Barbecue may be a culinary treasure for outdoor summertime cooks, but BBQ stains, especially food particles and grease, can cause discoloration to wooden decks. Whether you want to clean up one spill, or remove multiple grease stains, you always need to clean away grease before refinishing or restoring a wooden deck. With the proper solution and cleaning techniques you can remove the grease and revitalize your deck.
Use an oxygen-based bleach to clean away stains caused by BBQ grease.
Most carpeting is held together on the underside with glue and a rough textured crosshatch mesh. When you cut a piece of carpet, it frays the edges of the underlying mesh on the cut side. Over time, this fraying can worsen, eventually causing the carpet fibers on top to fray as well.
Keep Cut Carpet From Fraying Fortunately, there are two quick fixes for this. Install a threshold transition if your cut carpet is being installed up against another type of flooring material, or you can fix it with a combination of carpet glue and carpet tape.
To complete some building, road and bridge projects, nighttime work is necessary for many construction workers. Night work presents several health and safety hazards stemming from visual difficulties and inconsistent sleep patterns.
Close-up of construction workers paving road Sleepiness and Drowsiness While some construction laborers regularly work night shifts, many work overnight only to meet project deadlines. For those employees, sleeping during the day and being alert overnight is not a part of their regular sleep pattern.
Frigidaire produces over-the-range, countertop and built-in microwaves. The latter are usually part of a wall oven unit. The units range from expensive, deluxe models to more budget-friendly options.
If you can't turn it off, unplug it. Quick and convenient, microwaves are designed to be simple and safe to use, but like any appliance, they may break down occasionally.
Check the Fan You might think that your microwave is still on because you can hear it running, but what you are hearing might be the exhaust system.
Bamboo blinds are a great choice for homes these days, as they look great and are fairly easy to maintain and keep clean. Sometimes, though, things do go wrong with them. The pulley system gets used every day and may need to be repaired.
Fix your bamboo blinds. There are simple steps to follow to fix this problem, though, that most anyone can do.
Removing the Blinds You can easily use a ladder to climb up and remove your bamboo blinds from the brackets on the wall.
Brick quoining is an attractive way to add detail to the corners of your brick structure. It is not a difficult project if you are familiar with brick laying techniques. The quoining gives the appearance of cornerstones found in many older buildings or those with unusual architectural features. The quoining is often done with bricks that are a slightly different color than the others to make the detail stand out even more in the structure.
A cast iron bathtub can be a charming addition to your bathroom provided it is in good condition and properly maintained. Antique clawfoot tubs are generally made of cast iron and prone to rust if they have not been properly treated.
Things You Will Need + Sandpaper, 150-grit Oil based primer Enamel paint Wet/dry sandpaper, 220-grit Water Dry cloth A few coats of high quality primer and paint can help restore the appearance of your cast iron bathtub, help prevent future damage and extend the life of the tub.
If 1980 called and requested that you return your kitchen, it may be time for a remodel. Remodeling your kitchen need not be expensive; you can completely change the overall appearance of the space without gutting old cabinets.
Remodel an outdated kitchen into a classic-style room. For example, if your 1980s cabinets are white with oak trim, paint the trim and the cabinets in a fresh coat of white paint to unify and update the room.
Vent covers or registers over duct openings must be removable, so it's best to anchor a vent with screws rather than any type of adhesive. A vent can usually be attached to ceiling joists on either side of the duct for stability. In some cases, however, the duct may not align with the joists, and it may be necessary to attach the vent directly to the drywall. Drywall is a pressed form of gypsum and it has a tendency to crumble, but you can attach the vent securely by using anchors made specifically for use with drywall.
Some homeowners don't seem to know the first thing about decorating, and often they use unconventional methods to repair things, like wallpaper tears, for example. If you're preparing to remove wallpaper and find out it's been patched or adhered with Super Glue, chances are the conventional wallpaper removal methods aren't going to work. There are things you can use, however, to help scrape and remove the paper and the Super Glue.