Archive for June, 2008
How to Fill Nail Holes in Wood or Drywall
After installing molding, the wood is riddled with small holes (if it's not, you didn't set your nails deep enough). Touching up the nail holes is easy, but can be tedious. This same technique can be used to fill nail holes in drywall- these holes may be visible if you move [...]
What is a GFCI?
Most of the information in this article comes from the US Consumer Products Safety Commission's Website.
GFCI
A "GFCI" is a ground fault circuit interrupter. A ground fault circuit interrrupter is an inexpensive electrical device that, if installed in household branch circuits, could prevent over two-thirds of the approximately 300 electrocutions still occurring each year in and [...]
How to Build a Home Gym: Part 2
Part 1 of this post can be found here.
Paint the Walls
Now that you've chosen the room and taken care of the floor, it is time to tackle the walls. If you installed a rubber floor with colored specks in it, you may want to pick a wall color that compliments the specks. I [...]
How to Build a Home Gym: Part 1
Do you have a spare room that you have though about transforming into a home gym? Or maybe you have some exercise equipment in a room, but you'd like to make the room look more like a gym. Well, I'm about to show you how. This article series will describe the steps that I took [...]
Painting Different Colors on Different Walls
I was short on time today- so rather than a how-to article, I'm posting an idea. Why not give a room a very fun look by painting different colors on different walls? I did this in a child's playroom. There really aren't any rules here. I recommend the same sheen/finish (except maybe a flat on [...]
