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Fixing cracks in plaster with latex caulk only requires a few basic tools, like a putty knife. Fix cracks in plaster with latex caulk with help from a Foreman for Lighty Contractors in this free video clip.
Most older homes have something in common: plaster walls. Plasterers are known for guarding their recipes and techniques and teaching them to select apprentices. There’s a science and art to mixing and applying it the right way. Remodeling a kitchen with old plaster walls leaves homeowners with a few questions about whether the walls are worth preserving and if it’s even possible. Plaster has value, but keeping it isn’t always the right choice.
Settlement is just one of a few different causes for cracks in drywall seams. Find out how to repair a crack in a drywall ceiling with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
Repairing a one half inch hole in drywall is going to require you to have access to a few different specific tools. Repair a one half inch hole in drywall with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
If you've got a running crack on drywall or plaster, you're going to want to repair it as quickly as possible before the situation worsens. Repair running cracks on drywall over plaster with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
You can't just put screws anywhere you'd like when hanging drywall in your home. Find out where to put screws when hanging drywall with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
The seam is the point at which two drywall boards meet. Repair cracks in the drywall seams with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
There are many different products available for assisting you in repairing drywall cracks. Get a detailed explanation of how to repair drywall cracks with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
Repairing the drywall around a window always requires you to keep a few very important things in mind. Find out how to repair drywall around a window with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
One fact of life that you cannot fight is that, occasionally, the joints in your drywall are going to expand. Repair cracks in drywall due to expanding joints with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
Experiencing a moisture problem in drywall ceiling insulation isn't necessarily a difficult one to fix, but it might get expensive. Find out about moisture problems in drywall ceiling insulation with help from a construction professional with over 25 years of experience in this free video clip.
Fixing holes in cashmere cardigans is a lot more straightforward of a process than you might be assuming. Fix holes in cashmere cardigans with help from a personal fashion stylist in this free video clip.
Shoji are traditional Asian screens fitted with a single sheet of rice paper. A wooden grid system is often employed over the paper sheet, which gives the illusion they’re individually installed. The paper is delicate and prone to tears and holes. Fix the small hole without dismantling the entire paper screen with traditional rice paste, which dries clear and provides a strong repair without staining the surrounding wood.
Flextile WP 980, when combined with reinforcing fabric on a wall, forms a waterproof barrier to protect a wall or floor in a wet environment. This waterproof barrier is most commonly used beneath tiles. Flextile WP 980 can only be applied on fully-cured cement plaster. If your walls are made of gypsum plaster, you will need to install something on the wall that the Flextile WP 980 can be applied to, such as a tile backer board.
A header is a horizontal support member that carries and transfers weight from above the header to vertical side supports. In some cases, such as a bouncy second story floor caused by a too-wide joist span, you can install a header on the ceiling of the first floor to support the joists and reduce bouncing. The header doesn’t just attach to the ceiling, however; it must be supported on the sides. The header will be visible in the room below, but you can wrap it with drywall or paneling for a finished look.
Old houses hold many charms, from hardwood floors to huge windows. However, very few homeowners are as fond of the outdated bathrooms in these homes. When the time comes to remove an old metal bathtub and install a tub with a surround, the charms of these older homes can raise issues. Most instructions for tubs with surrounds include directions for installing them over water-resistant drywall, but few mention how to install a tub kit into a space finished in lath and plaster.
The Samsung NP-R580H notebook computer has an LED -light-emitting diode -- screen, not an LCD or liquid crystal display. The two terms are sometimes confused. The LED screen is very delicate and can often become cracked and damaged due to dropping the computer or gripping the screen too tightly. To repair the LED screen, you will need to purchase and install a replacement screen. Many online companies, including Amazon and Screen Country, offer new 15.6 inch LED screens that are compatible with the Samsung laptop model. As of the time of publication, a replacement screen for the Samsung NP-R580H costs…
If the screen on your Motorola CLIQ phone is damaged, you may lose some of the phone’s functionality or the device might not work at all. Even a small crack can cause the screen to lose its integrity, and further cracks are likely to occur. Repairing the phone requires that the old screen be removed and replaced with a new one. If a picture still displays on your damaged screen, then you only need replace the phone’s touch-screen digitizer. If nothing at all displays, you’ll need to replace the LCD screen as well.
