Loft ladders, used daily, shouldn't be flimsy, clumsy or awkward. Their rungs need to attach at a precise angle, parallel with the floor and with the ladders' feet. Getting the angle right makes the ladder sturdy, comfortable and safe. Loft ladders should seat flat on the floor. Use typical dimensional lumber or take it up a notch and build with redwood, which is less likely to have warps and defects than pine or fir.

Whether you've bought black lights to highlight a fluorescent display, create a mood in your dorm room, or for some other purpose, at some point you're going to have to deal with hanging them. While the light casing of your average black light has holes where screws or nails can be threaded through, the cord is often left just to dangle. To deal with this potentially unsightly problem, you'll have to get a bit resourceful.

When it's time to move the pool table out and the bunk beds in, you need a plan to convert the game room to a bedroom. Determine the style that will reflect the new occupant's personality and decide on the purchases you will need to make. Consider the dimensions of your room before selecting any furnishings. For example, if the room is small, and the occupant will be an older child, you may want to consider loft-style furniture.

Painting the textured stone effect on your wall gives a room the look and feel of an Old World Tuscany home. The faux painting style works well in almost any room of the house, especially in kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms. Create a stone effect on your walls with special textured paint. Things You Will Need + Drop cloths Masking tape Paint roller Textured stone decorative paint Paint roller cover with a 3/8 -inch nap Trowel Paint brush Two colors of translucent glaze Rags To create the effect, a special type of thick paint helps make the finished wall three-dimensional.

One of the main problems of any concrete wall is water seepage. This happens when water accumulates around the outside of the wall and slowly seeps through the concretes porous texture. This is due to poorly drained soil and lack of a sealed concrete surface. Damage from water seepage weakens concrete walls. There are, however, several methods to prevent water from seeping through your concrete wall that have been tried over the years and proven to be effective, economically and practically.

Perhaps you've moved into a new apartment, and you've found an incredibly inexpensive folding table at a garage that needs a makeover. Or, perhaps you'd simply like to paint a small folding table to use on your patio. A quick paint job can turn the bachelor pad mainstay into a chic and stylish accent in the home or outside. Choosing a Color Paint your folding table one color or create contrast with two.

Kitchen designs in the 1940s featured stoves, broilers and ovens, refrigerators instead of iceboxes, and small appliances to make baking and other food preparation tasks easier. New technology made appliances more reliable and easier to use. Smart design and layout made the kitchens of the 40s a pleasant and practical place to cook. Stoves Kitchens of the 1940s offered new appliance options. Stoves and ovens of the 1940s range from 30 inches to 40 inches wide, depending upon the space available in the kitchen, and were available in both gas and electric versions.

Exterior gutters made of aluminum, steel, or copper often require soldering to hermetically join the individual sections together. Because of hot/cold temperature fluctuations and other stresses, caulk often does not remain as permanent as homeowners would like. Soldering gutters is similar to soldering water pipes, using the same tools and following similar precautions. Cleaning and Prep Soldering gutters is a permanent way to join the sections together. The ends of the joins must be clean and bare to properly accept the flux and solder.

The same dining room table can be too tall, too short, or just right, depending on the chairs that you plan to use it with. If your table is too short in relation to your seating, a few inexpensive solutions can provide quick and easy fixes for the problem. A too-short table can be uncomfortable to use. Lower the Chairs Rather than trying to raise the table, simply shorten the chairs.

There are two main types of pop-up drains used in bathtubs: the toe tap and the lift and turn type. The toe tap is so named because it can be easily lifted and closed (tapped) in with your toes while in the bathtub. Toe tap type pop-up drain. The lift and turn type is opened, as the name suggests, by lifting up the stopper and turning to lock it in place.