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10 Ways to Screw up an Interior Paint Job – Interior Painting Tips

10 Ways to Screw up an Interior Paint Job – Interior Painting Tips

Eric July 5, 2013 15 Comments

As a builder who’s had the privilege to construct 1,000’s of custom homes and commercial properties across the U.S., I’ve run across some pretty weird stuff. From know-it-all subcontractors to wannabe carpenters, I’ve got a million construction stories that might make you laugh, cry or wince in pain. But out of all the horror stories and troubled times that I’ve run into, nothing takes the cake more than a homeowner who thinks they are an expert painter. While painting might seem like an easy job that any numb-nuts off of the street can perform, it’s not as simple as it seems. Read on for ten interior painting tips to help make your next paint job a success. Read More

Filed Under: How To, Painting

Clay Chimney Pot Installation and Chimney Repair Tips

Marc Lyman April 12, 2012 1 Comment

chimney pot styleOften times in life, good things are born from seemingly bad situations. And so it goes for homeownership too. We recently had some roofing repairs done to our Spanish tile roof. When the roofers began to tackle a leak around our chimney, I heard the dreaded words you never want to hear from your roofer, “Marc, I think you might want to come up here and take a look at this.” Up the ladder I went, and there to greet me were several gaping cracks in our vintage 1936 brick and stucco chimney. I’m no mason, but I knew it was bad. In fact, I had pretended not to notice them from ground level in the past, but now that I was up close, it looked like the top of our chimney was just about to split in two or three pieces before crumbling down. Read More

Filed Under: Architecture, Building Materials, How To

Flashing Tape: Redundant But Often Necessary

Liz December 26, 2011 2 Comments

Filed Under: Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Windows & Doors

SureSill Flashing Products – ‘Cause Replacing Rotted Door and Window Frames Sucks

Liz December 16, 2011 1 Comment

Filed Under: Building Materials, Smart Home, Windows & Doors

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