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Featuring: Around the House “In Sod We Trust” Air Conditioning From $1995. 00 Fully Installed Furnaces• Air Cleaners Humidifiers SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION Newmarket 905-235-HEAT (4328) TOLL FREE 1-866-635-1896 30 The Bulletin | MAY 2010 Do-It-Yourself Questions & Answers Source: www.readersdigest.ca Cleaning Siding When I try cleaning the siding on my house, I always end up with ghostlike dirty streaks running vertically up the outside wall. What am I doing wrong? You are cleaning from the top down! While that appears to be the logical thing to do, the soapy dirt that flows down over the still-dirty wall below tends to create streaks. Always clean exterior walls from the bottom up. Work on the shaded side of the house and move fast enough to keep the whole area you are working on completely wet until you have reached the eaves at the top. Dirty water flowing over the clean surface below won't have streaks, and keeping the wall wet until it is all clean and rinsed keeps any dirt from drying on the surface before reaching the ground. Concrete Floors I plan to install a bathroom and wood flooring in my unfinished basement. The concrete floor that is there now is very uneven. What should I do to even the concrete floor before installing the hardwood floor? Shimming up a wooden subfloor can take out some valuable headroom. There are two things to consider here: the degree of unevenness of the concrete floor and the height of the basement itself. If the degree of unevenness is 2.5 cm (1 in.) or less, the best solution is to use self-leveling concrete. It is much thinner than regular concrete and its slippery texture can be easily trowelled out to a featheredge, where regular concrete has to be spread thick across the entire floor. Selfleveling concrete can be applied thickly where necessary, but more importantly, a very thin layer will hold. This way the entire floor can be coated with new concrete without losing too much headroom. Once the self-leveling concrete is cured, plywood can be glued and/or screwed into the concrete with or without foam insulation. Over that you can install hardwood floors, vinyl, or carpeting.
Inside & Out CHECK OUT PAGES 30 - 39 Removing Tiles A number of tiles have come loose from the drywall in my bathroom. I want to know how to remove the other ones that are loose without doing too much damage. What is the best method? The strength of drywall rests with the paper covering either side of the plaster. If the paper is removed from the drywall, you cannot glue the tiles to the surface. Unfortunately, when tiles glued to drywall are removed, often the paper comes off with it. Try removing the tiles gently and you might avoid tearing the drywall paper. If you are unsuccessful, try the following. Once the tiles have been removed, a thin layer of plaster can be added to the wall, and the tiles can be placed on the plaster. Remember that the exposed drywall should be sprayed with water before the plaster is applied. If not, the moisture from the wet Centre & Main Streets, Mount Albert 905-473-6588 Get inspired with our NEW Ben and Aura Exterior Paints! Lots of colours to choose from EXTERIOR STAIN EVENT CHECK STORE FOR DETAILS plaster will be absorbed by the drywall and the plaster will not adhere properly. MAY 2010 | The Bulletin 31
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