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about 14 years by klmal
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extremely dirty hardwood floors!!!!
If you really want them to look good, you should get them efinished, which entails sanding them, floating out any voids with a wood putty made from...
over 14 years by klmal
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Re: Painting Doors - Latex vs. enamel
Paint interior wooden doors with enamel-- easier to clean if people put their dirty hands on it.
over 14 years by klmal
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how to stain concrete
You can acid stain it. Quite easily if done outside and you can use a hose..
over 14 years by klmal
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Concrete Acid Stain Tips
It depends on which type of stain you are using. If you are looking for the "marbled" effect, I would suggest getting two different colors of stain...
over 14 years by klmal
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Concrete Bathtub
water proof with a PVC liner available at a tile supply store- the same as used in tile showers. You will need to build a pre-slope mortar bed wit...
over 14 years by klmal
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Painting an Archway
or paint it a totally different color than the two colors so it compliments them both.
over 14 years by klmal
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Painting an Archway
which room is smaller? Paint the inside of the arch the color of the room that is smaller.
over 14 years by klmal
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How much per sq/ft to paint room?
for one room, a contractor really can't quote you by the square foot. IF you are tlaking about many walls, or a few very large walls, many contrac...
over 14 years by klmal
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Drywall bidding
Are you talking about hanging it, taping it, floating it, and then texturing it? Or are you just talking about tape, float, texture?To drywall a 12...
over 14 years by klmal
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Ceiling repair
yes, you can wet it with a garden pump sprayer and scrape it off.
over 14 years by klmal
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popcorn ceiling removal
if you do not have an airless sprayer, get a garden pump sprayer and spray it with water. Let it soak and scrape it off with a flathead shovel or a...
over 14 years by klmal
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Gaps in old Parquet floor
I assume these floors are the true hardwood that had to sanded and stained. If that is the case, then yes-- they can be filled. When finishing har...
over 14 years by klmal
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removal or sealing of old tar-like lino adhesive
if you have plenty of ventilation, you can remove it with a stripper or xylene. If it is thick, go to Home Depot and ask to rent an eddy floor scr...
over 14 years by klmal
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Distressing a Hickory Door
You can get a bicycle chain-- the small ones you had in elementary school-- place it on top of the door and hit it lightly with a hammer.
over 14 years by klmal
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Painting walls in house
MrPaint is correct. RL makes a decent paint-- You will definitely need more than one coat. the only thing I wanted to add to the post-- not vital...
over 14 years by klmal
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Removing Wallpaper from Wallboard
you can use an oil based primer over the wallpaper that is securely bonded to the wall board. You can texture over the sealed paper. The only bad ...
over 14 years by klmal
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plaster on walls
what exactly is the difference between plaster and drywall joint compound?
over 14 years by klmal
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driveway in houston, pavers vs concrete
Todd is right, even just an overlay over the existing concrete would be much cheaper than redoing the whole thing. - When you begin stamping overla...
over 14 years by klmal
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concrete slab on top of concrete slab???
You can even go so easily as a self leveling overlay material such as Mapei or Super Flow-crete. Use a bonding agent such as P-100 as early as a da...
over 14 years by klmal
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