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Architecture : Home & Garden
How to Fix a Plaster Crack & Skim Coat
Old-fashioned plaster walls exude a rich, warm ambiance, recalling the regal grace of the Georgian period or the glowing romanticism of old Italy. Sadly, many of these walls are showing their years, and may be cracking and crumbling, making preserving them out of the question. If you have noticeable
How to Lock Liquor Cabinets
Alcoholic beverages may seem great for entertaining, but open storage can be dangerous if you have young children or frequent guests in the kitchen. Storing alcohol in a liquor cabinet with an adequate lock ensures the security of your alcohol, and protects your children from accessing it accidental
Do-It-Yourself Folding Screen
Folding screens are three- or four-panel movable walls that are often used to divide up a room. Many large retail chains sell folding screens in their furniture departments, often for upwards of $100. Making a folding screen yourself is a simple project that requires few materials and tools and can
How to Texture Walls With Drywall Compound
Drywall compound, or joint compound, is a white substance similar to plaster that is used to fill gaps, holes and seams in drywall. The material can be sanded and painted to suit any need. Pre-mixed compound has a consistency similar to peanut butter, making application relatively easy. Texturing a
Interior Stair Components
Interior staircases occupy a place of prominence in many homes. Stairs frequently give visitors the first glimpse of a home's overall style. They not only add architectural interest, stairs provide access to upper floors. As a key structural element of the home, interior stairs must be designed to m
How to Fasten EPDM Sheets
Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM) roofing is a single-ply rubber roofing membrane that is used in low-pitch and flat roofing applications, although it has recently found its way into some newer residential homes. This roofing material is used for several reasons; it employs cyclical membran
How to Blow in Cellulose Insulation
To save money on the cost of insulating your home, blow in cellulose insulation. With some help from friends, save the cost of labor and just pay for the materials and insulation blower machine. The project normally takes a few days, depending on the size of the home.
Bamboo Flooring Good for a Basement
Once you have the drywall and new windows installed in your remodeled basement, you'll need to decide what to do with the floor. You may have bamboo flooring upstairs in your house but wonder whether you can install it in the basement. Don't worry---bamboo flooring has a low moisture absorption rate
How to Put Down Flooring on a Cracked Concrete Slab
If you want to lay flooring over a concrete slab, you're limited in your choices, because you can't nail anything to it. While you can glue flooring down, that's a more permanent choice than you might want to make. Floating flooring is a good solution, because you don't have to nail or glue it but j
How to Find out the Purity of Your Silver
The silver items in your home may be worth a lot of money because silver is a precious metal. The value of any silver item depends on the amount of silver it contains. Silver items that contain 92.5 percent silver are sterling silver and in nearly all cases are marked as such. Look for markings on y
How Do I Re-Roof Asphault Shingles?
Most homes in America have asphalt shingles, which provide excellent protection against leaks during the rainy season. They're also sturdy, and add a little extra color to your home. Like any other item, every shingle eventually reaches the end of its lifespan and must be replaced. Luckily for the a
How to Nail Corner Molding
Corner moldings are specialty pieces of molding that fit on the inside and around the outside of corners and eliminate the necessity for making mitered cuts when installing baseboards, chair rail molding and crown molding. Because corner molding allows a homeowner to install decorative molding by ma
Installation Instructions for Hanging a Door
Since the invention of prehung doors, door hanging has gotten much easier, no longer do the jambs need to be hand cut or the hinge mortises notched. A Prehung door comes in its own jamb with hinges in place, making installation less complicated for a do-it-yourselfer. With some time, patience and th
How to Determine the Optimum Quadrant Size
Quadrants are used in math to identify four areas of a graph. A graph will have horizontal and vertical axes that are labeled “y” and “x” The horizontal axis is “x”and the vertical axis is “y.” The size of the quadrants of the graph depend on the point
Great Kitchen Ideas
An herb garden inside the kitchen is perfect for the home chef whose spice rack is overflowing.mortar and herb spices studio isolated image by dinostock from Fotolia.comFor many people, the kitchen is a more intimate room than the bedroom and the place where decor and style most reflect...
How to Build a Solar Food Dryer
Drying fresh vegetables and fruit is a great way to preserve them without eliminating all the healthy vitamins and minerals. A simple solar food dryer will work in either dry or humid environments as long as there is ample sun. A solar food dryer will save you money by allowing you to dry fresh vege
How to Install Engineered Floating Hardwood Floors
Engineered floating hardwood floors look like solid hardwood but are very different in their structures and installation processes. Instead of hardwood all the way through, engineered floating hardwood boards have a veneer of hardwood, with particleboard under it. This allows the boards to be very t
How to Attach Tin to Your Run-in Shed
Run-in sheds look like a traditional shed from the back but have an open front without doors. This type of shed is commonly used for animals, so they can walk in and out with ease. A run-in shed can also be used to store items such as tractors, lawn mowers or other outdoor yard equipment. If the she
Tips on Concrete Foundations
One of the most important things you can do for your new home or building structure is to provide it with a proper foundation. Understanding how to correctly prepare the site, what types of slope and soil are beneficial to your foundation, and effective techniques for curing concrete will all help y
How to Spray a Wood Floor Finish
Finishing your wood floors with a spray instead of a brush is a quick, easy and efficient way to finish your floors. A brush allows a more meticulous and precise approach, but it takes much longer than spraying on a finish. Additionally, using a spray finish allows you to also use a fast-drying fini