Could someone instruct me on how to install a lighting fixture?
ilovecomputers
5 years ago
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Comments (4)Ditto Jerzee. DH has done lots of DIY on many projects over the years, but still refuses to do electrical work for fear of electrocuting himself or really messing up wires. I think if you have to ask how to install pendants, then its not the job for you. Ask around to find a reliable licensed electrician in your area. Maybe you can act as his apprentice during the work by pulling cable, etc. Mine welcomed a little help. You might cut down on a little cost this way and learn something in the process....See MoreFireplace/Built in Wall giving me grief, could someone photoshop!
Comments (18)Suero beat me to my question. Our great room only has windows on the back of the house and there is a screened porch directly on the other side of those windows. The exposure is pretty much due West so we do get a fair amount of light. Our FP wall faces North so any windows on that wall really wouldn't bring much light in anyway. The blueprint that Paint Chips edited above is a good rendering of what I might look to do. Our window wall has a bank of 3 double hung windows with fixed transoms over them and a single door also with a fixed transom above. This maximizes the available light, especially since the porch which is 12' deep beyond the back side of those windows limits what light can get to the windows in the first place. As far as the ceilings-I don't know what kind of moldings and trim you are using but an alternative to the tray ceiling might be to trim out or coffer the ceiling. We have a coffered ceiling that gives us 9 rectangular "pockets" of drywall surrounded by heavy moldings. We painted the drywalled sections of the ceiling to match the wall color and it really pops against the trim. I wish we had some recessed lighting in there but I have resisted tearing the ceiling up so far. I'll try to get a couple of pictures up from home later....See MoreCould someone please help me identify the pink and blue succulents??
Comments (24)Kelsey Do not only take plants out to dry out (but perhaps you mean out of the cachepots?) - if you have outdoor space, leave them outside for whole summer. Succulents need to be acclimatized to outside, and that could be accomplished in a week right now. After that, they will grow much better than indoors. Your cachepots are very nice, I am sure displaying plants in them looks better than plastic pots, especially if you are using them as décor throughout the house (I wouldn't get any awards for décor, lol. Vast majority of my pots are plastic, few are terracotta). That is personal decision, but be aware that even if you don't see it heat will build up in that small space, can't escape and keeps plastic pot damp longer. Leaving them out (plastic pots) for few hours after watering definitely helps (while wouldn't do it with many plants I have). This is not a criticism, just helpful hints....See MoreCan someone tell me why my cabinets could be peeling?
Comments (31)Here is how I would expect a pro to spray paint kitchen cabinets. An amateur job should follow the same path. A brush painted job would differ slightly in that you wouldn't hang the doors to paint. You'd place them on a work table or easel instead. It's time intensive work, and should take 7-14 days for a Pro to accomplish completely and cost between 8--10K depending on kitchen size and amount of detail in cabinets. Remove doors and drawer fronts. Remove hinges and hardware. Clean with degreaser. Rinse and let dry. Scrape any loose finish. Fill any damaged spots or hardware holes that won't be reused. Sand fill smooth. Scuff sand the rest. Tack off dust. Hang in dust free paint booth with wires through hardware points to spray both sides. Or lay on a spinner, and do one side at a time. Tack off dust again. Spray with shellac based primer. Scuff sand again. Tack off dust. Spray with second coat of primer. Spray with first finish coat of a polyurethane enamel (DIY) Or conversion varnish, (Pro product) . NOT house paint. Never house paint. Spray with second coat. If glazing is to occur, that is next. Spray with clear over glaze that is compatible with base coat and glaze. Add more molding or decorative details to boxes, filling nail holes and sanding smooth. Repeat prep process with face frames and exposed cabinet sides using plastic to create a spray booth on site. If interiors are to be done, they are done before face frames and sides. Interiors are difficult, and add both time and expense to the job. Most interiors are laminate and don't accept paint well. Allow everything to fully cure. That's 7-14 days. Clean hinges and hardware and clear coat if you're keeping the old hardware. Install new (or old) hinges and hardware. Re-install doors and drawers and adjust for proper clearances. If you are receiving or doing a job without this amount of effort, then you are not getting a quality job. You are getting a poor quality job that will not last. Anyone who paints cabinets with the doors on is an amateur and a Philistine, and should be fired immediately. If they paint the hardware too, go straight to shooting them also, and saving the world from such criminal ineptness....See Moreilovecomputers
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