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    another laminate question ...sorry !

    Must be interesting ...no responses ????
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    Recessed Medicine Cabinet

    We bought a new medicine cabinet which we thought was the same size, but it isn't ....it's larger. We took it back but were told they no longer make medicine cabinets in the smaller size. We cut the dry wall out to make the whole larger for the new cabinet ...but the 2 x 4 on the right of...
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    Pocket Door Issues

    I just bought my house in July and there is a pocket door from the master bedroom to the bath ....the way it's layed out is impossible for a regular door. However, there is something wrong with the door itself .....it is VERY hard to pull closed and push open. It doesn't seem there is...
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    another laminate question ...sorry !

    I apologize that my question was confusing .....let me try again. If the counter top is 3 feet wide and 6 feel long, this is the "straight" part of the counter top that runs along the cabinets, however, then as it continues it angels toward the right. lets say a 45 degree angel, where the...
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    Painting Stripes on Bedroom Wall

    Thanks for the tips .......now if I have to do two coats of the brown, does this matter since everything I have read on this says I should pull the tape off right away ...will it get stuck and take some of the brown paint with it if I have to wait for the first coat to dry before adding the...
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    another laminate question ...sorry !

    This question is actually for a future project that I may or may not decide to pay someone else to do. But the question is .......I see all these posts here about re-laminating existing countertops ....this got me looking at my kitchen countertops. My kitchen has a J shape. I have amount 6...
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    trimming laminate to fit

    We have decided to replace our bathroom counter top with a new laminate top. However, we have to build the backsplashes. We bought the wood, trimmed it down to the correct size, cut the laminate, rolled it on to the wood ......pretty good so far .......the issue is that the lamitate is a...
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    Painting Stripes on Bedroom Wall

    I painted all 4 walls a pretty blue and want to paint stripes on the back wall in swiss chocolate brown .....however, every time I have used the painters tape for edging, paint ALWAYS leaks through if I'm not very careful. What is the secret for painting these stripes and not having the paint...
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    Vessel Sink Question

    Hello there !! I didn't place this in the plumbing section because I don't think it's a plumbing question !! I ordered a kraus vessel sink and waterfall faucet which was delivered yesterday. Prior to ordering the sink I measured my current drop in sink at 21in. Therefore, I thought the...
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