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How to Choose a New Carpet
Carpet is a very popular way of covering floors. Luxurious and warm underfoot, it is quiet can be colourful and adds considerably to the warmth of a room. There are…
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How to lay Woodstrip Flooring
Whether laying wood mosaic flooring or strip flooring, the first job is to prepare the floor, you can hire flooring stores Penrith to do it for you. Solid floors may…
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How to lay the Stair Carpet
The hall carpet and landing carpet should be laid first. Where the landing meets the stair banisters, turn over the edge of the carpet, so that the fold fits neatly…
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How to Choose Floor Coverings for your Rooms
Although in theory you can use virtually every type of floor covering in every room, some types are better suited than others, either from a practical point of view or…
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How to Add Living Space with Using More Diagonal Bracing
Nature is an aggressive enemy of the home addition—in almost every part of the country. On the East Coast, it's hurricanes. In the Midwest, it's tornadoes. On the West Coast…
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How to Design a Waste System
A single-stack waste system must comply with the Building Regulations. Follow these design rules to help you make sure that it does: The bend at the foot of the stack…
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How to Avoid an Accident when Repairing Roofs
Working off the ground is dangerous: falls and associated ladder accidents account for many deaths each year plus thousands of broken limbs and serious injuries that require urgent care. As…
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How to Install Drywall in Your Bathroom
Walls not only have to be durable and look good, but they also are responsible for keeping moisture-laden air from escaping the room. Whatever type of wall surface you install,…
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How to Install Ceramic Tile in your Bathroom
For a tile bathroom floor that isn't exposed to excessive moisture, there are a few different alternatives to preparing a substrate for tile installation. Assuming that the floor system is…
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How to Install Ceilings in your Bathroom
Gravity ensures that ceilings are largely unaffected by splashes of water, but they are highly vulnerable to air bypasses that can cause considerable moisture-related damage. Buoyant, warm, moisture-laden air will…
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How to Hang Fabrics Properly and Gracefully in Your Home
Large, heavy hangings such as rugs, tapestries and patchwork quilts, can be displayed in several ways. If you are hanging anything you think might be valuable or which you particularly…
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How to Develop Your Own Style
Some people are born with an innate sense of style, others have to work at it. However, even people with a very strong individual look in terms of dress and…
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How to Use Epoxy Grout
My first experience with epoxy grout was a disaster. I wanted to try it after reading all the benefits of resin bound surfacing, for driveways, paths & patios, as well…
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How to Use Color in Your Home Design
Colour offers the simplest, cheapest and most effective way of transforming a room. Just by painting the walls, you can totally alter a room's atmosphere. You can also use colour,…
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How to Plan for your Home Design
Identifying key requirements When assessing requirements, it is helpful to divide them up into two sections -practicalities and aesthetic. You should then look at these in light of your budgetary…
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How to Plan for an Accessible Bath
Recently, my grandmother moved out of her home of more than 50 years. She loved her home and didn't want to leave, and she was fully capable of living there…
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How to Install Wood Floor in your Bathroom
If you've ever seen a wood floor with cupped boards, big gaps, or buckling, you've seen a wood floor that has responded to very wide variations in humidity. Seasonal variation…
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How to Install Vanity Base Cabinets and Bathroom
There's more to installing a bathroom sink than simply hooking it up to the DWV and water-supply system. In many cases, a fair amount of cabinetry needs to be installed…
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How to install Tub and Shower Glass Doors
Tub and shower doors range from simple pre-manufactured sliders to elaborate custom-built frameless units. Sliding glass doors are also a great option for your living room to allow more light…
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How to Install Resilient Flooring in your Bathroom
Like most builders, I usually prefer to install finish floors as late in the construction process as possible to protect them from wear and tear. However, in the small and…