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Comments (3)You don't mention if this is an enclosed porch or open. If it is open to the elements I would only use exterior paint. I would not "tint the primer" with interior paint. Why don't you just hold off and take the primer back to the store and have it tinted properly to the base color you want. Then paint over it with the using the other colors you like for that distressed look effect. This method will save you from buying more paint making it more economical and also give better, longer lasting results than mixing different paint brands and types and keeping your fingers crossed that you get an end result color you love and it won't fade or peel....See MoreBetty's backsplash technical question
Comments (7)I should be more specific. My ungrouted part will be a river-like shape in the middle (halfway up) the backsplash, and the rest will be grouted tile I will make in ceramic next month or so , after I finish the "river". My mixer is on (just like my mama did it, but new) a "lift" so even farther than the outside edge of the countertop, and the cooktop is on a penensula (sp?) so no backsplash there. So, I'm not as concerned about goopy splashes as I might be. tinted thinset. I hadn't thought of that. hmmmm.......See Moretechnical question about brown outs and power co. distribution
Comments (7)One more interesting bit of info. As we know, "automatic" means "can malfunction"...surely one of the recognized corollaries to Murphy's Law. from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity Voltage regulation To maintain the voltage at the customer's service within the acceptable range, electrical distribution utilities use regulating equipment at electrical substations or along the distribution line. At a substation, the step-down transformer will have an automatic on-load tap changer, allowing the ratio between transmission voltage and distribution voltage to be adjusted in steps. For long (several kilometers) rural distribution circuits, automatic voltage regulators may be mounted on poles of the distribution line. These are autotransformers again with on-load tapchangers to adjust the ratio depending on the observed voltage changes. Here is a link that might be useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity...See MoreTechnical questions to ask a contractor/installer?
Comments (2)Go to the dealer who will be providing the windows (eitehr directly to you or to your contractor). Ask them for a factory installation instructions. (don't worry, it's not a book but a short pamphlet). Look it over and become familiar with the recommended installation. Other than the support for the bow being structurally strong enough, the simgle most important factor is the use of window tape, (Vicor or some other brand). This must be installed per instructions, overlapping like roof shingles. In addition, the contractor may use silicone to make sure there are no gaps for water to seep in. A great percentage of window problems that leak water is not the window but how it was installed. If it is new construction or you have all the siding off, absolutely use a house wrap like Tyvek, again following instructions. Lastly, the window must be installed level and plumb then shimmed (top at both sides and at the check rail for DH. The shim should be snug but not forced in. This is critical on DH windows. You want the sashes to slide up and down without being too loose or too tight. Shimming is critidal here. If you see the contractor putting the windows in and just nailing the nailing fins without first checking level and shimming, you will have trouble. This could be especially troublesom if he takes the sashes out to reduct weight and installs the window frames in the same manner by just nailing the fins without leveling, shimming....See MoreUser
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