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Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Spy's home building thread gave me the idea for this one.
As you may know we have been in the throws of home renovations. Most will be done by the pros, but budget restrictions have forced us to do our own painting and we'll have to tile the backsplash above the kitchen counter ourselves. Unfortunately, even handy DH has never done anything like that, much less all-thumbs me.
Any do and/or don't tips would be greatly appreciated. TIA

Wargod
Member

07-16-2001

Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Have you talked to your local hardware store, Lum? I know ours does free workshops on everything from painting to fencing where they show you step by step how to do different projects. They will also give us one on one advice if there's no workshop for the project we are doing. The tools you need, the best techniques to use, and detailed instructions.

I love doing home repair stuff, so I've done a ton of painting, but I'm not allowed to do anything with tools, so have very little first hand knowledge of anything else, lol.



Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 4:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Home Depot is great for that!

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 4:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, War. No workshop at our hardware stores, but thhey are building a new Home Depot in my neighbourhood, Twinkie, however, it won't open before June at best. Don't think I wanna wait that long for a backsplash.LOL We'll just have to figure it out, because our budget is busted, no pennies to hire someone else (unless we screw up royally, that is.

Sbw
Member

08-09-2000

Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lumbele, I have tiled my kitchen counters and it is easier than you think. I am sure you can find some sites on the web which will give you some instructions. The thing which I thought made it the easiest was buying the spacers so you get them all nice and straight. If you have any specific questions I could help with, send me a message and I will be glad to help.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Sbw, I may just take you up on it. We intend to consult the web thoroughly, starting with DIY.com. Often though, little tips from someone who has actually done it can be extremely valuable in my experience. The pros telling you how-to tend to forget that the amateur doesn't necessarily know the basics.LOL