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tribune marchf 241993 pit turn an ordinary room into a showplace with wallpaper if youve been in a wallpaper shop recently you probably were amazed at the variety of color pattern texture and style avail able and a lot of it isnt even paper its now called wall covering and while most examples are paper coated with vinyl there are also heavy canvastype vinyls foil and mylar and prepasted types safety tips for painters at one time or another nearly all of us tackle a home painting project but all too often we ignore proper safety precautions to help ensure that your next exte rior painting project is both success ful and safe follow these tips use of ladders exterior painting projects almost always involve lad ders and ladder misuse is the cause of many a miscue when painting after you remove your ladder from the garage or tool shed take time to inspect it is it in good repair are all the rungs intact and free of dirt or paint buildup that could interfere with footing be certain when raising the ladder to paint make sure that die base is level and sits firmly on die ground also check to see if die ground is solid a ladder can slip in unstable soil or mud keep the angle of the ladder at about 15 degrees if you are using an extension ladder stay off the top three rungs stay off the top two steps of a stepladder wrap cloth around the tops of die ladder to pro tect the siding and prevent slipping when applying paint dont reach out too far always keep your hips between die rails of the ladder and when scraping or doing repairs use care when applying force as diis can cause die ladder to slip keep your ladder away from power lines especially if it is made of metal and never climb a ladder dial is wet proper clothing when climbing a ladder be sure to wear nonslip shoes tennis shoes or work boots are good choices if you are using bleach solution to remove mildew wear eye goggles and rubber gloves and avoid work ing on a windy day should bleach solution come in contact with your skin rinse well widi cold water and see die label on the bleach for further instnictions when wirebrushing or scraping old paint use gloves to avoid cutting or jabbing your hands power equipment be especially careful if you are using power tools for your house painting if you are using power washing equipment keep die nozzle pointed away from you and odiers dont try to clean windows with a power washer the spray may be powerful enough to shatter die glass wear a hood with a respirator and clodies that cover every part of your ixxly if you are spray painting widi oillsed alkyd paint fire safety since oilbased paint is combustible dont smoke when using it if there is wet paint or thinner on your rags or dropcloths spread diem out to dry or place them in a tight metal container away from heat sources and materials that can easily catch fire there are coverup coverings designed to cover and to disguise rough surfaces no need for spackling holes cracks and other defects in the wall with borders and a nice variety of patterns you can turn an ordi nary room into an opulent one since wall coverings can be expensive consider papering a single wall instead of all four walls or two opposite walls with the addition of moulding two to three feet up the wall to make a fake wainscoting you can paper the top twothirds of a wall saving at least 33 per cent if you do a whole room using borders there are lots of ways to save including use of borders you can use them in the standard way by lining the top of the wall with them or you can be daring and put them in corners on the tops of wainscoting and in other areas that just follow your whim one tiling about borders espe- mill lumber specializing in rough sawn pine vy domestic hardwoods economy lumber oak ash cherry walnut butternut maple birch beech poplar cedar hemlock fir timbers come in and browse and pick through our stock stouffville road east of kennedy 6402350 monday friday 8530 sat 84 f a sheraton nttquch ltd mahogany 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