tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20841863358520586622011-11-27T18:42:47.927-05:00Home improvement tips for better livingAndynoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084186335852058662.post-60351446551686157332007-02-04T20:12:00.000-05:002007-02-04T21:34:08.416-05:00

Question:I am going to be painting my concrete foundations walls to help brighten my basement, but the walls are not very smooth (lines from the foundation forms, bolt holes filler, etc...). Does anyone know any tricks on smoothing the walls before I paint them? I am not looking to get them super smooth, but want to take the high points down. I am hoping I do not have to take a grinder to the

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Question for Jerry: I recently had a room wallpapered, and am now trying to figure out how to handle a doorway that goes from the wallpapered room into another. Currently, the wallpaper just ends right at the edge of the doorway, but already, the edge is starting to peel up some. The previous wallpaper had one of those common plastic corner things over it, but I would like to avoid doing that

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Winter time means cranking up the furnace, fireplace, portable heaters, and other heating devices. Running the heat constantly to keep warm may be a sign that something isn't right. The more we run such items to heat our homes, the drier we make our indoor air. The drier the air, the colder it feels. I'm sure you're familiar with the heat index in the summertime when, for example, the

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