Can you paint over laminated fiberboard?
We just purchased an older motor home. We want to lighten up the dark paneling and cabinets. All cabinets are made of the fiberboard with woodgrained "material" l...
We just purchased an older motor home. We want to lighten up the dark paneling and cabinets. All cabinets are made of the fiberboard with woodgrained "material" l...
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answersWe are getting ready to replace 100+ years of wallpaper. The house is built entirely from old growth redwood with no drywall, only redwood planks, which make up ...
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answersI've had water leakage that has come through the outside brick wall of my home causing big problems under the inside bedroom window. The plaster has cracked and ...
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answersThe baseboards in our home were originally painted over wood without primer. The paint is starting to peel up in some areas. Can I sand these areas and apply pr...
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answersI have very dark panneling in my family room - that I would like to paint. I have two questions...(1) Should I fill in the "grooves" in the panneling with anythi...
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answersHas anyone had any experience whitewashing or using pigment on brick? If so is it a do it yourself project or better left to the professionals. We have an 80 ye...
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answersWe just bought a 140 yr old house that has ceilings I've never seen before. The paint does not adhere to this kind of ceiling, and very room is peeling. I do ...
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answersI have a red brick fireplace that the former owner painted over with a white flat latex paint on the interior. I want to remove the paint to restore it. What is t...
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answersThe drywall tape (and the paint on it) are separating from the wall/ceiling seam in the basement. What to do ???
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answersMy husband and I would like to get back the "natural" look of our cedar siding. Right now our house is brick red. The house used to be the horrid olive green colo...
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answersI have a problem that a ceiling crack that I fixed reappeared about six months later. I assume it is going to happen again. Does anyone know what I can do to fi...
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answershi everyone,we are buying a home in the country.. and the exterior of the home has stained rust brown cedar shakes on the exterior of it/ cedar panelling... we wo...
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answersI'd like some opinions/expertise on how to change knotty pine into a flat paintable wall. I have it all over my house. It is stained. I know it will be a huge pro...
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answersHow can I strip paint off a wall (it blistered after two weeks) without having to use a lot of elbow grease?
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answersI have a textured ceiling in my dining room that resembles stalagtites (or is that stalagmite?). I want to remove the texture and restore it back to a smooth plas...
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answerscan i paint over interior walls stained with nicotine without washing first & using only a primer/sealer for first coat??
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answersOur house is 70 years old. under the damaged drywall is wall paper, and under that are boards- not lath for plaster, but 1x6 boards, so the walls are entirely co...
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answersI am converting an old barn into a place to live. I want to get the look of "old plaster" walls. The walls are covered in older plywood, I have patched all the s...
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answersHow can i remove a plastic plug from a plaster wall without ruining the original drilled hole?
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answersI am looking for information and directions on how to crackle paint a dresser. I want this "old" look to this cheap piece of furniture, but have not been success...
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