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Wall spackling is the common building material used to patch holes and cracks in drywall and plaster surfaces. Wall spackling is applied wet, with a consistency varying from clay to something like wet mud. As spackle dries, it hardens and is sandable and paintable, but becomes more difficult to remove. Depending on whether spackle is wet or dry, there are different ways that will work best for its removal.
Motion sensors typically need to be removed from walls in a very particular way for the absolute best possible results. Remove motion sensors from walls with help from a co-founder and senior adviser at FrontPoint Security in this free video clip.
Removing a wall baseboard without damaging anything is easy, so long as you have the right tools and take the proper precautions. Remove a wall baseboard without damage with help from a professional interior designer in this free video clip.
If you live in a mobile or manufactured home, you may be wondering what those long vertical plastic strips are going up and down your walls. Those strips, better known as battens, are seam covers that are installed to cover up unsightly divisions between the sections of wall in your home. You may want to remove these battens and seal your walls to give them a more natural look.
Removing drip marks on bathroom walls requires the right tools and a little good, old-fashioned elbow grease. Remove drip marks on the bathroom walls with help from a maintenance professional in this free video clip.
Weight-bearing walls are essential supports in any structure, and removing them -- even in part -- can be pretty dicey. Weight-bearing, or load-bearing, walls can be removed in part or in whole, but homeowners have to provide proper bracing and support for the ceiling while the renovation is being done. If weight-bearing walls are removed or altered improperly, your structure could collapse. Great damage will result if your unsupported ceiling caves in, and this may even be dangerous if people or animals are below.
Adding an archway between rooms lends grace and openness. The process is easier if you already have a doorway in place and simply need the arch. But if you have to open up the wall -- if it’s not load bearing or needed to keep the house standing -- when that’s done, you proceed the same way. It’s not difficult to make your own archway once you develop a cardboard template. You’ll tackle this project with more confidence if you have some carpentry and drywall experience.
The basement staircase sometimes has two walls all the way down the staircase. One way to open up a basement staircase is to remove one of the walls. This allows you to see into the basement as soon as you step on the stairs. Usually the staircase is against the side of an exterior wall on one side with a non-load-bearing wall on the opposite side. Before tearing out the wall, though, it is a good idea to have a building inspector check to ensure the wall you are removing is not a load-bearing one.
Sheetrock is also known as plasterboard, wallboard or drywall. The region where you live will most likely determine what it is called. Sheetrock could become damaged by water leaking from the ceiling or a flooded basement. Wet sheetrock in a damp basement has the potential of becoming a breeding place for mold. After the first sheetrock panel is removed, the rest of the job should be much faster. Removing sheetrock isn’t a difficult job but it could produce dust.
Recessed cabinets are cabinets that use space within wall cavities or between floor joists as storage, expanding the storage space available within a room. Most recessed cabinets lie flush with the surface that they’re installed into, creating a shallow storage area within, though some will protrude slightly if installed into a wall to add a bit more room within. Removing the cabinets isn’t a difficult process, with most cabinets held into place with a few screws. The entire procedure can be completed usually in less than a half-hour, leaving the recess and opening behind to do with as you wish.
Wood paneling is a functional and aesthetic element in home design. Interior wood walls help a living space feel warm, comfortable and earthy. However, sun exposure can fade and dry out wood paneling over time. If you have interior wood paneling and need to repair the effects of sunlight on the surface of the walls, restoration is possible.
Finishing a basement usually includes paneling your basement foundation walls to cover the masonry surface. While most of the time you’d want to make your paneling permanent, you may want to be able to remove the basement wall when you need access to the surface beneath, or to utilities that may run through the wall cavity, such as wiring or pipes. With the aid of a couple of strips of Velcro, you can create a removable wall section that fits perfectly between any permanent wall panels and is easily removed to access the foundation walls.
Remodeling a basement often means taking out existing, non-load bearing walls. If they are standard walls made from drywall and 2-by-4 wood studs, the job can be done easily with just a hammer and some powerful swings. Removing the floor plate, though, is a bit harder. The plate can be nailed, screwed or bolted into the floor, and with or without anchor sleeves.
Some basements have exterior access doors that are reached through a bulkhead, or sometimes through an open stairway that is surrounded by a retaining wall. You may want to remove this arrangement to create more usable space in your yard. If you get a lot of rain, such an entryway may cause moisture problems in your basement, giving you another reason to remove it.
If your freezer isn’t working properly, there may be something wrong with the electronics or the cooling mechanism of the appliance. These are tucked away in the back of the freezer behind a false wall or real wall panel. In order to access, diagnose and repair the problem, you’ll first have to remove this panel. The process is fairly simple, but should only be completed by a skilled refrigerator and freezer repair technician to avoid causing damage to the appliance and to yourself.
Insulating your walls can lower the costs of heating and cooling your home significantly. Because of this, most new homes are built with the insulation already in place. If your home doesn’t have insulation installed, the savings are worth adding some. Pre-cut insulation is generally the easiest to install but requires the removal of wall panels for placement. Instead of this long and messy removal process, you can pump insulation into the wall cavities while leaving the panels in place. All it takes is a small hole cut in the panels for access.
Gas fireplaces burn natural gas instead of wood for a clean, even flame that produces enough heat to warm a large room. Since they vent fumes directly through the wall, there's no need to install a chimney with a gas fireplace. However, you may need to remove or modify some wall insulation when you install a gas fireplace.
Anything in your home that generates flames requires special attention when it comes to cleaning and maintenance. Just as creosote can build up in your fireplace, slag can build up in a coal-burning furnace. The larger and more heavy-duty the furnace, the more slag you get. Large slag build-up can be detrimental to furnace performance. You can remove slag with tools like blowers, water cleaners and smart systems.
Increasing the length or height of a brick wall changes the overall shape and feel of that space. You cannot add to an interior brick wall, unless the wall has space available at the top or sides. Changing a decorative wall, such as a retaining wall or a barrier used for landscaping purposes, requires a few tools. You can add to the height of the wall or add to its overall length with new bricks.
One of the great things about a house is the endless opportunities for change. Walls can change color, an old chandelier can become a new pendant light and an enclosed staircase can become open. Making these changes on your own home can not only improve the value but also give you the opportunity to take full control of the work. Opening your staircase may sound like a challenge, but you can complete the project in a weekend.
Battens are thin strips installed to cover joint seams in vinyl paneling. Vinyl paneling is commonly used in mobile homes for its light weight and flexibility. However, batten-seamed vinyl panels may also be found in the bathrooms and kitchens of permanent housing. During remodeling, the batten seam strips can be removed to create a smooth wall surface for wall papering or other types of paneling.
Your ceiling should be securely attached to the trusses above it, but removing a wall may expose that the ceiling has begun separating from the trusses. Once you notice that the ceiling is sagging, you may either hire a contractor to rip out the old ceiling and install a new one, or you may install a new ceiling over the old one. Not only does ripping out the new ceiling require professional help, it also means you must move everything out of the room.
A stone facade wall is usually made of real stones, cut so that one side is flat and then adhered with mortar to a cement backer board on a wall. A stone wall inside your home can be beautiful or intimidating, depending on where it is and how it's used. If you want to remove the stones from a wall, but keep the wall, the process can be laborious. Removing the wall by hand -- without using a power saw or sledgehammer -- is the most effective way to ensure that you won't damage the wall or structure behind the…
General lighting for your bathroom may come from a ceiling-mounted fixture, but a vanity light mounted to the wall above the mirror brightens the area around the sink. Different styles of vanity lights are available at home or lighting centers, so removing the standard builder-grade vanity light from your bathroom wall will make way for the installation of a more stylish fixture.
Whether it's a simple family meal, or a fully dressed roast, a Frigidaire wall oven can cook just about any kind of dish as needed. But there may be times, such as during a remodel or upgrade, when you need to remove your Frigidaire wall oven. Whether this is a gas or electric wall oven, the removal procedure is largely the same. Once the electricity and gas have been disconnected, the oven is ready for removal.
Beehives located within a wall can prove dangerous, not only to the structure, but to the occupants within the building as well. The honey in the hive drips out steadily, damaging the wood framing in the walls and weakening the wall studs that it contaminates. The weight of the hive can also cause sagging in walls and ceilings. For those allergic to bees, the presence of the hive can prove life-threatening as well. For quick removal, a treatment of insecticide is necessary to kill the bees. After this, you can then open the wall and physically remove the hive.
Tiles and laminate backsplashes can be tricky to remove from your walls. If you go in too aggressively, you risk damaging your drywall plaster. This could necessitate a pricey repair job by a professional plasterer before you can continue with your renovations. The secret to removing laminate backsplashes successfully lies in heating the glue before you try to pry it away.
Removing a Sheetrock wall from your home is an easy task and can be accomplished with a few basic hand tools, even if you have little or no home improvement experience. Sheetrock is a specific brand of drywall made by the USG Corporation and comes in varying thicknesses, including 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch or 1/2 inch. The removal steps are the same regardless of the thickness of your walls. These instructions also will work for drywall that is not Sheetrock brand wall board.
Cinderblock is inexpensive, yet very strong, low-maintenance, waterproof and durable, which makes it an ideal outdoors landscaping material. Made from a low-density concrete using fly ash or similar industrial waste in place of aggregate, cinderblocks are typically cemented in place when stacked more than two blocks high. Bonding plaster is applied to both the inside and outside of each block so the mortar completely penetrates the porous concrete, creating a very strong structure. Whether or not the mortar gives way -- often the key issue in reusing cinderblock walls -- you can successfully reuse cinderblock in some form in your…
Often the best place for the microwave is at eye level, where it is easy to check on the food as it cooks. For those installing a new microwave, they can be purchased with underlights and fans further improving the counter and stovetop surfaces. Built-in functions like this in a microwave make the placement of a microwave over those surfaces worth the trouble of shortening necessary cupboards. Shortening the cupboards is an easy but labor-intensive way of making space for a microwave, which requires only simple tools and basic skills.
Frigidaire offers a series of self-defrosting refrigerators that begin with the product identification FRS20ZSH. As of 2011, there are six models that fit this category. The designs and features of each model may vary slightly, but the internal setup is the same. The defrost timer sits in the lower left-hand section behind a panel. It regulates how often the heating cycle runs to prevent frost buildup both inside the freezer and on the working elements of the system, such as the coils.
Textured walls aren’t for everyone. Sand-textured walls are usually used to hide imperfections in the wall but in the wrong hands can leave your walls rough and unappealing. Getting rid of the sand texture on walls is not an easy job, but it’s possible if you’re ready for some labor-intensive work. Not only does the texture have to be removed, but the walls also need to be smoothed down and primed over for a finished look.
One of IKEA's most successful and attractive products has been its distinctive LACK floating shelf. A LACK shelf is relatively inexpensive in relation to other products that serve a similar function. The structure is also extremely useful for storing lighter items or for adding storage in tight areas that don't have additional space for brackets. A kitchen is a place in which these shelves are extremely functional, as are the spaces above windows. These shelves are relatively simple to install due to their basic interior support, and are just as simple to remove when changing their location.
A galley kitchen refers to a style of kitchen that features a long, compact area set within two walls of a room. You can remove a wall in a galley style kitchen in order to combine your kitchen and living room or dining area and open up the space. You will have to remove or relocate any cabinetry and appliances located along the wall before removal of the wall can begin.
Vinegar neutralizes household odors such as smoke, mold and food. Vinegar also cuts grease, has antibacterial properties and can be safely used on most wall surfaces, with the exception of marble and other natural stone. Using vinegar on your walls cleans, sanitizes and remove odors.
