Topics covered on today's episode: Repairing holes and painting tile wallboard Creating a faux marble finish on a wall Buying and using chalkboard paint Painting techniques to make a tall room appear shorter Problem with paint that yellows every year Screening a porch on a log home Types of wood and tools for an outdoor storage bench Framing around a floor joist to install a shower drain Material to build waterbed-type drawers for bed pedestal Making accurate cuts for crown molding Moving a gazebo - White paint won't yellow if you stir a drop of black paint into the can.
- When taking a short break from painting, wrap your brushes in plastic wrap and keep them in a refrigerator. They'll stay fresh for at least a day.
- Need an extra hand? Try using a rubber band, wrapped around the handle of your hammer, to help keep track of those extra nails.
- The word joist is derived from the word adjacent, which comes from the Latin word jacere, to lie.
- Old kitchen sponges can save your hands in the workshop. They help with everything from filing to carrying paint cans.
Reading List Carpentry
Wood Joiners Handbook
By Sam Allen
Paperback (May 1990)
Sterling Publications (ISBN: 0806969997) Cabinetry Basics (Basics Series)
By Sam Allen
Paperback (August 1991)
Sterling Publications (ISBN: 080698290X) Finish Carpentry: The Best of Fine Homebuilding (For Pros by Pros Series)
By Kevin Ireton (introduction)
Paperback (March 2, 2001)
Taunton Press (ISBN: 1561583316) Interior Painting
Paint Recipes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Colors and Finishes for the Home (Featured in this episode)
By Liz Wagstaff
$19.95
Paperback (May 1996)
Chronicle Books (ISBN: 0811811735) Paint Your Home: Skills, Techniques, and Tricks of the Trade for Professional-Looking Interior Painting
By Francis Donegan
$18.95
Hardcover (March 1997)
Reader's Digest Adult (ISBN: 0895778386) Painted Finishes for Walls and Furniture: Easy Techniques for Great New Looks
By Susan Goans Driggers
$14.95
Paperback (August 1999)
Sterling Publications (ISBN: 0806994169) Debbie Travis' Decorating Solutions: More Than 65 Paint and Plaster Finishes for Every Room in Your Home
By Debbie Travis et al
$29.95
Hardcover (September 1999)
Clarkson Potter (ISBN: 0609602519) Painting and Wallpapering for Dummies
By Gene Hamilton et al
$16.99
Paperback (May 1999)
Hungry Minds Inc. (ISBN: 0764551507) Painting Techniques and Faux Finishes
By Louise Hennigs et al
$16.95
Paperback (April 1999)
Creative Publishing International (ISBN: 0865731829)
RESOURCES :
The Home Depot Information
To locate the Home Depot store nearest you, click here.
The Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.
Website: www.homedepot.com
Insl-X
Specialty paints for painting all surfaces including countertops and tile
Insl-X
Stony Point, NY 10980
Phone: 845-786-5000
Fax: 845-796-5831
Email: CustomerCare@insl-x.com
Website: www.insl-x.com
Grand Finishes for Tile
Model: 0312277008
Author: Matt Nikitas
Griffin Trade Paperback, 2001
Paint Recipes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Colors and Finishes for the Home
Model: 0811811735
Author: Liz Wagstaff
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Publishing Company
Website: www.chroniclebooks.com
GUESTS :
Larry Prevatte
Insl-X Paints
Website: www.insl-x.com
Matt Nikitas
Email: matt@grandfinishes.com
Website: www.grandfinishes.com
Paint and wallpaper expert Matt Nikitas is the author of the how-to series Grand Finishes. His contracting career spans 18 years in California and New York. He currently lives and works in New York City.
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