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It’s easy, fast, and fun to create stepping-stones with cement. Or perk up a cement patio with paint. This durable product makes beautiful countertops and long-lasting siding, too. Find out the options in the siding guide.

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Installing Fiber-cement Lap Siding

Installing fiber- cement lap siding.

"… covered by the next course. Because fiber- cement expands with rises in humidity, the boards … flashings as needed. Materials Fiber- cement siding, starter strip for the bottom … strips of felt over all the studs. Fiber- cement is prone to cracking, so drill pilot …"

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Ceramic and Cement-bodied Tile

Ceramic and cement -bodied tiles are the hardest and most … allowed to dry in low-temperature kilns. Cement -bodied tiles are made from a mortar … use, and they still require sealing. Cement -bodied tiles are a less expensive …

Make an Elegant Thanksgiving Decoration from Gourds

… variegated gold leafing Clear sealer Rubber cement Wood glue Cattails Matte decoupage … let dry. 6. Apply one coat of rubber cement to the backs of a leaves and one … wet. 7. Apply the leaves to rubber cement area. Note that once a leaf is …

How to Paint (Just About) Anything

… mask hinges (Santos suggests brushing on two coats of rubber cement to mask hardware). Use an oil-base sealer and primer … the water in the concrete and the lime in the portland cement to seal the surface and keep moisture away from the paint …

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Use masking fluid

Change backgrounds from drab to fab with masking fluid topped with ink. Deputy Editor Michelle Rubin demos the cool results.

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if you like, but really your fingers work. It's a lot like rubber cement , so you just get a little bit up, and once you start getting it off, it'll just peel right off. So, you

Rock Solid Planter

It's never been easier to create standout stone planters. Learn how, with Michele Beschen as your garden guide.

Fri, 25 Jun 2010|More from Design Ideas
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save yourself some bucks and planners, do up your own using inexpensive cement mix. For your form, you'll need 2 plastic bowls; ones slightly smaller than the other.

Mix up enough cement mix to fill your form. Create a dryer consistency mix so you can form things easily. Spray your bowls with nonstick cooking

Heating Your Deck: The Ultimate Guide

Create a warm, cozy outdoor space with outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, fire bowls, grills, chimineas, torches, space heaters, and more.

Thu, 5 Aug 2010|More from Kitchen Bath Ideas
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a new or existing deck. Work with a contractor to create a cement cylinder. Fill it with gravel and line with fire bricks. Fire walls come in dozens of styles and most can accommodate like

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Pouring a Cement Overlay

This story shows how to pour and color a cement overlay.

Painting Doors

… An easy way to mask hinges is to apply two coats of rubber cement , letting each one dry. After you're done painting, you can peel the rubber cement off in one continuous layer. Remove the door if possible …

Painting Interior Doors

… swirls in the finish. To remove the door, pull the hinge pins as shown. Then mask the hinge plates with two coats of rubber cement and set the door on a horizontal surface. If you support the door with screws driven into the top and bottom as shown …

Gypsum and Cement Backerboards

Backerboard products have made tile installation a more accessible project for the do-it-yourselfer. In the world before backerboard, the first step in a tile job was installing a mortar bed to provide structural rigidity so that the installed tiles couldn't flex and crack. Laying a smooth bed

Top Picks: Manufactured Siding

… resist hurricane-force wind. This fiber cement vertical siding is non-combustible and … surface for paints. HardiePanel fiber cement vertical siding by James Hardie 888 … advancedrock.net WeatherBoards fiber cement siding by CertainTeed simulates the natural …

Installing Plastic Drainpipe

… each pipe end and each fitting. Apply cement and join each pipe in order. Checklist … path for the pipes Materials Primer and cement for your type and size of pipe When measuring … Check the label on a can of primer or cement to make sure it's made for your type …