removing paint from plaster walls
I'm in the process of removing old paint from our kitchen walls. It is old plaster underneath I was wondering if anyone could give some good produc...
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Stripping Paint from Woodwork
Previous owners of our home painted over varnished woodwork. Paint is now peeling off woodwork everywhere, particularly when bumped. The varnish ...
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Plaster or Drywall
We are considering replacing our plaster with drywall (house is 60+ years old). We are trying to determine if it is worth or it or just to try to ...
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Drywall or Plaster?
I recently bought a 1923 bungalow which stays pretty cold. I have forced air gas, but have to turn it up quite a bit to keep the house warm. As I...
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Sticky Paint
We are in the process of repainting the walls but when we wash them or scrub the paint peels off. Any suggestions on how to remove the old paint a...
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REMOVING TEXTURE FROM WALLS
I have texture on the drywall in my house and want to remove both the texture and paint. Any suggestions on how to do this?
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painting metal kitchen cabinets
These are in very excellent shape and have been sprayed with a brand new coat of white paint. The kitchen owner wants to turn it into a very colorf...
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Replacing Stucco
I have just purchased an older home that has a very odd plaster stucco throughout the main cavity of the house (entry hallway, stairwell, upstairs ...
over 13 years by erikjdavis
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Nail Pops
How do I fix nail pops in the celing of my house?I understand that you have to pound the nail back in, and put a dry wall screw next to it. I hear...
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warped joint tape on corner
I bought a house last summer (40 year old suburban ranch) that had trim up in many of the room corners that abut the rear wall of the house. Behin...
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NEED HELP REMOVING LATEX PAINT SPLATTERS FROM DRYWALL
I've tried sanding, paint thinner and remover, a heat gun and anything else I could think of to remove latex drips and runs from drywall walls. My...
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Flaking plaster in basement
Plaster has been repaired in the basement of our 1913's home, but is flaking off again. There is no evidence of moisture. I've read somewhere the...
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Stripping Paint around doors
Hi!I have been stripping paint around our front door which had about 5 or six layers of paint and what I think was Calcimine (whitewash with mixtur...
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faux wainscotting wallpaper
Does anyone know if there is such a thing aswallpaper that looks like wainscotting? I know there is a faux wainscotting paneling, but I am looking...
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covering dark panelling - on a budget
i need help in brightening up my living room; am restricted by budget.the walls are a dark (stained), very rough, pine paneling. i am looking to b...
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Foil Wallpaper
Any tips on getting foil wallpaper off.I am using the "papertiger/dif" combination but have yet to be able to pull of more than a couple inches of ...
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Painting Wainscotting
I am remodeling my bathroom and put up a 3 foot high pannel of wainscotting. What is the traditional way to paint the wood? Should I use an oil b...
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Painting pipes
Instead on putting up a ceiling in the basement I was considering painting it, can I use laytex to paint the water and natural gas pipes?
over 13 years by Mrs. Fixit
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Wallpaper creasing/cutting tool
I just wanted to let everyone know about a new tool that has been developed to eliminate the problems associated with cutting wallpaper properly. W...
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towel rack
we have a towel rack in the bathroom and there is a big hole in the wall where it is supposed to attach, I have tried to fix the hole but nothing ...
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