DIY Front Door Transformation
Do you live with an ugly dated door? Here is how we changed our entryway with this Glass Door insert and how you can easily change the look of your home in just a few hours!
Want to know the best tips and secrets for painting your home's exterior? We have all the DIY painting hacks you need. Join our Hometalk community and get ready to be inspired and enlightened by ideas, videos, and slideshows. Be part of the exchange of ideas on our discussion boards and get answered to your questions.
Check out our collection of videos on how to paint the exterior of your house.
I’ve seen tons of people doing garage door makeovers and I had to try my hand at it! It turned out to be painless and very economical. If you’re like me, you’ve got a Plain Jane garage that needs a serious facelift!
In this short 2 minute video we will show you how to age and weather wood beautifully using 2 common household items: vinegar and steel wool. This is a trade secret in wood finishing and painting. We discovered that the tannins in the wood react perfectly with the mixture of vinegar and steel wool to age and naturally weather any species of wood. It gives an amazing reclaimed wood and patina effect perfect for many styles of homes including farmhouse, shabby chic, French country, mid century modern and traditional designs.
This is my sister's front door. While it looks okay from afar, the closer you look, you can see it needs to be painted. The color also needs to be changed and we need to make it special.
Getting the proper finish with an airless sprayer is in large part related to the tip you use. Learn what airless spray tip to use right here.
Here you'll find popular discussions on how to paint your home's exterior yourself.
We had a new concrete patio installed this week and after top cast was removed we noticed there was dark concrete streaks in some areas. It looked like hardened cement that had dried on top and was darker in color than the rest of concrete. The day they installed the concrete it was hot about 80 degrees and very windy. They applied a top cast per our request to expose some aggregate and left that to dry overnight. In the morning, they used a power washing and broom to clean the top cast off. After asking about the dark streaks in some area they told me they would clean them with acid, but I believe they applied acid and power washed the entire patio, which ended up creating more streaks and newly formed brush marks. We still have money on the table that we have not paid them. The licensed contractors suggestion to remove the dark spots shown in the picture is to use a sand blaster. He said another round of acid would be too strong. Does anyone have experience with sand blasting? Will this help? Any other methods you would suggest?
We live north of Toronto, Ontario Canada and we get a lot of snow. I'm thinking of painting the exterior concrete foundation of our house. Looking for some tips on how to go do it, or is it a bad idea?
Hi, can someone please tell me what paint to use on rubber tires? Do you have to prime or degrease them? I can't seem to get the paint to stick long term. Thanks in advance , Mel