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About Me:
we live on an acreage in iowa in a 30 year old house that we are always seeming to find something to do to it. i work in the floor covering business. carpet,tile,vinyl,wood etc.have been doing that for about 23 years. also cleaned houses for 7 years to pay off debt and to do my kitchen remodel:) hard work but was alot like art.always looked so nice when i was finished.
Favorite area of home improvement:
i love all areas of remodeling and gardening . just better at some things than others.
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Walls & Ceilings: REMOVING POPCORN CEILING
can someone tell me if i have to remove all previous mud on popcorn ceiling if i am going to have it textured.?(just not popcorn)it is coming off , some areas to drywall some not.thanks again
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Commentedthanks everyone , i will suck it up and scrape :) . i kind lf had a feeling , just hoping ...»
Make your glass cooktop sparkle
We have a glass cooktop that gets dirty quickly. I love the way it looks when it's clean and have got a great way to clean it and make it sparkle. I've got a little routine that takes no
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Home Maintenance & Repairs: taking off popcorn ceiling
if i scrape off popcorn ceiling ,what then will i need to do something else and what?any ideas?. lots of ceiling, hate the popcorn but not really wanting to create a huge mess.
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Commentedthanks you guys
Home Maintenance & Repairs: taking out wood stove
ok one more question, wanting to remove wood stove , what happens when i get to the chimney. cap off at top and bottom?the wall is brick . that will be coming out and drywalling over. will i have a hole in the house ?
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Commentedkevin it is through the wall and up the chimney?do we just fill hole with insulation or cap ...»
Gardening: Transplanting Trees
I have two oak trees that I'd like to transplant. One tree is about 2 1/2 feet tall and the other is 5 feet. While digging up similar trees in the past I noticed that the tap roots of
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Commentedi have several oaks(BURR) that come up and have NEVER been able to transplant one. now i leave ...»
Cleaning & Organization: removing popcorn on ceiling
wanting to remove popcorn on the ceiling , what is the easiest way to do it and what to do with it when im done ?i dont want a smooth finish .thank you
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Commentedthanks you guys i dont believe it is asbestos it was done in 1996. i am going to try the water ...»
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Commentedthank you! have not decided for sure what to do with it but nice to know i can paint it . ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: cleaning a wood stove
can anyone tell me how to clean rust off of a wood stove?
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Commentedthank you, i would really like to get rid of it because of the hazards but i think i am ...»
Mobile Home Redesign Part 1
Just cuz you live in a mobile home doesn't mean it can't be gorgeous! Today's manufactured/mobile homes are really quite nice. Check out this one I decorated!
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House Mouse
Light brown to black in color, small eyes, pointed nose, large ears, long tail and about 2 inches in length. The house mouse is the most common rodent pest in most parts of the world. The female mouse can give birth every three weeks to a dozen babies, that's 150 babies a year! Their diet consists mainly of plants & grains but they will eat meat & dairy products as well and require very little water to survive. House mice nest in and around structures, especially in stacked firewood,
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