Preventing Moisture Damage in Ceiling?Help! We recently just redone my daughter's bedroom in our mobile home, replaced the walls and ceiling with drywall. After about 2 months, we noticed the ceiling started to get water spots then led to lots more, so we took the drywall down and re-insulated. Please tell us what to put in the ceiling to prevent this.
Ideas for Remodeling a Kitchen?I am going to be completely remodeling my kitchen (new flooring, walls, ceiling, and cabinets). What is the best order to do this in? I want to make this as easy as possible since I won't be hiring a contractor.
Converting a Bedroom to a Bathroom in a Mobile Home?I want to convert a small bedroom to a bathroom in my mobile home. Any help would be appreciated, thoughts, questions, or suggestions.
Home Renovation on a Budget?What are some creative ideas to renovate a home with a low budget?
Putting Baseboards in an Older Mobile Home?We live in a 1969 mobile home and just painted all our dark paneling with a light coffee. We are getting carpet and now want to put baseboards in. We have thin rounded corners that will leave the baseboards sticking out. Do you have any suggestions so we don't have to replace all these corner moldings?
Removing Popcorn Finish from Ceiling?Do I just use a paint scraper and then sand the wallboard before repainting?
Designing a Laundry Cupboard?I need help designing a linen cupboard and storage for other laundry items. The photo is of the over all area, and to the left side is where the new cupboard will be. The measurements of this space are: 440mm wide by 2020mm length and 820mm in depth.
Remodeling an Older Mobile Home?My husband and I just bought an older mobile home and now we're in the process of completely remodeling it. We need ideas. Maybe someone has done the same and has before and after pictures, and websites, or anything you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Website for Designing and Building a Closet?We live in a mobile home and had the garden tub removed and had a large walk in shower put in. We are taking out the stand up shower and want to make that space a closet.
Free Home Renovation?I have a home and it is in need of great repair. I don't have the money to pay for renovation and I would like to know if there is a free program on TV that I can enter or a company that will do it for free?
Finding a Contractor?Does anyone know someone in Columbia, SC that does construction work and needs work but will not be a rip off? We have been in our house for 40 plus years and need a lot of work done.
Updating Master Bedroom with Built In Cabinet?The new house we just purchased has a built in entertainment/storage unit in the master bedroom. Any suggestions for what to do about it? We aren't sure if we'd like to keep it or not, but we don't know how to remove it either.
Modernizing a Tiny Kitchen?I want to do a makeover for my mom's tiny kitchen. It has matching paneling and half wallpaper and small white tiles on floor. I just want to renew and modernize it again.
Temporary Wall Covering While Remodeling?We are remodeling, and do not have wallboard or wiring up in a couple of the rooms. It looks like it will be a year or more before we get it finished. What can I do to cover up the walls so they don't look so much like a dungeon?
Mobile Home Remodeling?My husband and I recently bought a 1994 mobile home that is very good shape, but needs updating. I have vinyl wall paper on the walls and need to know what the best way is to remove it.
Losing a Bedroom When Renovating?Help I need an opinion. My wife and I are thinking of redoing a very small main floor bathroom. It is 5'x6'. There is a small room abutting it that we really don't use. I am thinking of stealing a piece of that room for the bath and using the rest to build a walk in closet and to make the family room also a bit larger.
Removing Ceramic Wall Tiles?How do I remove old ceramic wall tiles in my kitchen? They are chipped and some are cracked. Also, how do I treat the wall when they have come off? So I have to plaster the wall?
Choosing a Floor and Countertops That Go Together?I want a new floor in tile and a laminate countertop. I have white cabinets and will paint the walls. I want a floor in brown tones, I currently have a white floor which shows everything.
Renovating a Home on a Tight Budget?I have just bought a run down house which I plan to renovate. I am doing this on a very tight budget, and wanted to know if anyone has a product recommendations or tips from doing their renovation. For example, I need to re-clad, and want to know if there is anything which is cheap and easy to put it up ourselves?
Replacing Ceiling Tile?What is the best solution to replace an old home with the 12" celing tile used in the 70's? It is an old home and we want to restore it to the original victorian design. It has the original plaster and then wood strips that the tile are stapled to.
Removing Paneling?We would like to remove the Paneling on our living room. But whoever put it up Nailed and Glued it. We are not looking to paint it but we were wondering if anyone has removed the paneling and also removed the glue without ruining the drywall.
Finishing Stairs With Something Other Than Carpet?We are removing the carpet on our stairway, but we do not want to replace it with more carpet. We wish to do something different.
Building Storage Cabinets Into Our Chimney Recesses?I am looking for design ideas for a bookcase/display cabinet/dvd/vcr player storage cabinet that I want to construct so that it fits flush into the chimney recesses of our living room. Anybody out there know of any useful websites or links that can inspire my design choice?
Add Value to Your Home?Tips and ideas to add value to your home. Post your ideas.
Looking For Home Makeover for a Teacher?I'm looking for a home makeover for a Brentwood teacher that lives on her family's property since birth on the land. Here is also the home of her ancestors which has become a historical landmark in our small area. Merry is going to have to sell the property because of her constant love for other people who are less fortunate than she is and has caused a great bit of damage to her home she resides in. It's a beautiful ranch that has been lost in time. If she had this makeover we could prevent her from losing her home of 54 yrs.
Buying Used Items for Remodeling?I'm in the process of remodeling and rather than going and buying new stuff, I'd like to see what's available used (and less expensive!). Does anyone know where I can look?
Screening in a Front Porch?We would like to screen in our own front porch. It is an old fashioned front porch with cement and brick railings. If we could screen it in, it would make a great place to sit outside. But I can't find instructions.
Inexpensive Shelving?My 10 yr old daughter loves horses. I just primed, painted, and painted her bedroom. I hung a cute border (in the middle of the wall instead of top, her eye-level). Now, as I am attempting to put her furninture back into her pretty new room, it all covers the border!
Looking for Basement Remodeling Tips?My basement is old and gross. The ceiling is low and there are spider webs all over the place. I would like to turn my basement into a part of my home I don't mind going in.
Turning Garage Into Kids Room?We are hoping to turn our attached garage into a kids tv/play room this summer. We have several issues we are looking at...
Converting a Garage Into a Guest Room?Does anybody have any thrifty ideas for changing a garage temporarily into a guest bedroom?
