drywall
drywall
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by Markus Skupeika - 2006-12-27
Which is the correct way to get drywall installed. Should one allow the pieces to be separated or butt them closely together upon installation?The most important part of the inner structure is your dr...
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by Mike Merisko - 2007-01-26
How much material is it going to take to do the job? What is the labor cost for the project?These are questions a contractor asks himself when bidding a job. In most cases a contractor will use the s...
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by Greg K. Hansward - 2007-02-12
So, you have installed and fastened your drywall and you are ready for the next step of taping and compounding. This is a very critical step in the whole process because it will determine how smooth y...
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by Vince J. Paxton - 2007-02-12
Wainscoting has been used as a wall covering for well over a hundred years. Paneling that is placed on the lower half of the wall has been used since colonial times since it was thought the bottom of ...
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by PaulGlover - 2007-02-15
One way to quickly improve the look of your interior environment is to reinvent its borders - your walls, that is. Whether those walls are in a single room, a small guesthouse or even an entire hom...
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by PaulGlover - 2007-02-15
A wooden privacy fence surrounds almost every home in California. In fact, that's one of the things that differentiates a California home from a home in any other state. IntroductionWithout a fence...
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by PaulGlover - 2007-02-22
Yup! You heard us. Air brush paintings and murals as part of your home improvement plan is one of the most creative ways that you can express yourself and declare your home as your personal part of...
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by PaulGlover - 2007-03-09
Hiring a contractor for a plastering job is as age old as the Great Sphinx itself! In the same age range as tile, brick, and cement, plaster is also one of oldest building materials and even ancien...
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by PaulGlover - 2007-03-15
In the recent past, many American homes contained walls that were made of gypsum plaster - a combination of powder and water applied over a wire mesh. This process was rather lengthy and in an effo...
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by Eric J. Slarkowski - 2007-04-25
f you plan on doing a drywall job, make sure you have the basic equipment handy. You need putty trial, a tray, sandpaper, joint putty and a scraper.Start by sanding down the walls to remove any lumps ...