Organophosphate pesticides are some of the most toxic pesticides around. The World Health Organization outlawed most organophosphate pesticides due to their detrimental impact on the environment. Some organophosphates are still in circulation; however, homeowners using these products must be aware of their potential harm. Contact with these pesticides can cause dizziness, vomiting, seizures, paralysis or even death. If a major spill occurs, exit the area and contact a local hazardous waste cleanup crew. However, you can handle small cases of overspray on the wall yourself with a little soap and water.
Colds that cause nasal stuffiness are common during the winter months. Although vaporizers are useful at night to keep nasal passages open, they can leave steam behind on the bedroom walls. This form of condensation must not be allowed to remain on the bedroom walls, as moisture provides mold and mildew with the perfect habitat they need to grow. Cleaning the walls is a fairly simple task.
A galley kitchen consists of two parallel rows of cabinets. These are often efficient kitchens with everything close to each other. Taking down a galley kitchen wall opens the kitchen to an adjacent room, giving you a larger, or seemingly larger kitchen space. Without the wall sitting between the two rooms, families and friends can converse while activities continue in each room. It is important to consider if the wall is weight-bearing before tearing it down. Failure to reinforce the structure can lead to ceiling collapse.
Dress up your bathroom with a new mirror in a stylish frame. First take down the unframed mirror currently on the wall by removing plastic clips that hold it in place. Mirrors are heavy, so taking down this type of mirror is a two-person job. One person needs to hold the mirror so it doesn't fall when the clips are removed.
Everyone’s burned a bag of popcorn in the microwave and regretted it; the acrid, smoky smell is bad enough to clear a room. If you smell burnt food in your kitchen all the time, the smell might not be coming from the microwave or stove. It could be coming from your walls.
Wall mirrors are not just a way for you to check your hair or teeth before heading out the door. Mirrors serve key decorative purposes. They reflect light and, when hung in the correct location, can make a room appear larger. Mirrors also serve as stand-alone wall art, spicing up bare walls and bringing warmth to the room. Removing a heavy mirror, however, is more dangerous than removing other forms of wall décor. One wrong move and your mirror could break, sending sharp shards in every direction. It is imperative that you take extreme care when executing this task.
Whether it comes from heavy cigarette smoking, a faulty fireplace or a house fire, smoke clings to walls and causes discoloration. Smoke from nicotine-based products leaves a yellowish cast on the walls; fireplaces and house fires can leave soot stains. Painting over smoke discoloration may not be successful over the long term, as the stains can eventually bleed through the paint. Walls should be thoroughly cleaned before being primed and repainted.
A P-trap is a curved portion of pipe that serves as an intermediary between two pipes. The curve portion is designed to store water, even when water is not passing through the pipes. The stored water serves to block fumes from entering the home through the main plumbing system. P-traps can be found within floors, such as for bathtubs and showers, and under sinks where they attach to the wall. Removing the trap from a wall is a straightforward process and takes considerably less time than removing a floor trap.
Sticky residue show up when you take down posters put up with tape or sticky tack. The marks can be an eyesore and ruin the appearance of the wall. Gently remove the marks and restore the wall to what it once was. Several ways exist to remove sticky marks from walls, so choose one that works for you.
If a room in your home feels cramped, you can make the room bigger by knocking down a wall and combining two rooms into one. When completing this type of project, make sure that the wall you're removing is not a load-bearing wall, because removing a load-bearing wall can damage the structure of your house. You can examine the wall to determine if it's load-bearing, but if you're not sure, you can hire a professional to make a determination.
Sheetrock dust is ultra-fine, making it more difficult to remove than other dust or debris. You're often left with this fine dust after new construction or when repairing damaged drywall and sanding it. Because it is so fine, it will settle on the ceiling, walls and floor, making it impossible for paint to adhere. Fortunately, the supplies you need are probably already on-hand, or at least simple enough to borrow from family or friends.
Chalkboard paint, however novel, is not something everyone wants to paint directly on their walls, since the paint is often dark and chalk dust can be difficult to completely remove before repainting. Create a removable chalkboard wall to get all the benefits of a chalkboard wall with none of the future renovation headache.
The condenser fan and coils on your refrigerator help keep the appliance working properly and efficiently. Dust, hair, dirt and other debris can accumulate in the condenser over time, which then causes the unit to use more energy to remain cool. Not only will this increase the cost of your utility bill, it can also shorten the lifespan of the refrigerator. Keep air flowing through the condenser properly by giving it a thorough cleaning at least every six months.
Mildew behind a refrigerator can indicate a water problem originating from the refrigerator itself. Wall boards are extremely porous and absorb moisture easily, and as a result, they can quickly become host to mildew and mold growth if a leaking appliance exists nearby. If you do have mildew growing on the wall behind your fridge, you have a twofold problem. You must remedy the cause of the moisture problem and eliminate the mildew itself.
Velcro, which is a combination of the words “velvet" and "crochet" and is also known generically as a hook-and-loop fastener, was the creation of Swiss engineer Georges de Mestral in the 1940s. Hook-and-loop fasteners have thousands of practical applications, from securing shoes to feet to keeping pens handy in some of NASA’s first space shuttles. The sticky backing on Velcro strips adheres to painted walls, and the glue cures within 24 hours to create a strong hold. Unfortunately, removing the adhesive backing is difficult; pulling it from the wall could result in peeled paint or damaged drywall. Using the correct…
Your home is built with both load-bearing and non-load-bearing walls. Load-bearing walls hold up the weight of the floor above them. Non-load-bearing walls are built as divisions in the home but do not contribute to the support structure. You can expand rooms in the home by knocking out walls that do not carry a load. Have your home inspected by a certified home examiner before knocking down walls, to prevent accidents.
Cigarettes produce smoke particles that emit vapors called semi-volatile organic compounds. Over time, these vapors will move to other areas of the home and condense. Condensing allows the vapors to attach to other walls, furniture or articles of clothing. Because of the nature of these compounds, it can take months or years to remove them from your home. While plenty of products mask the smell, to get rid of the odor, attack it vigorously until it’s gone.
Every home has its own distinct smell, but none is as bad as the smell of a dead animal rotting behind the wall. Even something as small as a mouse can pack a powerful punch as it slowly decomposes. To completely get rid of that awful stench, you're going to need to remove the dead animal from behind the wall. While not an extremely difficult job, it will take some patience and detective work on your part to pinpoint the location.
Carpenter ants retreat into the walls of your home in early winter and feast on food scraps in the house in order to survive until spring. These insects create nests in moist or decaying wood within your walls and are attracted to food that contains sugar or protein. Although a professional exterminator offers the most effective treatment for killing ants in the walls, you can create a natural bait that kills the ants in their nests without having to spray harsh chemicals.
Most people do not give baseboards a second thought, but without them a room can look unfinished. Most baseboards are constructed of wood and can be cut with a circular or hand saw. Removing baseboards from the wall can result in damage to the wall. You can cut a baseboard in place by using the proper tool and a step-by-step procedure that requires little time and effort.
Shiplap is an inexpensive construction material made of wood slats. These wood slats are generally horizontal, and shiplap is commonly found in outbuildings such as sheds and garages, and may be found in small seasonal cottages. It can be covered in Sheetrock, also known as drywall, which is compressed gypsum board wrapped in thick paper. To remove Sheetrock from shiplap without damaging the shiplap will be challenging if you do not want to gouge the wood. With care, you can remove Sheetrock from shiplap.
Archways have been a popular way to make an ordinary pass-through or walk-through more aesthetically interesting. Some homeowners even elect to remove interior doors and install an archway. These are not difficult additions and are typically comprised of drywall or plaster fastened over furring strips that are screwed or nailed to the walls. Because the inside is actually hollow, removing an archway is a fairly simple and straightforward renovation project.
Hydraulic foam insulation is typically sprayed onto basement walls to keep moisture from creeping into the space from the ground water outside. Though concrete is very sturdy and long-lasting, it is not dense like steel. Because concrete is composed of masonry sand and cement, it does have tiny pores that allow heat, cold and moisture to penetrate and pass through. Old hydraulic foam insulation can become brittle and begin to flake away from a basement wall. To re-insulate the wall, you'll have to remove the decaying hydraulic foam insulation first.
After regular use, the metal coil burners on your range's stove top may break, requiring replacement. After installing the new burners, you may notice that they do not sit properly on the stove top. The reason that the burners aren't sitting flat is because the terminals are a different height than the terminals on the previous burners. Stoves often have two terminal height settings that allow you to install many different types of burners. If the burners do not sit correctly, adjust the height setting then reinstall the burners.
Exposed brick is an interior design option for both traditional and contemporary homes. An interior brick will sometimes be covered with plaster to create a blank white wall. If you want to return to exposed brick, you will need to remove the wall. Plaster will come off relatively easily with a masonry chisel and a hammer, but there will be dust and residue that you should remove to give the exposed brick a clean look.
The rear wall of your Magic Chef refrigerator protects the refrigerator's airflow system from damage. The airflow system consists of the evaporator coils and evaporator fan, as well as the automatic defrost system. If any of these elements fail, you must remove the rear panel of the freezer to access the failed element. Before removing the rear wall, it is imperative that you disconnect the refrigerator's power source to avoid injury due to electrocution.
On Facebook, you post status updates and multimedia to your Facebook Wall for your friends and fans to interact with and view. As an added layer of interactivity, users can add "tags" to Wall posts on Facebook Pages as well as on regular profiles. Anytime someone tags you or your Facebook Page in a Wall post, Facebook immediately notifies you via email, and the tagged item appears on your News Feed. If you want to remove the tag, you can do it in one click.
A galley kitchen works well for almost any type of cooking. However, enlarging the space can make the floor plan work better. A galley kitchen consists of all cabinetry and appliances located in two parallel counters; however, making them longer isn't necessarily the solution, as this can result in your needing to take too many steps when you're working in the kitchen. Moving the counters a little further apart for a U-shaped kitchen can work, or building larger cabinets can expand the kitchen. Look at various options and make choices based on how you like to move about in the…
The rear wall in your Kenmore freezer protects many components that are crucial to the proper operation of the entire refrigerator, including the evaporator, evaporator fan, defrost heater and defrost thermostat. If any of these elements require service or replacement, you must remove the rear wall of the freezer to access them. Before removing the rear wall of the freezer, remove the contents of the freezer compartment, including the freezer shelving and drawers.
Facebook groups are a way to stay connected with people on your friend's list. Of course, the occasional group member may not respect the group's privacy and you might need to delete certain posts. If you're a group administrator, you can delete posts directly from the group's "wall." If you're not an administrator, you can't delete status updates from the group's wall, but you can delete any questionable postings that group members leave directly on your personal profile wall.
The Kenmore 30168 is a single, 24-inch built-in gas wall oven with an automatic oven light switch, removable oven door, broiler drawer, adjustable and removable racks, and a digital control pad. If an F3 error code appears on the display, the temperature in the oven has reached excessive levels and is causing problems. While this situation may require professional repair, you can also try troubleshooting it yourself.
A plumbing wrench works great for tightening and removing plumbing pipes, but for removing a p-trap, it is not an essential tool. You can use other tools that you have available to remove a metal p-trap. For a PVC trap, you might not even need a tool at all.
Bees belong to the insect group Hymenoptera, containing about 3500 North American species. They nest in a variety of habitats, including underground or in cavities on trees, buildings and other structures. The design of an air conditioner makes it attractive to these insects as it provides conditions necessary for breeding and survival.
