The books say 32 inches, but there is no reason for that to be a hard and fast rule. However if you make it a lot smaller you will have the impression of being a giant Alice in a tiny Wonderland. If you make it a lot higher, it will dominate the wall.Wainscoting was originally created to protec...
I received several letters from people having great trouble trying to get vinyl wallpaper borders to stick and stay put.It is actually quite easy. The trick is to understand that regular wall paper adhesive will not stick to the top surface of vinyl wallpaper, so vinyl borders over vinyl paper m...
David in Victoria B.C. has a rather large rock problem. The house was built into a rocky hillside in 1912, and rather than remove the rock, the original builder simply built on top of it. That totally used up one corner of the basement, that David would now like to turn into an apartment for hi...
The guys on this segment have developed a method of compacting patterns into both new and old asphalt for driveways and walkways that they call Street Print. They then cover it with a special durable coating. The final look is surprisingly close to interlocking brick, at a fraction the cost.The...
In a previous TV show we watched the transformation of an old asphalt driveway into what appeared to be a cobble stone driveway with a process called "Street Print". Two years later we went back to see how it was holding up.The entire patterning system was holding up wonderfully. Those imprints ...
Tracey Paul from Provincial Wallcoverings Ltd. in Toronto dropped into the studio to give both me and you some tips on getting wallpaper on the wall looking good and staying put.Most important according to Tracey is to have the wall smooth with no bumps or holes before you start.Read the instruct...
Before you attempt to etch glass, you must have very clean glass. Use vinegar and water -- and coffee filters make great lint free cleaning cloths for glass.Mac-Tac shelving paper is the stencil material to use to cover the glass. Its adhesive will keep the acid from flowing under the stenci...
Embossed Tin Ceilings are still made today. In this segment of the TV show we demonstrated just how easy they are to install. Ed Ries was the installer.You can order standard or custom tin ceiling panels from Brian Greer in Petersburg, Ontario, made just like they were a hundred years ago.
The metal plating industry was in its heyday when we all had chrome plated car bumpers. But it is still alive and healthy. On my TV show we took a tour of a plating shop to see metal hardware from all around the house getting cleaned up and a bright new finish being put on. The finishes availa...
DRILLING A TILE
When you want to hang something on ceramic tiles you will need to drill a hole. Regular metal cutting twist bits will not cut through the hard ceramic face, and in fact the ceramic material itself will destroy such a bit. You need to use a bit that has a carbide head....
