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How to Remove a Ceramic Tile Floor on a Plywood Backer
Ceramic tiles can be installed over many different substrates, including plywood. When it's time to remove the tiles, it's also important to remove the adhesive so the plywood can be used again. Scraping up the old adhesive without gouging the plywood requires using a special floor scraper. A floor
How to Design Patio Covers
It’s easier to use outdoor living space if you have a patio cover. A porch-like covering can be made of wood, metal or fabric. A patio cover keeps out excessive sunlight, rain and gusts of wind. Use your outdoor area on more days of the year if you install a patio cover of some type. If your c
Can I Install a Ceramic Tile Floor Over Ceramic Tile?
If you have a ceramic tile floor that you want to change or update, putting ceramic tile over the top of it is possible if the existing tile floor is level and in good condition. However, ensuring the remodeling project is successful requires a small amount of preparation.
How to Install Rapid Wall Insulated Skirting
Skirting around the base of a mobile home gives the home a finished look. It also provides some insulation and keeps pests out from under the mobile home. Rather than install traditional skirting, which consists of an outer, decorative layer and an inner layer of insulation, choose a product such as
How to Use Peel & Stick Tiles on a Rough Wood Surface
Vinyl flooring is a durable, inexpensive material available in a wide variety of colors and patterns. Although vinyl flooring traditionally comes in large rolls, there are also peel-and-stick versions. These tiles require no additional adhesive and are designed for homeowners to install themselves.
How to Finish Wood Floors
Finishing wood floors is a tedious job, but well worth the effort. It takes time to sand, stain and coat the floor with polyurethane to make it look new again. If you have wood flooring that needs a makeover, refinishing it yourself can save you a lot of money. Here's how to finish wood floors:
Porcelain Tile Vs. Marble
Porcelain tile and marble are two elegant flooring options that often appear in bathrooms and kitchens. They both offer advantages and disadvantages, involving their the price, durability, stain resistance and necessary maintenance.
How to Replace Yellowed Plastic Molding on an Exterior Door
Plastic moldings are used on many exterior doors as window surrounds. The plastic will not rot like wood moldings and will last for many years. However, if not painted, the molding will fade or yellow, creating an unsightly condition. The molding comes in two halves for each side of the door, and ac
How to Make Crown Molding Shelves
Crown molding is the beautiful finish trim that you see at the ceiling and floor levels in many homes. It is readily available in home improvement centers across the country and comes in so many shapes and sizes that anyone can find a style that is right for his own project. The lengths are easy to
How to Install an Indoor Threshold
A threshold is located at the bottom of all doors going into a house, and also on many inside doors. The most common inside doors with thresholds are those going from a garage into the house. The thresholds on these doors are installed just like the thresholds on entry doors. While most houses are b
How to Make Your Basement Brighter
Your basement acts as a storage room, extra bedroom for guests, and maybe a food pantry also. However, you can also make it a more accessible part of your home. You can turn it into a game room, hobby room or even a man cave. You need to brighten the room to make it more welcoming to your guests.
Can Insulation Be Put Into the Walls of a Condo?
Not all condos are as well-insulated as an owner might wish. This often becomes apparent during the first winter in the condo. If your space seems difficult to keep warm or the heating bill suddenly skyrockets, you may have insufficient insulation. Excessive noise transfer from neighboring units mig
How to Remove Ceramic Tile Flooring & Cost
Ceramic tile is a very popular flooring choice that comes in many different variations. Ceramic floors are adhered to the sub floor with a thin set mortar mix. Mortar is a type of cement that comes pre-mixed or in a powder that you add water to. The seams in the tiles are filled in with grout which
How to Install Roll Roofing Selvage
Installing roll roofing selvage is all about creating a double roofing layer that helps to increase water tightness and strengthen the roofing material against weather damage. Roofing suppliers sell selvage roll roofing that consists of a delineated smooth half that acts as the selvage or bottom lay
How to Scribe Logs for a Cabin
Scribing logs means that logs are cut and formed in such a manner that two adjoining logs fix together as tightly fitted pieces of a puzzle. The natural shape of the log is followed so that two logs fit together seamlessly. Full-scribe log joinery is the oldest form of log home construction, utilizi
The Kinds of Woods to Use Near Vegetable Gardens
Many vegetable gardeners enjoy making raised beds for a more permanent garden space in their yards. As well, wood is often used as a mulch or a groundcovering for growing tools (such as stakes and trellis'), and for decorative purposes, such as scarecrows or sign posts. The type of wood you use will
Removing Tar Off of a Roof
Tarring a roof is a sticky, messy job which requires the removal of excess tire from some areas when the tarring process is finished. Using the appropriate chemicals to clean up tar messes is essential. Citrus based chemicals and petroleum based chemicals break down the oil base that makes up the ta
How to Protect Porcelain Tile
Porcelain is typically used in objects such as bathtubs and toilets, however you may have tiles in your home made out of porcelain also. It is important that you protect your porcelain from everyday wear and tear. By doing so you can extend the life of your porcelain tiles and avoid the costly task
The Disadvantages of Brick Veneer
Brick veneer has an identical appearance to solid brick.brick wall image by Topcat from Fotolia.comVeneer, otherwise referred to as facing, is the name given to any surfacing material. Brick veneer is one such surfacing material that consists of a layer of brick. When brick veneer is...
How to Make a Maple Sap Evaporator
Turning maple tree sap into maple syrup for you pancakes requires an evaporator. This device heats low, flat pans of sap until the consistency of syrup is reached. The equipment is traditionally wood fired and often shop built in the barns and sheds of the farmers who harvest the sap, but the projec