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How to Install a Solid Wall Furring
Plasterboard cannot be nailed directly to solid masonry walls. Battens of sawn timber known as furring strips are used to provide a good fixing for the nails and to counter…
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How to Improve Water Percolation through the Soil
Where rain and irrigation water obviously have trouble draining through the soil, the cause of the problem can He with the topsoil, the subsoil, or both. Or it may be…
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How to Insulate Your Home
Insulating your home with an insulated concrete form will help keep your heating costs down; it will also help keep the house cool in summer. If this is something your planning…
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How to Install Floor Joists
Floor joists are important structural elements of a house. Being load-bearing, their size and spacing in new structures is strictly specified by the Building Regulations and they must satisfy a…
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How to Improvise Your Furniture
If you like the furniture you own and it fits perfectly spatially, and proportionally, into your home then you are extremely fortunate. Equally, if you had the time, experience and…
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How to Improve Your Living Rooms
As its name suggests, a living room is different from a sitting room, a drawing room, a study, a parlour or a den. It is a family room where you…
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How to Fix Ceramic Wall Tiles
Whatever type of wall tile you are fixing, the basic procedure is the same and the first thing to decide is the width of the tiles at the edges. If…
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How to Finish Your Wood Floor
With a wooden floor, you will be able to hear whether or not the boards are nailed down properly to the joists just by walking around; and you will easily…
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How to Finish Plasterboard
All of the joints between boards and the plasterboard is ready for direct indentations left by nailing must be filled and smoothed before the ivory-coloured surface of the plasterboard is…
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How to Do Paint Finishes
Paint finishes are not only fun to do but also can be used to change any surface in your home, whether woodwork or wall, into something unique. For, no matter…
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How to Do all the Necessary Preparations Before Making a Bathroom
Considering the variety of bathrooms, it should come as no surprise that there are countless approaches to renovating them. To help guide you, I've come up with a strategy for…
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How to Do Laundry
As with everything else, if you want to save time when washing, check the care labels on items before you buy them, or have a laundry service from a laundromat drop off…
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How to Do Illusions with Paint
Illusionist paint finishes which imitate real materials can be very effective, but may be more difficult than you think. Take time to study the material you wish to imitate very…
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How to Construct a Lowered Ceiling
You can build the new ceiling at any height providing it complies with the regulations. However, the height of window openings may limit your choice. About 2.4m (8ft) is a…
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How to Cut an Internal Doorway
Making a doorway in an existing wall may be necessary if you're changing the use of the room or improving its layout: this is typical when converting a kitchen, where…
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How to Create Space for Storage
Whether you like putting things away or not - and who does? - it is impossible to tidy up if there is nowhere to put anything. Some people, even when…
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How to Clean Your House
Every day set aside some time to make a list of what you hope to achieve that day or week. Ticking completed items off gives such satisfaction and compiling the…
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How to Clean Walls and Ceilings in Your House
Plan ahead for easier wall and ceiling cleaning. For hard to reach areas like your roof, we recommend to just get Roof Cleaning in Wilmington DE. Light colours show up…
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How to Clean the Lighting in Your House
If you keep bulbs and shades clean you will have a lighter home for less money. Shades need to be dusted regularly and cleaned according to their surface. Keep a…
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How to Clean the Floors in Your House
If you dread cleaning floors, choose your surfaces carefully. If children eat in the dining room, do not choose a carpeted floor, but a parquet or cork one. Very light-coloured…