How To Save A Rotting Bamboo Plant
Is that lucky bamboo plant dying? It may not be real bamboo, but if the leaves are yellow and it's rotting, you can still save your houseplant with these steps.
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How To Prepare Peach Seeds For Planting
Peach seeds are found inside of the stony pit of the peach, and it's possible to use these to plant a new tree. Follow these steps to turn your old fruit into your very own backyard peach tree.
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How To Fit A Side Splash On A Vanity
A backsplash is usually installed along the back edge of a vanity to enhance its appearance and prevent water from dripping behind it. When the left or right end of a vanity is placed against a wall, an additional side splash must be fitted and installed.
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How To Repair A Popcorn Ceiling That Has Peeled
Repairing a peeling popcorn ceiling involves removal of the damaged portions and reapplying a new coat of texture. The process involves low-cost items available at any home improvement store.
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How To Caulk Against Brick
Caulking is an important step in any home improvement project and is needed to prevent moisture and air from penetrating the interior of buildings. One of the most common uses of exterior caulk is to seal the openings between different types of materials, such as wood and brick. Applying caulk to a brick surface must be done carefully so as not to spread excess caulk over the surface of the brick.
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How To Grow Bonsai Mangoes
Bonsai trees are simply standard-size trees kept in small pots to stunt their growth. For this reason, any variety of tree, including a mango, can be grown into a bonsai -- as long as you start when the tree is still a seedling. Mango bonsais produce edible fruit the same size as a normal mango.
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How To Check For A Gas Leak On A Fireplace Log
Gas fireplace logs provide a mess-free way to enjoy a warm, blazing fire on a cold winter night. The logs connect to a gas supply line at the side of the fireplace and run on either natural gas or propane. While gas logs typically function properly for years, like all gas appliances they can develop leaks.
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How To Seal A Corrugated Roof
Corrugated roofing panels come in both metal and plastic and contain a raised ridge pattern instead of a flat surface. The ridges assist in draining rain water off of the panels by directing them into the lower channels.
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How To Glue Foam Insulation To Metal
Foam insulation is an important part of maintaining energy efficiency inside and outside the home. It comes in large panels that look like drywall, but are comprised of foam and attach to the interior or exterior of the home. While you can attach foam insulation panels using nails, gluing them is less labor intensive.
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How To Clean Windows That Have Saltwater From The Ocean
Sparkling clean windows allow a clear view to the outside and makes a home look well cared for. Unfortunately, those who live in coastal areas must combat the sticky ocean spray that smears windows. The spray adheres firmly to glass, so you'll need to dissolve the salt with basic household supplies.
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How To Glue Stainless Steel To Drywall
Stainless steel is a durable, corrosion-resistant material used in a wide variety of home decor, including as well paneling. Stainless steel provides a decorative option for kitchen backsplashes and walls, as well as a more rugged appearance in garages or workrooms.
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How To Attach The BEKVAM Spice Rack To A Wall
The BEKVAM spice rack, manufactured and sold by IKEA, has a natural birch wood finish that owners can sand or stain as desired. Although the BEKVAM spice rack can sit flat on a kitchen counter surface, it also has two keyholes that allow you to hang it on a wall.
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How To Grow Climbing Strawberries
Climbing strawberry varieties are very similar to traditional strawberry plants, but the runners, or vines, can reach up to 40 inches in length. These strawberries grow well in the ground as well as in hanging baskets and containers.
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How To Take Down Curved Shower Curtain Rods
Curved shower rods look and install almost exactly like a traditional shower rod, but arc out away from the tub enclosure. This provides additional space inside the shower to accommodate bathers. While curved shower rods offer many benefits, you may decide that it's time for a change.
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How To Secure A Billy Bookcase To The Wall
Because of its height, the BILLY bookcase comes equipped with wall-mounting hardware to keep it from tipping over. Manufactured by IKEA, this wood laminated piece of furniture has five shelves that are adjustable to different heights to accommodate any size book or other decorative item.
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How To Finish Carpet In A Doorway With No Transition Strip
A transition strip does exactly what the name implies by covering the location where two types of flooring meet. Installers often use transition strips in the center of doorways.
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How To Repair Carpet Tack Strip Holes In Concrete
Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place. If you decide to remove the carpet, you must also pry up the tack strips, which are held in place with nails. If the floor is made of concrete, you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room.
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How To Install Metal Tile Edging
Metal tile edging consists of rigid metal strips that are shaped like an "L." They fit under the edge of metal tiles to create a continuous finished edge along the side of the installation area. Although metal edging is typically used with metal tiles, it can also be used with ceramic tile.
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How To Hang An Object On Aluminum Siding
Vinyl siding is a common and durable exterior home covering. While siding often improves the exterior home's appearance, it is difficult to hang objects like garden plaques on this material. Inserting nails or screws often voids the warranty and causes moisture damage from rainfall.
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How To Pour Concrete Over Dirt
If you are constructing a patio, shed or a sidewalk, the process often starts with pouring a solid concrete base to provide sturdy support. Home owners can accomplish the task themselves by pouring the concrete directly on the ground in the installation area.
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How To Root A Podocarpus
Podocarpus is also called Chinese yew or Buddhist pine, and can be either a shrub or a large tree, depending on how it is pruned. The plant is an evergreen that can reach 90 feet tall in the wild, but it is also often used as a bonsai.
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How To Unlock A Drawer Slide
Drawer slides are the thin metal rails installed on both sides of a drawer and on the interior of the cabinet, dresser or other piece of furniture into which the drawer slides. The slides fit together perfectly to make opening and closing the drawer effortless.
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How To Repair Cement Garden Statues
Cement garden statues are available in a wide range of styles and shapes and are a way to add interest to a landscape. In fact, many are expensive works of art as well as valued treasures.
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How To Care For An Indoor Boxwood
Boxwoods are evergreen plants that are typically grown as shrubs or topiaries in outdoor gardens. Although the sizes vary by species, most boxwood varieties are slow growers that add only 12 inches or less of height per year. This slow growth makes them ideal for use in pots.
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How To Remove A Ceiling Vent
Ceiling vents come in a variety of shapes, but they all have slotted fins that direct air flow outward into the room. Ceiling vents are attached to ducts that run to the home's main heating or cooling system, thus regulating the air temperature.
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How To Backfill A Trench & Settle Dirt
If you have dug a trench to repair a pipe, install outdoor lighting or for some other project, you must eventually refill it with soil. Although most people simply shovel the dirt back into the trench, this often results in low spots where the soil settles.
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How To Root An Ice Plant Clipping
The ice plant is native to South Africa and comes in both upright and trailing varieties. It is considered a succulent, but thrives in areas of heat and is tolerant of dry conditions. The plant has short, spiky leaves that are thick and produces pink flowers in the summer and fall.
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