CLEANING PAINT BRUSHES

ONCE YOU HAVE CLEANED YOUR PAINT BRUSH AND ROLLER.... SOAK THEM IN HOT SOAPY WATER OVERNIGHT. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED WHAT COMES OUT AFTER A GOOD SOAKING! I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND IT WORKS... ROG

sealing counter tops

IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUR COUNTER TOP FROM WATER DAMAGE & TO KEEP IT FROM SWELLING UP AT SINK OPENING, I PUT SOME CAULK ON THE EXPOSED PARTICLE BOARD BEFORE I SET THE SINK. WORKS REALLY WELL. ROG

INSTALLING A VENT FREE FIREPLACE

THIS IS SO SIMPLE TO DO.
NONE OF YOUR PAID HEAT GOES UP THE FLUE. I DID HAVE A OPENING IN MY BASEMENT WHERE IT WOULD FIT, BUT IT CAN GO ANYWHERE. YOU CAN BUILD THE HEARTH OUT OF PLYWOOD AND 2X6'S THEN COVER IT WITH TILE. HOME DEPOT OR LOWES SELLS MANTLE KITS.... REAL EASY TO PUT TOGETHER. THE ONLY THING I HAD OUTSIDE HELP TO DO WAS TO RUN THE GAS LINE TO THE FIREPLACE. TRUST ME ON THIS ONE, YOUR HEATING BILLS WILL GO DOWN. ROG
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To plane a door edge and seal!

WHEN A DOOR STARTS STICKING IN THE DOOR JAMB YOU WILL HAVE TO USE A PLANER. START ON EDGE OF ONE END OF THE DOOR & STOP ABOUT TWO INCHES FROM OTHER END. START OVER FROM OTHER END & DO THE SAME UNTIL THE DOOR FITS. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU WILL TAKE BIG CHUCKS OF WOOD FROM THE ENDS OF THE DOOR.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS SEAL OR PAINT THE EDGES OF DOOR BEFORE INSTALLATION....OR THE DOOR CAN WARP! SWELLING CAN TAKE PLACE DUE TO HUMIDITY IN THE AIR. SEALING TAKES AWAY THAT POSSIBILITY!

LET ME KNOW HOW THIS WORKS OUT. ROG