Repair of apartments
- How to remove latex paint from the ceiling The ceilings, painted with latex paint, have a nice matte color and "breathable" structure. But repair can face the problem of removing old paint from the surface. It is removed when you want to apply a new fresh coat or hang the ceiling Wallpaper.
- How to calculate the area of a room How to calculate the area of a room, not to be mistaken with purchase or repair.
- How to find orders for the repair and construction? Journalists heading "Your business" learned as special master (self-employed builders, finishers, plumbers, electricians, and superintendents and foremen) to find your own customers. To evaluate these methods and arrange them in ascending order of effectiveness helped Dmitri Nikitin, Director of advertising Fund of support of small business "Start-Up".
- How to glue ceiling moldings in the corner Due to its low cost and ease of installation, ceiling skirting - fillets - received fairly wide distribution. Perhaps the only problem that you might encounter when gluing ceiling moldings is processing internal and external corners. So how to glue ceiling moldings in the corner?
- How to glue serpyanku Serpyanka is adhesive reinforcing tape which is used to hold the plaster or the plaster at the joints of two surfaces, in corners of walls and ceiling seams. Sold by serpyanka rolls of a width of 4-5 cm and a length of 10-50 meters.
- How to update seams between tiles Over time, the grout, which fills the spacing between the tiles is in disrepair. It eats dirt, soot, oily drops. White seams acquire an unpleasant yellow tint, and color grout loses its brightness. Return a fresh new look to old tile space in several ways. The result will depend on how much effort you put into it.
- How to lay tile-mosaic Mosaic tile is an alternative to conventional ceramic tile. It is resistant to temperature and moisture, different strength and durability, low maintenance. However, the main advantage of tile mosaic is the ease of installation and the ability to perform finishing work on surfaces of almost any shape. Thanks to the mesh-based mosaic tiles are easy to cut and fit and to work with it can even Amateurs.
- How to install the mosquito net to the plastic window Mosquitoes, flies and other mosquitoes not only disturb people to enjoy the warm summer time, but are carriers of dangerous infectious diseases. To rescue from their negative presence can provide a mosquito net mounted on a plastic window.
- How to wash foam from hands Without foam can not do any repairs in the house. And of course, many forget, or simply do not think carefully to close all the surface from the ingress of foam. But any surface can be rubbed away fairly aggressive chemicals. But what about the hands?
- How unusual wall papers The walls of the room is a rather large observable area, therefore, play an important role in creating comfort and ambiance of the room. You can, of course, just pick up the beautiful high-quality Wallpapers and to Wallpaper their walls, but we can approach repair of the more creative and create an original design.
- How to clean copper products Products from copper, whether antique knickknacks decorative items or coins, or utensils that are often found in our lives. They are able to give the interior a simple luxurious aristocratic appearance, but also completely spoil the impression, if they look dull or greenish. There are many folk methods of cleaning of products made of copper, and methods used by professional restorers.
- How to paint paintable Wallpaper At first glance, the acquisition of paintable Wallpaper is economically inefficient: pay money first for the Wallpaper, then paint, and work twice. But to repaint the Wallpaper after that you can repeatedly, changing the color of the interior at least every year. But how to paint paintable Wallpaper?
- How to insulate the floor in the apartment on the first floor Cold floor in the apartments, located on the first floor – a fairly common phenomenon. The floor in any apartment is the coldest place – due to the fact that warm air rises to the ceiling. And the first floor exacerbates this situation because under the apartment is unheated space (basement, cellar), or soil. In this case it is necessary to make additional efforts for floor insulation.
- How to adjust plastic balcony door Plastic balcony doors are characterized by high weight compared to plastic Windows, so sometimes they SAG. In this case, suffers from leaks, cracks appear, begins to blow. To eliminate such unpleasant consequences, it is possible to invite experts of the company that you have these doors installed. But having some skills, you can try to adjust the plastic door yourself.
- How to get rid of smell in washing machine Irreplaceable assistant of a housewife – washing machine, can ever disturb you an unpleasant smellohms. It happens because of improper care: you keep the door of the machine is always closed, do not allow the internal cavities and the tray to dry thoroughly. Often the tank smells bad, if it is a long time accumulate dirty (especially wet) underwear. If you accurately adhere to the instructions of use of appliances, and the smells do not stop, try to get rid of them one of the most popular ways.
