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Ridiculous FHA rules [75 articles]
rile - 2009-08-14 02:33:00 [In: Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
We are selling a house to a buyer using an FHA mortgage. There is a
rule, because of lead paint, that any house built before 1978 cannot
have any "peeling, checking or flaking paint". The property...
Prevent Plumbing Escutcheons From Rusting [18 articles]
Perry Aynum - 2009-08-13 14:21:00 [In: Bathrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Are there any tricks to preventing the $3 plumbing pipe escutcheons from the
BORG from rusting after 2 months?
There is nothing more annoying than doing a nice paint job on a bathroom,
only to ...Ridiculous FHA rules II [14 articles]
rile - 2009-08-13 06:36:00 [In: Fences | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I've read all the responses to my previous post and thought I'd make
my original post a little clearer.
First, I might have misled by using the term FHA. In fact, it's what
is called a Rural Devel...Painting question? ? ? [6 articles]
Ray - 2009-08-15 20:48:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Some years ago I painted the interior trim in my house -- baseboards,
windows, door facings etc. First with a coat of quality primer, then a
semi-gloss latex.
Question: If I use exactly the sam...Painting glazing [10 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-08-17 07:35:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
This question directed at any painters out there.
I'm painting a house where I had to do quite a bit of reglazing on the
windows, and am evaluating my painting technique, which seems less than
...Exterior door question [9 articles]
benick - 2010-12-21 09:51:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Getting ready to paint my exterior door trim on your regular run of the mill
steele door with brickmoulding ..They are new....Can I remove the weather
stripping that goes around the door to make i...POPCORN CEILING REPAIR [22 articles]
JIMMIE - 2009-08-26 18:51:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I had a spot on a textured ceiling that needed repair so to texture
the patch I sprayed a liitle paint on it to act as an adhesive then
literally placed crushed popcorn on it. Sprayed some more pai...Repair damaged garage door [8 articles]
2009-09-08 06:43:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Any ideas how to repair a garage door pannel?
It is an old, but standard garage door each of the five
pannels is the same basic wide plank shap and appears to have been
made with a thin skin ...Shut Off Valve Trim Ring [4 articles]
red - 2009-08-29 08:42:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This may just be an opportunity to slap myself on the head and say
"doh", but ....
Are shut-off valves the last task in a plumbing job? If not, how do
you get the chrome trim (escutcheon?) betwe...2 Paint questions [17 articles]
desgnr - 2009-08-30 20:36:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
Which interior paint is best for 1 coat coverage ?
What do think a Painter would charge to paint an average room ? Say 15x 12
ft.
...Uses for Nason 481-16 Select Thinner? [3 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2009-09-01 03:12:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I've got about a half gallon of Nason 481-16 Select Thinner left over
from a spraying project I was involved. I bought the materials, but
somebody else did the spraying - I don't own a spray gun.
...fencing against house... [18 articles]
Jules - 2009-09-02 14:45:00 [In: Fences | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Hi all,
I'm going to be putting up a 4' tall dog fence behind our house (we just
have small dogs). Easy enough, except...
What do people typically do where fences meet (timber) buildings, tho...Bathroom remodel [10 articles]
packat - 2009-09-02 18:22:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Carpentry | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
My old and only bathroom is about 8x8 squares. I planned to replace
everything: bathtub, toilet, sink, cabinet, vanity, floor and ceramic
tiles, and new sideboards, prep but no paint. All standa...Painting a concrete basement floor [23 articles]
JayTKR - 2009-09-11 15:43:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a house that I am going to be renting out that has a basement with
poured concrete walls and a concrete floor. The basement doesn't flood,
but it does have a sump pump, and the pump does pu...Anybody roll form fascia trim here ? [9 articles]
Lyndell Thompson - 2009-09-08 18:01:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I have a twenty year old house I built with matching soffit, fascia and
guttering until about a year ago, when a tree limb knocked off and
destroyed a piece
of fascia trim. All efforts has prove...