hanging one border over another
I would like to hang a border over another border. The new one is wider. Can I do this? If I can, what would be the best way to proceed?
I would like to hang a border over another border. The new one is wider. Can I do this? If I can, what would be the best way to proceed?
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answersI applied a dry wall mud compound to the walls in several rooms, and once they dried they had fish eyes showing up in the texture. I applied the texture using a ...
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answersThe stucco finish on my ceiling is peeling. I want to redo the ceeling and need to know how to remove the stucco.
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answersI am desparate to find the technique to match the "swirl" pattern in my house. The texture looks like 4-5" circles that have been applied with a brush or some typ...
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answersI want to remove water-soluble oil paint (sounds weird, I know)from a coffee table so I can repaint it with acrylic. Under the oil paint is gesso (a primer)and un...
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answersHello all. I am wanting to remud my walls as the people who owned the house before me really messed them up. The living and dining rooms have mud on the walls whi...
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answersI'm re-finishing my basement, and removed some paneling which was glued to the walls. Now the lower 1/3rd of all the walls downstairs either have a good deal of p...
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answersCan someone help me...I just purchased a house and in 2 of the rooms someone painted over wallpaper with texture (stucco style) paint. How do I get the paint and...
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answersAM REMODELING A BATHROOM. ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR REPAIR & CLEANING? MINE HAVE A VERY, VERY THIN COAT OF PLASTER AND ONE COAT OF PAINT.ALSO HAVE HOLES THE SIZE OF...
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answersWe have a problem w/the bathroom ceiling.It was painted w/Benjamin Moore eggshell finish (2 coats) approx. 2 years ago. The paint has been cracking and peeling o...
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answersJoint Dilemma #1We have a small rise where two cut pieces of drywall meet on our ceiling. I noticed my knife rocking over it as I checked for level. Do we need ...
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answersWe are attempting to remove the wallpaper in our family room. It went up circa 1978 by the original owners of the house. We are scoring and using a steamer and th...
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answersIs there such a thing as a primer that is thick enough to "smooth out" old wallpaper paste? I've recently purchased a home that needs TONS of rehab work. I spen...
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answersI am painting the exterior of my house an I noticed some settling cracks.I patched one side with a stucco patch mix with a texture.This took a long time.Is there ...
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answersTo all who this concerns, I have experience in the popcorn removal field. I also know variouse types of textures that will make a ceiling look 10 years NEWER. So ...
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answersHi - In my 1919 home, I inherited a bizarre decorating idea in one of the bedrooms and can\'t stand it anymore. Two of the walls are finished with what appears to...
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answersHelp! My home was built in 1955 and has a large floor to ceiling fireplace in the den. The brick is concrete(terra cotta in color, no character, vertical ribbed l...
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answersI have a ranch-style house built in the mid-50's. In one room they have put a swirl patterned texture on the ceiling with what appears to be plaster. In the next ...
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answersMy husband and I just finished hanging drywall on our basement ceiling. We rented a lift and worked for 14 hours on a 25x13 room. I read through some archives t...
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answersHi,I'm trying to restore door hardware in my home--all the hinges, full-mortise lock brass doorknob sets have been painted several times over.I've tried a paint s...
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