When you need to divide an area of your home into separate rooms or spaces, a partition wall is an ideal option. In most cases, partition walls are thin, non-load-bearing walls, so they are fairly easy to construct. There are several different types of partition walls, which vary in strength, durability and aesthetic appearance. Familiarizing yourself with the different types can help you identify the best partition wall option for your home.
English ivy is an evergreen vine that is often seen growing on houses, walls and fences. This plant is also used for ground cover or potted as a houseplant. English ivy is fairly low-maintenance but is susceptible to several fungal diseases and insect infestations that can affect the health and appearance of the plant.
When you notice brown spots growing on your bathroom ceiling, whether they are near your shower or bathtub or not, you need to take action as soon as possible. Mold and mildew will often have a brown appearance, and if you don't deal with them quickly, both can spread quickly through your bathroom and house.
A gas clothes dryer has a glow bar or igniter. It's a key burn assembly component that allows the gas to ignite and produce a flame. Without a flame, your dryer won't heat. If the glow bar isn't igniting, it might have shifted or broke. While it's sometimes possible to repair a faulty glow bar, replacement is often necessary.
Bee nests are frequently found around homes, garages and storage sheds. Occasionally they find their way into homes, becoming a nuisance for the occupants. Any crevices or void can offer the opportunity for bees to build a nest. Bees can even nest inside walls, creating a buzzing noise that is disturbing to those inside. Bees may even inhabit spaces around window air conditioners, making operating the unit difficult for homeowners.
With hygiene and hand washing so important for preventing illness, many schools, day care centers and other businesses are looking for a simple way to let people wash their hands when they need to. Portable sinks can provide a number of advantages for all those institutions.
If you connected your GE Nautilus portable dishwasher to your kitchen sink's faucet and water leaks from the hose coupler when you turn on the faucet, you must troubleshoot the reason why the seal does not work. The leaky seal can be a result of many different reasons that could have an easy resolution that only takes a few minutes to achieve.
Sheetrock texture serves two primary functions for a room. The first is visual, creating an interesting surface to walls and ceilings that add to the ambiance of a room. The second function though is as a cover-up material, with the texture hiding any deflects present in the Sheetrock installation. Removing the texture is a messy process, but by doing so you leave the walls free for the cover of your choice, whether it be plaster, paint, wallpaper or stone veneer.
Removing bees from rotting trees is best left to the experts, but there are ways to get the job done yourself if it's absolutely necessary. Bee hives in trees or buildings should be removed so that people don't get stung. Bees are more than just a nuisance -- they could prove fatal if a person stung by one is allergic to bee stings.
Lapis stone has a rich, deep blue color with trace amounts of gold-colored flecks running throughout it. During the 19th century, painters ground the stones into powder, which they mixed with clear or white paint to make a brilliant blue paint color. Faux lapis stones are essentially cheaper imitations of the real stone, made from clay or another stone.
Vinyl letters and signs are common to business windows and the sides of business or company vehicles. Vinyl letters are also attached to banners for seasonal events and free-standing signs such as those used for open houses or sales. Removing the vinyl letters or graphics after the event is complete or when a business has changed phone numbers or addresses ranges from easy to difficult depending on what material the sign is attached to and how long it has been on the material.
Whirlpool refrigerators have a thermostat located in the control panel inside of the fresh food compartment. The thermostat allows you to reduce or increase the internal temperature of the refrigerator at any time. If the thermostat malfunctions or stops functioning completely, you may notice that your refrigerator becomes too cold or too warm, and is unresponsive to a new temperature setting. To regain control of the internal temperature of your refrigerator, replace the temperature control thermostat.
Many wildlife species use the interior of building walls as a source of shelter to build their nest. Building nests within walls, however, may result in structural damage. When animals build nests within walls, they usually leave physical signs of their presence or may be heard by the building's residents. Building owners are able to take care of some wall nesting issues on their own or they may rely on pest control companies to resolve the situation.
A portable washing machine lets you clean clothes in your living space even if you do not have a laundry room with dedicated water and drain hookups. Connect the portable washer in your kitchen using the sink to fill the appliance with a special connection to the faucet and empty the water down the drain. Any nearby electrical outlet can be used to power the appliance, which typically comes with the adapter for connecting to your kitchen faucet.
Molly screws are screws with additional pieces of metal or plastic that are designed to expand once the screw is tightened into a piece of wood or drywall. Once installed, a molly screw will expand behind the drywall and spread out the weight on the hanger or screw, preventing the screw from slipping back out through the hole. Molly screws can, however, be removed easily by unscrewing--which removes the molly end inside the wall.
Maytag refrigerators have a temperature control located on the top of the inside of the refrigerator. The knob on the front of the control is used to adjust the internal temperature of the refrigerator. If the temperature control malfunctions or breaks, you will not have control over the internal temperature of the refrigerator, which could lead to increased temperatures and spoiled food. To regain control of the internal temperature, replace the temperature control.
A molly anchor is inserted into a hole drilled into drywall. When you tighten a screw into the anchor, it compresses and expands its four legs behind the drywall. The legs press against the backside of the drywall and prevent the anchor and the screw from tearing out of the wall. This presents a problem when you want to remove the molly anchor because when you remove the screw, the legs do not collapse. The anchor stays stuck in the wall. However, there are a few things you can do to remove a molly anchor from a wall.
Partition walls are interior walls built to separate large spaces into smaller rooms. These walls do not support the structure of the house or support any weight other than their own, so you can remove them if you wish to expand available space. Removal of a partition wall is dirty but quick work, with no special tools necessary for completion. It's also simple enough that it can be done successfully without harm to adjacent surfaces.
Texturing helps hide imperfections on flat walls and provides a unique look, but when you don't like the texture, you can remove it. This job gets messy and requires quite a bit of time-consuming work, but it isn't overly difficult. Wall texture is water soluble and softens when wetted. Unfortunately, your textured walls have probably been painted one or more times. The paint can minimize the effectiveness of water dissolution. Before you can remove the texture, the paint too must be softened.
Stone fences have proved to withstand the tests of time when compared with other fence building materials. This durability also makes them one of the most difficult fence types to remove. Dry and mortar stone fences are the two most common types. A dry stone doesn't have mortar holding the stones together. Its construction relies on interlocking the stones to form the fence. Mortar stone fences rely on cement and aggregate mortar to hold the fence together. You can remove both types, but the job requires a lot of backbreaking and time-consuming work.
A plastic toy box keeps toys neatly tucked away, preventing accidental falls and keeping your home clean. When your little artist decorates the plastic toy box with crayon drawings it detracts from the clean appearance of the room. While prevention is the most effective technique, it's not always possible. Removing the crayon markings requires a little elbow grease and the use of supplies and techniques that lift the crayon stains without scratching or harming the plastic surface.
A double wall oven has two ovens stacked on top of each other that mount inside a cabinet. They are a great way to utilize space if you have limited room in your kitchen. If you need to remove the oven for maintenance or for replacement, you can basically follow the installation process in reverse. Removing the oven should take less time than installing it.
You might find that a large washing machine is not what you need if you live in a small place or you don't feel like paying for a large model. Not all housing has washer hookups, or they may not function sufficiently. Using a small, portable washer solves both problems. These washing machines attach to the faucet on the kitchen sink, drawing in water from the faucet and draining into the sink.
While some homeowners love the look that ivy vines give the exterior of a house, others hate it and the clinging vines can damage mortar. Thankfully for those that are tired of dealing with encroaching ivy, there is a simple method of removing its remains. With a properly applied herbicide, you can kill the remaining ivy, then easily brush it from your home's foundation. Learn the method of removal and quickly restore the exterior of your home.
English Ivy is a beautiful addition to a garden, fence or home. It spreads very easily, so many people choose it is a ground cover or a creeping vine. Unfortunately, this also means it can quickly become out of hand and grow in unwanted places, killing trees and strangling flowers. Remove it to keep it from taking over your garden.
Utility belts, also referred to as tool belts, allow you to work on a project and keep your tools within an arm's reach without carrying a bag. The belt, which fits loosely on top of your clothes and around your waist, typically has two packets and a fastener. The belts can get heavy, and tools can catch on ladders and other edges that you encounter while working on a project. However, the belt allows you to carry the lighter tools that you use the most, so that you don't have to fetch them every time you need them.
A P-trap is the most common of the traps found in a house's plumbing system. It's created by adding a 90-degree fitting to a U-bend in a piece of pipe. When attached correctly to a pipe's outlet side, it resembles a P shape. Also known as a sink trap, it's found under most sinks. It acts to create a water seal that prevents sewer gas from entering through plumbing drain pipes and into the house.
A common exterior finishing plaster, stucco provides your home with a textured look that sets it apart from other houses. As with other exterior home coverings, moss can begin to grow on your stucco. A nonflowering plant, moss will trap moisture between itself and the stucco, creating the perfect growing environment for fungus such as mold. Furthermore, the moss can leave unsightly stains on your stucco. Remove moss from the stucco as soon as possible to prevent discoloration and damage to the exterior of your home.
Stucco is a material that builders use to cover aesthetically unappealing building materials such as concrete, clay or cinder. Stucco is often sprayed directly onto the surface of the home, but you can also spray it onto bricks to make stucco brick. This will prevent the stucco from cracking. Watch out for mold that can begin to grow on the stucco bricks on your windowsill. When it does, clean the mold carefully so you don't chip off pieces of stucco.
Stucco is a type of surface coating that covers concrete, cinder blocks or other aesthetically unappealing building materials. Because stucco is made from cement, it is durable and stands up well to even tough cleaning processes. However, you should never use sharp or metal objects to remove mildew from the stucco. Mildew is a type of fungus that will grow on stucco that is in a damp or humid area or that is overly shaded and doesn't receive enough ventilation.
The Roomba 4100 model, also known as the Roomba Red, was released in 2004 as the first auto-vacuum developed by iRobot. Due to the age and "obsolete" status of the device, it can be hard to find support information to help troubleshoot a unit that will not respond or turn on. If you run into technical issues with your Roomba Red, try manually resetting the device. The reset process often solves the problem.
Stucco is a concrete-based outside layer. Stucco bonds tightly with the substrate to create a shell that helps to weather seal the structure. Stucco typically has a surface texture that allows climbing vines such as Ivy to grip and scale the surface. Removing Ivy vines from the structure may reveal stains. Ivy blocks sunlight and wind, which can cause the stucco surface to remain dark and damp thereby providing a an environment for mold and mildew growth. Ivy also leaves behind green or brown stains from the vine itself.
Tapestries are large woven wall hangings that have an extensive history all the way back to Greek civilization. The Middle Ages was when tapestry production was in full force. Tapestries decorated walls, hid doorways and insulated rooms from the cold in castles and churches, and only the rich could afford them. Individual pieces started out small and ended up an elaborate 10 by 5 yards in a series of up to 10 tapestries.
A tapestry is a piece of art that an artist weaves from fabric. A tapestry will depict a scene or particular image. In the modern era, a tapestry can be hand-woven or woven with a machine. Despite the advance of manufactured tapestries, in the art community, only a hand-woven piece of cloth into an image is a true tapestry.
A molly bolt is a type of expanding wall anchor commonly used to hang pictures or other objects on a home's walls. The anchor is inserted through a small hole, then a center bolt is tightened to expand fanned tabs that tighten against the backside of the drywall to hold the anchor in place. Molly bolt anchors are very effective in holding weight against the wall, but because of their design they cannot be removed as simply as other styles of wall anchors. The procedure for removing a molly bolt anchor is easy to complete and leaves the wall surface…
Urinals are used in men's rooms as one method of allowing more people to use the facility at once, without the added bulk of a full toilet stall. Today's technology allows for low-flow urinals and even no-water urinals that improve or eliminate water consumption, helping the environment in the process. If you want to install one of these new eco-friendly urinals, the first step is to remove the old urinal. This should take under 15 minutes to accomplish.
