There is a particular paneling style that works best for different types of decor. You can choose from rustic boards, frame-and-panel designs with or without moulding, and elaborate raised panels. In terms of material, paneling can be made from fine hardwoods or inexpensive pine while finishes may b…

All my friends know that I’m nuts, so they all take it in stride when I tell them about my plans for building green. While there are lots of cool green methods that are fitting popular among those with lots of space to spread out or few neighbors to have to look at it. However, for those of us who h…

 

I know that the installation of decorative wall shelving can be a hassle, particularly if you are not a whiz in construction or don’t use tools very well — so I have prepared this set of easy to remember points to guide you over the rough spots.

R: READY All Your Tools and Supplies

Your…

 

Also Known as Wallboard, Gypboard
What is it? Where does it come from? Where do I use it?

Very few people have ever heard of “hydrous calcium sulphate.” And even fewer are aware that hydrous calcium sulphate - CaSO4.2H2O as chemists know it - is gypsum, the rock that nobody knows.
In addi…

 

Paint is difficult to remove from wood, but knotty pine walls don’t make a formal setting. If you want to take a knotty pine wall and transform it for a dining room or something more elegant than the rumpus room, go ahead and paint it. First, clean, sand, and prime the walls thoroughly. If t…

 

If you are redesigning or decorating a room, or house, care has to be taken where your piece of art is to be displayed. Even if you have bought a picture on impulse there are a few tips that will not only enhance the picture but its surroundings.

As a good rule of thumb it is good to hang a…

A wall stud is a vertical 2×4 behind the drywall. You need to find one in order to shelves, towel bars, etc. You can use an electronic stud-finder that senses changes in density. Pass it over a wall and lights and tones indicate studs. Some also locate pipes and wiring for you. Another choice is a m…

 

Everyone can use more organization in their lives (except those misguided souls who alphabetize their spices, canned goods and color-coordinate their laundry supplies!). Additional wall storage can help bring that organization into your home. And original and unusual wall storage ideas can hel…

Efflorescence is a white stain from salt deposits that appears on bricks. As water interacts with brick, salts inside the brick material dry and create a stain. The water dries and leaves a concentration of the salts behind. These stains are often hard to remove and usually will nto respond to p…

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Masonry is when you take a variety of components and assemble them into a structure using an adhesive mortar. This is done by stacking one piece on top of another, with some sort of bonding agent in between them. The materials used can be just about anything, but it is usually some kind of sto…