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Hanging Wallpaper
If striking new patterns and stunning colours have made you a wallpaper convert, we'll show you the techniques to effectively measure, cut and hang your wallpaper.
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Installing Laminate and Engineered Flooring
First, install a 6 mil plastic moisture barrier over concrete. You may need to trim the planks in the first row. Cut the first plank in the second row to length. Once you've made the cut, temporarily set the plank aside, and put down the first plank in the first row. Snap...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 3 hours
Attaching New Walls to Existing Joists
Redefine every room in your home. Mark the location of the new wall on the ceiling. Make wall plates by cutting two 2x4s to the wall length, and then outline stud locations. Make sure lines are parallel to the wall. Determine the soleplate position by hanging a plumb bob from...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Build a Desk
When you build your own simple wood desk you have the opportunity to choose the size and finish that work best for you and your space.
Skill: Expert
Time: 5 hours
Build Your Own Ornate Mirror
We love how an oversized ornate mirror adds a sense of grandeur to a space. Resting on the floor, it's real-life relaxed too. Make your own with elaborate moulding and metallic paint and install it as a focal point in your family room or anywhere you'd like a bit of added...
Skill: Expert
Time: 5 hours
Installing a Prehung Interior Door
Unless you're a master carpenter, it's easiest to install a prehung door. Fitting a slab door into an existing jamb is an involved process in which it's easy to make mistakes. A prehung door comes with all the precision work done for you. The door's hinges fit snugly into mortises...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Finishing Drywall
Finishing drywall refers to taping and filling the seams between adjacent sheets. It's a 3-coat process. Allow each coat to dry overnight. The 1st coat, or bedding, is about 6" wide and holds a strip of paper or fiberglass tape over the seams. The joint tape helps prevent...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Installing paneling
4x8 sheets of paneling are a quick way to repair or dress up walls. Panels expand and contract with changes in humidity, so they need time acclimate and acquire the same moisture content as the room. Stack them on the floor with spacers in between. After 72 hours, you can start...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Installing Drywall
Make dreaded dry walling an easy event. Try to purchase sheets of the same length as the wall. Hang the sheets with the longest edge parallel to the floor so you cut down on taping and compound. This method also provides more strength because each board ties more studs together...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
Lighting a Suspended Ceiling
Many fixtures require some assembly. To wire the light, feed cable through the opening in the top. For long runs of fluorescent lighting, connect the fixtures end-to-end with special locknuts and connectors. The mounting bracket varies from brand to brand – some have a tee-bracket...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Double Rolling
Using twin rollers rather than brushes or rags offers beginners an easy way to get a colour-washed effect. Double rolling is nearly as fast as rolling on a single colour. The only tricky part is cutting in the corners to match the mottled effect on the rest of the wall. One secret...
Skill: Beginner
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Drywalling a Ceiling
When installing drywall the ceiling goes in first, in part so that the drywall on the walls will support the edges, and in part to ensure a tight seam at the edges of the room. Apply the drywall in several rows, each made of the longest pieces you can handle. Half-inch drywall...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Focal Window
Trim out the windows of a newer build home with classically-inspired pilasters, pediments and baseboard to inject a sense of architectural integrity into your domestic view.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 4 hours
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