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 U.S. Highway 202
 Bennington, NH 03442
 (603) 525-7290


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Do It Yourself tips and techniques

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This is just a hobby page for me. If you would like more specific DIY tips you can contact me and I'll help you any way I can.


paintbrush When caulking seams around windows and doors, between trim and walls or anywhere else in a room, try using a wet t-shirt type cloth wrapped tightly around your finger. This will help give you a smooth bead of caulk and will also help prevent your fingers from getting all sticky with the caulking.


When filling nail holes in trim that’s going to be painted, try using vinyl spackle instead of a soft putty. Fill the hole slightly above level to allow for any shrinkage. When it’s dry, you can sand the spackle smooth with fine grit sandpaper. With a little practice, you should have a hard time even telling where the nail holes were once it’s been painted. I often use the spackle instead of a hardening wood putty because it’s very effective and so much easier to sand.



If you’re painting the ceiling and walls in a room, always paint the ceiling first. If you paint the walls first, then you might lean against them while painting the ceiling. In over a decade, I’ve never once leaned against the ceiling while painting the walls.



If you have any heavy-duty screw anchors in your walls from a large hanging picture and you want to fill the holes, it’s often better to push them into the wall and fill a small hole, rather than trying to pull them out and possibly patching a much larger hole if they tear the wall on the way out.



If you’re painting with oil-based paint, don’t waste your time trying to clean the roller nap when you’re finished. It makes no sense spending ½ hour of your time and $6.00 worth of mineral spirits just to clean a $5.00 roller nap. A quality brush is worth cleaning, but just thank the roller nap for its service and give it a proper send off.



Don’t store left over paint in an unheated garage or shed for the winter. Most paint in a sealed container can handle one or two freeze/thaw cycles, but if you leave it out all winter, you’ll have little more than a one-gallon paperweight by the time spring rolls around.



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If you’re looking for more in depth DIY tips, you can go to our “Contact us” page and email me directly with any questions you have. I will personally respond to all inquiries as soon as possible.

 

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