Taping the joints to create a seamless finish is the challenge of working with drywall. Joint compounds are chosen according to the installer's skill level and the allowable time frame for the work. Toppings and all-purpose joint compounds have fundamental differences that affect the amount of time a drywall finishing job takes, but each one will produce satisfactory results for the finish work, as long as you take a meticulous and patient approach.
Sheetrock is a brand name for drywall. Drywall, or gypsum wallboard, consists of gypsum plaster compressed flat between two sheets of paper. Wallboard serves as interior sheathing for the frames of walls and ceilings. Proper planning can make the installation of wallboard easier and reduce the chances that you will waste drywall. When determining the layout of a drywall surface, you want to minimize the number of panels used. This reduces the number of seams, which improves the appearance of the ceiling.
Sheetrock, also known as gypsum board or drywall, is a common interior finish for residential construction. It's a lightweight product with little load-bearing strength, and easily marked or damaged. It's possible to attach extra weight, such as fixtures, to Sheetrock ceilings -- but the material itself can't be relied on to support the load.
The increased demand for superior auto performance, improved aerodynamics and greater fuel economy has led to more vehicles being fitted will fiberglass parts. Auto body panels with complex contours are much easier to mold with fiberglass, and the lightweight qualities of the material place less demand on engines when the car is moving. Unfortunately, fiberglass is less resistant to impact and can be easily pierced in an impact. An effective hood repair is actually quite simple to carry out.
Carpenters use various products to fill crevices and smooth over lumps and dents to make blemished surfaces level again. RediSpak is an acrylic latex spackling compound made by Elmer's. It is sold as part of a drywall repair kit. Individual containers of RediSpak are no longer available. Joint compound, also called drywall compound or mud, is a product typically made of limestone and other materials. It is available under many brand names. RediSpak and joint compound have similar uses, but each one is preferable in certain instances.
Crown molding mounted on drywall can cover damage to the wall, but if the molding itself is damaged, cutting a replacement piece to fit the damaged area can be difficult. For a seamless fit, it is important that you cut the replacement molding to the correct angle to fit into the existing molding. This requires careful measurement and setting of the angle bar on the miter saw, to ensure removal of the right amount of coving.
Durock Cement Boards are a type of drywall reinforced with cement for a harder surface. This type of wall material can be finished just like ordinary drywall, using joint tape and joint compound. Joint compound is used to help provide a seal between the Durock panels and to fill the depressions left by either nails or screws during installation. With proper finishing, Durock can be painted smooth and the seams will be completely hidden.
Vents in concrete slabs are used to allow air or moisture to pass through the slab. The air transfer from the vent is important for climate control inside basements. A hole is made in the concrete to fit the slab vent in, so holes near the vent can potentially do more damage because a small crack near the vent can quickly turn into a larger hole.
Successfully deadening sound transmission through walls is primarily a matter of reducing the vibration of the wall caused by sound waves. Two common methods of doing so are by adding mass to the wall, or isolating the wall from the wood studs. With acoustic framing, resilient channels are placed throughout the wall. These channels serve as anchor points for the drywall panels. By attaching the panels to the channels, you isolate the wall from the wood studs, adding flexibility to the drywall that reduces vibration from sounds.
Threaded drywall toggles are hollow wall anchors for drywall. They combine the installation ease of a threaded drywall anchor with the holding strength of a toggle bolt. They can support more than 40 pounds and have a toggle that swings out perpendicular to the anchor as it is screwed into the wall. Then the toggle is pulled into the back of the wall as the mounting screw is tightened. Removing these devices can be difficult.
