Corner Repairs
We have a daughter in a motorized wheelchair and she is always hitting the corners of the doorways with her wheelchair. It is drywall with metal co...
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about 14 years by Calene
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Repair of Popcorn Ceilings
I have had to repair the popcorn ceilings from time to time. Often, I have to remove some area of the ceiling due to water damage and then TRY to ...
about 14 years by Wick
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answers192
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Removing paint from river-rock fireplace
My wife and I are buying an existing home that is a definate fixer and includes a large fireplace made from river rock that has been painted white....
about 14 years by Kansaz
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answers746
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Painting over Ceramic Tile
What procedures are there for painting over existing tile and grout in a bathroom??
about 14 years by DR HOME
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answers399
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HELP!!
I am in the process of tearing down tiled ceiling that was glued to my drywall ceiling! It has been up there since the 70's and it was starting to ...
about 14 years by DR HOME
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answers739
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Removing Textured Paint
I want to remove textured paint from walls and ceiling. I had previously used a product made specifically to do this, but have lost track of what i...
about 14 years by daleh
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answers464
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Paint Over Paneling Prep
Looking for ideas on filling in the grooves of a paneled living room in order to paint. Don't want to see what is under the paneling right now as ...
about 14 years by robbiesd
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answers499
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fill-in of panneling groves for smmoth paintable surface
Has any one got any ideaa on how to fill in the dato type groves in panneling? I'm thinking I would like to fill them in with drywall mud, then sp...
about 14 years by robbiesd
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answers566
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Removing wallpaper...
I just finished removing the wallpaper from the master bathroom. The paper removed layers of surface from the drywall everywhere that drywall mud ...
about 14 years by margie
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answers539
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Removing layers of paint from plaster...
I have recently moved into a flat that has plaster walls and coved ceilings (i.e. curving at the corners with moulding about 10 feet up on 13 foot ...
about 14 years by kirk_bb
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answers284
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Repair Water Damaged drywall
Amazing but true, it rained in San Deigo all day yesterday. At 5:00 PM I noticed the wallpaper on one second story wall was soaked through and pee...
about 14 years by margie
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answers712
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replacing wood paneling
We just moved into a 27-year-old saltbox-style home. The living room, dining room, and loft area (two bedrooms and a bathroom)are all paneled with ...
about 14 years by Wick
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answers668
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Necessity of re-painting plaster walls
I have heard conflicting reports regarding the necessity of painting plaster walls with some frequency. I purchased an 80 year old house with plas...
about 14 years by rayl
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answers269
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Removing Old Paint
I have an old house with several layers of paint on the wooden exterior. These layers tend to peel up when painted or show the line between bare s...
about 14 years by Kansaz
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answers393
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wallcoverings
I need info on a product that is like smooth stucco and rolled on walls, let dry for 15 minutes and then you roll over it with a textured roller. ...
about 14 years by Curley
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answers202
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Loose Skim Plaster
I have several walls in my house (built in the early 50s) where the skim-coating - about 1/16 of an inch - is cracking and no longer fixed to the b...
about 14 years by BrianEwing
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answers821
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painting paneling
I have heard that there is a new paint out there that you can paint directly over paneling without applying Kilz first. If this true and if so what...
about 14 years by gizzymoe
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answers165
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paint for old structure
I am thinking about remodeling an old house. This 1880s (?) clapboard-sided structure has not had any paint for at least thirty years. I'd like t...
about 14 years by DR HOME
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answers454
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Need help covering paneling!!
I have an idea to use drywall compound and or texture paint to cover the top 5 feet of my darkly panelled basement. I also have an idea to use a l...
about 14 years by DR HOME
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answers280
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removing wallpaper
I need advice on how to either paint over or remove old wallpaper in the bathroom that has a textured metallic baked on finish, I tried to remove i...
about 14 years by SprungJo
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answers239
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