Stucco is an exterior finish made out of cement, lime and sand. The finish is durable, accepts paint and easily washed with soap and water. The finish, however, is not immune to dust, dirt and even ivy growing on and into the finish. When removing ivy from painted stucco, you must remove not only the ivy from the finish, but also any ivy roots in the ground below the stucco to keep it from growing and spreading up and onto your home again.
A P gasket is a gasket used in a P trap. A P trap is used for sink plumbing that extends from the wall -- it resembles a "P." This is different than the traditional S trap that extends up from the floor and looks like an "S." Fortunately, when you purchase a P trap, it comes with all the necessary hardware and fittings needed for installation. This will help you if you are installing the P trap as a new unit. However, if the unit is older and the gasket fails, you must purchase a replacement gasket and pull…
It's never too late to insulate that old hollow-walled home and you don't necessarily have to rip open the walls to do it. Loose-fill insulation, blown in through holes at the top of the wall, will fill that hollow space and prevent air movement through the walls. There are several ways to deal with holes afterward, with one of the easiest being to hang a decorative wallpaper border over them.
The temperature controls for the fresh food and freezer cavities in your Maytag refrigerator are located on the roof of the fresh food cavity. The temperature controls allow you to raise or lower the internal temperature of the cavities using either dials or sliders. If the temperature controls malfunction, the fresh food or freezer cavity temperatures could be negatively impacted, causing your food to defrost or even spoil. Malfunctioning temperature controls must be replaced at the first sign of trouble.
Vinyl window lettering eventually starts to fade and crack due to age and with exposure to the elements. The lettering may also start to peel upward. When removing lettering from your business or automobile's windows, work slowly to keep the lettering from breaking into pieces, becoming difficult to remove. Once removed, it is important to clean the windows thoroughly to remove any adhesive residue left from the lettering's backing.
It used to be that only those with a commitment to change or lenient landlords could make big changes to the walls of their abode. But with the invention of wall appliques, you can change your wall design in an instant without risking damage to the walls.
Insects and other organisms can multiply and destroy fabrics or leave the material weakened, discolored or stained. Insects have a life cycle of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa and adult. It is usually the larva stage that causes the damage. Fumigation is a method of killing insects, but uses harmful chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, skin irritation and can be toxic to the kidneys. Other methods such as washing and dry cleaning are not always suitable for delicate fabrics.
Drapery pull cords protect the fabric from repeated pulling to open and close the drapes. However, these cords become damaged and frayed over time and must be replaced. The pull cord on drapery is attached to a traverse rod from which the drapes hang. This specialty rod is what allows the drapes to open and close when you pull the cord.
Floor-to-ceiling mirrors are an attractive decor feature that opens up a room. However, if you decide to remove the large wall mirrors, you may regret ever installing them. Because most mirrors of this size are installed with construction grade adhesive, they are difficult to remove in one piece. When attempting to remove them, always do so carefully and wear the proper safety gear to protect yourself from cuts.
If you want to terminate or remove the stucco walls to redesign or rearrange an interior space, it will require some interior demolition. You'll want to leave in place any load-bearing beams that are situated behind the stucco wall facade to remodel the space with drywall. No special contracting skills are necessary to terminate or demolish stucco walls but you should be careful not to cut into electrical wires.
Pressure washers are motor-driven hoses used to wash cars, sidewalks and buildings. Usually, you connect a pressure washer to a standard garden hose. However, if you have a water tank equipped with a tapped faucet, you can connect your power washer to the water tank. However, be very careful not to run the water tank dry. Running the power washer without water can damage the power washer.
The scratching, scrapping noise coming from your wall isn't your mind playing tricks on you. Rats, squirrels and possums that come in from harsh winter weather like the warmth your home radiates, and tend to take up permanent residency inside walls. While poison is effective at killing pests, the last thing you want is a decomposing animal--and the lingering odor it gives off--inside your walls. The best way to safely remove an animal is to cut away a portion of the wall to gain access to its nest.
Moving is tricky business. All of your breakable items are at risk when you make a move, and wall mirrors are no exception. Since they are not only fragile, but often big and bulky, mirrors create a special challenge to get from one place to another. You'll need to follow several steps and precautions to ensure your wall mirror arrives at your new location in one piece.
A technique for making a room look larger is to install mirrored panels on the walls. The standard installation of the mirrored panels involves gluing them to the wall with a special adhesive. Two-by-3-feet is one size in which mirrored panels are available. Less frequently, the mirrored panels are screwed to the wall through a finished hole in the panel into wall anchors. Removing the panels requires great care to avoid cracking the mirrored panels, especially if they are being used elsewhere.
Whether you are doing a complete remodel on a kitchen or just a quick updating, removing a kitchen wall covering may be necessary. In older homes, this can be very challenging, especially if the old style of wallpaper paste was used and several layers are present. Even newer homes with wallpaper can still present a challenge when it comes to removing the wall covering. There are several different techniques to try before giving up and painting over the old wall covering.
Wall heaters are typically gas- or electric-powered heaters that are designed to secure directly to a wall. Exactly how many clips and fasteners are used to secure a wall heater to a wall varies depending on the unit. To remove a wall heater, these clips must be removed, as well as their connection to the gas line that allows the heater to power your home. All of this must be done in a very specific way to avoid serious injury.
Large wall mirrors can be mounted using clips that are screwed into the wall, or by spreading construction adhesive on the back of the mirror. While both methods work equally well, the construction adhesive method poses a major problem if you later decide to remove the mirror. However, with a few special tools, you can remove the mirror without completely destroying the surface underneath.
Bees in the air conditioning are more than just inconvenient. Because bees are social insects, they will sting when they feel as though their nest and queen are being threatened. It is important to examine the insects to make sure you are dealing with bees and not wasps in order to choose the right pesticide. Honey bees are black and yellow striped and their bodies are 3/4 of an inch in length.
Many house cleaners have fancied the idea of a robot tidying up their home by dusting and vacuuming. iRobot, a cleaning device company, helps fulfill that desire with the Roomba 500 Series of automatic vacuums. The Roomba has a dirt search-and-destroy mode, where the Frisbee-sized vacuum cleaner auto-pilots along your floor, sucking up dirt as it finds it. A rechargeable battery powers the Roomba, allowing the device to clean up to four rooms, according to iRobot. Install the battery to get started.
Portable washing machines offer the convenience of doing your laundry in the house even when a washer connection is not available. These portable units plug into standard 110-volt outlets and connect to almost any type of sink. The only requirement is that the sink have a screw-on connection. Although you may have to remove the mesh filter from the faucet to access the connection, attaching the portable washer to your sink requires only a few basic tools.
If you want to fasten something heavy to a surface made out of drywall, one of your best bets is a Molly screw. These fasteners have anchors that spread out into the wall when the screw is driven into the anchor, allowing the user to hang heavy objects on the wall. When it comes time to remove Molly screws from walls, you will first need to remove the screw from the anchor and then remove the anchor from the wall.
LOUD Technologies, Inc. specializes in music and audio products, and produces the Mackie brand of audio equipment. This equipment includes amplifiers, digital recording equipment and loudspeakers. LOUD Technologies is located in Woodinville, Washington. You can purchase this company's audio equipment from authorized dealers. One product released under the Mackie brand is the PPM 406M, which is a six channel powered audio mixer.
Households with children often have to clean various stains off the walls. Crayon and ink can be quite challenging to remove from walls. The stains are tough, and you don't want to remove the paint from the surface. However, it is possible to remove the ink and crayon using items you have around the house. Several methods are available and will be effective with a little elbow grease.
Painting over stenciled walls can be a hassle. Stencils are often brightly colored, which creates shadows through new paint if care is not taken when painting over. Paint a stenciled wall like any other wall, but take particular care in sanding and priming. Don't try to rush a paint job; for a professional, clean finish, be meticulous and patient with each coat of paint.
It is not commonly known, but it is possible to connect your washer to a sink faucet. Apartment dwellers and others in smaller living spaces may sometimes find it necessary to use what they have for more than one purpose, such as the kitchen sink. A washer needs an inlet hose for water, a place to drain and an electrical connection. For many people, this means they can hook their washers to the kitchen sink to do laundry.
Although one would be hard pressed to find anyone who actually enjoys doing laundry, people who live in houses or apartments with washer/dryer hookups sure have it good; just ask anyone who doesn't. If you're one of these unfortunate souls, don't despair---an end to your weekly Laundromat excursions may soon be in sight. All you need to make it happen are a few inexpensive parts, a sink and enough space in your kitchen or bathroom for a washer and dryer.
Whirlpool Duet Sport washers and dryers are a line of front-loading residential appliances. Whirlpool Duet Sport washing machines are energy efficient, and have an oversized tub for washing large loads of laundry. Both the washing machine and dryer are controlled by a digital control panel located at the top of the machines. If the control panel malfunctions, the machine will not start. If necessary, the control panel can be removed, and a new control panel can be installed.
Most people run the risk of leaking, flooding and an expensive emergency call to the plumber when they fiddle with plumbing. However, if you approach the task methodically and give yourself plenty of time to do it right, installing a wall sink is within the abilities of a novice or intermediate do-it-yourselfer. The hardest part is finding a sink that when installed, doesn't mean you have to redo the wall as well.
Silica gel is a desiccant, which is a substance that removes moisture from the air and objects, such as shoes or linens. Silica gel packets are often found inside the packaging of electronics, clothing and several other products, in order to protect them from moisture damage. After time, silica gel will become saturated and will no longer be effective. It is possible to regenerate silica gel in order to reuse it to protect objects throughout the home.
Having rodents in your house is an annoyance that most home owners experience at one point or another. It can be even worse if the rodents become trapped inside your walls and die. Dead rodents inside the walls can cause a terrible odor to waft throughout your entire house. If this happens, there is only one way to remove the dead animals: You must cut them out of the walls. It may take you several attempts to pinpoint the exact location of the rodent, but if you are persistent, you will be able to find and remove it.
As ranges get more and more high-tech, so do their sensors and maintenance requirements. An F3 error means that your oven's temperature sensor is faulty and will need to be replaced. Unless you want the error code staring up at you while you boil your linguini or fry up your polenta, it's best to do the repair. The good news is that this will reward you with hours of error code-free cooking.
Many household appliances and electronics, such as TVs, telephones and microwaves, are affixed to a wall with wall mounts. Hanging these types of items is a popular space-saving technique, however, to take them down, you need to know how to remove their mounts with minimal damage to the wall and hide the screw holes left behind. The process is uncomplicated but might take a weekend to fully complete.
When it comes time to replace your old Sharp over-the-range microwave, a reverse installation process is required to remove your existing under-counter microwave from the wall. Whether you are replacing your existing Sharp microwave or taking down the wall-mount microwave permanently, this task should be completed with safety in mind. As with the installation, removing the microwave from the wall requires two people in order to complete the task.
The plumbing P-trap was invented in the 18th century to prevent sewer gases and vermin from entering the house through the drains. They are kept out by standing water in the inverted "P" section of the trap. All drains on sinks, bathtubs and showers have these traps, usually made from PVC plastic or chromed steel. Compression nuts connect the trap to the fixture drain and the waste line and when the trap becomes blocked or corroded, you can repair or replace it by loosening these nuts. You can often do this by hand.
