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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Urethane caulks are a great way to deal with cracks that need to be painted. Silicone caulks do not accept paint or pigment. Urethane caulk will accept water and oil based paints. Be sure you wait the appropriate amount of drying time for the paint type you intend to use.
Wet/dry vacuums are much improved. Motors are heavier duty. Capacity of the drums is larger. Vacuum filters help prolong the life of the wet dry vac.
Entry doors need periodic maintenance. Fiberglass doors are no exception. Fiberglass entry door finishes will fail over time. You can extend the finish on your door by carefully following the finishing instructions. Start with a clean surface from the cleaner provided in your finishing kit. Work in shade if possible. Keep up with yearly checks of the clear coat to avoid full restoration of your door.
Garage storage lofts offer an easy way to clean up everything on the floor. Construct a loft on the back wall of your garage.
Home hurricane protection can come from simple metal connectors. Connect your roof trusses all the way down to the foundation. Read about these metal connectors.
Garages are often built too small for all the stuff that needs to be stored in them. A dream garage size has an interior size of 32 feet wide by 26 feet deep with 12 foot high walls. Here are some suggestions to build your dream garage.
Lead paint is in tens of millions of older homes in the USA. This lead-based paint is an enormous hidden health hazard. Toxic lead poison dust can be created by scraping or sanding this paint. Proper lead paint removal is extremely expensive. Covering it with lead-free paint is often the best choice. If a contractor is going to work on or around painted surfaces in your home, you likely will need to sign a lead paint disclosure form.
Sandpaper needs to match your job. Select from different sandpaper types, sandpaper grades, sandpaper grits and sandpaper numbers to complete your specific job to perfection.
Do you remember all of the hysteria and the buildup to January 1, 2000? A bunch of doomsdayers predicted the world was going to end. Heck, you would think Superman was going to be called in to stop the rotation of the Earth so we could go back in time and take the necessary time to fix all of the goofed up computers. It was hilarious if you want my opinion.
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