Monday, December 29, 2008

Home repair the DIY way

By Kevin Gillett

Men love the feeling of home renovation. It can be just anything. A flooded basement, bedroom wallpaper or flooring in the family room. It could even be a depressed cabinetry or an outdated shoe rack. Home improvement methods require spending a lot of money. Those people whom we hire play on our sentiments. They know that our home means so much to us. So you can look to do the repair work yourself. We mean the DIY way. This way you can save on the costs and also live through the thrill of being a mechanic.

Today, Handyman is playing a great role in helping home owners construct, customize, repair, install, and refurbish almost anything in their home. Something as tiny as a home light can be enhanced in features through these DIY modifications. Have you pondered that a garage can actually be altered into an operative workspace or that a dimly lit basement can become a sanguine, colorful room? In fact, much more is possible through these renovation ideas. You can also look up to professional sites for healthy ideas.

Lets take up few Handyman proposed DIY repairs. How would you install a completely new toilet in your home? Its an easy process to follow. You have just got to follow few simple steps. Stop water flow through the toilet and use a sponge and a bucket to remove additional water left in the tank. Next, use the channel pliers to remove the ballock valve nuts. Use wrench to side the two nuts holding the bowl to the floor flange. Next is the process of setting the new bowl. This can be done through proper waxing, nutting and bolting measures.

Suppose you have wallpaper that needs to be removed. Now, if its a new one then it can be done without much problem. If its old and the adhesive seem to have stuck in a hard way, then there are DIY measures you can follow to save the renovation money. Use a steamer over a particular section of the wallpaper. This way the heat is not dissipated. Keep using steamers and chopping the blocks off. At other times, you may need a plastic scraper. This is when the paste or adhesive is too strong.

Sometimes, an old wall paper can pose further problem, at such times you would need to use the steamers, scrapers, and elbow grease all together. Now, when the wallpaper is being removed, some adhesive can still be there. This will make the living room or the bedroom look paltry. It is advisable to go with sandpaper. It will effectively take them out. In worse conditions, use a power sander all along the surface. Be smooth so that the wall is not entirely damaged. Now you can look to put in wall painting or wallpaper.

Today, it is possible to avail a vast repertoire of home repair products. They can reenergize your home. Many times, it would give you the feeling of having created something you had never imagined possible. - 16459

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