REPLACE FORMICA vs NEW KITCHEN COUNTER TOPS
Generally, yes, its better to replace the underlayment as well as the formica. You don't want to remove the old formica. In some circumstances, y...
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about 12 years by BobF
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Metal Framing vs wood framing
Obviously, Lawrence has never worked with steel studs before. I found steel stud much easier to work with. You can frame a basement in half the t...
about 12 years by BobF
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painting steel tubing
Yes, you can paint the steel posts. You need to sand it first with 220 grit. Then prime it. Cover with the color paint of your choice.Use paint...
about 12 years by BobF
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TAPE MEASURE MARKERS
Floor joists are sometimes installed at those distances.
about 12 years by BobF
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Turning A Crawl Space Into A Full Basement
Jacking the house is one way. The house is jacked up, moved over, the new basement done, then the house moved back.Another way is to make sure the...
about 12 years by BobF
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Brown edge of laminate - can it be eliminated?
What is on the front edge - lamnate or hardwood? I usually use a hardwood edge, then do a 45 degree bevel. You could also do a half or full bulln...
about 12 years by BobF
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Formula for square footage of odd shapes
Well, if I could remember my calculus I could. The simplest is to break it down into smaller, regular shapes. This is what calculus does anyway. ...
about 12 years by BobF
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vent-free fireplace
I had one installed last November. Its been fine these 3 months.
about 12 years by BobF
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Wallpaper over wallpaper
If the existing paper is in good condition and is tight to the wall, then yes.However, that doesn't mean you should. You should remove the old wal...
about 12 years by BobF
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Leaves from last fall
By now most of the grass is dead. This happened to me about 15 years ago. Rake up what you can, that also helps break up the soil. Then sow new ...
over 12 years by BobF
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Pre-pasted wallpaper
No - that's an excellent idea! The paint store or wallpaper store will have a watery paste that works great. Brush it on instead of water. Give ...
over 12 years by BobF
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new basement walls
Use either tapcon screws (concrete screws) or a ramset. A ramset uses a .22 caliber shell to drive the nail thru the sole plate into the concrete....
over 12 years by BobF
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***PLEASE HELP! Splitting two phone lines
Get a spliiter from Radio Shack. They are only about $7. You plug it into the jack. The other end has 3 openings. One for line 1, one for line ...
over 12 years by BobF
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Vacuum, Central System
Usually the pipes will be routed thru the cold air returns to install a central vac in an existing house.We had a BEAM installed when our house was...
over 12 years by BobF
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concrete wall moisture
The only long term solution is to stop the water on the outside. Any inside fixes (including drylock, etc) are temporary at best. The exception b...
over 12 years by BobF
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Outlets are Upside down :(
One GFCI and protect all the outlets downstream from it, so not every outlet needs to be GFCI.Don't buy the cheap outlets. And don't use the push-...
over 12 years by BobF
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Questions about my basement sub-floor?
Use 3/4 inch tongue and groove plywood. Overlap the seams, ie) stagger the sheets.Do use a mechanical fastener with the glue. Don't rely on glue ...
over 12 years by BobF
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Wood finishing
Get a putty as close to the finish color (stain or natural) as possible. The holes get filled after staining but before applying the poly.
over 12 years by BobF
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wet walls
That's condensation. The cheap fix is identify sources of moisture and stop them. eg) if you are venting the dryer inside the house, stop that an...
over 12 years by BobF
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Counter-top Laminate
No. One of the advantages of laminate is its ability to resist stains and dis-coloring.Painting is not a good option, either.
over 12 years by BobF
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