Order of kitchen re-do
What is the best sequence for re-doing my kitchen? I don't want to do everything all at once, and I can leave the walls and floors till last.
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Textured Walls
We want to remove the textured coating on our kitchen walls, but are unsure how to go about it. Can we just sand them down or is there an easier way to do it?
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answersRe-prepasted wallpaper response from BobF
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answersPre-pasted wallpaper
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answersupdated almost 20 years ago by jack-of-all-trades
Remove/Cover paint Fumes
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answersPeeling paint
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answersStripping and repainting aluminum patio furniture
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Hello,My home already had 4 or 5 layers of paint on them when we moved in..Can anyone tell me if it can be removed?? How to go about it and would there be any sa...
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answersPAINTING NEW DRYWALL
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answersWall studs show through paint
The wall studs on the exterior walls show through a layer of wallpaper and at least one coat of paint. We are planning to re-paint the walls (after stripping off ...
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Help. I am trying to remove the wallpaper in our foyer. The top layer has ripped off nicely and I used DIF gel to remove the paper backing and glue. However, I...
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answersupdated about 20 years ago by Jennifer Stokes
Sorry thats my Kitchen cabnets not my Home!!!
Sorry i ment my cabnets..ThanksSuzi
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I have never really understood peeling paint; I mean,is it just inevitable, or is it always a sign of something wrong in the ceiling/wall. Our home was the victim...
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I saw a message below regarding appliance paint. Does this mean we could paint our avacado green oven that I inherited when we purchased our home? We don't have...
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I briefly saw a technic that covered wall paneling with brown paper and a urethane/water mixture. It filled in the grooves and gave it a leather look. You could ...
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answersGet this paint off my brick fireplace!!!
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i want to paint over formica cabinets and am looking for the easiest way.
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