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Masonry walls are built with a damp-proof course to prevent rising damp, and the concrete in foundations needs to be damp-proofed or waterproofed with a liquid coating, basement waterproofing membrane (even under the concrete slab floor where polyethylene sheeting is commonly used), or an additive to the concrete.
He demonstrated how to scrap and sand the paint from the wood clapboards. Inside, we take a look at how the old window sashes are being repaired. In the bathroom Paul is finished the installation for the master bathroom tub surround. He introduces us to an alternative to ceramic wall tile and his brother Tom demonstrates the installation.
Cement board can be nailed or screwed to wood or steel studs to create a substrate for vertical tile and attached horizontally to plywood for tile floors, kitchen counters and backsplashes. It can be used on the exterior of buildings as a base for exterior plaster systems and sometimes as the finish system itself.
A water-based primer, used primarily on wood. A primer (/ ˈ p r aɪ m ər /) or undercoat is a preparatory coating put on materials before painting.Priming ensures better adhesion of paint to the surface, increases paint durability, and provides additional protection for the material being painted.
The guys review progress in the rebuilt kitchen shed addition, in which Tom Silva used a keyed system of engineered beams to carry the weight of the exterior wall above over a wide span. They install two skylights in the kitchen. Finally, the Ferrante brothers install a Victorian-style tile in the master bathroom and shower stall.
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A new furnace and water heater will keep the house warm and cool, and a whole house water filtration system will keep the drinking water clean. Franks shows Tommy the changes to the upstairs: 2 bedrooms and an office featuring fresh paint and beautiful woods floors; an office with an attached sun porch that will be the perfect place to relax ...
Tiles with a thicker color layer – at least 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) – suffer less from this effect. The surface hardness of the color layer: depends on the quality of the white cement, on water absorption and on the strength of the tile surface. If the tile has a harder surface, it will become shinier with time.