Archive for April, 2009
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Karen1966 asked:
I am finishing my own drywall but I still have a few places that I can’t get smoothed out what type of paint ie: satin or semi-gloss.
Tags: Drywall Finishing, Finishing Drywall, Imperfections, Paint, Satin
Posted in Decorating Remodeling | 5 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Kumar N asked:
There’s some water damage on my ceiling, which is made of drywall, that’s about 6×12 inches or so. How much do you think it will cost a handyman/worker to repair it? We live in North Carolina, if that helps at all.
Tags: Drywall, Handyman, North Carolina, Water Damage
Posted in Maintenance Repairs | 3 Comments »
Friday, April 17th, 2009
goddessusie asked:
The ceiling is textured, so I can’t just put spackle on top because it wouldn’t look right. I’m afraid if I try to glue it or put cauk under the edges, it will cause the drywall on the ceiling to flake off. The only thing I can think of is to put crown molding up against the ceiling to cover and hold it up. Any other ideas? Thanks for your help!!
BTW, the texture in the ceiling is the texture that looks like arcs using a comb-type applicator.
Tags: Ceiling Texture, Comb, Crown Molding, Flake, Glue
Posted in Maintenance Repairs | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Neo asked: I am in the process of remodeling my basement. I am currently framing the outside walls with 2 x 4 with a 1/2 gap between the cement and wood. There are two windows that are 32 x 18 and cemented into the poured wall. Around the window is a beveled 1 cement edge.
Should I frame and drywall up to the window frame or leave the 1 cement beveled edge? If I cement over the cement edge to the window frame then how will the drywall paste attach to the cement to have a smooth transition?
Tags: Drywall, Framing Walls, Gap, Smooth Transition, Two Windows
Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY) | 3 Comments »
Monday, April 13th, 2009
John asked:
Hi I am planning on just hanging drywall in my basement. I don’t know how much it costs. I don’t know if I can do it myself or should hire a proffesional?
Tags: Hanging Drywall, Midwest, Proffesional, Sq Feet
Posted in Other - Home Garden | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
zoynkszz asked:
I live in a new home about a year old. The wall above my shower unit started crumbling and cracking. The contractor came in and just scraped spackled and repainted. But the paint and spackle are now cracking and peeling again. Is this an issue of using the wrong kind of drywall? How can I tell and what can I do about it?
Tags: Drywall, Paint, Shower Unit, Wall Unit
Posted in Maintenance Repairs | 5 Comments »
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
danwanman asked:
we are demolishing a house and one of the city requirements are that drywall be removed so to safe a thousand dollars we are going to remove it our selves, whats the best way?
Tags: City Requirements, Drywall, Thousand Dollars
Posted in Decorating Remodeling | 5 Comments »
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Tim D asked:
We need to replace the railing on the stairwell in our split foyer home. We are thinking about going with just a drywall rail, with a finished oak cap, instead of the traditional railing and spindles. I’d really like to find some pictures of examples where other homes have this same style. But I can’t find any pictures on the internet. Could you help me find some good examples?
Tags: Cap, Find Pictures, Finished Oak, Railing, Split Foyer
Posted in Decorating Remodeling | 4 Comments »