Monday, December 20, 2010

LOW BUDGET KITCHEN MAKE OVER


A SIMPLE AND COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REMODEL YOUR KITCHEN..... AND GO GREEN AT THE SAME TIME - CABINETS WERE SANDED DOWN AND PAINTED A LITE SAGE GREEN WITH SIMPLE NEW HANDLES AND KNOBS - FLOOR HAD VINYL FLOORING REMOVED TO THE SUB FLOOR (PLY-WOOD) AND A SIMPLE CERAMIC TILE WAS INSTALLED (TILE WAS 74 CENTS PER SQ. FT.) - WALLS HAD 2 LAYERS OF WALL PAPER REMOVED.... WALLS WERE CLEANED AND PREPPED THEN PAINTED 2 COATS ALONG WITH CEILING AND TRIM.....

Friday, February 5, 2010

BASEMENT RENOVATIONS NOT ONLY DOUBLE YOUR LIVING SPACE AND STORAGE CAPABILITIES THEY ALSO ALLOW YOU TO DRAW A HIGHER RE-SALE PRICE WHEN YOU DECIDE TO SELL.....

Friday, January 2, 2009

Paint Can Trama

No matter how neat you try to be, paint still tends to accumulate in the lid groove of the paint can, creating puddles of paint to that squish out when you seal the can. To drain the paint back into the can simply use a nail to punch a few holes in the groove that the lid fastens into on your paint can before you paint.Then when its time to call it a day, the lid will form a tight seal and cover the holes you put in to can without all that mess

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

LUBE JOB--- You'll have an easier time driving a screw if you first pull its threads across a bar of soap,beeswax,paste wax or lip balm.Dipping a screw in linseed oil before driving not only eases the job, it also protects the screw from rust............

Monday, December 22, 2008

a simple safety tip---- power tools around young children are never safe to keep your child out
of harms way when tools or any other corded electrical device are at
their disposal simply insert an ordinary key ring through the hole in the
plug prong