Repairing Ice Dam Damage

By Robert Robillard

Repairing water damaged walls and ceilings “Preparation When Painting Is Everything!! Rush the paint preparation and you’ll end up regretting it!” . . . . . says my friend and fellow craftsman Mark O’Lalor of O’Lalor Painting Company. This article will focus on how to repair water damaged ceiling and walls and prepare for paint.…

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Ceiling Repair Tips

By Robert Robillard

Repairing Ceiling Cracks Ceilings sustian damage from many things.  Sometimes an old ceiling will sag and pull away from the rafters or ceiling joist.  Other times a water leak causes the ceiling to sag. It might simply be a settling crack or as you say the ceiling could be separating from the ceiling framing. Here…

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Fixing a Hole in Wallboard

By Robert Robillard

How To Fix A Hole in A Wall Green Mountain Man asked, Can you do a post on how to fix a hole in wallboard ? Hi Green Mountain Man, This is not really a carpenters realm but I have created and fixed enough holes to be able to answer your question. 1. Small Hole…

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Dust Free Drilling

By Robert Robillard

Recently my friend and co-worker George Gussler had to install twenty molly bolts in a plaster wall.  The molly bolts were to hold up heavy artwork and the home where the art was going in was furnished.  In order to avoid making a dusty mess George came up with this innovative and dust free drilling…

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