Do you have any idea how much air leaks into your home from the outdoors? If you have ill-fitting windows and doors and leaky walls, noise enters the house through these pathways. The same thing is true for interior walls and ceilings. Soundproofing starts when you stop air from passing in between spaces!
Installing a regular skylight can take some time. Sure, you can cut open the roof and pop in the skylight in several hours, but then you have to build the light shaft and finish it. Imagine piping sunlight into a room from start to finish in say two hours.
Exterior doors are made from several materials now. Fiberglass, steel, or composite exterior doors may interest you. These doors can be stained and sealed. They look like just like a wood door. New wooden doors are made of stable pieces of lumber and covered with a thin veneer of any wood species you want.
Perfect wall paint is scrubbable wall paint. Cleaning flat wall paints used to be tough. Newer washable interior wall paints make it a snap.
Appraisers try to place a value on large trees around a home, but I often think the number they settle for is low. If you are buying a wooded lot and want the trees to survive the shock of construction, you must take extraordinary measures to protect them.
Are you going to remember exactly where pipes and wires are in your walls 15 years after your house is built? What happens if you think faulty work is being performed and you know it is going to be covered up? There is no substitute for photos in my opinion. Photos simply tell the truth and harbor no bias.
Installing interior doors can be a great job for the DIY'r. Interior door changes from hollow core to solid is simpler now. Interior door manufacturers have door styles that will allow you to match any home. Follow my tips for a flawless project.
Wallpaper installation is easy to mess up. Home wallpapers need several steps to ensure it goes on and stays on. Adhesives and wall preparation are key.
Plaster cracks on walls are usually the stress release points of the wall. To prevent old plaster from cracking, maintain a constant humidity in your house. To repair cracks in plaster, apply tape or large sheets of thin fiberglass mesh and spread the joint compound over this.
Closets are wonderful storage spaces. Cedar closets are a trip down memory lane. Transform an existing closet into a cedar closet of your own.
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