It's easy to take soil for granted. Many of us find a flower we want to plant, dig a hole, plop the flower in the hole, and assume it will grow. While this might work if you have excellent soil, most of us need to alter our dirt to create the most optimum growing environment. ...
I did that because I had spent the day working on them — sanding, wood filling, sanding again, caulking — and by the time the sun went down, they were ready for primer and paint. But with so much raw wood exposed, and a chance of rain that...
Clean off the mold and fix its cause. Like · Reply · Flag Cmyers · Aug 16, 2019 Can mold growing on the outside siding of a building a dangerous mold? Power washing with soap removed it, but the siding is in a dark, moist area where moss grows on the ground. Any suggestions...
These questions & answers about the proper procedures & methods to clean moldy wood surfaces in, on or around buildings were posted originally atMOLD CLEANUP - WOOD FRAMING & PLYWOOD- be sure to review the advice given there. The object in cleaning mold from a wood surface is to remove all...
I guess I could have gone a couple of different directions here, put it together anyway and work it out at the end, take it to somebody with a mill to fix the warp, scrap the project and just put a regular countertop in, well I decided to build a mechanism to take the warp out ...
How to build a treated wood fence with a trellis to the top. DIY step by step instructions. Install post spikes and set fence post.
Routine gutter cleaning can prevent issues from neglected gutters like wood rot, pest infestations, and sagging. When cleaning your gutters, inspect them to make sure they are working correctly. Ensure water is not dripping behind the gutters and that all support brackets are securely in place. ...
The house has two layers of siding. The first (bottom) layer is a masonite siding, covered over by a Hardy Board Cement siding. I had windows replaced on the house last summer, and did some wood rot repair and found there was no wrap on the house on the front bay window! I am gue...
-sealed home. Activities like cooking, hanging wet clothes to dry, or using an unvented gas fireplace can increase interior moisture, said Theresa Gilbride, a building efficiency researcher at PNNL. Moisture seeping into walls, ceilings, or floors can encourage mold growth and cause wood to rot...
Attach the studs to the new sill plate with galvanized-steel corner brackets. Nail the brackets to the wood with 1-inch nails. Go outside the garage and remove enough siding to expose the entire sill plate. Slide a pressure-treated board into the space left by removal of the old plate....