Recently I had a customer who had some serious issues with some patio walls in their backyard. They love to entertain but shied away from barbeques and parties due to a couple ugly cinderblock walls. With their son’s birthday coming up they decided to stucco over the walls to make them ...
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There are also noticeable holes on the exterior to interior wall of the home. I think that is consistent with it being sprayed in, if you will. Some of it was chunkier and some immediately dissolved into dust. I'm wondering how likely it is that this was used to encapsulate asbestos or...
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to make it look like a building constructed of kitty litter. Betsey was drawn, however, by a sign on the door atop the high, long stoop. "Don't let the ugly exterior fool you..." it began. Pamela, the building's manager, was sitting on the steps, and offered to show Betsey the...
remember to properly prep and prime all surfaces and use exterior paint. If you plan to refresh your shutters, it's best to remove them from the hinges and lay them flat while working.2. Updated LandscapingLandscaping is another fun way to add front yard curb appeal, but it can feel a ...
you have no other choice but to replace the strips that provide your siding. There used to be very few options with vinyl. But now there is a huge variety of styles and finishes. And it mimics other types of siding very well. There is even some vinyl that looks like wood shake siding...
The replacement process can be especially challenging when the materials used to build the home include stucco, brick, or stone. When the window replacement contractor cannot entirely remove the window and its accessories, the next step is to remove a small portion of the home’s exterior to ma...
The exterior sheathing has two layers of Tyvek, one of which is stucco wrap which is supposed to keep condensation from building up under the stucco. I don't know if condensation is likely to occur between the slab and the plate. There is a vapor barrier under the slab. Most of the ho...
Well, I had a bit of a setback with my porch column project. If you missed the first part of this project, you can click here to read it… Part 1 — How To Wrap Front Porch Posts (Turn Skimpy Front Porch Posts Into Pretty Columns) ...