STRONG CAT URINE IN SUB FLOORING
I bought a home that has been vacant for 9 months. The owners left 10 cats there that used the rugs as a litter box (also cat spray on the walls.) It's so bad, th...
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paint not sticking to primer
Hi, We had a soot damage to our house after a kitchen "incident" (piece of plastic burned on the stove). We cleaned all walls and cabinets with TSP (after which s...
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answersupdated about 21 hours ago by BV023940
Best type of caulking for waterproofing plywood?
I'm building a darkroom photo sink from 3/4 plywood. We need to caulk the seams after two coats of marine primer, followed by two topcoats of marine, then spar va...
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answersupdated 2 days ago by BV023933
Drywall Mud Clear Sealer??
Is there a sealer on the market for drywall mud that hardens and seals?For example: If I used colored drywall mud to create textures on my walls and didn't want t...
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answersupdated 3 days ago by BV023917
Lingering Paint Fumes....
Hello all!! This is my first post here, I'm hoping you can help with your advice. 10 weeks ago I had a room painted by a professional painter. The paint u...
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answersupdated 6 days ago by BV023891
Remove Plaster or Drywall Over It????
I am renovating a 1920's two-family home. Most rooms have the original horse hair plaster, and some have 1/4" drywall over the plaster, but only 8' up of the 12'...
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answersupdated 10 days ago by BV023868
Help - Brick Sealing
I recently used a Minwax Oil-based Polyurethane to seal my exposed brick. The problem I encountered is that on some of the bricks they turned an opaque color. I...
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answersupdated 10 days ago by BV023865
Cool wall systems
I have read a lot of these but don’t have a good answer. I’m in jacksonville Fl and the company is The Coating Man. They offer cool wall with Kynar heat re reflec...
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answersupdated 11 days ago by BV023855
HELP! Exterior paint used inside my home
Please help.....we have been suffering with a horrible unidentifiable odor in our home for the past three months. We have been on a "mission" to find the cause f...
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answersupdated 12 days ago by BV023847
Strange Paint Smell
3 years ago I painted one room in our house with Pittsburgh ceiling paint and MAB paint on the walls and trim. The MAB paint was latex semi-gloss on the walls an...
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answersupdated 16 days ago by BV023824
texcote or elastomeric paint ?
our condominum building, located in southern california, near the ocean is badly in need of resurfacing. the stucco is in decent shape but there are many crac...
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answersupdated 16 days ago by BV023822
Trying to match up molding stain to a 115 year old home
I want to put new molding in my 115 year old home but nothing comes close. What did they use 115 years ago? I tested a few and mixed a few on #1 pine and popul...
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answersupdated 20 days ago by BV023803
Sayerlack
Hi all does anyone out there use sayerlack and sayerlack water based paints and how they perform against other likes Tikerilla? Any thoughts ? Water bas...
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answersupdated 21 days ago by BV023770
Help Interior Paint used on our exterior!!!!
Had a certain unmentionable named store mix us some exterior paint samples. We had them make us a few gallons of exterior paint and primer and one. When we ran ou...
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answersdrywall has a fake wood grain paper surface
I recently bought a thiry year old house. I would like to fix the wall between the garage and the house. This wall is made of a half inch drywall product, but t...
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answersupdated about 1 month ago by BV023731
Drywall for 9' ceiling
When hanging drywall for a 9' ceiling, is there an accepted industry practice for where the 1' strip goes? On the bottom, in the middle or on top? I've seen som...
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answersupdated about 1 month ago by BV023645
Polyurethane over chalk paint
So my husband built a beautiful farmhouse table and benches for our kitchen. We stained the table then I used farmhouse white chalk paint on the legs and sides. ...
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answersupdated about 1 month ago by BV023637
water proofing wood
In a recent article about water proofing wood, you suggested using lacquer. I have to disagree. I have used lacquer for years as a professional and in my own shop...
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answersupdated about 2 months ago by BV023618
Staining Pavers - Milky Mess
We just used Behr Wetlook sealer on our pavers. Per the instructions we rolled the sealer on the pavers. A milky appearance was immediate and hasn't gone away, an...
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answersupdated about 2 months ago by BV023585
Paint and Gas Hot Water Heater
My Natural Gas Hot Water heater is located in a closet.I want to paint the floor of the closet.Should I extinquish the pilot light or should I just make sure I ha...
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answersupdated about 2 months ago by BV023556
