Archive for Property Renovation
Feb
09
where to buy paint to paint the interior of a house?
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i want to buy five gallon buckets of paint if possible
but i was wondering where would be the best place to buy it cheap…
would walmart have the paint or just super walmart?
does sears and kmart sell paint too?
when would be the best time to buy the mistake paints at lowes or home depot?
also…which of these places would sell the cheapest best quality paint?
also…
is sherman paint really reallly expensive?
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also what would be the best brand of paint to buy?
Feb
08
How do you paint over wallpaper?
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I have room with texture and untextured wallpaper (over drywall) – is it possible to just paint over it, rather than strip off the wallpaper?
Feb
02
I want to edit a picture of my house to see if certian colors would look good on my house or not. Is there a program out there that will allow me to do that?
Feb
01
What’s the best way to clean wood laminate flooring?
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Got new flooring about a month ago. I’m thinking maybe laminate wasn’t a good choice. I live in the desert & the floor seems to always be dusty. I tried a swiffer vac but it seems to do a superficial job. And I learned quick that you can’t let the mop water dry on the floor because it will look streaked & dull when it drys.
Jan
26
Apart from a wallpaper stripper is there a good way of stripping wallpaper?
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thanks in advance.
Jan
09
How do you remove dye from laminate flooring?
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The laminate floor in my bathroom has dye/paint on it and I don’t know how to get it off. The color came from the dye/decoration on a plastic bag that got wedged under a hamper and got wet. The ink transferred to the floor and now I don’t know how to get it off. The flooring is not the best, and I know that if I use a scrubby on it I’ll just damage the floor. Any suggestions? The floor is off white, so something that would bleach out the color without damaging the floor might work, but I don’t know anything like that either (regular bleach will not work). Thanks!
Jan
06
The problem is a lot of the brown paint has come off in patches leaving white paint underneath. Is there a way I can easily remove the brown paint?
Jan
05
Where can I find cheap house paint?
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We are buying a house and some of the rooms needs to be painted. Where can I buy paint that is cheap and safe?
Jan
04
Who needs their house painted-CHEAP?
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Student painter with 5 years experience willing to powerwash, stain, paint exterior *small* and interior of house. Can do decks and fences as well. Open to jobs in RI, Parts of Mass. and CT. Thanks.
Please leave an email address or other method of communication if you are interested. mine is michael.ricci@uconn.edu
Jan
01
I just finished putting laminate floor down and realized that even though I thought I had leveled all areas of the room, in one corner of the room, there is a spot that dips when walked on. Is there any way to fix this now that the flooring is already installed? Can something be placed underneath those panels to solve the problem? Or will it need to be pulled up so it can be leveled? What will happen if I do not level it? Thank you for your help!
Dec
30
I see a film on the floor and was wondering if anyone has tips, or could tell me what they use on their laminate flooring. The directions say not to get it too wet or use chemicals so I am afraid of everything!
Dec
26
how do I get the shine back to my new laminate flooring?
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We put laminate flooring thru-out our new house. They have done some cutting with a table saw and mudding some spots in the door frames and hall. I now have a floor full of saw dust and sanded off drywall mud on the floor. I tried using a damp washcloth (rung out as much as I could, so it didn’t drip) but there are now smear marks on the floor and the shine is gone. What can I do it get it back?
Dec
22
What’s the best way to remove wallpaper from the 1940′s from a plaster wall?
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I would like to remove some ugly old wallpaper and repaint. I’m afraid to paint over the wallpaper, I’d rather strip it that risk having it bubble and mess with the removal process later. I tried DIF on a different wall, and it only worked because of the shear amount of pressure I used and it took forever. Is there any products that can remove the old style wallpaper and adhesives from plaster walls easily? This wallpaper is still well attached with only very minimal peeling along the seems.
Dec
15
How to transition laminate flooring from the hallway to the bedroom?
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I’m laying laminate flooring in the bedrooms and hallway. Should I choose one direction for all rooms and hallway and lay it down continuously from bedroom to hallway to bedroom. Or should it be layed down lengthwise in the hallway and perpendicular to the hallway boards in the bedrooms? and use a T-strip between the hallway boards and bedroom boards?
Dec
13
Should paint colors coordinate from room to room? And how much is fair price?
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I’m getting my house painted. I just received a quote. The guy told me 1 color was nice. Said others were nice 2, but wouldn’t coordinate w/ main color. The colors are Sherwin Williams Quixotic Plum as an accent wall in the family room and Mystic Mauve on the other walls. The main areas would be Latte. That’s where he said the clash is coming.
This is how downstairs flows: Entry way to a 2 story foyer Immediately in front of you on right,stairs. To the left formal area – living & dining. From that room, or a hall, you come to the kitchen w/ a bay eat in. All those wall will be in Latte. Then you come to the family room. The wall facing you will be Quixotic Plum. The others will be Mystic Mauve. His suggestion is to do it Latte and do the other formal room QP. (no furniture yet – wanted the formal red).
What is y’all opinion? Is $1000 +200 4 paint bad? I’d say it’s 1300 sq ft area – plus upstairs hall. The trim would be white – said cheaper to touch up stairrail.
P.S.:
Mystic Mauve is a grayish-lavender – not pink @ all. Quixotic is a dark plum w/ a bluish-gray base. Latte is the color of the drink.
Dec
11
What do you clean your laminate flooring with?
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I have been cleaning my laminate flooring with some cleaner just for laminate flooring and my floor keeps looking duller and duller with each cleaning. It is a new floor and I want it to look great not dull and old looking. Any suggestions?
Dec
07
What is the best way to go about laying down laminate flooring?
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We are going to be replacing the old laminate flooring in our house but underneath what is already there is uneven wood flooring. We don’t want to refinish those floors right now. Is there some type of pad that can be put under the laminate before it is put down to help with this a little?
Dec
05
what is the most effective way off stripping wallpaper?
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it is hessian backed. only sensible answers please.
Dec
04
Why the houses are not finished? Is no money to paint it? Is cheap in this way?
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Is the british style but looks like unfinished houses
Dec
02
We would like to paint our hallway and it currently has silk flower wallpaper on it. Can we just prime it and paint over it or do we have to stripe it. the thing is we don’t know what type of wall is underneath the paper.
-Is it possible to do in one day? What is the process?