Tips: - Before patching a wall crack, find the cause.
- In the 1940s and '50s, gypsum drywall replaced plaster as the top choice for interior walls.
- A diagonal wall crack is usually caused by a structural problem.
- A vertical or horizontal wall crack indicates a problem with the plaster and the framework behind it.
- Premixed wallboard compound is 50 percent water by volume, so it shrinks as it dries.
- Nail clippers work well for fixing blemishes on the surface fibers of carpet.
- Gypsum, which is used in drywall, is a mineral that is found in nearly every part of the world.
Reading List: Walls and Ceilings Drywall: Professional Techniques for Walls and Ceilings
By Myron R. Ferguson
$19.95
Paperback -- 135 pages (January 1997)
Taunton Press (ISBN: 156158133X) To order your title from Amazon.com, click here. Walls and Ceilings (Home Repair and Improvement)
By editors of Time Life Books (ed.)
$14.95
Hardcover -- spiral edition (March 1996)
Time Life (ISBN: 0783539002)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Walls, Floors & Ceilings: More Than 50 Step-by-Step Projects
By Richard Ziegner (ed.)
$16.95
Paperback -- 176 pages -- reprint edition (June 1997)
Creative Homeowner Press (ISBN: 1880029480) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Walls & Woodwork (Home Decorator Series)
By Mike Lawrence and Fred Milson
$15.95
Paperback -- 96 pages (March 1997)
Sterling Publications (ISBN: 1853687383) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Painting or Replacing a Toilet Bathroom Makeovers (Home Repair and Improvement, Vol. 35)
By Editors of Time-Life Books
$14.95
Hardcover -- 128 pages (February 1999)
Time Life (ISBN: 078353924X) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. The Complete Book of Kitchen & Bathroom Renovation
By Time-Life Books
$4.99
Paperback -- 304 pages (March 1998)
Time Life (0783552912) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Termites The Termite Report: A Guide for Homeowners and Home Buyers on Structural Pest Control
By Donald V. Pearman
$19.95
Paperback (September 1988)
Pear Publishing Company (ISBN: 0943743001) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Repairing a Cat-Scratched Leather Sofa Animal House Style: Designing a Home to Share with Your Pets
By Julia Szabo
$24.50
Hardcover -- 176 pages (September 20, 2001)
Bulfinch Press (ISBN: 0821227556) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Installing a Garbage Disposal The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)
By the Editors of Creative Publishing International
$24.95
Paperback -- 288 pages New and updated edition (April 1, 2001)
Creative Publishing International (ISBN: 0865734283) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Kitchen & Bathroom Plumbing (How to Fix It, Vol. 1, No. 20)
By Editors of Time Life Books
$3.99
Paperback -- 144 pages (August 1998)
Time Life (ISBN: 0737000236) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Removing Oil Stains from a Deck How to Get Red Wine Out of a White Carpet: And Over 2,000 Other Household Hints
By Erik Brunn
$14.95
Paperback -- 356 pages (September 2001)
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (ISBN: 1579122140) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Slug Bread and Beheaded Thistles: Amusing and Useful Techniques for Nontoxic Housekeeping and Gardening
By Ellen Sandbeck
$8.76
Paperback -- 145 pages -- Reprint edition (May 16, 2000)
Broadway Books (ISBN: 0767905423) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here. Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean
By Linda Cobb
$9.99
Paperback -- 172 pages (August 29, 2000)
Pocket Books (ISBN: 0743418301) To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
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