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Tips: - Before you paint your home's exterior, make sure to caulk around outdoor electrical boxes, water faucets and exterior lights for weather protection and professional results.
- Did you know? Walls facing south often receive twice the sun and weathering of a north-facing wall. As a result, they may require twice the maintenance.
- You can strip old window and door hardware by dropping them in a pan filled with roughly 4 tablespoons of baking soda per quart of cold water. Set the pan over low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. When cool remove the hardware and scrub off any remaining particles with steel wool.
- Keep your concrete walks and driveways looking their best with a good scrub. Use a stiff broom to brush nonpolluting detergent into a wet concrete surface, then rinse thoroughly until the water runs clear.
- Did you know? Concrete is purchased by the yard. A 6-inch deep driveway should yield 54 square feet per yard of mix, while a 4-inch deep sidewalk will yield 81 square feet from the same yard.
- Did you know? The ancient Romans revolutionized masonry work when they mixed volcanic ash with water, lime and stone fragments, thereby inventing concrete.
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Bomanite Reading List For a complete updated list of Creative Homeowner books, click here . Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance
Editors of Creative Homeowner
$34.95
Hardcover -- 608 pages (September, 2000)
(ISBN: 158011069X) Creative Homeowner painting and driveway/walkway books: Decorating with Paint & Paper: Decoupage, Sponging, Stenciling & More
Karen Strom
$16.95
Paperback -- 176 pages (July, 1999)
(ISBN: 1580110657) Home Decorating with Paint Plus Tile & Wallcovering
$10.95
Paperback -- 96 pages (June, 1996)
(ISBN: 1880029847) Mastering Fine Decorative Paint Techniques
Sharon Ross & Elise Kinkead
$21.95
Paperback -- 272 pages (July, 1999)
(ISBN: 1580110649) Walls, Walks & Patios: Plan, Design, Build
Editors of Creative Homeowner
$16.95
Paperback -- 192 pages (November, 1997)
(ISBN: 1880029979) Other Book Resources Painting Paint Recipes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Colors and Finishes for the Home
By Liz Wagstaff
$19.95
Paperback (May 1996)
Chronicle Books (ISBN: 0811811735) Paint Your Home: Skills, Techniques, and Tricks of the Trade for Professional-Looking Interior Painting
By Francis Donegan
$18.95
Hardcover (March 1997)
Reader's Digest Adult (ISBN: 0895778386) Painted Finishes for Walls and Furniture: Easy Techniques for Great New Looks
By Susan Goans Driggers
$14.95
Paperback (August 1999)
Sterling Publications (ISBN: 0806994169) Debbie Travis' Decorating Solutions: More Than 65 Paint and Plaster Finishes for Every Room in Your Home
By Debbie Travis et al
$29.95
Hardcover (September 1999)
Clarkson Potter (ISBN: 0609602519) Painting and Wallpapering for Dummies
By Gene Hamilton et al
$16.99
Paperback (May 1999)
Hungry Minds Inc. (ISBN: 0764551507) Painting Techniques and Faux Finishes
By Louise Hennigs et al
$16.95
Paperback (April 1999)
Creative Publishing International (ISBN: 0865731829) The Art of Exterior Painting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing Colors and Painting Your Home
By Leslie Harrington et al
$19.95
Paperback (June 2000)
Hungry Minds Inc (ISBN: 0028636848) Step-by-Step Exterior Painting (Do-It-Yourself Decorating)
$10.36
Paperback (February 1997)
Meredith Books (ISBN: 0696206773) Driveways and Walkways Making Paths and Walkways: Stone, Brick, Bark, Grass, Pebbles and More
By Paige Gilchrist Blomgren
$17.95
Paperback (May 2001)
Lark Books (ISBN: 1579902286) Professional Paving Stone: The Complete Guide to Installing Interlocking Walkways
By R. A. Thomas
$45.00
CD-ROM (May 2001)
Abiosis Corporation (ISBN: 0968928803) Building with Masonry: Brick, Block and Concrete
By Dick Kreh et al
$34.95
Hardcover (November 1998)
Taunton Press (ISBN: 156158228X)
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Madera, CA 93639-0599
Phone: 559-673-2411
Fax: 559-673-8246
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9000 Church Street East
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