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Painting Paneling
DIYnet — Oil-based bonding primer and lots of prep work are the keys to transforming dark paneling. How do you paint paneling? Do I need to clean it with ammonia and prime the wall before painting? Put on old clothing or an apron to protect your clothing ...More…
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Painting Paneling, Part 2
DIYnet — Here Bev DeJulio shares a few hints to speed up the painting process. Use a sash brush to paint the walls near the corners, ceiling and base molding ( Fill in the paneling grooves with a sponge or a long-napped roller ( ). This process, known as ...More…
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Painting Paneling, Part 1
DIYnet — Dark paneling was all the rage in the early '70s. Today lighter walls and open floor plans are more stylish. If your kitchen looks dated because it has dark paneling, you can easily freshen up its appearance with a few coats of paint. In some ...More…
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Bringing the Walls to Life
DIYnet — Nancy Golden shows how she transformed a nondescript pool house ( On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the greatest degree of difficulty, this project rates a solid 3. It took 14 hours, spread over the course of two and a half days, to complete ...More…
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Mike St. John, CSI/CDT
DIYnet — Removing wallpaper and filling seams of walls in a mobile home Clamp a pair of straightedge boards in place to serve as a saw guide. They'll keep your jigsaw on the straight and narrow when cutting thin sheet materials. Don't waste your ...More…
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Advantages of Plaster Walls
DIYnet — So what's the big deal about plastered walls as opposed to drywall? Well, plastering has many attributes. For one, it is a better sound barrier between rooms than drywall. The denseness of plaster prevents more sound from penetrating and passing ...More…
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Walls and Windows
DIYnet — Mixing cool water with drywall compound will lengthen the curing process, especially useful when you're working on hot days. If you think that a drywall project is too big of a mess for do-it-yourselfers, consider medieval homeowners -- who ...More…
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Walls and Windows
DIYnet — Repairing metal that is pulling away from glass in a sliding window A putty knife will protect glazing putty and speed up your work when scraping windows. When washing windows, use vertical swipes on one side and a horizontal motion on the other, ...More…
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Pet Problems and Walls
DIYnet — A female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in 6 years. One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in 7 years. Please spay or neuter your pets. Prevent injury to pets by encasing electrical cords in a cord organizer. One ...More…
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Walls and Refinishing
DIYnet — A humidifier can help keep your house clean when you're sanding drywall. Place it in the room as you're working and the moist air will help dust settle before it spreads throughout the house. A disappearing-ink fabric marker will allow you to ...More…
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Interior Paint and Building Walls
DIYnet — Shower caps placed on the bottom of paint cans will keep drips from reaching the floor. Keep your shoes clean by covering them as well. When painting interiors, always paint the ceiling first to avoid splatter marks on freshly painted ...More…