Drywall is a common building material for finishing interior garage walls.
Drywall comes in 4-by-8-foot sheets and other sizes. The process of installing drywall usually involves nailing or screwing the drywall panels to wooden studs, taping and bedding the joints between the drywall panels with joint compound, then painting the walls for an aesthetically pleasing finish. Drywall is an inexpensive and versatile option for your garage walls, but it is hardly your only option.
Turn an ordinary wall into an ocean scene using paint, glaze and a water bottle. Paint the colors progressively darker from the bottom of the wall to the top. Add light toward the top with a white glaze and create a fun mural by adding fish, dolphins, underwater plants and rocks.
Turn an ordinary wall into a feature wall by faux painting it to resemble the ocean. Distance View Paint the bottom third of the wall in a sand-colored beige.
Permanent marker ink will generally not wash off with soap and water alone, even if you scrub the stain. This doesn’t mean other products will not remove it, however.
Unless a glass surface is scratched or etched, most of the ink will be on the top and should not be difficult to remove as long as you use the right chemicals, even if the permanent marker stain has been there a while.
Drapery sewing can be a daunting task. Intricate window treatment patterns and yards of fabric offer plenty of opportunities for errors. Whether you are sewing draperies for your own home, or wish to start a drapery-sewing business; the proper education can mean the difference in success or failure. Choosing the right school for your needs is the important first step in drapery-sewing success.
Custom Home Furnishing Academy A drapery school will have you professionally making drapes in no time.
Careless gum disposal can lead to a mess if the gum comes in contact with a shoe, creating a gooey mess and an unsightly splotch on the brick surface. Gum on a brick walkway, driveway or other brick surface can be unsightly and it's difficult or even impossible to remove the gum if it's attempted improperly.
Things You Will Need + Wire brush Peanut butter Butter knife Sand Paper towel Rag Dish soap Scrub brush Salt Ziploc bag Ice Water Spoon Fortunately, removing gum from brick can be done using items found around the house.
To maintain the desired drying temperature, your Whirlpool Duet dryer has a thermistor mounted in its exhaust duct. The thermistor acts as a temperature sensor, sending a signal to the thermostat to let it know when it’s time to cycle the heating element on or off. Replacing the thermistor is easy, and can save you a bundle on repair costs.
Replace the temp sensor in your Whirlpool Duet dryer to solve many heating problems.
The term "linear feet" is used by builders to determine the amount of material needed for a project. You might have to measure your windows in terms of linear feet if you plan to install molding or trim. A linear foot is equal to a regular foot, or 12 inches. You can determine the linear feet of windows by making some basic measurements and performing a few simple calculations.
Aphids are soft-bodied, pear-shaped pests that eat the sap in leaves and stems, causing the foliage to become dry. As aphids feast on plants, they leave behind a honeydew substance that attracts ants. The honeydew also allows black mold to grow on the plant, which eventually dies.
Things You Will Need + Garlic clove Onion Food processor Bowls Cayenne pepper Colander Cheesecloth Spray bottle When you notice aphids on a plant, kill them using a homemade solution instead of purchasing chemical insecticides that can harm the environment.
Cable wire rope consists of thousands of strands of wire. Each individual wire adds to the strength of the cable. To utilize this strength, you need to add cable eyelets or eyes to the length of the cable. A proper eye needs to have a support structure and a securely clamped “dead end” of cable.
“Dead end” refers to the cable that ends shortly after the loop that forms the cable eye.
A condensate pump collects and removes the condensate a furnace's evaporator coil creates. The furnace's drain line dumps condensate into the condensate pump's holding pan. Once the condensate in the holding pan reaches a set level, the pump's float switch activates the pump motor.
A furnace located in a basement usually uses a condensate pump. Things You Will Need + Wire cutters Slotted screwdriver Wire strippers The pump motor pulls the condensate out of the holding pan and forces it into a discharge drain line.