The Practical House Painting Guide
Inevitably, the time will come when you need to repair a small scratch or minor bump in drywall. A sharp object (corner of a picture frame, edge of a ladder) is dragged against a wall and leaves a small scratch in the drywall. Or, while misguiding that extra heavy dresser
Drywall nail pops are common in new construction. They are a result of the house settling. While they are annoying and ugly, they aren’t serious. Fixing drywall nail pops is a pretty easy job. What Is a Nail Pop? Drywall nail pops happen when drywall nails or screws loosen or
Painting is all about Prep work. We spend more time actually prepping a room then we do painting. Before doing any painting you must get all the sheet rock repairs done first. Skimming out all the imperfections is important. Once you put paint on the wall all the imperfections come
Out here in New England we have older homes that in the earlier days used lead paint or had lead mixed in with the oil paints. One of the biggest problems was “Calcimine” ceilings. Definition: cal•ci•mine also kal•so•mine n. A white or tinted liquid containing zinc oxide, water, glue, and
Assuming already that you have chosen your colors and the sheen level of the paint, you can now get started by repairing your walls. Start by taking a putty knife and walk around and knock off any high spots on the walls, also if there are holes in the walls,
You have just moved into your brand new home. It is a house from the 1970s and the original owners sold it to you. Is it ideal? Well, the shag carpet will have to go, but more importantly, so will the dirt, grime and stains on the walls. No matter
Call me biased, but have you ever tried self-adhesive Carpet Plastic to protect carpeting, padded floor plastic for hardwood floors, and floor plastic for hard floor surfaces? These plastics are inexpensive and easy to use. Just roll them out, and spill all you like! You can then pull them off
Our home was moved onto its site; the seller covered up plaster cracks in the ceiling with the spray-on “cottage cheese” acoustic plaster ceiling that was popular in the 1970s. Minor house settling eventually opened a zigzag crack in the ceiling of one room, with “cottage cheese” plaster falling down
I find using plastic is a huge hassle and is not as affective as using brown paper that you can buy by the roll in the paint department. Plastic always has the tendency to move, or get torn, or get its “panties in a bunch”, as people walk through the
You can save time masking windows and materials (interior/exterior) by cutting painters plastic 4-5 inches longer than the window, and tacking it over the window with 4 pieces of tape. This is useful for spraying/rolling out a lid, spraying/rolling out soffits, etc. Another point is that if you are priming
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