A chimney breast is the area of a chimney that protrudes out from the main portion of the wall guarding the interior of a fireplace. Chimney breasts were most often used in older homes from before the invention of central heating. Removing one is a complicated process that requires many permits.
Electronic cables can create an unsightly mess underneath a desk. Cable trays are a convenient way of organizing your cables and getting them out of sight. These wire mesh trays can be easily installed onto the back of just about any desk (excluding glasstop desks). Though all cable trays will be shaped a little bit differently, basic setup remains mostly the same. Your cable trays should come with all the necessary brackets, screws and bolts necessary for installation.
The Ionic Breeze is an air purification system sold by Sharper Image. Available in several models, the machine cleans the air by removing dust, mold, bacteria and pollen. All of the air particles go into a HEPA filter, which is a type of filter that traps small particles that might otherwise be missed. Occasionally, problems might cause the Ionic Breeze to not turn on. This can sometimes be solved by dismantling and cleaning the unit.
Better known as the Black and Decker 18-volt Pivoting Cordless Hand Vac, the PHV1800 is a battery-powered handheld vacuum intended for use in areas where a larger vacuum can be cumbersome. The unit provides a simple solution for cleaning small areas or when there is not much debris. With two speed settings and attachment accessories, this vacuum offers versatility and can be customized for each job.
Dirt Devil easy steam cleaners are moderately priced cleaners that allow users to shampoo their carpets. These devices include a few parts that work together to apply water and shampoo as well as dry and touch up the carpet or rug you are cleaning. Because these devices perform only a few essential functions, troubleshooting is a fairly simple way to fix a problem that often only takes a few minutes to diagnose.
Opening a Mackie mixer to replace components is not recommended unless you have a significant background in circuit building, as well as analog and digital technology. Also, opening the mixer may void your user warrant, in some cases. However, there are some basic repairs that most consumers can make that will not void the warranty and save you the expense of hiring a technician.
Fabric walls are often a popular choice for renters who are not allowed to paint their walls. Fabric can be attached to the wall with liquid starch and removed with water. In older homes, padded fabric walls were sometimes stapled to furring strips along the top and bottom of the walls. Cardboard strips were used to join the fabric panels together. Removing these older installations can be more difficult than removing fabric wall coverings attached with liquid starch.
Large mirrors are must-haves for modern homes - especially in bathrooms. One of the safest and most practical ways to hang a large mirror is by gluing it to a wall due to its heavy weight. This method tends to work extremely well - until, of course, the mirror needs to be taken down. Removing the mirror without breaking it or doing damage to the drywall can be a tricky process.
GE Spacemaker LX 1800 microwaves are customizable, which means you can control some of the appliance's settings, such as the time, power level and defrost settings. You can use the control panel to make changes to these settings one at a time; however, there is not a button or function on the microwave that allows you to reset the appliance at once. The best way to reset a GE Spacemaker appliance is to disconnect it from its power supply.
The Dyson head attachment helps you clean up dirt and debris from tight areas such as your car, the stairs and small corners. The head attachment is on your Dyson's hose or wand. You may need to disassemble, or detach, the head attachment from your Dyson vacuum. This is necessary whenever you need to clean the dirt and debris from it.
Vinyl baseboard is also called cove base. Vinyl cove base adheres to the wall with a special glue designed specifically for installation. Cove base is created in different colors to match the decor of the room. When you repaint a room in a different color, also remove and replace the cove base with a color that complements the new scheme. Removing the old cove base is a straightforward process that mainly involves a lot of effort.
A granite back splash can last for years without damage or fear of failure to stick to a vertical surface. Those same attributes can make it difficult to remove without damaging the tile or the wall. Granite back splash usually uses adhesive to secure to the wall. Removing granite used as a back splash often requires some repairs to the drywall before adding another back splash due to the adhesive. However, if you do it right, you might be able to reduce the amount of damage to the wall.
Bathroom mirrors install upon the wall with screws or construction-grade adhesive placed behind the mirror. A common reason for a homeowner to wish to remove this mirror from the bathroom wall is due to changing the decor for a bathroom renovation. Bathroom mirrors screwed onto the wall are simple to remove. Glued mirrors that are stuck to the wall with construction-grade adhesive will take more time, patience and tools to remove from the bathroom.
A mirror adds light and depth to a room, but when the time comes to move or replace it, the job should be undertaken with caution. A mirror is made of reflective glass, so if you drop or knock it and it breaks, it can be dangerous. Large mirrors or mirror sheets, such as those installed above a bathroom vanity, are heavy and awkward to hold and move. It is advisable to have two people work together when removing a large mirror from a wall.
A spinning dryer drum doesn't necessarily mean your GE Profile dryer is operating properly. If it appears your dryer is blowing nothing but cool air, check the Profile's controls to verify it is not set on "Quick-Fluff." If the Profile dryer is set on a heat setting, open the dryer to access the heater coil to test it and possibly replace it.
LiftMaster manufacturers a wide range of garage door and gate openers. Most residential LiftMaster openers come with either a single push button or a wall console to operate the opener from inside the garage. The wall console usually mounts on the wall near the entryway to the garage from the home. Moisture sometimes gets behind the wall console and causes the terminals to rust, resulting in a bad connection at the wires. Removing a wall console for a LiftMaster to replace it with a new one is a straightforward process.
Mounting a microwave oven on the wall and underneath a cabinet requires the installer to be very precise with his measurements and drilling techniques. The good news about removing a wall-mounted over-the-range GE microwave is that the process is much easier and quicker than installing it was in the first place. You may need a helper to stabilize the microwave as you take it off the wall mount.
Wall mirrors are often glued directly to the wall to prevent the installation of hardware, which is convenient for the installer but a nuisance for the remodeler. By using heat to soften the adhesive and sliding a piano wire between the wall and mirror, you should be able to take it down with minimal damage to the wall.
Drywall is a common material builders use to create interior walls. The material is generally weak, and cracks or dents easily. If you have wall shelves installed in your drywall, the installer probably attached the screws to a stud, or wood frame, behind the drywall. If he did not, proceed with extra caution when removing the shelves so you don't rip a hole in the drywall.
When you or someone else smokes indoors, nicotine stains will develop on your walls, windows and other surfaces. Not only does the nicotine cast a yellow or brown discoloration on walls and windows, it also adds a greasy film that attracts and holds onto other dirt. While the best solution is to smoke outdoors or not at all, if you must smoke indoors, clean your living space regularly to cut down on staining and odor on walls and windows.
Glass mirrors may be glued to a wall due to their size and weight. If a mirror glued to a wall broke, most of the shards would stay on the wall instead of crashing down. This installation method also keeps mirrors from rattling or bowing, and doesn't require a frame or brackets. During a remodel, removing a glass mirror from a wall is difficult, but not impossible.
Founded in 1904, the Eljer company has been producing toilet models for more than 100 years. In 2008, the company was merged into American Standard but still continues to manufacture models under the Eljer name. The company has a wide variety of urinals for both home and commercial use. These wall-mount urinals are connected to the water supply at the top, and the sewer system at the bottom. A series of brackets holds the urinal on the wall. Removing an Eljer wall mount urinal isn't difficult and doesn't require any special tools.
White out is a generic name for Wite-Out and other brands of white correction fluid. The fluid dries quickly on solid surfaces, such as walls. Correction fluid may be water-based or oil-based, according to wite-out.com, and this impacts which cleaning methods will be most useful. The key is to start with the least aggressive method to try to prevent damage to the wall.
Wall-mounted sinks have been in popular use in homes for more than a century. Modern models free the floor space beneath and have been designed to conceal the required plumbing lines for a much cleaner look. Whether you are removing a wall-mounted sink for a repair or replacement upgrade, the procedure for removal is simple.
Most grandfather clocks and most clocks in general chime the "Westminster Chime" to signal the hour and, thus, are nicknamed "Westminster Clocks." Moving these clocks can take a bit of effort and expertise. Portable and wall-hanging clocks can simply be lifted and moved to any location you see fit. For grandfather clocks, however, you will need to disassemble the clock's mechanism before moving it to a new location.
The KitchenAid mixer is a handy appliance for cooks that mix batters on a regular basis. The KitchenAid mixer is more than just a way to whip up a batch of bread. KitchenAid makes an attachment that fits over the front of the mixer for shredding. Attaching the shredding attachment to a KitchenAid mixer requires using an attachment that is recommended or sold by KitchenAid. Once you attach the shredder, it is just a matter of setting a bowl under it and grating your favorite cheese or shredding lettuce for a cool summer salad.
A Glade Plug-In is a scented oil warmer that plugs into a standard electrical outlet. When the oil runs out in the container, it can be replaced with a new scented oil container. An empty oil container will not be effective at providing fragrance to the room it which it is installed. Setting the fragrance level dial to a lower setting will allow the oil container to last longer.
The mortar joints of cobblestone walls break down over time with exposure to the weather. Small repairs can grow into larger problems if they are not repaired. A small crack can allow water into the joint. In cold weather, the water freezes and further breaks down the mortar.
Boston Ivy, which is also called Parthenocissus tricuspidata, is a particularly invasive form of Ivy that can attach itself to almost any vertical surface. The ivy secures itself by growing roots along the length of the main vine. These roots invade blocks in stone walls, as well as the grout or mortar in between them. Removing Boston ivy from a block wall must be done carefully so as not to damage the wall.
Like all steamers, bamboo steamers create an environment of concentrated hot steam in which the food cooks quickly. This steam also heats the plates, so if you're not prepared you may drop a hot plate when trying to remove it from the steamer. You can purchase a specialty plate lifter for bamboo steamers, but you can also safely remove the hot plates with a towel and tongs.
When you have wall stickers stuck around the home, you may at some point want to remove them without causing damage to the walls. The adhesive used on this type of sticker is formulated to stick on the walls without coming off. This makes it important to clean the wall stickers in a way that dissolves the adhesive, thereby allowing you to easily peel the stickers off the wall.
Ampere, or more commonly known as amps, is the measurement unit of electrical current. Amps coincide with volts and watts in a three-part equation. With two of the parts, the third is realized. To calculate the amps in a wire, one must first identify the volts and watts that the wire harnesses. Knowing the amount of amps in a wire is necessary to make the right circuitry connections in a home. When handling wires, however, never touch a live wire, as the risk for serious injury is ever present.
English ivy is a fast-growing vine that grows along the surface of the ground as well as up vertical surfaces such as walls and buildings. While many people like the look that ivy creates on a block wall, it can damage the mortar on older walls. The vine clings to the wall via short, hairy tendrils that burrow into the brick and mortar. For this reason, removing the ivy is more difficult than just pulling it off.
Many home remodeling projects involve setting pipes into certain sized holes or fittings, or cutting and drilling holes of a predetermined diameter from wooden or plastic sheets or planks. While you can get a rough estimate of the hole's diameter using a ruler or caliper, one of the fastest and most accurate ways of checking the size of a hole is with a bore gauge. Different types of bore gauges exist, each measuring holes in a slightly different manner.
Humidity is a common problem in basements of homes. Since they are underground, moisture is readily absorbed into the air through the exterior walls. If humidity levels are left unchecked, mold and mildew may become rampant. To prevent these issues, a dehumidifier is usually placed in the basement. Many of these units are portable and plug directly into a wall outlet. They allow you to set the level of humidity that you want them to turn on at, and will cycle on and off to main that level.
Although there are many different kinds of televisions, there is one standard way to power them up--they plug into a wall outlet. The power cord coming off the back of the television may vary a bit. Some will have a two-prong cord and some will have a three-prong cord. The third prong is the ground and helps reduce the risk of electric shock if something goes astray inside the television.
