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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group
Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Messy bathrom ceiling [8 articles]
H_X - 2009-11-10 21:39:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Pro painters:
I have a ceiling that was obviously painted without primer. The paint
is peeling off, but of course, the peeling is very spotty. I have
scraped what I can, but before I prime and ...
Stained ceiling tiles. [9 articles]
terry - 2009-11-15 13:20:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Driveways & Walkways | Furniture | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This single floor, plus full in ground basement, bungalow, has
ceilings of those one foot square fibrous interlocking tiles.
In family room and the adjoining kitchen and hallway (About one third
of...Preserving paint brushes [7 articles]
Not@home - 2009-11-17 22:06:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Furniture | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I have a collection of good brushes (natural bristle) that I keep for
fine painting, such as varnishing. I just finished varnishing the new
woodwork in a room we remodeled, and spent a lot of tim...Would sound deadening paints work in my application [6 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-11-17 17:42:00 [In: Bedrooms | Flooring | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
The hardwood on the second floor bedroom above the kitchen is 3/4 pine
over bare joists. The ceiling in the kitchen is now open and I have a
chance to insulate for sound. I am aware of a nu...How to clean outside of white aluminum gutters [24 articles]
Ray K - 2009-11-17 23:20:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | ]
They are discolored with vertical gray streaks on the sides, and gray
spots on the bottom where water flowing down the sides accumulate in
"puddles" along the bottom outside corner.
I've tried ...Don't buy Behr polyurethane or paint products [22 articles]
LeonJayP - 2009-11-18 14:33:00 [In: Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I went to the http://Behr.com website to get more information about a Behr
polyurethane product I had just purchased at Home Depot. There was not
information on the http://Behr.com website about ...WHY??? [12 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-11-19 01:28:00 [In: Bedrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
was cleaning up today and decided to replace some receptacles upstairs
since 'rents are coming to visit soon, and these were ugly, painted
over, plates didn't match each other, etc...
now I kne...Request for advice on sanders to prep for paint [9 articles]
tom_sawyer70@yahoo.com - 2009-11-23 17:58:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'd like to ask for advice on purchasing a sander that will help us on
some home projects.
We're doing a lot of painting in two houses to just change the look of
a few rooms, take out of railings...Window repair question [49 articles]
Zootal - 2009-11-29 14:12:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Construction & Design | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm fixing some broken window panes in my basement windows. The windows are
rectangular wood frames with three 8x10 glass panes:
http://zootal.no-ip.info/stuff/2009/2009NovBasementWindows/images/...choice of finish for covered (but not enclosed) porch floor [5 articles]
kansascats - 2009-12-01 12:48:00 [In: Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Porches & Sunrooms | ]
I have a wrap-around porch that's covered, but not enclosed. It's
T&G. We get about 40 inches of rain a year. The existing paint is
peeling along the outside (most exposure to elements) and ri...Shopping in Peace, or Avoid the Droid [27 articles]
Jon Danniken - 2009-11-28 09:05:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
Is it just me, or does anyone else just like to mind their own business when
they go to the
hardware store to spend money?
I'm doing a tub surround right now, so I go to my local HD to get suppl...Painting inside microwave oven [19 articles]
2010-11-06 03:09:00 [In: Appliances | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I have an 8 year old MW that works fine. It has a rotating tray and
there is a plastic thing under that tray with 3 small wheels. Where
those wheels contact the bottom of the MW, the paint has wor...choice of primers and paints [37 articles]
kansascats - 2010-01-08 13:13:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Looking for recommendations on primers and paints for:
home interior
home exterior
garage/shop
Now then.. for my shop/garage/office..
I bought a couple of gals of Kilz general purpose at WalM...Bought too much paint [16 articles]
Ed Mc - 2009-12-07 15:58:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I purchased a 5gal. bucket of Valspar Duramax exterior paint. I can't
return it because it was color tinted. I wasn't able to sell it when
the weather was nice. Now that the weather has gone to t...Good paint [14 articles]
RickH - 2010-06-23 20:21:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Wow, I used that new Behr paint from Home Depot yesterday, the one
with the paint/primer in one.
Holy cow, thats good paint, was covering a dark red wall with beige
and was dredding needing 3 coa...