A drywall bead provides a hard, straight edge at each corner and protects the edges of drywall panels from damage. Available in square and round designs, the beads overlap the adjacent edges of drywall and are smoothed out with compound. Once the compound cures, it conceals the edges of the beads to provide a finished and uninterrupted corner along the wall. Round corners give the walls a softer look and appearance. Replacing square beads with the round beads is a straight-forward procedure.
When you find puddles of water around your water tank, chances are your water tank rusted and ate through the tank material. A temporary fix may hold for weeks or months, giving you enough time to make arrangements to replace the water tank. When you find a rust hole in a traditional metal or steel water tank, using sealant may be the solution.
During construction, it is common to hang drywall on the ceiling first, followed by the walls. For vaulted ceilings, the installation process is the same as for flat ceilings. Vaulted ceilings require the same support blocking and fasteners used for drywall on walls and flat ceilings. For ceiling joints, use special vaulted ceiling expansion tapes designed to create straight and crisp corners and prevent later cracking due to expansion and contraction. These are a different tape product from the type of folded paper joints used for flat ceilings.
Painted wallpaper is an investment of time and money. The art may be a vintage piece in an older home or an original piece which is irreplaceable. If you have a work of art such as this in your home it is heart-sickening to find that it has damage. You do have a few options to repair the damage.
Many old homes contain thick layers of plaster on the walls. Nailing or drilling into plaster presents a variety of problems. Such problems include chipping walls and inadequate holes to support the weight of the object hung from the nail or screw. When choosing nails made by the Paslode company for working with plaster, you must consider things such as your nailer, the different types of Paslode nails available and the nature of drilling into plaster.
Mixing sheetrock mud for texturing is similar to mixing the mud as normal for taping and covering joints. When texturing with sheetrock mud, the mud requires thinning to the consistency of paint so you are able to apply the mud to the wall and ceiling surface. This requires adding more water to the mud. Some people like to add sand for a rougher texture. The texturing refers more to applying the mud to the walls and ceilings, not the mud itself.
Hollow metal doors have a frame that fits around masonry block or studs and usually comes in one piece. Hollow metal frames are available for finished drywall door openings, however, they come in three separate pieces. Installation of a hollow metal frame around drywall is a bit different than with most types of frame. This is largely due to the compression anchor screws that press into the rough frame-opening wood studs instead of biting into them. This makes for quick adjustments and removal of the frame when necessary.
Sheetrock joint compound is most often used to cover the joints between sheetrock panels during wall construction, but it also works well for patching nail holes, cracks and larger holes in existing walls. Joint compound comes in several forms, including powdered compounds and those with a paste-like consistency. Regardless of the form, it still needs to be mixed with water before use. All-purpose and topping mud varieties set more slowly and give you more time to work while quick-setting varieties dry fast, so it's best to mix these only in small batches.
Plaster provides a seamless surface suitable for both traditional and modern homes. It is durable, almost as hard as concrete, and flexible enough to go around curves and arches. However, it may not provide enough insulation unless applied impractically in thick coats. Insulating plaster combines the advantages of the material with environmental considerations.
A cathedral ceiling is a high ceiling that reaches a peak in the center of the roof line. The space provided by the ceiling can make a room feel more open and expansive. You can finish the ceiling by installing drywall onto the ceiling rafters. One benefit to using drywall is that it's fairly easy to cut the drywall to fit your needs.
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) produces manuals with standards for all types of building materials and construction techniques. It has many manuals dealing with drywall -- also called wallboard, gypsumboard, plasterboard or Sheetrock. Its standards cover everything from manufacturing to finishing, such variables as how to secure the edges of panels to what sort of fasteners to use on metal studs. All American wallboard conforms to these standards, as do basic drywall screws for wood studs. For a homeowner, the key ASTM standard is C 840-04, "Standard Specification for Application and Finishing of Gypsum Board."
