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Nail Pops

 

If your lumber wasn't properly dried when your house was built, it may cause the heads of nails to "pop". If this is a problem in your house there is an easy solution!

 

 

1. Make sure you use wallboard screws to repair your nail pops. These screws have a threaded shank that not only holds the wallboard securely, but also will resist popping in the future.

The best thing to do at this point is to remove the popped nail, but this may cause damage to your wall. If you don't want to risk the damage, just drive it back into the wall leaving a slight indentation.

2. Secure wallboard in place by pressing up against it so you're sure it is snug to the studs and drive a wallboard screw into the wall about two inches above the existing nail just deep enough to leave an indentation.

3. Repeat the process with a fastener two inches below the pop.

4. When the repair is finished, use a putty knife to fill the dents with spackling. Let it dry thoroughly. Then sand it down and touch up with some paint.

 

Fix-it around the house

 

Cleaning Fans
If your electric fans get a lot of use during the warm weather, you know that they can get dusty and dirty...

 

Combating Odors
No matter how clean your house is, everyone ends up with odors from time to time...

 

Drain Deodorizers
Drains all over your house can develop some bad odors...

 

Easy Clean-ups
There are some messes that you just don't want to deal with...

 

Eliminate Smoke Odors
If your popcorn burned in the microwave or the fireplace smoke backed up into the house, you know that smoke odor can permeate everything it touches...

 

Furnace Maintenance
Can you imagine your forced air furnace kicking out on the coldest day of the year...

 

Furniture Layout
Whether you're buying new furniture or just changing the room around, testing the layout can save you a lot of time and aggravation...

 

Grab Bag
Get ready - I have a grab bag of cool tips that can help you all over your house with all sorts of tasks...

 

Home Efficiency
Did your parents ever say, hey "close the door do you think I'm paying to heat the neighborhood...

 

Home Essentials
Do you have the top five home essentials in your house? Here's the list and a few of the things you can use them for...

 

Kitchen Tips
We all spend a lot of time in our kitchens, and who isn't looking for a quicker way to do something. Well I've got some tips that will make your time in the kitchen a little easier...

 

Odor Eliminators
Household odors can be an unpleasant annoyance, but we all have to deal with them from time to time. Well, I have some odor eliminators for you...

 

Radiator Check-up
Steam radiators require very little maintenance, but there are a couple of easy things that you can do so you'll be toasty warm...

 

 

Build a Laundry Room Cabinet and Expand Your Options
The laundry room cabinet can serve many purposes besides hiding the bottles and boxes of cleaners and detergents. The fact is the laundry room is going mainstream in new homes, and older homes are being remodeled to increase family use and convenience. Used to hold state of the art laundry appliances, they often also serve as craft and hobby areas.

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Garage Conversions to Living Space – Making More Room!
When you need more space and are on a limited budget, you should look at the possibilities garage conversions to living space hold for your purposes. The advantage of using the existing garage is that the basic framing and some of the wiring is already done. Turning it into living space can be done for a much more reasonable cost than if you add a new room to the existing house.

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