A wet bar is a great do it yourself project. Build your home wet bar to withstand a couple of drinkers. Bar stools and bar tops complete the look.
A wet bar is a great do it yourself project. Build your home wet bar to withstand a couple of drinkers. Bar stools and bar tops complete the look.
A special gray primer now available will bring out the true color of your chosen paint chip for your interior paint job. Using primers is important to getting coverage with fewer coats. This newer paint primer with the proper shade of gray tint will outperform the old white primer paint/sealers and get your job done faster with fewer coats.
Adhesive removers are very similar to paint removers. Often times, they are made by the same manufacturers. There are toxic and non-toxic glue removers. Many of these products are very job specific. Read the labels carefully.
Hanging wallpaper takes a few special tricks. Drywall must be sized before beginning. Wallpaper needs to 'relax' after pasting and before applying to the wall.
Toilet problems may stem from a leaky toilet flange. You can repair a toilet flange, but be careful or you may cause more toilet leaks.
Schedule contractors for the finish work on your project based on the hardest and most expensive thing to replace in the event of an accident.
Storage shelves are great on walls in your storage room. Space in the middle of this room often goes to waste. Build storage units, free standing shelves, right now.
Radiant barriers can cool your home by reflecting infrared energy waves away from it. Radiant barriers work best with the highest amount of reflectivity. For the attic, new roof trusses now come with radiant foil underneath. Keep radiant barrier foils dust-free, otherwise their effectiveness diminishes.
While finishing drywall looks easy, it requires years of acquired skill to really get good. DIY'ers can buy the tools for less than $75. Two common mistakes made are working with lumpy joint compound and being a perfectionist on applying the second coat.
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