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DIY tips to fix your bathroom door

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Bathroom is the most important and the most risky place of the home. It is a place where most of the accidents occur. People slip and fall easily in bathroom due to the wet slippery floors. The door of a bathroom is a very vital point which requires lot of attention.

The bathroom door is the most used door and also the door which gets wet easily. Thus, in order to prevent the door from getting ruined you should keep a check that the door does not get wet. The door should be easily unlocked from both the sides. If the door cannot be easily unlocked, then it will not allow you to provide the medical assistance required in time of any accident.

The bathroom door needs a lot of care as the door should be clean. You should always make sure that no fungus type substance appears on the door. A good quality muriatic acid and toilet cleaners must be used to clean the door at least once a week. So if the door looks dirty, it disturbs the beauty of the home.

How to install furring strips to concrete walls

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Construction, ConcreteInstalling furring strips to concrete walls is a pretty easy job which can be done even by a layman with a little knowledge about it. The furring strips are installed to sheetrock the concrete walls. You need a few kiln dried studs, fluted nails for concrete and nail glue.

The studs are to be placed along the wall to its complete height. Apply glue on the bottom plate or on the wider side of the stud and adhere the stud to the wall. Use drill with masonry bit to make holes on the bottom plate. The holes should be at a distance of 16” and penetrate the concrete wall and mallet the nails in the drilled holes. Once the bottom plate is installed, then start with the walls. The vertical studs are to be placed in the same manner. Once the glue sets properly, you will have installed furring strips on the concrete walls.