Painted floors are economical, DIY friendly, and beautiful. Cleaning, surface prep, sanding, primer and protective urethane will do it! If you can't afford new flooring, you can create your own with a couple cans of paint and one can of clear urethane.
Electronic deadbolt locks secure your home from intruders. There are deadbolt locks with keyless entry, single or double cylinder deadbolts to choose from.
Workbenches are a great DIY'r project. Moderate carpentry skills go a long way on this good looking, durable bench for your home.
Inlaid wood flooring dramatically changes the look of a wood floor. These floors are usually expensive. You can opt to stain a pattern or border on your existing wood floor to achieve a similar look.
Basement shelving and garage storage shelves that you can build yourself. Using 2x2, 2x3, and 2x4 lumber and plywood, you can build simple shelving systems for storage.
Wallpaper removal will be successful if you use the correct tools. Wallpaper that is pierced and coated with an enzyme solution will scrape off in 20 minutes.
There are four primary deicing salts for ice and snow removal. Sodium chloride (rock salt), calcium chloride, potassium chloride and magnesium chloride. Each has certain temperatures that it can work with. Magnesium chloride is less damaging to concrete, plants and trees.
Determining a budget for building a new home can be done with a little math and a system. Money to build a new home lies in your home equity, the amount you are eligible to borrow, and any other savings you might have. A realistic budget to build your new home can be developed with a home breakdown checklist of the separate parts of a house.
If you are about to build a ceramic tile shower, you better pay close attention to details. A ceramic tile shower that has tile for the floor must be built with a special membrane that diverts water to the drain. Installing ceramic tile in showers may be easy, but don't underestimate the work involved to install the special liner so it is 100 percent waterproof.
Faux painting your wall can transform your home. Faux finishes use simple tools and newsprint or special faux finish tools. Faux wall finishes can look magnificent and faux finish techniques can bring out the artist in you.
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