The Valcom V-9927A is a Multi-Tone Generator with the ability to produce up to eight different tones with a single unit. The V-9927A is useful for situations in which a noise may be preferable to a voice command. The V-9927A is also simple to set up and even easier to use.
Putting up a wall lamp is not a difficult task, and taking one down is even easier. When the lamp is gone, though, you'll have a hole to patch if you don't plan on replacing the lamp with another one. There are two strategies you can follow, depending on your long-term plans. If you are sure you will never install another lamp at that location, it's a good idea to disconnect the wires. If you would like to leave the option open, just cap the wires inside a covered electrical box.
The Bissell power steamer is a reliable carpet cleaner. Just like a vacuum, the power steamer uses a belt to rotate the brush roller in the steamer. When the belt breaks or stretches, the power steamer does not operate as effectively as it should. Putting a belt on your Bissell power steamer is like replacing the belt on most vacuums. The Bissell belt #203-5549 is available at vacuum cleaner repair shops and Bissell authorized dealers.
Moving a big-screen TV can be a daunting task. But with the right techniques, it can be done safely. Owning a big-screen TV is an investment that you want to last for a long time. Taking all the necessary precautions, especially when moving it from one place to another, can help to prolong its lifespan. To make it easier, there are few things that can be done before moving it. This not only make the task easier, but also ensures that your big screen reaches its destination safely.
Spray-foam insulation is used to fill existing wall cavities and also is applied around switches and electrical outlets to prevent air infiltration into a room. It is semi-liquid when applied, allowing it to take the shape of the space it is filling. The foam expands and cures into a solid quite quickly. If some of the foam ends up on your wall, act quickly to remove it while it is still moist. Otherwise, removal can be difficult.
Floating shelves can be a beautiful addition to any room and provide extra storage and display space. However, they can eventually begin to sag under the weight of objects or improper placement. Fixing a sagging floating shelf before it becomes impossible to use anymore is the best way to keep your interior decor looking great and staying functional. Repairing a floating shelf is a simple project that requires only basic tools and carpentry skills to complete.
Both decorative and sometimes utilitarian, stone walls or fences do deteriorate. Removal of the stone wall or fence may be necessary due to the failure of the wall or the changing needs of the homeowner. The project requires hard work, muscle and some heavy tools, but it can be accomplished by the do-it-yourselfer.
Mirrors can potentially break into thousands of razor-like shards of glass, so it makes sense they will be firmly glued to the walls that they adorn. This can cause a serious problem, however, if your remodeling or home improvement tasks require you to remove the mirror. Professional contractors and glass specialists can remove the mirror safely, but if you choose to tackle the task yourself, make sure you have at least one other person there with you to take the burden of the mirror coming off the wall.
The iRobot Roomba is a vacuuming robot that cleans carpet, tile, linoleum, vinyl and hardwood flooring, cleans under and around furniture and avoids drop offs, such as stairs. The Roomba comes with a home base and charger for the rechargeable battery. If the Roomba's battery is not charging there are some quick solutions to a few of the most common reasons.
Mirrors are common items on walls throughout a home or building. Large mirrors that do not have a frame are typically attached to the wall using a series of mounting brackets. These brackets surround the mirror's perimeter and press it tightly against the wall to hold it in place. You can remove a wall mirror with brackets using basic household tools. Since wall mirrors are usually heavy, have someone assist with the removal.
While bees are essential for agriculture and home gardening, they can be a nuisance if they begin to build a hive in or on a wall near your home. Removing bees can be complicated and requires patience. Multiple attempts to remove them that can take anywhere from a few days to a few months. Always protect yourself from bees and never attempt to remove them if you are allergic to bee stings.
During a home remodel project a homeowner may find himself faced with removing a mirror that has been glued to the wall. Many large, heavy mirrors are often adhered directly to a wall using a special mastic to offer stability to the mirror and safety to the residents of the household. No matter what method of removal a homeowner uses, he will be faced with wall repair after the mirror's removal because the adhesive is difficult to remove and often leaves unsightly marks on the wall's surface.
Electric wheelchairs are available in three main battery types. Wet batteries--typically the cheapest battery--use a chemical reaction between lead and sulfur in order to create a charge. Gel batteries contain a mixture of sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, fumed silica and pure water and tend to be heavier and more expensive than wet batteries. The quite costly AGM batteries feature an absorbent glass mat between plates soaked with an acid electrolyte.
When renovating or remodeling, homeowners may need to remove a mirror that is attached to the wall. Similarly, renters may come across a mirror left by a previous tenant. One way to safely hang a mirror to a wall is to glue it with a specialized strong adhesive. Removing the mirror without damaging the wall behind it can be moderately challenging.
File cabinets are essential to an organized office. Often, an office needs the use of both letter- and legal-sized file drawers to accommodate a variety of paperwork. File drawers are built and equipped to perform both functions easily.
Some remodeling projects require removal of lights in a room. Often when the light is no longer necessary, neither is the wall switch that used to operate the light. Removing a wall switch is a matter of pulling the switch out and replacing the cover with a solid plate, available at home improvement centers. Before removing the switch, you must ensure that there is no power going to it when you disassemble it. Purchase a simple circuit tester with a light to verify the power is off.
Stucco is a type of textured wall covering attained by applying a layer of plaster and making bumps or cracks in it with a trowel. As time progresses and styles change, you may find it necessary to remove stucco finish from your walls, whether to refinish the whole room or to add a window or other opening. Either way, you can remove the stucco using power tools and hard work.
Crayons look great on paper, but not so great on your walls. Crayon wax is sticky, so it adheres well to your walls. Washable crayons may wash off with warm, soapy water, but sometimes that is not enough. Luckily, you do not need any caustic solutions to get the wax crayon marks off your walls. Several common household items can do the trick without harming your walls or your children or pets.
Although it sounds like a weird way to get your walls dirty, hair color splattered on walls is a problem that other people face, as well. This is especially true when coloring your hair at home in a small space like a bathroom. The problem becomes even more frustrating when the wall is a light color (like beige or green) since the dye shows up stronger, but can't be removed with bleach. Fortunately, it is possible to remove all that splattered hair dye without damaging the wall itself.
Smokers typically do not notice the effect that cigarette smoke has on their walls until they move a picture on the wall or relocate furniture. Tar and nicotine will leave behind unsightly yellow stains on walls. You can remove the stains and odor from the walls if you take the time to clean the walls properly. After you remove the cigarette smoke from the walls, you may consider repainting them to give the walls a fresh new color.
Certain areas, such as basements or cellars, contain excess moisture in the air. When air thickens with moisture, mold and mildew can develop, and excess moisture can produce breathing difficulties for those with lung problems. Dehumidifiers remove excess moisture by sucking air through cold coils inside the unit, trapping the liquid. The liquid drips into a bucket, while the drier air is forced out of the unit.
A P-trap is a P-shaped pipe attached to the drain of the sink. It consists of two pieces. The straight pipe that enters the wall is called the wall bend. The curved section of the P-trap is called the J-bend. The J-bend connects the wall bend to the drain extension. P-traps are constructed of PVC, ABS or chrome-plated brass. Replacing a P-trap is a fairly common plumbing repair. It can become worn and begin to leak over time. A leaking P-trap can also be caused by a faulty gasket. Replacing the gasket is a simple task.
With the the avalanche of technology that has been made available in the last couple of decades, an unwanted guest has entered our home; cable. The cables needed to connect our many time-saving, life-simplifying and quality-improving machines leave an unsightly trail from the devices to the outlets. The good news is you can easily hide the cables that are cluttering up your floor.
Removing a wall covering one step to prepare the room for a total makeover. If you’re tired of seeing the same boring design on your walls or if you are in need of a fresh look for your home, consider taking out your vinyl wall covering. Vinyl wallpapers, however, present a more challenging task when you remove it. Since the material peels and ages faster than other types of wallpaper, remove it with the right methods and tools.
Removing a wall in a house may be either a simple or a complex project. For partition walls that do not carry a floor above, the ceiling joists or another supporting member, it's just a matter of removing the wall piece by piece. Walls that are load bearing and carry the weight of floors, ceiling joists or other framing members can be removed, but framing must be added or altered to prevent structural failure. It is important to know whether or not the wall is load bearing.
Pre-cut and available in a variety of styles and colors, vinyl lettering lets you spell out a quote, a series of numbers or another message on a wall or other surface. The letters, available at hardware, home improvement and retail superstores, contain paste that adheres to plaster, sheetrock, paneling and other types of wallboard. Vinyl lettering is also removable if you decide to change the message or you want to remove it entirely and paint or wallpaper the wall.
Remove stucco from interior walls when walls crack severely, walls buckle or bubble, water damage occurs, or you just want a new look. New forms of stucco, also referred to as plaster, are made from cement, sand and water, and applied over thin pieces of wood called lath. Older forms of stucco are mixed lime, sand and water applied directly over brick, cement walls or lath.
Remodeling your bathroom can increase the value of your home and make living in it more comfortable. Removing a bathroom wall may be part of the project; just make sure it is not a load-bearing wall or exterior bearing wall. Removing a load-bearing wall needs to be done by a professional. Removing a non-load bearing bathroom wall is a project easily done in one afternoon.
Wall borders are applied to walls much like wallpaper to decorate the borders of a room. They are available in various styles for different methods of application, including the most popular vinyl adhesion, prepasted and peel-and-stick styles. To take off a wall border, you must first use fabric softener and hot water to remove the decorated paper layer of the wall border, then use white vinegar and hot water to remove the remaining adhesive layer.
If you are doing a little redecorating and want to remove the existing wallpaper border on your walls, you must determine what kind of border is installed on the wall. Vinyl wallpaper border is a little more difficult to remove than conventional paper-based border due to its liquid-resistant properties. Wallpaper border put up with self-adhesive is easier to remove than borders that have been installed with glue. There are several ways to remove either type of wallpaper border without consulting a professional or using specialized tools.
Popcorn texture is an inexpensive way of covering walls or ceilings with a something a little more interesting than plain paint. Once on, however, you cannot apply a different wall treatment without first removing the popcorn. If you decide you want to remove popcorn texture from your walls, it is not a difficult job. If you have a large wall or walls, it make take some time to get done, however.
Across the world, there are numerous species of vines and crawling foliage. One of the most popular of these vines is ivy, which can be found growing across the country on homes, buildings, mountains and cliff sides. Some homeowners enjoy their ivy, and they keep it growing on their homes to add a bit of natural life to the landscape. Sometimes, however, ivy can cause problems—attracting moisture to wooden parts of a house, or digging into cracks on stone or brick—weakening the structure over times. Removing ivy from stone is a simple process, but ongoing attention is required to ensure…
If you just moved into an apartment or home that a smoker lived in, it may be necessary to wash your walls to rid them of the yellow or orange tinged residue left from the nicotine. Washing your walls is a big job and you should devote an entire afternoon to this project, but once it is done, the walls will look clean and it will help get rid of any lingering smoke odor. If you or a family member smokes, you may need to do this on an annual basis in order to keep your walls looking fresh and…
There are some inventions that just seem to go together like peas and carrots. Enter the screw hook. A screw hook is exactly as it sounds. On one end there is a screw, on the other a hook. Screw hooks secured in the wall can serve a myriad of purposes around the home that are both functional and decorative.
Removing a wall mirror in a bathroom or any part of a home can be somewhat challenging. The most common reason for removing it is when a bathroom or entire residence is being renovated. A mirror is generally attached by one of two methods. Either it is glued to the wall or it is screwed into it. It is simpler to remove a mirror that is simply screwed into place. Glued-on mirrors require a little more work.
