You’ve done it. You are ready to start making home improvements in your own home. What perfect timingLF
Painting is a perennial task. Water-based latex paints make for the easiest clean-up. You only need soap and water. But sometimes oil paint is best for a job. It is longer lasting. When cleaning up from oil paint, use cooking oil on your brushes to dissolve the paint. Then you can use soap and water.
Do you need to fix a hole in your wall made by a nail or screw. Create a divot in the wall with the rounded end of a screwdriver by pressing it into the screw hole. Next, use spackle or drywall compound to fill the divot. This will give you a nice smooth wall surface.
Protect yourself when you change the blades in your utility knife. While changing the blade, wrap tape around the old blade before tossing it in the trash. By doing this, the sharp edges of the blade will be covered. When taking out the trash, or packing down the trash, the sharp edges will not be able to hurt anyone with the tape wrapped around them.
Put a shot into that vinyl flooring bubble. If these bubbles exist, it is a simple fix to just cut into the bubble and release the excess air that has been trapped. Doing this will only flatten the bubble for a short period of time. It can come back if you do nothing. You’ll have to put glue in place to hold it flat, though. Purchase glue in syringe form for this project.
If your radiator has gone cold, you may need to bleed it. Simply switch off the boiler and locate the bleed key. Turn the key counterclockwise and air will begin to escape and make a hissing sound. When the sound stops and a little water leaks, turn the bleed key clockwise to close it.
Now you should be much more prepared when it comes to home improvement. If you thought that you were ready before, with this information from this article you should now be an expertLF