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I do plan on scraping off the tissue paper the PO stuck all over the ceiling, and scraping level the mounds where she slopped joint compound trying to fill trenches she dug out of the plaster to run electrical wires. The hardest part will be trying to fill and level where the ceiling was ruined and ...

I have ventilated glass block windows in my basement, and I like them because no one can see in the windows but they still give light and as glass blocks they have some insulation value. you can also get them with a dryer vent insert. My windows on one side of the house are only about 4 feet from th...

Lee,

What glue did you use and how and where did you apply it to the tiles? and How much glue?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

I will be scraping off the crinkled paper and the bumps and so forth before the Styofoam goes up Also need to fill in the are hole from the leak. The ceiling is high enough it should not be getting bumped by things. As for taking them back down, hopefully we won't have to, but if so then the entire ...

The PO of my house basically slopped paint onto the window glass on all the windows, I am wondering what is the best way once I remove the glazing putty and glass, to get the paint off of the glass panes? I once read the soaking them in a tub of soapy water was best but I am not sure, I really don't...

Ok thanks, I was afraid that was the answer. First phase is to scrape and paint the outside framing of the second floor windows so that new triple track storms can go up, leaving the windows themselves alone for now. We only have a couple weeks to do this phase. Then once I am actually living there,...

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I know you are not suppose to prime over Sarco, but do you HAVE to paint it? I am planning to paint the windows after stripping and any repair Do weather stripping and then do the putting back the pains of glass and glazing. Do I then have to do a coat of paint on the glazing? Or is the glazing ok w...

We have still not repaired the ceiling damage from a leak and our living room ceiling even before the leak was a mess. I did not want to take down all the plaster and make that kind of a mess. SO, I believe we can solve the problems by patching the hole, scraping the crinkled paper mess the PO put u...

Please can anyone offer me a comparison of the Provia Concord Double hung storm triple track against the Larson Gold series double track storm windows? I have to make a decsion soon as to which to buy and while I have seen displays for the Larson Gold I have not and cannot see the Provias in person ...