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| Painting with Less Cleanup
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Before you start painting with a roller, try this and I swear you'll never do it any other way again!
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| Posted on: 08/19/2004 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Hand Stripping Furniture
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By Steve Hattrick
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Directions for HAND Stripping.
Work with plenty of ventilation, safety goggles or glases, and skin protection. Stay out of the direct sun and stay protected from wind or strong drafts if working outside.
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| Posted on: 08/18/2004 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Pickle Green or Passionate Puce? How to select the right color for your room!
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By Pamela Cole Harris
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Did the yellow paint in your room seem like a wonderful, sunny
choice two years ago, but now reminds you of two day old eggs?
Is the harvest orange seem trendy? The dusty plum seem elegant?
And did that certain shade of green that seemed restful
yesterday seem faintly reminiscent of moldy algae? Then it is
time to find the right color for your room!
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| Posted on: 07/04/2004 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Drilling in the Ceiling
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When drilling holes in the ceiling a lot of dust can fall down. If possible, ask a helper to hold the vacuum nozzle near the area you are drilling. If that is not possible you can also use a cheap shallow plastic bowl or the plastic lid from a coffee can to catch the dust. Just poke a hole in it and put it down over the drill bit and push it down past the drilling threads leaving enough clearance to drill the length hole you need.
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| Posted on: 06/29/2004 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Hydronic Cooling Systems
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The majority of homes in NM have evaporative cooling (swamp coolers). Just wondering if anyone has any information on hydronic air conditioning units, since my swamp cooler will need replacing soon, and I would prefer the hydronic to typical refrigerated air conditioning units (water conservation and costs out west). I've already researched some hydronic heating systems, and like what I've found: no maintenance required; they can be hardwired such as typical baseboard types or can be portable; they have sealed lines inside that contain a solution that heats up, then the thermostat shuts off the unit and maintains the heat for a while after that. I like the ideas of no gas fumes or carbon monoxide concerns. Thanks.
Sandy in NM
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| Posted on: 06/22/2004 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| How to Increase the Value of your Home for Pennies
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By Allison Dey
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We couldn't afford to repaint our coral pink Tucson, AZ manufactured home. And the leased lot was landscaped with large rock we couldn't even walk across without twisting an ankle. We'd like to sell when the teens are grown, and these homes on leased lots do not appreciate in value, so we decided to make the best of it.
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| Posted on: 06/09/2004 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Electrical Outlets & Air-Flow
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By Ted Joffs
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I recently visited the home of a friend, and when we showed up he was cleaning up from what I thought was a "window-caulking" project. It turned out that he was not caulking windows, but that he had been experiencing severe drafts in the home since he bought it (9 months old) and had never been able to figure out where they were coming from. Then, while fixing a volume control, he began to realize that the drafts were coming in through the light switches, outlets, phone jacks, volume controls, and cable hookups. What has happened is not an uncommon experience; these drafts are typically caused one of three ways.
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| Posted on: 06/06/2004 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Power Tool Safety
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By Dave Markel
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There are a number of things that every wood worker needs to know when they are working with power tools (to a lessor extent, hand tools). Some things are plainly obvious but others are often overlooked.
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| Posted on: 04/30/2004 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| 12 Ways To Spruce Up Your Home On A Budget
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By Gail Miller
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How often do we look round our homes and think, "I wish I could spruce things up a bit ... if I only had the money"? Well, brightening up a home certainly doesn?t have to break the bank. Follow my tips on how to give your home a lift without having to spend a fortune.
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| Posted on: 04/21/2004 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| 7 Steps To Milling Four Square Lumber
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By Dave Markel
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Any wood worker needs to take a board from the lumber yard or their local sawyer and make this board a uniform thickness, length and width. This board needs to have all four edges square to each other. This is referred to a milling a board four square and is a pre-requisite to any wood working project.
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| Posted on: 04/17/2004 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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