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Cheap Ways to Soundproof an Outside Bedroom Wall
Soundproofing an exterior facing wall is a project that may be necessary to block out street noise or other distractions. Though it might sound like a difficult undertaking, it is actually simple enough for a do-it-yourself project. The type and amount of soundproofing material will vary depending o
How to Make a Shower Splash Guard
Keep water from splashing all over your bathroom floor with a shower splash guard. Splash guards sit atop your tub’s ledge at either end and block water that would otherwise escape past the curtain ends. Most splash guards on the market are made of plastic. If you feel that plastic does not fi
What Kind of Pictures Go in a Kitchen?
Bare kitchen walls are boring, and that probably does not reflect the way you live your life. For renters or a homeowner on a budget, a few pictures will bring color, personality and contribute to a theme if desired. Adding a wall border in the same theme as the pictures completes the look in your k
How to Use Joint Compound
Joint compound does what its name implies - it fills joints between drywall. Here's how to use it correctly, as well as a few tips on other helpful uses for this stuff.
How to Square a Block Wall
A block wall can be used in many different locations around your home. This includes your home's foundation, at the base of a porch or deck or as a landscape fixture, such as a retaining wall. No matter where you want to use a block wall, when you install the wall, you must take care to create a stu
How to Estimate How Much Roofing Weighs
Building a house means understanding weight loads. One of the most important weight loads you must understand is the one placed on your roof trusses by the sheathing, shingles and other accessories that make up the roof. Every engineered set of trusses will come with paperwork telling you how to ins
How to Remove Waterproofing
Waterproofing is used in a variety of areas, mostly as an underlayment layer between the substrate surface and a ceramic tile installation. It can be a painted-on type of waterproofing or a membrane that is rolled out and stuck with a tar-based adhesive, and in all cases it can be removed during a r
How to Add Tile to a Tabletop
A tile tabletop can be an attractive addition to your home's decor. With a little planning and some work, you can transform even the most mundane tabletop into a real work of art. Here's how to do it.
Amount of Time Needed to Compost
Composting is a natural way to put certain types of food waste and yard debris to good use by letting the materials decompose, turning the material into usable, nutritious soil. The time it takes to compost material depends on a number of variables, including ambient temperatures, humidity, composti
How to Troubleshoot Splits in a Wood Floor
Splits throughout a wood floor surface can indicate a number of floor problems, from old homes setting to bad floorboard installation. Before repairing the splits it's important for you to determine and correct the causes. Once you've dealt with the cause, you can repair the damage with confidence t
Glass Tile Ideas
Glass tile is one of the hottest trends in home decor, and it's easy to see why. Glass tile's unique, bejeweled appearance and durability give it great potential that is both decorative and functional. Glass tiles are suitable for kitchen and bathroom floors and walls, and they can also be used deco
Characteristics of Walnut Wood Furniture
Walnut furniture is made from the walnut tree.walnut image by Christopher Hall from Fotolia.comConsumers and builders alike love the look of walnut wood. If you're considering purchasing walnut wood furniture, or making furniture yourself, there are a few things you may not know. Finding...
Why Do Wood Garage Doors Sag in the Middle?
Garage doors are installed lengthwise on a beam. Usually, garage doors measure more than 12 feet in their width and are larger than the average doors. When humidity is in the air, the wood in the garage doors absorbs the moisture and becomes heavy. In winter months, when the snow melts, the water te
How to Make Shelves Bigger
If the shelves you just built and installed now seem like they are too small for the task, there are a few simple solutions. The shelf area can be enlarged to give you more room to display or hold the desired items. You can also adjust the height of each shelf to create more space between each shelf
Laminate Countertop Tools
Laminate countertops are affordable and versatile.Apple bowl image by bluefern from Fotolia.comLaminate countertops are one of the most versatile and cost effective materials for kitchen work surfaces. Laminate may seem intimidating at first, but with the right tools and a little know...
How to Remove Patio Door Rollers
Patio door rollers wear out or rust over time. Sliding doors drag or catch in the tracks while attempting to open or close. Spray lubricants may offer some relief to this condition, but it usually proves to be temporary. The rollers should be replaced if the glass doors are more than 10 years old. A
Ceramic Wall Tile Ideas
When you're tiling a wall, start with a strong smooth backing, lay out the tiles from the middle of the area and work toward the edges. Unlike floor tiling, there are no structural integrity issues to worry about, so your choice of tiles is greater. Mark out the wall area you want to tile, spread so
How to Figure the Number of Wallpaper Rolls
When figuring how many rolls of wallpaper you need for a room, doing a simple square footage calculation is not enough. The tricky part is estimating wastage, and this can vary between 10 and 20 percent. You must take into account such factors as the wallpaper pattern and the number of window, arch
Grants for Solar Power for Homes in Louisiana
Louisiana is a Department of Energy "Solar America City."Solar hoch auf dem dach image by DevilGB from Fotolia.comOptions for Louisiana homeowners to get funding for solar power projects include federal grants in addition to state and local incentives. Solar power is not only better for...
How to Remove the Solar Tint From Patio Glass Windows
Tinted solar film on your patio windows keeps your home cooler in the summer and helps retain heat in the winter, therefore reducing your utility bills. The film also blocks UV rays, protecting your carpet and furniture from fading. Over time, the film may start to turn purple and will need to be re