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Installing a Suspended Ceiling
To put in a level ceiling you first need to draw a level line around the room marking where you will install the wall angles. The surest solution is to rent a tripod laser and follow the manufacturer's instructions. If you'd rather not spend the rental money, count on spending more time doing layout.
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Installing Baseboard - Part 3: Little Pieces
With the moulding installed along the first three walls (having completed Parts 1 and 2), cut and install the small pieces required between the wall and door frames.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Harlequin Diamonds
Harlequin diamonds are a wonderfully versatile pattern. In a child's room, they have a happy energetic effect suggesting the pattern on a clown's costume. In a dining room or living room, a diamond motif is classic and formal without being stuffy. Plan the design so that...
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 4 hours
Installing Baseboard - Part 4: Installing Along the Fourth Wall
As suggested in Part 1, the fourth wall will be one with an interruption or obstruction. The method for measuring the moulding for interruptions or obstructions will differ slightly from the method used for the other three walls.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Patching Small Holes in Wallboard
Small holes are defined as those that are less than about 2 inches in diameter. There's no need to make a wallboard patch for these little holes because a peel-and-stick repair patch works just great and provides a quick and professional looking repair.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
Blocks
Blocks of color turn boring walls into exciting focal points and can supply character to a room with no architectural features or details. The blocks can be uniform in size and shape, or you can vary the sizes and combine squares and rectangles. The trick is to create a visually...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 4 hours
Installing Chair Rail
Chair rail is an easy way to spruce up a room. Remember to make the wall with most interruptions your fourth wall. Ideally, you should place the chair rail at the same height as your chairs so that it can perform the function of protecting your walls. Installation is similar...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Aging
Aging is a popular effect that gives walls the illusion of a timeworn, textured finish. Paints are applied using a brush and trowel and then blended with a damp sea sponge. When applying the paint, avoid flattening the trowel but allow it to catch on the surface, depositing the...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 3 hours
Hanging Drywall on Walls
Do It Yourself drywall! Measure the wall and cut the sheet. Drive 1-1/4-inch screws into the panel from the centre outward, spacing them 16 inches apart. Position the lower sheet and screw the panel in place. Cut a piece of drywall to fit between the corner and the previous piece,...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
Patching Large Holes in Wallboard
Wallboard repairs are necessary for a number of reasons. Whether it's careless movers wielding appliances, kids hustling through the house, or just natural settling of the house, wallboard cracks can appear. But these simple projects can come to the rescue.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
Allover Stenciling
Stenciling is one of the oldest techniques for decorating walls. Before the mid-1800s, stenciling was actually less expensive than wallpaper. Now, even though wallpaper is economical, there are still good reason's to opt for an allover stencil pattern: You have complete control...
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 4 hours
Installing Crown Moulding
Installing crown moulding, like playing the piano, takes practice. Unlike playing the piano, however, most people can get the hang of it with only a little practice. Before you take the time to become a maestro, however, you may want more information on preassembled corner pieces...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Priming is Essential
Priming helps ensure a professional-looking paint job. It isn't just a way to sell you one more paint product, and it isn't just watered-down paint. Primer is a specially formulated product designed to: increase adhesion, help the finish coat develop maximum sheen, give...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
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