Missing chromosome for home repair
I have recently moved in to a fantastic 1932English Tudor home but unfortunately I'm missing the male gene for home repair and need your assistance...
I have recently moved in to a fantastic 1932English Tudor home but unfortunately I'm missing the male gene for home repair and need your assistance...
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ViewsOur cottage has 50 year old douglas fir cabinets that are really solid. The varnished finish is pretty bad and we would like to paint them. What ...
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ViewsI am building a 13x16 hot tub room. the room is well vented (windows and a venting skylight). The home owner saw a drywall product called "blue b...
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ViewsI am looking for a way to end the plaster generalized shaling and flaking that basically attacks just one one room in our c. 1810 townhouse. ...
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ViewsI have been painting houses the past 5 summers and am considering adding pressure washing as one of the elements of painting. I have no clue on wh...
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ViewsI want to paint my red brick fireplace a taupe to cream color to lighten, enlarge and soften the room. How do I prep and what type of paint should...
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ViewsI recently purchased a home in the pacific north west (wet) plan to paint the exterior of my home (wood siding) next summer. It is an old cape cod...
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ViewsJust put up wallpaper in a small bathroom. It has black background so the white of the edges of the paper show is there anything I can put on this...
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ViewsI have seen a faux finish used on wood cabinets which I would like to duplicate. This finish has the look of old, peeling paint--but is a new fini...
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ViewsWhat would cause eruptions (for lack of a better word) in my living room wall? Various spots look like the plaster is slowly bubbling up. Most sp...
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ViewsAre there limits to appropriate weather conditions during the application of exterior paint? How long do different paints take to cure, and what te...
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ViewsI would like to get a white washed look on old dark wood paneling. Is there a way to get this look rather than just a flat painted look.
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ViewsWe've got some hairline cracks forming on the walls all around the tub/shower in the bathroom - walls apparently have some sort of texturizing agen...
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ViewsSomeone told me it's a good idea to caulkthe knot holes in cedar siding before painting. Is this correct? I guess it soundslike a good idea because...
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ViewsNeed help with my plaster walls. They are cracked, chipping, and crumbling near baseboards. What can I do to repair and ready for painting?
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ViewsAny effective techniques for sanding and repainting kitchen cabinets would be much appreciated.
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ViewsI want to put drywall over brick on afireplace wall (no, I won't be gettingtoo close to the firebox). Question:how to adhere the drywall to the br...
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ViewsI have a home with plaster and lathe walls and I want to replace the electric (knob and tube) and have new, smooth, crack-free walls. Do I go thro...
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ViewsIn a house that was just aquired there is a fireplace that is Italian Marble, at sometime, in its life someone decided to put several coats of pain...
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