Once the deck has been washed with a stripper and the old deck stain is gone, it is necessary to brighten the wood using a wood brightener. The deck stripper will darken the wood and raise the pH level. Brightening the wood back to a natural state and lowering the pH to a more acidic...
If your floor is above a crawlspace, there must be a minimum of 18″ between the ground to the underside of the joists and the crawl space earth must be covered completely by a 6mil puncture-resistant black polyethylene film. Is your subfloor good enough? Solid, 3/4″ thick hardwood flo...
1. Roll of Thick Plastic Sheeting, 10 Feet x 100 Feet This is your biggest expense (alongside the detergent, depending on what you get), and should run you about $60.Here’s an example of what you need, although any legitimate hardware store should have a similar product. ...
Polyethylene plastic sheeting (poly) is available in many thicknesses and strengths. A six mil thick poly is widely employed as a vapor barrier, and it saves the homeowner money in the short term. However, if someone walks or crawls on the poly, generating minute holes in the vapor barrier...
Astrainis an injury to a muscle or tendon, the thick tissue that attaches muscles to bones. You’re most likely to get a strain in your back or hamstring muscles. Strains cause pain,weakness, swelling, and muscle cramps. You may have trouble moving the muscle. ...
When properly installed, closed cell foam (spray or board) provides two benefits: first and foremost it’s a great insulator with MUCH better R values per inch than fiberglass, and secondly when you use closed cell foam that’s at least 1-1/2 inches thick, it actually acts as a vapor ...
Fire From Ice— this technique is a variation of the lens method using ice instead of a magnifying glass. Find or make a spherical ice lens, about 2 to 3 inches thick in the center. The ice must be clear in order for it to work. If you have a cooking pan, use it to freeze wate...
It is important to remember that all parts of the shedneed vapor barriersin your moisture control plan. To check the current price of the TRM Manufacturing 610B Plastic Sheeting, 6 Mil, 10′ x 100′ on Amazon,click here #7 What You Need to Do Before Installing Shed Insulation?
thick, dark plastic sheeting, weigh it down, and allow it to suppress growth and eventually kill everything that was growing underneath it. Even perennial weeds. This technique, a temporary form of sheet mulching, works through light exclusion and soil polarization. The thickness of the plastic ...
If not, get to work--clear the room of furniture, and protect flooring by covering it with thick plastic sheeting taped to the baseboards. Wear a dust mask and goggles. With a heavy-napped paint roller soaked in water, wet a small area of the ceiling and scrape away the moistened ...