Physically removing the cork wall tile from a cork wall is a small part of the total job. The remaining hard deposits of adhesive will need removed before any other type of wall finish is applied. Knowing the brand of adhesive used will help, but simple trial and error may be required. "Adhesive removers are very closely related to paint strippers. The reason is very simple: paint is simply a colored glue. Many of the companies that produce paint strippers manufacture adhesive removers," states Tim Carter of AskTheBuilder.com.
Many homes still have the popular Honeywell manual thermostat to control the AC and heat temperatures inside. The manual thermostat uses a combination of a mercury switch and contacts to turn the heating and cooling system off and on. Upgrading to a programmable thermostat or a digital thermostat, requires removal of the Honeywell manual thermostat. When removing the thermostat, prepare to keep the heating and cooling system wires from falling inside the wall after removing them from the thermostat.
A vinyl wall border adds a decorative accent to interior walls and often complements a matching wallpaper or paint. Strong adhesives give vinyl wall borders the staying power that they need to last for an indefinite amount of time. Unfortunately, the same adhesive that keeps the vinyl wall border clinging to the wall also requires removal when the border is no longer wanted. Methods for removing vinyl wall borders generally target the border's adhesive.
The Philips model 62PL977437 is a rear projection television set that has a 62-inch screen and is only 18 inches thick. Philips uses a proprietary technology, which employs liquid crystal on silicon to make this particular television significantly lighter than previous rear projection CRT televisions. Additionally, this TV is completely high-definition ready, which means that it can play DVDs and high-definition broadcasts with clarity. If your set has a blinking red light, you can usually fix it by yourself.
If you are remodeling a room, or you have just grown tired of the mirror that is hanging on the wall, you can remove it and change the look of the room. Many mirrors are mounted to the wall by both brackets and glue. If you remove the mirror carefully, and the mirror is not badly scratched, you can mount the mirror in a different room to give the new room a small makeover.
The cord strings running through drapery rods wrap around pulleys and tug the drape carriers to the insides, or outsides. A damaged string will snag or sever and then it cannot move either drapery. It's much more cost-efficient to replace the cord instead of the drapery rod. New cord attaches to parts in drapery rods with common hand-tied knots. Replace the cord and spare the cost of buying a whole new rod.
A deeply discharged Roomba 560 battery can result in shortened charge times and run times. When you first notice shortened run times, you may need to charge your Roomba 560 for longer than the standard charge time in order to fully charge the battery. However, if you have fully charged your Roomba battery but its run time remains very short--less than 20 minutes--you must reset the charging system.
The benefits of quitting smoking are endless. Not only will throwing out your cigarettes save you money, but you will also save yourself from unnecessary illness. One obstacle many ex-smokers don't anticipate is removing nicotine and tar buildup from the walls and ceilings in their home. But if you don't want your home smelling like an ashtray, there are ways to get rid of those nasty stains and odors.
Every household with children has had to deal with pencil or ink marks on walls. Most children have coloring books and crayons and places that they are permitted to color and paint. But a large, bare wall and a pen or a pencil are irresistible to most children at some point in their young lives. There are several ways to remove the artwork and keep the walls intact and looking clean again.
A thermostat controls the heating-and-cooling systems in your home and is preset at the factory to display Fahrenheit for U.S. models. However, Canada uses the metric system, which uses Centigrade as units of temperatures. If you are a Canadian customer with a U.S. model, it's possible to change the temperature selection; digital models are changed through menu selection (see your user manual for directions), and manual models can be changed by turning a screw.
One type of Maytag appliance that has a timer is a washer. When the timer on the washer goes bad, you will need to replace it with a new timer. This can be done by accessing the washer's timer by loosening the control hood assembly on the washer. You will first need to obtain a replacement timer from a local appliance store or by contacting a Maytag service representative for the part.
A brand of dry transfer stencils that are easy to install, Instant Stencils lets you decorate a room or area with a pattern or design that complements the other accessories in the room. The wall art is applied by hand, requires no water and can be removed if you decide to redecorate the room or area. You don't need a special tool or cleaning solution to remove the Instant Stencils wall art. Once removed, the wall or surface is ready for another finish.
Using Goo Gone is a fast and effective way to remove tape, crayon, stickers, makeup, wax, grease and other sticky messes. While the residue left over from this product is strong-smelling and greasy, it can be cleaned up fairly easily with just soap and water. There is no need to use harsh and potentially damaging chemicals.
The Duet line of Whirlpool washers and dryers has a control panel that is an electronic touch pad console. You must remove this console if a board inside the console needs to be replaced or if service access is needed to get to the dryer's door switch, belt, drum or the rollers inside the dryer unit. Removing the console is not difficult for anyone with basic mechanical skill, and all you need is a screwdriver.
Sandblast cleaning is used in masonry restoration work. It is used for cleaning all non-glazed, hard-burned, textured or smooth brick. Sandblasting can be used for bricks that are red, white, chocolate, buff and gray in color. It cannot be used to clean lightly sanded, slurry, coated or sandbox bricks because the brick faces could be damaged by the cleaning.
As an alternative to paint, wall texture is used to create an interesting, sometimes exotic look on walls and to hide the flaws of less-than-perfect walls. If you find the texture on your walls is too heavy, or you just don't like it anymore, you can remove it by yourself. It is important to prepare the room, because removing the texture will be a messy job.
A hydrostatic transmission uses pressure plates to allow energy to flow from the engine to the transmission. The transmission does not use gearing such as an automotive transmission. When you press the gas pedal, the RPMs of the engine engage the transmission and make the mower go. When you press the brake, the transmission disengages. This prevents the need to change gears manually. Although the transmission differs from an automotive transmission in many regards, you must still service the transmission to keep it in working order.
House fires can cause a lot of damage, and after removing burnt items, cleaning the soot off the walls will be your next task. Soot can leave a smoky and unpleasant smell in your home, so it is important to make sure it is all removed before moving back into the house.
Sears and Roebuck has been selling its brand of Kenmore appliances since the mid-twentieth century. The Sears Kenmore dehumidifier can turn your damp, musty basement into a much drier and safer place to store your items without the fear of water or mold damage. The dehumidifier removes moisture from the air and deposits it into the built-in water bucket. The efficient operation of your humidifier requires periodic emptying of the bucket, cleaning of the intake filter, and vacuuming the dirt from the inside of the machine.
Ryobi 18V batteries are the power source used to operate some Ryobi power tools. In time and with frequent use, the battery charge wears down, reducing the effectiveness of the tool. In order to continue using the power tool, you need to recharge the battery. Ryobi 18V battery chargers were designed to quickly recharge Ryobi batteries so the user can continue working.
TV wall mounts take up a lot of space. They are designed to hold over 50 pounds of weight. When a television must be moved, then the mount must be taken down. This process is somewhat difficult, but the steps are simple. It is not difficult to restore the wall back to its original state.
Large wall mirrors are often used to expand visual space in a house. Often, this effect is part of a design trend, and after a few years the homeowner may want to remove the mirrors for a more updated look. Large mirrors can be dangerous to handle, and you will be putting the glass under tension with a heightened risk of breaking the glass suddenly. With a little preparation, you should be able to remove the mirror safely, even if it breaks.
When it comes time to resurface or reseal your bathtub and bathroom walls, removing the caulk in the joints looks like it will be one of the easiest parts of the project. As you will soon find out, it is not--especially if the joints were filled with silicone, which is the toughest of all the caulks to remove. Be prepared to devote some time to removing the silicone. This is a slow, tedious process.
Change the look of your bathroom by removing or replacing the beadboard on the walls. A bathroom presents a challenge when removing beadboard because often the bathroom is small, making the available workspace cramped and limited. In addition there may be pipes and outlets protruding through the beadboard. After removing the beadboard, refinish the bathroom walls by installing new beadboard or painting the walls.
Mirrors can add a sense of elegance to a room, but at times a mirror needs to be removed or replaced. Removing an especially large mirror is often a difficult job requiring more than one person. Mirrors hung on nails are easiest to remove, but you can remove glued mirrors with little or no damage to the mirror itself as long as you take precautions.
Rubber cement is a commonly-used adhesive that is easy to apply and easy to remove from most hard surfaces. Rubber cement can be easily rubbed off most walls. The glossier the paint, the easier it should be to remove. It may be more difficult to remove from textured or porous walls, or walls that are covered with a fabric-type wallpaper.
Floating shelves are a simple but practical addition to any wall. They are more versatile than traditional bookshelves and can easily hold display items as well as practical ones. However, over time a floating shelf may begin to sag. There are numerous causes for a sagging shelf, and fortunately, all of them are easy fixes. Adding support to a sagging shelf can prevent it from falling, breaking or being permanently damaged.
Raccoons are cute and intelligent creatures, but those qualities do not change the fact that they can be a destructive pest and a nuisance around the house. Raccoons tip over garbage cans, spread debris around your yard, make a home in attics and chimneys and sometimes carry diseases such as rabies. Removing raccoons from your property usually involves trapping and relocating the animals.
Wall outlets are typically strung together in a series on a 120 volt, 20 amp circuit. This circuit will have a circuit breaker that turns the power on or off to the circuit. This breaker is in the main electrical panel for the building. There may be times during remodeling that outlets will need to be removed from a circuit because the wall they are mounted to will be removed. At other times outlets may be removed because they are in the way of an addition that is going to cover them. Whenever installing electric baseboard heating it is necessary…
Thinking about installing a metal backsplash? Metal isn't just for industrial designs. The decorative pressed tin used on ceilings can also make beautiful kitchen backsplash material. Smooth metal sheets can create a surface for magnets and family notes and drawings.
Finding a stud in the garage is similar to finding a stud in a home. A wall scanner works best, but tapping on the wall works as well. Locating a stud on the exterior of the house is a little more difficult. For wood siding, the nails reveal where the studs are located. However, some siding products do not have exposed nails. Tapping on vinyl does not work, so an alternate plan is necessary.
Removing a mirror attached to a wall is sometimes necessary when you are remodeling the room. Most wall mirrors are glued to the wall; however, some mirrors also have mounting brackets to keep the mirror secure. Unless your mirror is severely scratched or otherwise damaged, it's important to remove the mirror carefully so you can reuse it.
Electrical raceways protect wires from physical damage and keep your wiring runs neat and out of the way in homes, offices, businesses, warehouses and factories. Made of plastic, rubber or metal, you can easily install them on floors or on walls. They can carry power wiring and signal cables for telephones, entertainment systems and complex computer systems that include routers to several different work stations. Raceways keep cables and people safe.
Carla Abreau, of D’Abreau Designs in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, says, “A large frameless mirror mounted on the bathroom wall is like a blank canvas waiting for the artist’s creative touch; adding a frame to a mirror is tantamount to putting the paint to the canvas.” But according to Ms. Abreau, you have to be careful about adding a frame to a mirror without first removing the mirror from the wall; although it is possible and fairly easy to do, there are some definite caveats to consider.
A home's exterior walls and windows are subject to all the outside elements. Pollen and even rain can create a greasy buildup on the exterior of your home that will not wash away using only a hose. You can remove grease from exterior walls and windows by mixing a homemade cleaning solution using ammonia to cut the grease from both surfaces and adding rubbing alcohol to help prevent streaking on the windows.
Living in an apartment often means going to a laundromat to wash your clothes every week. Many apartments do not have water hook-ups for washers, but you can purchase a portable washer and connect it directly to your kitchen sink. Most major appliance brands now include economical, portable washers in their product line. Hardware stores carry small adapters for the sink faucet to replace the regular aerator that is currently on the faucet.
