Oso planning to go pro
Abestos was the wonder material that would fireproof buildings and homes, and lead in paint was ubiquitous until the latter half of the 20th century. Today we know how toxic these substances are and should be mitigated if not entirely removed from older structures. Now we are at the beginning of a solar panel boom. About a third of the homes in my development here in New Jersey have solar panels. I myself have nothing against them as they do reduce energy costs but they are still far too expensive and are not aesthetically pleasing for my taste. Perhaps in the near future they will have solar siding and shingles at affordable prices. They are sold as one way to protect the environment and fight climate change just as asbestos was sold as a way to fireproof your home or business. In 25 to 30 years those panels will need to be replaced and disposed. Most panels today are made with toxic heavy metals and I can see homeowners who were saving money on energy costs spend some of that that on disposal costs. Green energy is not really that green if you are really interested protecting the environment. Just be aware that what is sold today as improving and protecting ones home and environment could be tomorrow's asbestos.
OK I have a question.In our new house (built in the mid-90s), every room was painted except a small bathroom which had wallpaper. We were going to remove the wallpaper and paint instead. First layer came off easy. Underneath the first layer was the original wallpaper. It took some work, but that layer came off as well.But now it looks like we have a layer of lining to deal with, and underneath is drywall but without the paper??? IDK, but it wasn't what we were expecting.My thought is that we could prime the wall with the lining and then paint. Can I do this with a latex primer? Would I need to get an oil based one?
Thank you. But painting over the lining paper can be done right? Just as long as it is primed.
Oil based would be best, but I’ve tried Zinzzer Gardz with moderate success. It’s worth a shot before going oil based with the smell.
Retire, just want to give you a shout out about this advice. Used the Zinzzer Gardz and then painted over it a week later. It worked real well and looks great. I am not very good at this stuff and frankly I am amazed I did this and looks as good as it does!So thank you!
Just took off old bathroom wall tile that's embedded in roughly 3+ inches of concrete not to mention that razor sharp mesh they use to hold it all together. Who is the idiot that came up with that being a thing? I mean 4 hours with an angle grinder, two chisels, and a small sledge hammer but I got a tiny section done.
I've done that before - it was rough. I recommend you add a bunch of real good PPE, a real sledge, a crowbar and a couple pry bars to the mix. Secret is to find the stud, pop the nails that are holding the wire mesh to the stud and let gravity take the wall down (tile and substrate still attached to the wire mesh). And if your house is constructed in the same era as mine (late 20s) - just wait until you get to the floor....thats a whole other learning session.After doing it once, I would never do it again. Definitely a job I would pay for.
my pry bar broke last time I used it but probably gonna need one. Mine is 1922, I took off the top layer of floor tile, saw the original stuff underneath, and could see how deep the concrete was from where the tub was, said "f*ck that we're tiling over it" and my fiancé thankfully agreed.
Awesome to hear!Most DIY stuff you just gotta try. I was not handy leaving MU, at all. I drunkenly put a golf club through our senior year apartment with and robmufan‘s dad had to come fix it.Since then I’ve been able to completely remodel bathrooms, laundry rooms and my basement.Thank you YouTube.
Most DIY stuff you just gotta try. I was not handy leaving MU, at all. I drunkenly put a golf club through our senior year apartment with and robmufan‘s dad had to come fix it.Since then I’ve been able to completely remodel bathrooms, laundry rooms and my basement.Thank you YouTube.
Thanks to YouTube and generally being game to try things out, I'm passable at most home improvement stuff. As I think I mentioned previously in this thread I avoid major electrical work because the cost of a mistake (i.e., death) is high enough that I'm not willing to risk it. But, I absolutely suck at patching drywall. I'm terrible. No matter how hard I try, I can't make it look smooth. It's unbelievably frustrating.
Brother Fluff:When we bought our home in 1994, the entryway was covered with wallpaper. It was hideous. The estimate to remove it, since it was glued on, was $10,000 to remove it and then repair the drywall. So our painter painted over it and it looks great. Could never tell it was wallpaper unless you really fingered the wall in a way few people do. Latex was used on our walls to paint them.
Thank you. My question was from over nine months ago and the project has long been successfully completed though!
Anybody ever build a bar? It doesn’t seem that hard to do…I’m talking an 8’ straight front bar with no plumbing. The sink and appliances will be in the back bar which will just be regular base cabinets. I just finished renovating basement where I did all the demo (removed a wall) and framing myself so that has my confidence up. Waiting for drywall so starting to think about the fun stuff now. Any tips/advice appreciated.