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Filling Nail Holes in a Wall

This is a guide about filling nail holes in a wall. Whether it's from hanging artwork or shelving, nail holes always need to be repaired. Fixing nail holes, especially before painting a wall, will make the wall look much nicer.

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Filling Nail Holes in Wall

To fill nail holes in your walls where pictures once hung, mix up a couple of teaspoons of cornstarch and add water until it's a putty-like consistency. It dries relatively quickly and works like a charm.

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Removing Oil Stain on Painted Wall

What do you do when you have spilt cooking oil on emulsioned wall to repaint it?

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Painting Tips

With spring right around the corner here are some painting hints that I find handy:

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Preparing a Wall for Paint After Removing Wallpaper

When removing the wallpaper the old paint also came off in many areas. Can I feather, prime, and use flat paint to get a better look?

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Patching Plaster or Wallboard

To patch small holes and fine cracks in plaster or wallboard, mix 2 Tbsp. salt, 2 Tbsp. cornstarch, and about 4 to 5 tsp. water to make a thick, pliable paste. Fill the hole and let dry. Sand if necessary, then paint.

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Problems Removing Bathroom Wall Tile

I am removing tile from the bathroom wall. I have discovered a 1 to 1 1/2 inch concrete backing behind the tile. I have been trying to break it up with a hammer and flatbar, but I'm not having much luck. Does anybody have a better idea?

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Repairing a Wall That Feels Soft

My boyfriend and I just bought a house a little over a year ago and I just realized today that in the guest bedroom the paint is bubbling. The wall is soft to the touch around it. What do I need to do to fix this?

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Cracks Above Door Jambs

I purchased a townhouse that was built in 1979. It is three levels. On the top level is the master bathroom that has diagonal cracks emanating from the door frame. Also, the door is not plumb and neither is the door to the bedroom.

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Separating Stored Ceramic Tiles That Are Stuck Together

I have ceramic tile on the kitchen wall. Some of them fell off and my mother packed them into a box. I want to put them back on the wall, but now after 15 years of storage, they have glued themselves together. How can I separate them without breaking them?

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Homemade Spackle for Small Holes

Back, way back in college dorm life, at the end of the year they would charge us if there were holes in the wall or marks etc. My room mate would take out the spearmint green tooth paste and fill all the holes to clean up any holes.

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Removing Large Mirrors from a Wall

Can anyone tell me how I can get a large mirrors down that have been glued to the wall? I have 3 of them. The walls behind them are plaster.

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Repairing Wood Paneling

I have one room in my house that is all paneling. Every wall is floor to ceiling. At first I really liked it, but it is mostly a spare room and when my outdoor chain link fence fell, I kept my big, completely outdoor dogs in that room as I did the repairs. Needless to say the beautiful wood paneling is now scratched and nicked and hideously damaged in more than one spot from my dogs jumping up on the door, window sill, etc.

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Fixing a Scratched Wall

Fixing a Scratched Wall. I've recently moved into a new rented house, i have 6 months left to run on the lease. I have a wallpaper/wall problem, it's something I want to resolve myself rather than be over charged by my landlord at the end of my tenancy.

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