Older homes were often built with hollow exterior walls at a time when heat was cheap. Fortunately, you do not have to rip out the wallboard to properly insulate those hollow walls. You can rent an insulation blower, which uses loose cellulose insulation (mostly ground-up newspapers) to fill cavities between studs. You either can blow insulation through holes near the top of the wall or enter the wall from the exterior of the house if it is covered in easily removable siding. An interior entry is generally easier, however. A decorative wallpaper border saves you the trouble of repainting.
Wall appliques are an easy way to spruce up a room without painting or putting up wallpaper. They are especially useful in young children's rooms and in rental properties where you may not be allowed to change the paint color on the walls. When it comes time to remove the appliques from the walls, the stickers usually come off very easily. Some can even be reused.
English ivy, though lush and beautiful and evocative of traditional English gardens, is a real nuisance when it comes to removal from walls. Once you pull the vines off the wall, tiny suckers that used to anchor the vines will remain. Removing these is what presents a problem for many homeowners, but there are a couple of ways to do it correctly. You can remove the suckers immediately after pulling the ivy off the wall. Another option is to wait two or three weeks after pulling off the ivy, then attack the remaining suckers.
Removing a wall heater will require much attention to safety and procedure. While it can be a completely safe procedure, there are details that cannot be overlooked -- they will affect your safety, as well as the aesthetics of your home. You can remove your wall heater in less than two hours, depending on the size of the heater.
A wall-mounted platform for your television can be a space-saving device that is highly convenient. Unlike most pieces of furniture, however, a wall-mounted bracket is not easily moved. For this reason, give careful thought to the original placement of these devices. Should they need to be removed or relocated, several procedures must be followed.
Fireplaces add charm and heat to homes but require attention and care to ensure safety and cleanliness. Fireplace tool sets, which come in a variety of styles and sizes, help homeowners take proper care and optimize the use of their fireplaces.
The motor coupling to the Whirlpool washer is between the motor and the transmission. When the motor coupler is worn, the washer will not agitate or spin properly. Once you learn how to pull a motor out of a Whirlpool washer you will be able to replace the coupler. Removal of the motor will require that the cabinet be removed from the Whirlpool washer. The average appliance owner can handle this project with a few hand tools.
A toggle bolt is designed to hang objects on a wall. A toggle bolt consists of a threaded bolt and wings that expand. Once a toggle bolt is inserted into a hole, the wings spring open and become flush on the backside of the wall. When the wings have expanded, the only way to remove the entire toggle bolt is to make it fall on the opposite side of the wall or try one or two other techniques.
The HEPA filter in your Hoover vacuum is a lifetime filter; unless it is damaged, it will never require replacement. It does, however, require periodic maintenance. Although the HEPA filter cannot technically be washed, it can be cleaned out.
Adding a stencil pattern can create a beautiful design to your wall, furniture and cabinets. They are relatively cheap and easy to use. Stencils can add that extra touch to bring the theme of your design together without the expense of redecorating. Pretty as they look, stencil patterns can be a headache to remove if you ever decide to remodel.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, weavers used tapestries as a way to create wall art depicting historical scenes, biblical stories or myths. Over the years, the process transitioned from a hand-woven technique to manufactured reproductions. With the change, it became easier to care for tapestry in order to maintain the original quality. With the right tools and knowledge, you can keep your tapestry in pristine condition.
A molly bolt, a fastener with strong holding power, is commonly used to hang heavy objects on drywall. A molly bolt's fastener is a sleeve. When a screw is screwed into the sleeve, the teeth of the molly bolt expand against the backside of the wall. Removing a molly bolt in the conventional way with a wrench or screwdriver won't work because it is designed to be permanent. A molly bolt may be removed by trying to pull it out, or by pushing it through the other side of the wall.
Wallpaper removal used to be a difficult and tedious business, best left to professionals. Dry-stripping wallpaper is relatively easy to remove, but other wallpaper presents slightly more of a challenge. However, new solutions and solvents have made it easier for homeowners to remove wall coverings using basic household materials without inflicting damage on walls or floors.
Wall-mounted faucets are the most common faucet design, and are typically found within showers and bathtubs. Within these faucets, and at the base of each faucet valve, are a number of rubber seals. These rubber seals tend to crack over time, whether they are used frequently or not. Leaks are symptomatic of corroded faucet seals. Most valves can be repaired, but some can only be replaced with a new valve. In either event, the existing valves must first be removed.
A common method for securing canvas murals to a wall is by using dovetailed hanging slots. Dovetailed hanging slots are located on the back of a mural panel. One end of the slot is a round hole wide enough to insert a screw head into the hole. Once the screws on both sides of the mural are in place, then simply slide the mural to the side, locking the screw heads into the narrow slot channels, securely fastening the mural to the wall. To remove a canvas mural from the wall, you simply reverse the installation process and repair the…
The timer on a dryer determines how long clothes will stay in certain cycles while drying. Knowing how to test a dryer timer is beneficial when the timer does not seem to be advancing. The timer is located within the control console of the dryer. The control console will have to be disconnected from the dryer top in order to gain access to the timer.
Tired of your old textured wall finish? If it's time to give your outdated walls a new look, consider scraping off the old texture so that you can apply fresh coats of paint to a clean and flat wall surface. Removing texture may seem daunting, but it's really an easy process. Just give yourself enough time and you'll be done before you know it. Here is how.
Formica walls used to be a popular way of decorating the bathroom. Today, more modern techniques are being used, so the removal of the Formica will be required before redecorating. Following a few simple steps will allow removal of the sheets quickly and easily.
You should know how to remove mirrors from a wall before attempting to do it. Removing a mirror from a wall can be difficult. The larger the mirror, the more difficult the task. Working with mirrors can be dangerous as they are very breakable. Always wear protective gear like goggles and gloves before you start the removal process. If the mirror is very large have another person assist you with the removal.
When renovating a room, you may find the need to remove the existing baseboard, such as if it was installed over the flooring you need to remove. It's not a particularly tough procedure, but you need to use some extra caution so you don't damage the drywall. Take your time and be patient, and you might even remove the baseboard without damaging it so it can be reused.
There are a number of different techniques for adding texture to walls. Paint, joint compound and stucco are all used to create a surface that's not flat, but textured walls don't suit every kind of decor. Removing texture from walls is a tedious, messy job but it's not difficult to do. Allot several hours for a small room and try to recruit at least one helper. Set aside a couple of days to do a larger room.
If you have a case of bees in the wall, it is important to remove them as soon as possible to avoid risks. Bees can be harmful both to the house and to the people in the area. It is critical to take the proper measures to remove the bees so that further damage or harm will not be caused and to prevent their return.
Brown spots that show up on bathroom walls or ceilings after showers and baths are mold or mildew caused by condensation. If left unattended, the spots will eventually spread throughout the entire bathroom.
Whether you are painting, or cleaning behind your radiator, or replacing it altogether, you need to remove your radiator from your wall. As there are only a few key parts to a radiator, removing your radiator from the wall is a straight-forward project that won't take up much of your day.
Any parent can tell you that a pen in the hands of a child means ink will often end up everywhere but on paper. And since walls, to a child, can look like one big doodling pad, an ink stain there is pretty likely. It's a good thing that there are many methods for removing ink stains on walls. There are even commercial sprays specifically for ink stains on a multitude of surfaces. These sprays aren't usually necessary, however. If you have rubbing alcohol, you should have all you need to remove most ink stains from smooth walls.
Removing stucco from an exterior wall is a necessary step in many home projects from installing a door or window to repairing the stucco wall itself.
Decorative borders can add elegance to any room and tie a multitude of colors and styles into one room. However, when it is time to redecorate, removing borders can be a problem. This depends on the type of border that is being removed, the type of adhesive that was applied to the border and, of course, how the wall was prepared before the border was placed on the wall. There are many ways and methods of removing borders, some of which can be more expensive than others, including hiring a professional to remove the border. With a few tips, you…
Remodeling that home or office space may inevitably require you to remove out of style or old wall hanging cabinets. The cabinets may still have some life to them and can be recycled for the garage or sent to a restoration second hand store for resale. Reselling those old wall cabinets will not only keep the wooden structures out of landfills but also put a few dollars in your pocket by selling them.
When wall-to-wall carpet has worn out its welcome, or it's simply time for a change in color or decor, don't pay carpet installers or contractors the extra cost to tear up the old carpet. It's simple to do with a little know-how and a couple of basic tools. In no time the old carpet can be out with the trash and the bare floor ready and waiting for a fresh new look.
The best way to remove pencil marks from the wall is with a Magic Eraser that simply needs to be wet. Discover ways to remove pencil marks without having to apply any pressure with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on cleaning and housekeeping tips.
Having kids means sometimes facing ink on the walls. Kids love to adorn their space with wonderfully unique drawings, but sometimes those drawings are created where parents would rather them not be. Removing this ink is quick and easy with hairspray.
If your home was built within the last few decades, then the electrical wiring throughout your home should include a ground wire. This is important because having a grounded system offers the maximum in electrical protection. If you're not sure whether your outlets are grounded, here is a simple way to test for ground.
Diatomaceous earth, a fossilized compound used to kill insects, is one of the most powerful non-toxic solutions there is. Especially when you want to kill insects in your home, particularly fleas or bedbugs, it's great to know how to use it safely. Follow these tips to learn how to make it work for you.
Ivy on your home's walls may add a distinctive look and some serious curb appeal, but that comes at a price. It also provides refuge for all kinds of insects which will inevitably find a way into your home. The vegetation can also trap water against the exterior surface of the structure, weakening siding and masonry over time. If you've finally had it with the ivy crawling up your walls and you're ready to remove it, save yourself further headaches by taking it down with this method.
Anyone with children or grandchildren have probably, at one time or another, found crayon or colored pencil scribbles or figures on walls, door, or floors. There is an easy way to remove the crayon without having to use household cleaners that could potentially remove the paint off of the walls or doors, or that may not work at all.
Your house smells like a dead animal, and you're pretty sure the smell is coming from your walls. So now you're wondering how to get the animal out and get rid of the smell.
If you're tired of your current microwave and want to replace it with a new one, removing the old microwave oven from its wall mount might be your biggest challenge. When you're ready to remove the old microwave oven, remember that it is an electrical appliance, so be careful with the wiring to avoid damage to the machine or yourself.
Removing hairspray buildup on bathroom walls is a difficult cleaning problem for many households. Hair spray buildup becomes sticky and looks unsightly in an otherwise clean bathroom. The buildup is caused by over-spray when using either an aerosol can or pump spray bottle of hair spray. Here's some easy was to eliminate the buildup.
Changing the layout of a house is a common step in the remodeling process. Quite often to accomplish this task, you must remove a wall. Follow these steps to safely remove that old wall from your house so you can begin your remodeling project.
We can't blame the kids all the time when something appears on our walls. Marks just happen sometimes. Bumping into them, accidentally kicking a wall or scarping a piece of furniture on it when rearranging a room will all leave marks. The following will help you remove these marks before you drastically start repainting them.
One of the quickest ways to modernize a room is to give it a new coat of paint. Painting walls is something most people can take on themselves, plus new paint is inexpensive (you can easily update a room for $100), and you get your new look almost instantaneously (you can paint a room from start to finish in less than 2 days). However, if you are trying to paint over glossy paint you will need to do some up front preparation. Here's what to do.
The wonder of pencils is that they're eraseable - even if those pencil marks are on your walls.
Candles can set a festive mood, but those soot stains they leave on your wall are anything but festive. Here's how to get them off.
