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Daughter's Bedroom Paint Color  Hi, We are remodeling our home and building a bedroom for our 9yr. old daughter. I need help finding the right paint color for her room. We put up a forest ...

How to paint balusters or a balustrade.  What is the best method - brush, roller, sprayer - for painting balusters?

They are not yet installed.

Thanks.


Hi Mel,

To start, it ...

How to make your own glaze for a faux finish  I live in a small village in Mexico, I want to do a Faux finish on the walls of my casa, I plan on using a light brown base and then trying for an "Old ...

Leveling my walls to paint them  I removed old kitchen wallpaper with a steamer but the walls still have some unevenness to them.


The walls are now kind of shiny and do not have ...

Choosing exterior colors  Help with choosing your exterior colors

Caulked cracks flashing on tilt up concrete after painting  Exterior walls made of tilt up concrete. Found some cracks and had them caulked with Sikaflex 1A.

Painted the walls with Sherlastic and the caulk line ...

Drywall mud or sheetrock joint compound repairs  Help fixing problems with drywall mud or sheetrock joint compound

Painting stripes on the wall  Hi,

Im wondering if someone can give me advice regarding the process of painting stripes on my walls. Also, I've heard about color blocking but I'm ...

Painting Formica and Arborite  Step by step advice for painting formica and Arborite

Coating & painting kitchen cupboards  Advice for brushing, rolling or spraying paint onto your kitchen cupboards.

Cracks in my stucco house  Hi,

The exterior of my house is stucco and over the years the stucco has begun to crack.

Some of the cracks are hair line while others are much ...

Can I paint/ or dye a golf
club head cover  Hi there, I was wondering if I could get some help with my project.

I am attempting something quite ambitious; the fabric is similar to a "cordouroy"...

My red brick fireplace  I am building a small but comfortable home of about 1609 sqft.

In the living room there is going to be a dark red brick fireplace with a dark red/...

Types of paint and paint problems  Types of paint or coatings and solutions for dealing with problems they may have

Should I prime before painting vinyl  I want to paint a quality vinyl coated wardrobe which is at present a deep beige colour, which I want to paint an ivory washed cream colour.

What paint ...

Sheetrocks top paper layer torn away  I am removing wallpaper to texture and paint where the old wallpaper was. I removed some old wallpaper yesterday and found that it was stuck directly ...

How do I make a template
for a Mural on my walls  I am painting my son's room in a baseball theme. I have found on the internet a mural of a baseball scoreboard that we both just love.

Unfortunately,...

How do I splatter paint concrete.  My name is Steve and I am a builder. I would like to get some accurate information on how to splatter paint my wife's office/reception area using a splatter ...

How do I paint stained paneling  I rented a duplex to a couple who thought that the decorative masonite paneling in the 2 bedrooms was actually wallpaper ... but it was paneling that my ...

Painting vinyl doors  I have an old house with 11 doors in a Mahogony color finish. It appears they are a vinyl coating of sorts.

How can I paint these things and the door ...

Metal shelving  Hi,

Some genius bolted gray metal shelving units in a classroom that I now have to teach in. The storage is great but the shelves look out of place ...

Choosing interior paint colors  Here's an assortment of ideas for choosing interior paint colors.

Removing the ink label (stamp) from Blandex or chipboard  We're putting Blandex up on the walls in our basement and they have a black row of print on each sheet that I would like to get rid of it.

Nothing ...

Peeling paint came off in sheets  I just finished peeling the paint from the walls in my bathroom.

It all started when I decided to repaint and wanted to remove the old caulking. I ...

Painting brass trim on a gas fireplace  I'm a beginner - DIYer. I was tired of the decorative brass trim around the opening of my gas fireplace. I sprayed it black with spray paint - not knowing ...

Calculating floor square footage for painting walls   Is there any publication which will indicate interior paint-able area of an apartment in generalized terms?

As an example a 600 square foot apartment ...

Sanding mud before texturing  After the joints have the compound (3 coats) Do you sand them if you are going to roll on a texture?


Hi Trish,

It would depend on how smooth ...

Drywalling over paneling.  I was wondering if I could put drywall over top of paneling?



It would depend on how secure the paneling is, whether you need to insulate behind ...

All about Driveway Sealers  We bought driveway sealer and never got around to using it the year we bought it. That sealer is now 3 yrs. old. Can it still be used? What are the possible ...

When Painting Split Log Siding  The exterior of my home is 5" split log siding. A painter friend of mine (he never saw the house) said he would use a roller.

I am not a painter and ...

Placing a ladder on a metal roof surface  How do you secure a ladder to reach soffit that is up 8-10 feet in the air while on a metal roof? Can the ladder be secured in some way. I don't want ...

Should I shellac or clear coat my MDF wood  Hi,

I want to use the MDF that I have for some work table projects (eg. a router table, etc). Before doing so I have questions.

Should I just leave ...

Faux finishing an exterior wood deck   I like the look of concrete etching and acid washed concrete.

Can such a look be created on a wood deck and with what products.



Hi Dawn,

I'...

Painting over lead  We are renovating a church and part of the roof lead is old and dilapidated, but not damaged.

The church cannot afford to replace the lead because this ...

how do I remove "butcher paper" wallpaper?  I didn't think about mildew when I used a butcher paper technique on my wall (torn pieces of butcher paper dipped in wall-paper paste).

Now I need ...

Stripipng old paint from a wrought iron gate or fence  I have a very attractive wrought iron gate the paint on which has started to peal and become rough and green (the normal colour is black).

What is ...

Painting or refinishing cantilever stairs  I have been asked to refinish cantilever stairs. Should I remove them or just paint them where they are.

Cantilever stairs come in an assortment of ...

How to repair cracks in my ceiling  I have cracks in my ceiling that re-appear even after I have fixed them. I was told there was a glue you apply first that holds it together. What's your ...

Do I need to prime wood before applying stain  If I plan to paint stain on new wood do I need to prime the wood first? I have a number of new wooden windows that need to be "painted"

Hi,

When ...

Tuscan faux finish for a large area  Hi

I would like to repaint a very
large area in my home with an
old world look finish.

My home in very open probably about
2200 sq feet that ...

Refinish mahogany exterior door  The door has been stained and poly 2x since 2004, door faces south. I stopped at a local paint store and they advised to paint not to stain and poly.

My ...

Should I apply drywall compound (or plaster) over my wallpaper  We are trying to take down wallpaper and the chemical won't take it off. So should we try a steamer, or mud over the wallpaper.


It depends on how ...

Painting & coating windows and trim   Painting interior and exterior trim including baseboards, along with around doors and windows etc

Help for problems removing wallpaper & glue or paste residue  How to help for removing wallpaper the glue and paste residue

Coating & painting mdf or osb   Coating and painting mdf, or osb along with other types of particle board problems