripping
My log home has some sort of hard-shell shellac on the exterior. I'm told that this isn't an appropriate sealer/preservative for the logs, because...
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Removing Paint from a Stone Fireplace
I am in the midst of buying a new house where the former owners decided to paint the stone fireplace green. How can I restore the fireplace to its...
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removing paint from glass
my new apartment has french doors. unfortnately, someone painted over the glass panes. what is the best way to remove the paint from the doors?
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wallpaper
I want to put fabric backed vinyl wallpaper over existing paper-- do I need to first put anything special over the old wallpaper so the new paper w...
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wallpaper over paneling
I primed my paneling and now I would like to wallpaper over it can that be done and not see the grooves..
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How repair water-logged front-porch railing/supports, for paint that will stick!
Hello, Fellow Painters,I have a problem that has had me stumped for years. My house doesn't look lived in because the wood on the small front porc...
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power washing
I would like to remove paint from an old outdoor porch prior to painting. The surface is wood and is around 50 years old. I have recieved various o...
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Liquid Vinyl
Has anyone had any experience, good or bad, with liquid vinyl siding finish from Kryton Coatings International?International.http://www.liquidvinyl...
almost 13 years by jlphillips
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How do skim coat plaster
I have an old house with plaster walls and ceilings. both are covered either in panelling or wallpaper. Underneath this the walls are very rough. M...
almost 13 years by BRAD_BOYES
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Adobe to Plaster
Any suggestions on repairing a major crack that happens each year with humidity in the desert? We have an exterior adobe wall, which is pourous and...
almost 13 years by AZHomeowner
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painting dark paneling to look like white paneling
I have old dark paneling and I am wanting to paint it to look like white paneling or paint it to give it that aged white painted look to lighten up...
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paintable fiberglass wallcovering--safe?
what is the deal with paintable fiberglass wallcovering? should I be worried about breathing fiberglass if I use it? Would it be a good way to co...
almost 13 years by jasper
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painting project
I am assisting a friend with a painting project and we are having trouble with blending the two colors where the roof meets the top of the wall.It ...
almost 13 years by chances are
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latex under oil
I just bought a house that has an Ikea kitchen. I wanted to paint the cabinets white, so I started with a latex base coat (I've already completed ...
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