- How to remove a scratch from glass Glass is a very brittle material and to completely remove scratches (especially big ones) without damaging the surface, will not work. To eliminate scratches and defects using different methods of polishing or grinding with subsequent polishing. To do this, use the special paste, polishing machine, emery paper.
- How to join the corners of the ceiling moldings Ceiling moldings or fillet is glued after gluing Wallpapers by covering them in the top edge and gluing them on the bare wall. In any case, the ceiling tiles gives the room a refined and finished look and hides the errors of the walls and wallpapering.
- How to glue vinyl Wallpaper on non-woven In any room to glue vinyl Wallpaper on non-woven basis is much easier than using ordinary paper. In addition, if you buy in store high-quality adhesive that is specifically designed for this type of Wallpaper, the problems with hanging them on the walls in the kitchen or bedroom do not arise.
- How to glue plastic corners Plastic corners – a kind of finishing materials made of polyvinyl chloride with the addition of special stabilizers, which makes them resistant to temperature extremes, sunlight, moisture.
- How to install the circulation pump in the heating system System of water heating with natural or forced circulation allow you to create heat in the room, independently from the Central heating. Besides, this is almost 4 times cheaper, because payment is made only for wasting natural gas and not for the transportation carrier to the subscriber and other services. To force system water through the pipes is driven by the circulation pump, so to install it properly.
- How to treat the wall from mold Despite the fact that mold we owe the discovery of life-saving antibiotics, our attitude is extremely negative. This is not surprising. It spoils everything that may touch food, clothing, building materials, etc. Mold harm even to our health, causing different diseases. Favorite environment for the moldy fungus – a warm and humid climate. If the walls of your apartment there was mold, it primarily means that it broken humidity regime.
- How to clean tile Tile tile – environmentally friendly, extremely decorative and wear-resistant material, which will save you from repair for many years. However, it requires regular grooming, weekly wipe and keep away from abrasive (solid particles) and hard brushes. If the tile is very dirty, canwash the tiles with some improvised or specially designed for means.
- How to remove the smell of urine on the carpet To remove urine odour from carpets can be a few hours and not necessarily to carry the carpet to the cleaners, you can try your hand at the suppression of an unpleasant odor, which is usually exacerbated in the summer. Processing time depends on the size of the carpet and the density of the pile. If the cause of the incident is a cat, treat periodically, so you will be able to avoid a concentrated smell that much harder eliminated.
- How to clean latex paint Latex paint is one of the fastest and convenient ways to give your ceiling and walls a neat finished appearance. However, after repair always remain small spots and stains on the furniture, floor and other surrounding objects. If you do not know exactly how to remove them, read carefully – this information is especially for you.
- How to remove paint from glass Repair – it is long and laborious. No matter how careful, one day and a little blood to implement it are unlikely to succeed. That paint, for example, tends to stick not only to the surfaces you want to paint, but also to those that you paint and was not planned. And if metal or plastic paint is somehow possible to scrub, what to do with the smudges on the glass, is unclear. How to remove paint from glass?
- How to calculate roof area Counting square of roofs is not so much an unnecessary whim of the owners home. to acquire as much material as necessary. Before you begin construction, it is better to calculate the total cost of the work. Because a miscalculation can cost you precious time.
- How to clean the tiles Over time, the seams between the tiles on the kitchen and bathroom get dirty. This is usually due to limescale, moisture, mildew, residues of detergents and cleaning products, a drop of grease or soot. Clean the joints of tile is difficult, but possible.
- How to install blinds for plastic Windows You put in the apartment has plastic Windows, although the price is a little "bite", your joy has no limit. They are made neat, tight, a mosquito net is easy to put and so there is a problem: the Windows are new, modern, means curtains should meet them. For this purpose the most suitable blinds.
- How to put linoleum on a concrete floor Almost all high-rise buildings builders laid the linoleum directly on the concrete floor. Quality laying linoleumand depends on the quality of the cement floorsinstead of underneath it. How floorto revive linoleum on concrete floors?
- How to tighten a clothesline Despite the increasingly wide distribution of washing machines with dryer, from which linen is removed almost ironed out, the need to dry the Laundry on the clothesline is still not disappeared. Linen can be dried on the balcony, in the hallway or in the bathroom. But in any case it is necessary to pull the rope, and so that it rips at the worst possible moment.
- How to brick oven tiles Ceramic tiles are very well suited for finishing stoves. It is tile can give the furnace an aesthetic appearance. After finish will increase the heat capacity of the furnace. If installation done correctly, the ceramic tile will stay on the stove for many years.