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Home Maintenance & Repairs: etched sidewalk
I have two sidewalks, each were poured concrete. The mason sprinkled a brick colored powder over the entire surface and then etched it to look like stone with grout. Now, after 12 years, the powder is disappearing and the concrete looks awful. Is there something I can do to make it look attractive?
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try green and brown stains to make it look old, mossy, just dab the affected areas, but let ...»
Painting: So California, Channel Islands Harbor. Exterior Paint suggestions
We need to paint our 3 story beach home. Now it is white on white. Roof is dark charcoal color.
Our 2 neighbors are peach and rust. They both have terra~cotta tile roofs.
Any suggestions??
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HandyAndy, I went looking for inspiration on the Beach colors and did not like them at all. ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: Do gutters need those little "corner" pieces?
I have those metal pieces that stick up from my gutters at the inside corners, and they don't seem like they do anything except collect a lot of leaves/twigs. I am constantly clearing
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Isn't it funny how one tree can make such a big difference? The gutters we clean the most we ...»
Painting: Does anyone know of a good window glazing that cures quickly and won't cause blistering paint?
HandyANDY is working on an exterior in Marietta right now and we have to replace to window panes....but we're repainting the exterior as well. I've told the homeowners that I will likely
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I thought as much KMS....just checking though! I'm sure I will be wandering back to touch-up
Painting: Shutters: What color?
I am posting a picture of my home's exterior. I thought I could kind of match the shutter color to the grayest brick. Imagine my horror when the color just blended and looks like no
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Brick RED like your metal roof. I have the same color metal roof, but my house is concrete ...»
Design & Décor: With a low budget, how can I turn a plain ranch house with vinyl siding into a country cottage look?
I plan to add board & batten shutters, window boxes, a cottage garden with a picket fence, and some container flowers on the front stoop, but what else can I do to the exterior with a
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You're welcome, Michela. Hope that helps and we'll be looking forward to hearing about the ...»
I need recommendations on the best exterior sealant for our brick patio walls.
I have noticed the last few years a build up of salts on the bricks on the inside of my patio. I have assumed that was an indication of moisture coming through. During our very recent experience with hurricane Isaac and the constant and long lasting wind driven rain, we had significant issues with water on our patio. Our roof wasn't leaking, but the water was definitely coming through where the windows meet the brick and, we are pretty certain, also at the foundation. We thought the
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W.E. You're always so knowledgeable and share the best information! I saw a DIY Disaster ...»
Cleaning & Organization: How to remove green mold and/or stains along vinyl siding of our house
Well, we did bad!!!! Having scrubs like hemlocks, and other flowering (forsythea) evergreen-like lower plans on the north face of our home has left green stains on siding and window
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BioSafe Systems makes a product called Green-Clean that is basically very strong hydrogen ...»
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Thanks for the tips on how to remove crayons. I really appreciate the help.
Home Maintenance & Repairs: My roof is growing things - Does it have to be cleaned off?
Shingles still look good - 30 year shingles have been on for 20. It hase been really wet so far this year - even the sunny side of the roof has lichens and moss.
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Hi Carol, ...»