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  1. Deacon

    hardwood floor refinishing questions

    I can take an hour to explain everything to you or I can send you to "Free Wood Floor Plans" so you can read their receipe for wood floor finishing. They recommend oil based finish and well, so do I. Never did like anything waterbased being used on wood. Plus, water will raise your grain much...
  2. Deacon

    Drywall - Power Sander

    35 years of Home Building has taught me only a few things - A good roofer needs no tar - there are only two guarantees with concrete (1) It will get hard (2) It will crack and an experienced dry waller needs no sand paper. Life goes on!
  3. Deacon

    Question on Cornerbead around Closets

    I just ran across this problem ....... WOW, remind me never to hire a drywaller from Orlando. I agree with Inspector D ... Happy Lawyer !
  4. Deacon

    cobbled wood floors

    I did notice that "Free Cobbled Wood Floor Installation Instructions" receipe called for a rubber based glue when others say you can use any old mastic (water based) glue. If you want your floor to last, I would stick with cobbled wood floors rubber based glue and forget the mastic. Do the...
  5. Deacon

    Tiling Shower walls around Tub

    You should be fine just as long as you had atleast an 80% glue to tile ratio during initial installation.
  6. Deacon

    Mesh over Cornerbead?

    The mesh over the metal corner bead trick is not worth much. The mesh itself causes hair line cracks in the mud finish just as soon as the ground shifts and the original cheap mesh glue breaks down underneath the mud. Mesh tape was invented for the homeowner to purchase. Do it right the first...
  7. Deacon

    cobbled wood floors

    I see no one has any advice for a cobbled wood floor so I will help out those that do not know! I finally found out the answers to my questions by reading "Free Cobbled Wood Floor Installation Instructions". I hope this helps out someone - Deacon
  8. Deacon

    cobbled wood floors

    Just wondering if anyone has ever dealt with installing a "real" cobbled wood floor? Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated -
  9. Deacon

    kidsfish2

    Most of your home improvement centers offer free plans - yep, they want you to buy the material from them.
  10. Deacon

    Help with cracked walls

    Do not forget to use some sheetrock nails (every 8") into the wall studs before you start your new tape and bed job.
  11. Deacon

    Need cheap alternative to staple up ceiling for basment

    Regular 1/2" sheetrock is still pretty darn cheap and is socially "flip" acceptable too!
  12. Deacon

    Painting a popcorn ceiling

    Just spray some water on the popcorn - allow to penetrate and use a scraper. If many coats of paint has already been used on the popcorn and water will not penetrate, a scraper will still do the job. A hawk and trowel texture will take care of any left over discrepancies.
  13. Deacon

    Indoor Jacuzzi Tub Diagnosis: Lightning

    It depends on what brand name you have. All the makers make their systems different. Mine, a Marquis Brand has a separate box in the door that is specifically made for the lighting system - for me, I would start their but than again, yours may be built different.
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    Painting a popcorn ceiling

    Remove any loose popcorn around the area to be patched. Tape off the spot to be patched - with some plastic hanging from the tape - this will take care of any over spray of the new popcorn installation. Mix new popcorn mix making sure you bought the same texture because popcorn comes in...
  15. Deacon

    chlorine stain

    You can call a reputatable carpet business and they can restain the carpet to match the existing color. It may not be perfect but it should be good enough that only you will notice where the old chlorine spot was. I did this once before myself and it sure was better than not doing anything at...
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