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Could anyone help me identify what this is? Mold? Efflorescence?
I was cleaning and noticed this today. I am going to go to contact building management and see how best get started handling this as soon as I can (I'm in a co-op). I don't know what this stuff is but ...
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Is it appropriate to leave window sills unpainted so they can breathe?
I have a contractor who is painting my windows on my house. The windows are pretty old and needed a fair bit of TLC.
After the job was finished, I inspected the job they did. I found that underneath ...
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What kind of black paint is heat reflective, good for use on glass, and safe for indoor use? [closed]
I'm looking to paint the interior of the glass window of my bedroom with heat reflective black paint. I'm worried that A) whatever kind of paint I get won't be made for adhering to glass, and B) about ...
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how to cover/repair nail holes on exterior window frame
we've just replaced our windows including exterior and interior frames/trims. The contractor told us they used oil-based primer and two coats of exterior paint, both are Benjamine Moore paint. However,...
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How to remove shiny black coating from a textured window?
The previous owner of my 1920s bungalow drywalled over a bunch of the original windows (!) and I'm trying to uncover and restore them to let some more light into the cavelike parts of the house. There'...
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Are these cracks small enough to paint as gap fill or do I need to caulk?
House is ~25 years old and several owners in. Do I need to do any sort of filling of these cracks with a paintable caulk or is thin enough I should just paint over it again? /Cheers
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Wall paint bubbling on edge of window from lack of insulation, how to fix?
Window and walls were done only a month ago. The only time it rained was once this week. What are these big blobs and could it be because of the light rain? Should I leave them or fix? Could it be ...
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What's the best caulk type for exterior stucco to wood window trim?
I have cracked caulk that is sealing window trim to a stucco wall. What type of caulk should I use to replace the old, deteriorated caulk?
Ideally, the caulk would be paintable.
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What kind of caulk should I use for sealing windows to drywall?
I installed new vinyl windows and now need to caulk them to the drywall of the window boxes on the interior side. What kind of caulk should I use? I've generally been using a nice silicone caulk, but ...
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How can I fix multiple layers of paint on window trim?
In our new house, we have discovered that the previous owner simply added a new layer of paint to the entire house whenever it began to peel. The paint job around the window sill and trim is ...
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How should I prime/paint a new red cedar exterior windowsill?
What's the best currently available paint combination for a new cedar windowsill in a non-freezing climate (San Francisco)? I've read that current oils no longer match the performance of their ...
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How do I open windows that are painted closed?
About a month ago I painted my windows and windowsills. The paint dried and I was able to open and close the windows at will for about a week or so after they were painted. Then the weather got hot, ...
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How can I remove paint from this window's aluminum track?
I recently purchased a house that has several layers of paint on the windows' aluminum tracks. (Wow! One bad paint job).
What's the best way to remove the paint, so that the windows will open and ...
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How to avoid window sticking to paint?
Our house has several sliding windows that have a strip of rubber weatherstripping where the movable part of the window meets the frame when closed. The most recent paint (a semi-gloss latex) is ...
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Can I use interior oil-based primer on window glazing?
I'm re-glazing some windows with DAP '33'. The instructions call for an oil-based paint or oil-based primer. I have a can of Sherwin-Williams oil-based interior primer. Will this work over the ...
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