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How to Work Safely on a Ladder
This Old House — Trying to pick the right ladder from a 20-foot-high stack at the home center will leave you dizzy. We've answered some questions that will help you sift through the options. Economical and stable, though longer straight ladders can flex. Wood is ...More…
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Safer Paint Strippers
This Old House — Once upon a time, the only way to remove paint from an old piece of furniture was to use a fast-working chemical stripper containing methylene chloride (sometimes called dichloromethane or DCM), which can only be used outside or in areas with ...More…
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Norm's Notebook: Masking Tape
This Old House — No one wants the dust from sanding or demolition to spread all over the rest of the house. That why in any room I'm working in, I cover each opening with a sheet of 6-mil plastic and seal around the entire opening, including the floor, with ...More…
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Create Your Own Caulk Color
This Old House — It's white, gray - occasionally a dazzling shade of, well, beige. But now, caulk - like Skittles -is available in all the colors of the rainbow for coordinating with paint, tiles, and countertops. Red Devil's Create-a-Color Caulk Coloring System . ...More…
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Looks Like Slate Shingles
This Old House — It looks traditional, but this house in Billerica, Mass., TOH's 1999 TV project, used plenty of high-tech materials. Made in part from car bumpers, these rubbery shingles are one-quarter the weight of real slate and carry a 50-year warranty. Even ...More…
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Choosing True Grit
This Old House — The flawless gleam of an oak floor, the smoothness of a painted wall or ceiling, the high shine of a varnished tabletop - all are signs of a job done well. And all are made possible by the patient, methodical application of sandpaper. It's a task ...More…
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How to Strip Years of Paint Off a House
This Old House — To penetrate and remove the 10 layers of paint on the siding and trim at the Winchester project, painting contractor Jim Clark (shown here) and his crew used a newly developed, non-caustic stripper that breaks the bond between paint and wood. ...More…
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How to Install Pull-Down Attic Stairs: Overview
This Old House — You'll definitely break a sweat, and will need to follow the manufacturer's directions very closely, but the installation is pretty straightforward If your home is short on storage space-and whose isn't?- don't despair. A practical ...More…
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Choosing and Using Paint Sprayers
This Old House — Pros: Inexpensive (quality models start at $100); better ones have enough pressure (1,800 to 2,400 psi) to handle thick latex paints as well as stains. Cons: Don't have power or capacity for big jobs; least expensive models (1,400 to 1,600 psi) ...More…
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5 Things We Hate About Painting
This Old House — Roll & Release roller frame and Even Load & Roll tray Edge-n-Roll tool Zibra brushes with birch handles Zibra brushes with triangular heads You know those headaches you sometimes get after painting a room? They aren't necessarily the result of ...More…
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Norm's Notebook: Paintbrush Care
This Old House — I need good control when I'm applying a finish, so I pinch the ferrule between my thumb and first two fingers. For the final feathering strokes that smooth the finish, I switch to a more delicate grip farther up the handle, as I do here. For the ...More…
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Painting and Finishing Techniques (Osprey Modelling)
Amazon UK — Features: New Mint Condition Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon Guaranteed packaging No quibbles returns Author Gary Edmundson EAN 9781846032639 ISBN 1846032636 Eligible For Trade In? YES MPN OSPMOD045 Number Of Pages 80 Package Quantity ...More…