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Home Maintenance & Repairs

Home Maintenance & Repairs

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Home maintenance & repairs can be confounding; that's why we created Hometalk. Finally there's a place where you can get honest help with repairs and maintenance from people who have dealt with all kinds of maintenance & repair problems. Hometalk's warm community of homeowners and contractors are often posting home maintenance checklist reminders. Don't make a repair or replace decision without consulting the knowledgeable Hometalk community. Feel free to share your own tips to help debunk maintenance & repairs myths.



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Jelly Jar Yard Lights

I used half pint glass jars with solar lights glued to the inside of the jars to light my walkway.
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Faith Perry Bend, OR 5 hours ago
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Some Before & Afters for My Booth

I recently finished some new finds for my booth space and thought I would share.
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Creatures From Outer Space or TheDeep Lagoon?

While looking like something from outer space or the Deep Lagoon. This animal is native to Colorado. Lives in waterways and ponds from prairies to Denver to the mountains. Do you know ...»
what it is?

We can build you an outstanding water feature that would be the perfect home to one of these little guys... Rocky Mountain WaterScape can design a water feature for every budget and location, from small cascading fountains and ecosystem Koi ponds to meandering streams and mega waterfalls. Our proven techniques, backed by 12 years of experience, can turn your project into an aquatic paradise, satisfying the requirements that are associated with creating actual streams, falls, pondless waterfalls, or ponds. Check out our website for more great photos and information: www.rmwaterscape.com

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Rocky Mountain WaterScape Erie, CO 15 hours ago
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    Lori J 7 hours ago
    Mudpuppies? They look like something on the way to becoming a salamander.
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Making a LampShade

Cute lampshade fabric cover for a girls bedroom. This DIY was super easy, inexpensive and looks adorable in my little girls room. Visit the site for step by step instructions.
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SimplyLinen Elkhorn, NE 15 hours ago
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Painting: My cabinets are pressed wood, swollen from water, how do I repair.

I want to paint them but don't know where tostart or if it is possible to sand them smoothe enough to paint.
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Claudia Thomas Beaufort, SC 2 days ago
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    There is no way to fix pressed wood. Water damage causes the fibers to swell and weakens the ...»
    wood considerably. It will continue to get worse as it absorbs moisture from the air. If it's just the doors, I would definitely remove them. If the boxes have only small spots of damage (especially on the edges and non load bearing spots) you may be able to sand the damaged areas and seal them with wood glue or latex paint, but it will only be a cosmetic repair. The spots will be weaker than the rest of the wood, and if not properly sealed may continue to 'puff up' and rot.

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Crown Creations!

We love adorning our statues with crowns, but find it difficult to always find them in the right size. And some of them can be pretty pricey, even the new ones! We created our own from ...»
vintage furniture and lamp parts and vintage jewelry! Take a peek at the end result!

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Windows

Mom,it's hot in here! Why can't our house be cool just like everyone else's? Yourhome can cool without paying huge utility bills. LakeCitywindows doors and siding has everything you need to make your home more energyefficient and cool this summer. A National Geographic Study showed thatreplacing your windows with can save you up to $465/yr on your energy bill. LakeCitycarries a ...»
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  • When it comes to houses built from the 1960s to late '80s, nothing says "needs updating" quite like popcorn (aka "acoustic" or "cottage cheese") ceilings. 1
  • Popcorn ceilings were the standard for bedroom and residential hallway ceilings for its bright, white appearance, noise reduction qualities and ability to hide imperfections
  • Is there anything nastier than an acoustic popcorn ceiling treatment? It collects dust. Spiders expertly build networks of cobwebs across it, and the worst part? You can't take a broom and wipe off the cobwebs without losing part of your ceiling!

REMOVING A TEXTURED CEILING

Q: How can I remove a textured ceiling in order to paint it?

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projects. A textured or "popcorn" ceiling is essentially styrofoam added to the paint. It is blown on to the ceiling with a gun and hose.To remove first move everything out of the room.

You then have to drape out the room with wall to wall plastic in order to catch everything that falls. It is a mess. Wet the surface with a garden sprayer and let the moisture penetrate the popcorn. Then gently run a scraper through the popcorn. Most of it should come off pretty easily. Be very careful not to scrape into the ceiling.

The resulting gouges would then have to be spackled and sanded.Yet again another mess.Popcorn can successfully be removed but to be safe this probably should be left in the hands of a professional painting contractor. You can easily cause more damage and the mess can spread everywhere if you do not properly prepare.

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Great Home Painting Morrisville, PA on Jan 18, 2013
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    calking in the seam where it meets the wall in place of the tape and spackle. Popcorn is such a mess my son who had a drywall business for years refused to put popcorn on a couple of ceiling I had to have repaired.

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Inspect This! The BrightNest Home Inspection Roundup.

These days, everything has a roundup. Music videos, dessert recipes, internet memes....the list goes on. Here at BrightNest, we couldn't wait to join the roundup party, because there's one kind of themed grouping that gets us really excited: home inspection roundups!

What's so great about checking out your home? All kinds of stuff. By regularly giving some problem-prone areas a quick once-over, you'll be able to spot potentially expensive issues before they get out of control. ...»

For example, by catching a mold infestation early, you can avoid a full wall replacement (which can cost $10,000 or more)! You can tackle everything at once and have an Inspection Day, or schedule them at your convenience. Just make sure you take a peek at least once a year!Here are ten places in your home worth inspecting.Note: If you don't think you can remember all of these, sign up for BrightNest and we'll send you reminders when it's time to tackle something.Roof. Inspecting your roof once a year for signs of damage, sagging and aging will help prevent interior damage and an expensive roof replacement, which can cost an average of $5,000.More inspections: https://brightnest.com/posts/inspect-this-th...

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BrightNest Denver, CO 3 days ago
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  • Just a couple of days and a gallon of Behr Semi Transparent Stain in Pinto White and I got the soft white wash look I was going for!
  • Here's a glimpse of the railings before ...they gave the screen porch an unfinished feel...
  • After washing & letting the railings dry overnight, I used a small roller to apply the stain.Some sections of wood took the stain better than others-so I had to "eye-ball" I rolled & gently wiped off some of the stain till I liked it!
  • The process was easy but tedious because I really had to step back & evaluate small sections before moving on. Bindi said to tell you she was worn out by the whole project! xo
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Giving Pressure Treated Wood a White Washed Look

My porch project is well underway and next to figuring out what to do with the floor, the railings were at the top of my least-favorite-thing list! The pressure treated wood had that ...»
yellowish tint and honestly made the porch feel unfinished. But a little help from Behr Semi Transparent Stain and I got the soft white washed look I wanted!

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All Things Heart and Home Marietta, GA 3 days ago
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