painting over wallpaper
I am helping a friend fix up an old basement and she has rough boards under the wallpaper. She can't afford to replace the boards or all of the wa...
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Poor worksmanship or normal occurence?
Wanted to ask this here too in case someone knows the answer. We built a modular home. Home was set just over a year ago...we've been in for 10 ...
over 5 years by wanderingone
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Paint splatter on ceiling
I painted my bedroom blue and did not intend to paint the ceiling, which is white. This was my first ever paint job. Although I taped the ceiling e...
over 5 years by nancycooks
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Ceiling paint doesn't match
I purchased 2/2 gallon buckets of ceiling paint. I painted the living room last weekend. This weekend I painted the connecting kitchen. I forgot to...
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Plaster and paint ceiling tile
Has anyone ever plastered and painted over the old 1'X 1'ceiling tiles before? To make them seem to be drywall instead of old tile.
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Dry wall was first used when?
Just moved into my first house, which was built in 1925. I assumed that it had plater walls, but found that it in fact has drywall thru out. I was ...
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Removing paint from aluminum windows and ceramic tile
I purchased home recently and am preparing to repaint the interior. The previous owner was not careful in their painting. I now have 2 dilemas. ...
over 5 years by mikeandheatherwed
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Kitchen walls
I have white formica wall can they be painted and if so what is the best primer and paint to use?
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Cabinet painting question
can I just use zinnzer primer over the varnish on my new cheap cabinets they are only 6 months old or should I sand them first?
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Faded finish exterior fixtures
I have light fixtures on the south side of the house which the finish has faded to an odd brick color. They are supposed to be a dark brown with a...
over 5 years by KANIMALHOUSE
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paint odor
my daughter has moved into an apartment and the paint ordor is very bad. She is going onto 3 weeks and the odor is still around. Windows and door...
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metal studs
How are metal studs attached to each other at right angle?
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ceilings
I purchased my house 5 years ago and it had "textured" ceilings. Geez, I hate them. Anyway, the ceiling is now dropping off in patches. Does any...
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exterior steel door paint peeling
Wife surprise me, she paint exterior doors while I was at work. 2 months later paint started to peel leaving primer behind. Whats the best way to r...
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bubbling paint on a new ceiling
We had a new skim of plaster on existing ceiling, applied 2 coats of primer, and now flat latex paint and the ceiling paint is bubbling in spots, w...
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Latex paint over stain
I have a wooden sign with raised letters. The background has been stained and I want to paint over that with latex paint. It would be hard to app...
over 5 years by carolynbills
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answers723
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Preparing and painting wooden cedar shake siding
I'm looking for advice on prepping/priming/paiting our home that has cedar shake siding. I know the house has been painted with latex at least onc...
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Removing paint from brick
While painting the trim on my daughter's house we got some paint on her brick. It there anything that will take it off?
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Wallpaper on paneling
I wanted to repaper paneled walls. When removing old wallpaper the venier on the paneling came off too. Can I paper over this. What do I need to...
over 5 years by Christyhosk
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