Coping for a Better Fit

( Date Added: Sun Oct 13 2002   Visits: 310)  

Coping for a Better FitCoping for a Better Fit When shaped moldings such as colonial or clamshell baseboard, chair rail molding, or crown molding meet at inside corners, the best way to join them is with a coped joint. This joint is made by using a coping saw to cut a profile on the end of one piece of molding so it

Crack Prevention

( Date Added: Sun Oct 13 2002   Visits: 174)  

Crack PreventionCrack Prevention Planning on painting plaster walls? You'll want to inspect closely for cracks and fix them before laying on that fresh coat. Start by digging out each crack with a utility knife, removing loose plaster. Next, use the blade to cut the crack a little wider underneath the plaster than on the surface, creating an angled...

Cut Hole for Old-Work Electrical Box

( Date Added: Sun Oct 13 2002   Visits: 212)  

Cut Hole for Old-Work Electrical BoxCut Hole for Old-Work Electrical Box What You Need Dremel Cutting Guide Attachment #565 Pencil Masking Tape Piece of Scrap Wire (approx. 2) 1. With the #560 drywall cutting bit, drill a small hole in wall where center of box will be. 2. Bend scrap wire in half at a 90 degree angle and slide bent portion through hole. Spin...

Detail Carve Chair Rail

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Detail/Carve/Chair RailDetail/Carve/Chair Rail What You Need Stencil Design/Pattern Wood Stain Clear Coat Paint Brush Dremel Versa Tip #1550 1. Detailing a chair rail is easy and can dress up any room. Start with a simple stencil and trace it onto the chair rail. 2. With the #194 high speed cutter, carve out the larger areas. The #107 engraving cutter is ideal...

Easy to Install Wall Anchors

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Easy to Install Wall AnchorsEasy-to-Install Wall Anchors If you want to hang something from your wall or ceiling, remember that drywall (gypsum wallboard) is not strong enough to hold a screw, and plaster is too hard and brittle to accept screw threads without crumbling. You need to either screw into the framing stud behind the drywall or plaster, or use a screw...

Fixing Crumpled Corners

( Date Added: Sun Oct 13 2002   Visits: 180)  

Fixing Crumpled CornersFixing Crumpled Corners If the interior walls of your home are surfaced with drywall, chances are at least one exterior corner has been crippled by a vacuum cleaner, couch or runaway Radio Flyer wagon. A coat of spackle and paint won't hide the resulting cracks and disfiguring dents. The only solution is to cut out the damaged corner and..

How to Find a Good, Strong Stud

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How to Find a Good, Strong StudHow to Find a Good, Strong Stud If you're putting up heavy pictures or shelving, the safest way to hang them is from the wall studs. But how do you find a good, strong stud? You could do the old tap-tap-tap method listening for hollow and solid sounds (not a very precise method). Or use an old-style stud finder that uses the simple..

How to Repair Damaged Plaster Walls

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How to Repair Damaged Plaster WallsHow to Repair Damaged Plaster Walls If you have all the necessary tools, your only expense is the cost of perlited plaster and ready-mix joint compound, both of which are affordable and in most hardware stores. Consisting of finely crushed gypsum rock and volcanic glass, perlited plaster is both lightweight and durable Before Plastering:...

How to Repair Old Ceilings with Cracks and Holes

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How to Repair Old Ceilings with Cracks and HolesRepairing Old Ceilings If you wish to save an old plaster ceiling that has only a few cracks or holes, a little time and a few materials will do the trick. 1. Minor cracking and small holes can be patched up with some quick drying compound applied with a taping knife and smoothed over. When that is dry, sand lightly with a sanding block or..

Patching Cracks in Wallboard

( Date Added: Sun Oct 13 2002   Visits: 135)  

Patching Cracks in WallboardPatching Cracks in Wallboard Oops! Your drywall has developed a crack in it. Never fear... with a little elbow grease and some patching materials, no one will every know there was a crack. Various types of patching materials are available for patching drywall. These include adhesive and non-adhesive drywall tapes, fast drying patching...