Use a synthetic brush when painting with latex paints. Although synthetic brushes can be used with Alkyd paints, I prefer a natural bristle brush. Make sure the brush holds the bristles tightly. You will want brushes for cutting in and painting in areas that your roller can't reach. Foam brushes may have their uses, but interior wall painting is not one.
When fastening ledger/header boards to wood, the ledger can be held securely with nails or lag screws. Use aluminum flashing to keep water from getting behind your ledger board. This should tuck up under your siding and bend down over the ledger, then down the face of the ledger board. Where aluminum or vinyl siding is in place, carefully cut siding away from house so that ledger/header board can be secured directly to the house. Q: I am erecting a 12x14' deck and would like to know if using 2x6 joist hangers spaced 16 on centre with approx.
There are several ways of removing wallpaper. First, you must know what surface you are working with. Steamers which can be rented have always been my favorite especially for plaster walls. You merely steam the paper and scrape off. I have also used several stripping products, which you can find at your local paint and wallpaper stores. This also prevents any paste from dripping on floors when I take it from my table to whatever room I am hanging in. Q: I would like some advice on how to wallpaper over paneling.
To solve the wet basement dilemma requires knowing where the water is coming from. Often that hole in the earth (your basement) winds up being BELOW the water table when the water table rises during hard rains or wet springs. Sometimes the water is coming from poorly directed roof drains or puddles forming along the foundation. Believe it or not, today's average well-insulated home loses 1/5 of its total heating bill to the earth and air surrounding the basement. The average homeowner can save $140 each year by insulating their basement.
With the right supplies, quality paint, proper preparation and your own effort, you can restore a brand new look to your rooms or paint your brand new rooms like a pro. Q: I want to remove some old exterior paint that has cracked/chipped around some windows. It's easy to get rid of the chipped stuff, where the former owners didn't first put primer, but I can't get rid of the paint where there was primer. Any suggestions that have worked for you? A chemical solvent? Using a heat gun? Sealing a lid.
I have mounted various cabinets and shelves onto cinder block walls using concrete screws. The most noted brand is Tapcon. They install using a concrete drill (it is best to use a hammer drill, but a regular drill will work) and are then screwed into the hole. They offer 2 types, hex head or phillips. I have always used the hex head as the phillips have a fluted type head that I felt would split the cabinets under weight. I also use washers to further spread the bearing surface of the screw. Q: I understand how to re-laminate an existing smooth countertop with a new sheet of laminate.
When building a dry type wall you do not have to dig below the frost line simply dig a trench 6 inches below the lower grade. Now this is where you must decide how thick the wall will have to be. The base of the wall should be one half the height of the wall. The second point is what type of soil is the wall being built in. Q: What is the easiest way to cut brick pavers without having to rent a masonary saw or purchasing a diamond blade for my circular saw. I only have about 20 bricks to cut and basically they only need to be cut in half.
Clogged drains, while inconvenient and messy, are usually easy enough to correct on your own. This how-to explains a number of simple ways to unclog drains and how to avoid clogged drains in the future. Q: Whenever the toilet is flushed in the upstairs bathroom, about 30 seconds later, the pipes rattle loudly. Does anybody know why this is happening and what can be done to fix it?
To square the frames, you need to remove the trim boards around the frame. Be careful removing them so they don't have to be replaced. Once they are removed, you should see the shims and blocks used to square the frame originally. The rough openings are always cut bigger, so there will always be some shimming involved. The product most locksmiths use is any type of silicone spray. Don't Use WD40, it contains a substantial amount of oil (petroleum distilates) that tend to collect a good amount of dirt and dust.
You can repair a large hole in a wall by fitting in a patch cut from a scrap piece of wallboard. The patch will be held in place, or backed up by a backup plate. Q: Please tell me how to replace a piece of drywall (wallboard) about the size 5 feet long x 2 feet wide. The piece that needs to replace was kicked in starting at the baseboard and goes up about 5 feet toward the ceiling. A tenant recently moved out of my unit and this is the condition I found it in. Can I just cut a piece of drywall and nail it to the wall, then tape it and paint?
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