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When you live in old house like I do, remodeling is always a challenge and a surprise. I am currently involved in a major kitchen remodel. Our kitchen like many kitchens, has seen better days. It was installed in the house was built back in 1945 and I'm sure it's has served its previous owners well. However, modern kitchens are large and open. This kitchen, like most kitchens of its era, a small enclosed off. We decided to open the kitchen out by removing part of the wall, removing old tile from the walls, and updating the entire kitchen with new cabinets and appliances.

Our first surprise came when we moved the refrigerator from its current location.

The refrigerator sat up on a platform about 1 inch off the kitchen floor. We never

gave it much thought and assumed that it had always been like that. When I move

the refrigerator and lifted up the old flooring, I discovered why. Plumbing from the

sink did not go through the floor to join a drain pipe in the basement. It did,

however, run across the floor and under the refrigerator. This required some major

engineering to move the drain line for the new sink and dishwasher.

Surprise number two was the ceramic tile on the walls. The ceramic tile wound up

not being ceramic tile at all! It was tin tile that was glued to a masonite backing

board. The backing board was itself glued to the plaster walls and nailed every eight

to 10 inches. So while the tiles came down very easily using just a screwdriver,

getting they masonite backing board off the plaster was a nightmare. Not only were

the plaster walls full of holes from the nails, big globs of glue was smeared all over

the walls. At first I tried sanding. All that did was create a cloud of dust. After two

hours of creating dust clouds I had only managed in clearing off a 2' x 2' square

area. I talked to a number of contractors who only shook their heads and offered me

luck in removing the glue from the walls. Someone suggested I use glue remover

but I didn't want the fumes in the house. Someone else suggested a strong scraper

but I wasn't strong enough to remove this glue. Finally, someone suggested a heat

gun. I was skeptical. How would a little heat gun remove 60 years of hard and glue?

Much to my surprise, it worked! Now it didn't work easily. It was still a lot of hard

work, but by working slowly, and steadily, I was able to remove all remnants of glue

in about four days.

I hope this tip and technique helps you if you ever encounter a similar situation. I

know what I first started removing the glue from the wall, I would get discouraged

thinking it would never end. However, by working slowly and steadily, I managed to

get a little bit done each and every hour. I took frequent breaks, and went outside

for a breather every couple of hours. It didn't help that I was doing this in the

middle of summer when the temperature was in the 90s. However with

perseverance, this task can be finished easily. And if you do it yourself, you'll save

all the money that you would pay contractor to do the exact same thing.

Dean Novosat is an avid do-it-yourselfer and remodeler. He writes for http://build-decks-patios.com, http://www.decks-patio.com, and [http://www.the-kitchen-designer.com]

Home Improvement . Things You Can Do

Home Improvement involves working on your home for remodeling, repairing and decorating. There are so many places and things one can work upon inside and outside the house.

The list could be endless and can be broadly classified as under:
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS: Circuit Breakers, Cords and Plugs, Lamps, Light Fixtures, Receptacles, Wall Switches

KITCHEN: Installing a Kitchen Sink, Installing a kitchen faucet, Adding Task Lighting, Tiling a Kitchen Countertop, Kitchen Cabinets

KITCHEN APPLIANCES: Dishwashers, Garbage Disposals, Dryers, Ranges, Refrigerators, Washers, Water Filters

BATHROOM: Installing a Bathroom Sink, Mounting a Faucet, Setting a Toilet, Installing a Vanity Light, Installing a Bath Fan, Setting Cabinets, Hanging Accessories

SAFETY: Childproofing Your Home

PLUMBING: Drains, Faucets, Pop-ups, Supply Pipes, Toilets, Water Heaters, Septic Tank Care

HOME CLIMATE: Humidifiers, Dehumidifiers, Central Air Conditioning, Forded-air Heating, Room Air Conditioning, Thermostats, Installing a Radiant Floor Heating System

WALLS: Drywall, Paneling, Plaster, Tile Walls, Wallpaper, Stucco Walls, Fixing Wallboard

WINDOWS: Window Frames, Glazing, Window Screens, Weather Stripping, Replacing a Window Pane

DOORS: Hinged Doors, Sliding Doors, Screen Doors, Garage Doors, Locksets, Framing a Doorway

FLOORING: Carpet, Resilient Flooring, Stairs, Tiled Flooring, Wood Floors, Floating, Laminate Floors, A Base for Flooring, Quieting a Squeaky Floor, Installing a Radiant Floor Heating System

SIDING: Brick Siding, Stucco Siding, Vinyl Siding, Wood Siding, Exterior Paint
ROOFING: Asphalt Roofing, Built-up Roofing, Shingle Roofing, Chimneys, Gutters, Flashing

The type of home improvement you are planning upon depends on the need at that moment. You may not overhaul or repair the entire house but look into one that requires immediate attention.

There are a lot of DIY Do It Yourself books and magazines available, which can provide you with a lot of tips and also explain in detail how to go about fixing a particular problem. Even recorded CD's and DVD's by professionals on home improvement are also readily available on specific topics. You can also get online help from select chat groups or dedicates forums.

Choosing the right tool for the job is as important as doing it rightly. Some of the basic & must tools are:
A set of minimum 3 different sizes of flat blade screwdrivers and two #1 & #2 Phillips drivers
An ordinary 16oz claw hammer,
1' wide, 25' measuring tape,
utility or box knife with a retractable blade,
razor blade holder/scraper,
a 12' flat jaw, arc jaw plier,
a drain or toilet plunger,
hand saws,
scratch awl,
a 7' scrip joint pliers,
cordless electric drill,
a 10' curved jaw, locking plier,
wire stripper or cutter,
a non contact electric tester,
crescent type wrench and pipe wrenches,
combination square,
needle nose pliers

Depending on the type of the work taken up various raw materials are required.

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