ceiling repair (swirl pattern)
Part of a my bathroom ceiling was replaced with wallboard and I need to match the swirl pattern. What tool(s)/material(s) do I need to add swirl back. The exist...
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Removing old paneling
I want to remove old marlite paneling from a walkin shower that has been glued on with liquid nails, without harming the drywall underneath. Is this even possibl...
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answersupdated almost 20 years ago by Homedoctor
Removing OLD Original Paper or Paint Over?
I have a two story foyer with wallpaper that looks to be the original paper - probably about 13 years old. I want to redo this space and would prefer to paint, b...
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answersupdated almost 20 years ago by attntodetail
Painting an Apartment
I just moved into an apt. that hasn't been repainted in a long time. The kitchen is particularly bad- several layers of paint, peeling in some places, overall ve...
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answersupdated almost 20 years ago by attntodetail
PAINTING OVER TILE FLOORING
I have really, really ugly bathroom ceramic tile and would like to paint over it. My husband says I can't, but I want to prove him wrong. Can you help? Thanks.
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answersupdated almost 20 years ago by attntodetail
Covering old Lead Based Paint?
We have a post WWII salt box with the original lead based paint on the ceilings. It is time to start redoing the rooms and some of this has started to chip and p...
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answerssmoothing out a ceiling
I bought an old house that the homeowners did a lot of bad work on. One example is drywall joints--any piece of drywall they put up themselves has joint jobs so b...
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answersWallpaper Paste Removal
I have removed the wallpaper from my walls in my bathroom and what I believe is the paste still remains (it stripped off easily)...I have heard something about vi...
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answerscovering old paneling
I would like to know what kind of wall treatments would be used to cover paneling besides wallpaper and paint . I seen a program where they covered paneling with...
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answersPainting Radiators
Paint peels from my radiators dispite thorough preparation prior to painting. The paint "stays put" during the summer but begins to peel in the winter when heat...
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answersRemoving wallpaper past and backing from woodwork,
When I wallpapered the bathroom, I let the un-trimmed portion of the wallpaper sit on my painted baseboard until the next day. When I trimmed it the next day and...
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answersupdated almost 20 years ago by PattyB
Antiquing Hand-Hewn White Pine Beams
In order to save LOTS of money on our new house - we are having beams hand hewn out pine logs, and then staining them to look antique. Finding any information on ...
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answersupdated almost 20 years ago by ChaulkLine
Hanging of pictures?
I would like to know the safest way to hang pictures (sizes 20x20 mostly)on plaster walls. The house I am in currently was built in the 40's or 50's. The walls ...
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answersA hole in the Wall!
My son was playing baseball in the house and put his bat through the wall. Now there is a circle shaped hole about a foot in diameter. What is the quickest way to...
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answersCanvas ceilings
How do we prep and paint old canvas ceilings?The original paint is spider-webbed cracked, and we've had varying opinions on what product to use over it. Should w...
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answersDrywall hairline cracks
I recently covered plaster (and 5 layers of wallpaper) walls and ceiling with drywall. I am very pleased with the results. I’m done with the tape, mud, sand pri...
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answerspainting steel tubing
Hello,I have a canopy bed made with steel tubes that really need a new, great paint job. Is it possible to paint without professional help, and what kind of paint...
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answershelp with skim coating
Hi, I have plaster walls over some kind of concrete, which is itself over mesh wire. I tried Peel Away on one of the walls in the kitchen to remove the flaking le...
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answersWallpaper over wallpaper
Can you put new wallpaper over existing wallpaper, or do you have to remove the first wallpaper?
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answersplaster recipe, please?
I am desperately seeking a recipe for the same plaster that was originally used on the wood lathe/plaster walls of my 1919 home. All I know for sure is that it h...
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