Space-saving and stylish, the wall oven is becoming more popular both in restaurants and the home. Still, like all ovens, a wall oven heats foods up to temperatures that would burn and destroy conventional building materials. Because of this, some precautions are necessary when building a wall oven into a regular wall.
From the look of its scant metal appearance, you might not be able to tell that aluminum C has a comparable structural strength to the traditional wood studs when assembled into a wall frame and sheathed in drywall. Aluminum C, also known as aluminum C channels or aluminum C studs, is so named for the C-shaped outline of the stud's cross section. Often cited as cost-effective compared to wood 2-by-4s, aluminum C is also lightweight and termite- and insect-resistant, and it resists warping and cracking, especially from water damage, unlike wood. Though the process of installing drywall on aluminum C…
Residential sheetrock is only about 1/2 inch thick. A strong punch can break the light wallboard, which is made of hydrated lime sulfate (gypsum) and paper. To cut sheetrock neatly as you fit it for a wall, get a drywall or utility knife. You also need a drywall T-square to measure the board accurately and score the face paper before breaking the sheetrock into two sections.
Setting-type joint compound is ideal for exterior construction. Exterior jobs need a durable joint compound. Setting-type joint compound dries hard, resists moisture and requires just a few coats to get the job done. Outdoor joint compound application is similar to indoor applications. But watch out for the weather. Avoid applying joint compound on humid, rainy days or when temperatures dip below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Drywall is the typical covering over interior studs to finish a wall. When the studs are wooden, attaching the drywall is a simple process of a few nails through the drywall material into the studs. Dealing with studs made from aluminum CE (which translates to "European Conformity") is not that much different. The drywall is still attached mechanically, but instead of nails you’ll need to use fine-threaded drywall screws. The small threads allows the screws to pass through drywall easily without damaging the surface next to the holes, while the small threads bores through the aluminum, holding the drywall firmly…
Sump pumps are pumps that are typically installed in basements to dispose of rising water levels in areas that face heavy rains. These pumps can be drained in to gutter or, in some cases, their output pipes are tied in to the municipal sewage system or residential septic tank. Repairing a hole in a basement sump pump can vary in terms of difficulty, depending on where the hole is located.
Joint compound is commonly called mud by drywall finishers. It looks slightly grayish when wet, but turns white when it dries. Joint compound is used in conjunction with paper tape to finish and seal the seams between sheets of drywall in newly built homes or in remodeling projects. It is also used to smooth the sheetrock walls in preparation for painting. Applying joint compound to drywall may seem difficult at first, but becomes easier with practice.
Plaster designs are a simple way to add your own style and personality to a room. Create designs on all walls or make a few designs in certain areas of the room. From a living room to a bedroom to a child’s room, consider adding designs to the plaster to give each room a different look and feel. With a few ideas and some imagination, you have everything you need to create plaster designs your friends will envy.
Sheets of drywall used on walls are not flush where they meet at a corner. Two sheets of drywall need to be combined at a corner joint with a drywall corner. Drywall corners are available at most hardware stores. They are long, metal strips that can be cut and attached to drywall to create a seamless corner.
There are few wall surfaces that won't look better with the addition of drywall. Sometimes called sheetrock or even gypsum board, drywall helps deaden sound transmission between rooms, provides an extra insulative layer and proves versatile when finished. Brick walls and concrete can even be drywalled, allowing a basement to be finished for ultimate comfort or a cold first floor wall to project warmth. Similarly, walls that are slightly bumpy or uneven pose no problem. The secret to installing drywall on difficult surfaces or those you wish to insulate is furring strips.
Covering a concrete masonry unit, or CMU, wall with plaster creates an attractive surface over the blocks more suitable for interior walls than the blocks themselves. Unlike plaster on stud walls, the CMU provides all the support necessary, so installers need only to apply the plaster layers, leaving the lath out. This makes removal of the plaster from a CMU foundation a simple process. All that’s needed is to break the material away, leaving the blocks bare and ready for whatever alternate covering you wish to apply.
