No matter which you choose, sanding is key to make sure the paint will adhere to the surface and also give you a very smooth finish for the paint. Start with 100 grit sandpaper and then finish off with 220. You do not have to go to the bare wood, just sand enough to knock down t...
If your vinyl or laminate covered particleboard cabinets are peeling, you may want to consider giving them a fresh coat of paint. Repainting is an excellent way to update your home and is considerably less expensive than refacing or replacing the cabinets altogether. When repainting vinyl or oth...
Furniture. Pretty much all furniture nowadays uses particleboard, and particleboard leaches formaldehyde. Of course, Megan and I haven’t gotten around to furnishing our house yet, but when we do we’re going to try and use as much solid-wood furniture as possible. Some of it we’re goin...
As it turns out, one of these is the particle-board flooring and cabinets of many FEMA trailers. When the trailer heats up, the formaldehyde is released into the air inside the trailers, which could make the presence of PVC a factor in the myriad health problems that are becoming ...
are hired by homeowners, developers or residential architects to help with creating a certain look or feel in the home. Interior designers work hand-in-hand with architects to design the entire interior of a space, from where the walls will go to what kind of flooring material will be used...
Sometimes, shorter sections of wood inside the door are used to make a frame, and then particle board and a thin mahogany veneered surface is added by a laminating machine. Their manufacture methods results a high maintenance, low quality way to make a cheap product seem valuable to their ...
Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on ASBESTOS, ITS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, ROSATO 1959, D.V. Rosato, engineering consultant, Newton, MA, Reinhold Publishing, 1959 Library of Congress Catalog Car...
The old linoleum flooring that looked so shiny and new when we moved in was peeling up on the seams and completely dull and lifeless. We couldn’t bring ourselves to replace the floor because we knew the cabinets were in such bad shape. We just knew the funds weren’t there so we ...
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Before cabinet installation, bring in your cabinets and countertop to acclimate to your space for a few days. To install cabinets your space needs to be level, so you’ll need wood contractor shims and a 36” level. Most flooring and walls are never completely level or flat, so be prepare...