best way to remove an old non used chimney
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Preset creases in non-iron dress shirts - any way to remove?
Comments (8)Aamassther, thank you so much for your detailed (and welcoming) reply! In all honesty I had never seen anything quite like it, which is why I found it so puzzling. Back in the day, when my grandma taught me to iron men's shirts (and as an ambassador's wife she had plenty of experience in that field), one of her main rules was that there should never be any visible creases, under any circumstances. So I always attributed those to the drycleaner's sub-par method. And then I decided to surprise my fiance by hand washing and ironing all of his shirts while he is away to show him the huge difference that would make... only that didn't go quite as planned, and caused quite a bit of frustration. This is definitely a lesson learned. I'm not sure we will be able to return his existing shirts, since he has had them for a while, but going forward we will never purchase "non-iron" again. I also noticed that there were several spots where the fabric started developing tears, only they didn't look like regular fabric tears with fraying at the edges, more like plastic cracking, if that makes any sense. Who would have thought? I have already written a message to BB customer service, asking them to let me know which of their shirts do not have the permanent creases, and we'll start replacing the existing ones with normal cotton ones. Once again, thank you for understanding and helping me figure this out. It's a shame that nothing can be done about the existing shirts, I was hoping there was some magic method that I just didn't know about, but at least I learned a valuable lesson....See MoreThe best way to remove sanding dust from exterior wall? Covering
Comments (1)What about using a leaf blower on the surface before you power wash? I can't imagine the power washer not getting the dust off though. I would think that you would want to use a high quality slow drying exterior oil primer for the project because to be honest exterior acrylic primers are still unproven in my view for exterior wood. Oil based is still what the paint stores sells me if I want professional results. The aluminum paint would work fine on the nail heads but I would worry about that flashing through to the finish coat. Is there a rust inhibiting oil based primer you can use to take care of the nail heads and the priming with one product? I'm not sure because I don't deal with rusty nails that much but maybe somebody else knows what that product may be or if there is even such a thing....See MoreBest way to remove old mastic from behind paneling?
Comments (1)Stripping out the drywall and replacing it would be faster than just about anything else, and less work than skimming the area....See MoreRemoval of Old Chimney and replace with FireBox for Gas Fireplace?
Comments (11)@EricHeisel, that sounds fairly normal (although worth considering akamainegrower's suggestion too). Keep in mind: since you have a fireplace you vent through that chimney, you may need to ensure it gets inspected / looked at by a fireplace specialist (or that your masonry contractor has the proper qualifications). You wouldn't want to have that work done and then find out something else needs to be done to meet code/safety regs for venting your fireplace (like getting the structural work done and finding out later it now needs a liner). Your masonry contractor may know this all but check - the structural issues may be different from the fireplace/venting requirements. Of course it's possible your current chimney has a steel liner inside it now, too....See Morebrickeyee
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