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All posts tagged "drywall"

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  Hidden Storage in Plain Sight

  Looking for extra places to put things? Your home has all sorts of “hidden” storage space. Today you’ll learn how to open a whole new world (storage-wise) in every room of your home. Behind your drywall and paneling lie...

  • Posted March 17, 2014
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  Question I have a problem in my house where the drywall separates from the ceiling and opens up a gap of 1/4″ in the winter. In early spring the gap closes completely and stays that way until...

  • Posted February 23, 2014
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  Bubbling Paint

  Question My shower room has paint falling off the sheetrock from steam. If I have the shower pan and stall walls replaced, is there anything I can use to cover the other sheetrock surfaces so I don’t...

  • Posted February 23, 2014
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  Preparing to Decorate

  Question Is it necessary to finish drywall before applying anything decorative to it? Also, what causes mirrors to turn dark around the edges after a while? Shirley Answer Two super questions. First, the drywall. The decorative finish...

  • Posted February 23, 2014
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  How To Quiet Your Home

  First it was trains, planes and automobiles. Then lawnmowers, leaf blowers and barking dogs. Now it’s loud music, big-screen televisions and home theaters. If we were playing “Jeopardy,” the question would be: “What noise is driving people...

  • Posted January 5, 2014
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• Drywall Corner Clips

  A nifty little building product that saves time and material, energy and money Today, you’ll learn about drywall clips. They corner the market in building tricks in conventional residential construction. An extra 2×4 stud usually is added...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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• Construction Defects: Top 10

  Construction is more art than science Bought a new home? Remodeled a kitchen? A bath? Added a room? A large construction project is a giant jigsaw puzzle, with as many as 10,000 pieces that don’t always come...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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• Standing Proud / Not Good

  In the military, “standing proud” is a good thing; in construction it’s not. In the latter case, it means that something is out of place, is not even, is apart from the rest. If something is “standing...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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  Picture Hanging

   Tips for  steady-hanging pictures The Grand Old Opry’s first radio broadcast was heard in 1955, and after nearly 50 years of music, many of its stars’ pictures hang in the Country Music Hall of Fame. If you’re...

  • Posted December 31, 2013
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  Adding Wallboard

  My Eichler home has wood on the walls, and there is no drywall. I would like to sound-proof some of the walls. Is there drywall that can be used for sound-proofing? Janice ANSWER Drywall is far more...

  • Posted December 13, 2013
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