Tag: paint

Time-Tested Exterior Painting Secrets

August 22, 2022
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Not long ago in this column, I shared why it’s so hard to preserve exterior wood using any number of products. One of them was paint. You may have been one of the many readers that reached out to me. If I had to boil down all the emails I received to just one, it…

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7 Little Ways to Update Your Kitchen Without Renovating

May 10, 2022
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While we all might have visions of our dream kitchen dancing in our head or multiple images pinned to a Pinterest board, doing a full-scale renovation might not be in the budget at the moment. But that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing you can do. Here are a few easy ways to update your kitchen…

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How to Clean Painted Walls

April 12, 2022
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Freshly painted walls can instantly brighten up a room, making a dingy space feel cleaner, brighter and more appealing. It’s also a far less expensive option than putting up new drywall or buying new furniture for a room, and for this reason, paint is often the first tool homeowners and renters turn to when looking…

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How to Transform Concrete to Any Color

April 4, 2022
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Every day, I receive quite a few emails via the Ask Tim page AskTheBuilder.com. A common question, believe it or not, is how to add color to concrete. It makes sense. A lot of people dislike the drab gray color of concrete. So people ask me about painting garage floors, steps, patios and even sidewalks….

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11 Painting Tools You Need (And 5 You Don’t)

March 4, 2022
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When it comes to painting tools, if it sounds too good to be true, then it usually is. There’s really no substitute for quality painting tools, adequate preparation and careful work. “One of the easiest things to remember about paint tools is that you get what you pay for,” says Lou Manfredini, a home expert…

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Italian Church Vandalized in Downtown LA

October 12, 2021
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St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church in the Chinatown neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles was vandalized Oct. 11, likely related to Indigenous People’s (Columbus) Day. The incident occurred Monday morning while priests and church staff were praying inside, according to the Los Angeles Police Dept. According to officials, the suspect threw red paint on the front…

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