Masking tape also comes in handy if you want to paint stripes on your stairs or create other design effects. Stripes and effects are easier to produce if you apply a base color to the entire surface first, usetape designed for painting. It's treated with a water-soluble polymer that gels...
To site the beams, pull a level string from the top of the house ledger board to the posts. To fasten the beams, you can cut the posts and place them on top or, if you want to use the posts to support railings, leave them tall and attach the beam to the sides. Next, fasten t...
Legal Notice Nina is getting a taste of her father’s metal construction company for the first time today. The demand for welding specialists is high. Many experienced professionals are gradually retiring, but welding is considered unattractive, hazardous to health, and dirty. Fewer and fewer young...
Nike Tailwind was devised by NASA engineer Frank Rudy, who thought to use a rubber air-filled capsule inside the heel to reduce shock on an athlete's body. It was a game changer for the sneaker industry, pushing all shoe design one giant leap forward. Nike's sport-forward passion for cu...
Why is it so hard to find the best shade of white? Shop my kitchenRIGHT HERE; Wall paint color:BENJAMIN MOORE White. Your room’s: lighting, decor plan, furnishings, and geographical location all factor into the equation. Your keen eye and personal opinion come into play as well. ...
Mother Nature served as interior designer: Birch bark lined walls and ceilings, twigs set in mosaic patterns trimmed windows and doors, crooked branches became stair railings, and stone piled up into foundations and chimneys. The lodges built in this style became known as the Great Camps. Despit...
Above: non-graspable handrailing is used by this stair user to help balance while walking down the stairs. Walking Down Stairs with Low Handrail Below: this guard along the stairway is not graspable and is too low even to use to help keep one's balance. Below I'm illustrating a too...
As you carry your baby in a backpack, be sure that he or she is seated deep inside it, with the back fully supported. Bend from the knees—not the waist—while wearing the pack to lessen the risk of baby falling out (it’s easier on your back, too). ...
So first we removed the railings from the arches and painted…but we always piled stuff on them and sat on them and I just hated them, so finally I hung sheets over the openings to make sure filling them in was the right move and then we did!! It was the best thing ever! Th...
Don't let the bats out!! Glass domes will help keep fluttering paper bats contained. If you don't mind a few critters flying around the house you can also attach them to bed posts, stair railings, or door knobs. To make:Draw or trace bats of varying sizes on black paper with a wh...