What is the best way to remove paint drips on brick? Pressure washing? Sand Blasting? Paint Remover? Liquid or Gel? Dried paint can be removed from brick exteriors, but some of the ways recommended are too harsh, and not suitable for older brick homes. The two options usually recommended are sandblasting and power-washing the bricks ...
A wood pellet stove is both economical and environmentally friendly. Our family has used a wood pellet stove for the past three years and only wish we had purchased one much sooner than we had. It has reduced our heating cost by at least 50 percent and has kept us warm and snuggly all winter ...
You don’t have to be a gardener to use gardening tools. Often just general care of landscape requires them. Shrub trimming and shaping, weed pulling, cutting overgrown tree branches and general maintenance often requires a tool or two, even if it is just a shovel or a rake. Gardening and landscape tools are not cheap. ...
I recently bought my wife a $600, king-sized Egyptian cotton and goose down comforter. She is pregnant with our fourth child, and at nine months, she was feeling pretty ragged. She is the type of mother who never buys a thing for herself, so she absolutely fell in love with this as soon as she ...
Super glue is extremely sticky glue, and if you get it on your car’s paint job, you have damaged the paint regardless. There is absolutely no possible way of removing the superglue without removing the paint or at least marring the finish on the paint job. Acetone is used to remove Super glue. Acetone can ...
Changing an automobile battery can seem like a huge task. In reality, it is a very simple job to master. When changing a car battery, be sure of two things before beginning, make sure to change into old clothes, since battery acid can get onto clothing and make holes in them. Next, be sure to ...
Being able to access drain cleanout plugs easily can prevent clogs in the main plumbing lines from creating serious problems throughout the house. Old drain cleanout covers can be very difficult to remove even in the best of circumstances, so if you have an older home with drain cleanout plugs that are stuck, remove the ...
Keeping your garden shears in tip-top shape helps to make some of those bothersome chores much easier to handle, as well as making the completed task look far more professional. While some people commonly wear out their garden shears and simply go to purchase another set, this goes without saying that it’s bound to be ...