The next step is to clad the whole front of the house using the sheets of cement sheeting. Ensure the joins are on studs and all nails (or screws) are all the way in and not protruding. A second set of hands at this stage is a necessity as the sheets can be quite heavy. Cut the...
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This step-by-step guide for removing ceramic tile from floors and walls works when the tile is attached to a hard surface, such as a concrete or plywood subfloor or a cement board underlayment. If you have to remove ceramic tile from drywall, it may be easier to cut out the drywall t...
The key to concrete’s incredible strength and longevity is a chemical process known as hydration. When Portland cement and water are combined, the resulting mixture forms a thick paste. As this paste is mixed with aggregates like sand and gravel, nodes on each cement particle attach to adjace...
Use a shovel handle or stick to make sure the concrete settles around the steel reinforcement as well as into the corners of the form. Cover the concrete with plastic sheeting weighted down at the corners with rocks. Allow the concrete to cure for 24 hours before removing the form, and sev...
I don’t want to have to pay a plumber to pull up the new toilet, while a handyman attempts to find out what’s under the linoleum or vinyl sheeting, then having to pay the plumber to reinstall the toilet again. Maybe I’ll try the same thing you did. Paint the floor! Thanks ...
and lightweight plastic sheeting that is pressed onto the tape. Once the plastic is in place, a hair dryer is blown across the surface of the sheeting, causing the plastic to shrink and remove the wrinkles. Like caulking windows shut, this system is best used once you're pretty sure you...
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Thank you for the question. In here when it comes to working on the hood and the chimney using the normal common house-bricks, I add the builders lime into this mortar. So practically speaking; for the same cement part quantity, into this mortar mix I add in addition (plus) the equal...
Then shimmed it up so it wouldn’t sit directly on top of the hot water lines in the floor, lined up the drain and got the PVC cement it on before dropping it down the rest of the way. HUGE thanks to Neighbor Tim for spending 3 1/2 hours helping us get that in place in ...