Category: Home Improvement

House Exterior

Colors

Two color scheme (light and dark brown)
Use same light color as rental property or same two colors as curtain or same two colors as Taco Bell above on Decoto road in Fremont
Paint light fixtures dark brown
Replace garage with wood design metal

Painting

Rent scissor lift
http://www.big-joelifts.calls.net/index.php/rental/rental_detail/Scissor-Lifts
https://www.hertzequip.com/herc/rental-equipment/aerial-equipment+platform-lifts+scissor-lift/branch/9729
http://www.neffrental.com/equipment/rental/aerial-equipment/electric-scissors/
http://www.pattersonlifttrucks.com/rentals.html
Rent spray gun
http://www6.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/20V_Cordless_Paint_Sprayer/16N657/index.html

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Yard Remodel

Preparation
- Kill weeds using Compare-N-Save Concentrate Grass and Weed Killer, 41-Percent Glyphosate, 1-Gallon
- Cut weeds using a brush cutter (rent from Home Depot)
- Trim weeds using a string trimmer (rent from Home Depot)
- Clean yard using power brush (rent from Clark’s rockery – $35 / day)
- Clean cement using rotary surface cleaner (rent from Home Depot – $22 / four hours)
Divider
- Use 4×4 posts as divider with neighbor
- Use 3 stakes per 4′ of divider (2 on ends on neighbor side, one in middle on my side)
Perimeter
- Dig up using drill dirt along the perimeter
- Lay 2″x3″ wood leaving 3″ above wood to driveway surface
Edging
- Use edging to create areas for sand, rubber mulch, and river rocks

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Master Bathroom Remodel

http://www.zillow.com/digs/master-bathrooms-1264917791/

Wall and Floor Tile: $5.02 / sq ft
Vanity
- Option 1 (Nice bowls, mirror closer to face, may be able to put lights between mirrors, easy to clean glass surface)
- Option 2
- Option 3
- Option 4
- Option 5
- Option 6
Frameless Shower Door: $1311

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Living Room Remodel Project

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Hire a licensed contractor to check if removing portion of wall will affect support of the 2nd floor loft.

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Home Improvement Tools for Different Purposes

Cut Wood

(using right kind of blade)

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Hayward, California: Bulk Disposal of Garbage, Dirt, Hazardous / Toxic Waste, Metal

In case you didn’t know this, if you need to dispose of large amounts of stuff in or near Hayward, California, you can do so at the following places:

Household Items (Furniture, etc)

Customers of Waste Management (WM) get 2 free bulk curbside pickups a year. Contact WM to schedule a pickup.

Dirt, Gravel, Bricks, Rocks

Landfill Management
4001 W. Winton Ave.
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 784-0825

Clean Glass, Mirrors, Plastic, Faucets and Many Other Surfaces with Vinegar

Recently I needed to clean my glass coffee table so, as most people would do, I sprayed on some glass cleaner solution and used a paper towel and began wiping the table. For some reason, I noticed a LOT of streaks on the glass and there was some kind of white rough residue all over the table. I thought it was because I used a cheap glass cleaner solution but wasn’t sure. After doing a bit of research, I was surprised to find that simple vinegar and water does a better job at cleaning glass. There’s a little more to it though so here are instructions: