http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=James+Holdinski Recreation James Holdinski Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=255587&ca=Recreation Plywood as you’ve probably learnt by now is a tricky material to work with. This is due to the grain running in every direction, this over course makes it prone to splintering along the edges. Not to fear, there are ways to avoid all the downsides of plywood however. Yet still keep all of its good a... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250720&ca=Home+Management Mirrors aren't just for looking in - they can make a small room seem spacious and a dark room much lighter. There are more types than you might think, and fixing presents few problems. When you consider that extra lights entail new wiring, and that creating space often means knocking down walls, the... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250809&ca=Home+Management How do I decide how much to buy? First measure up the area that is to be painted. On most tins of emulsion a spreading rate will be quoted — usually somewhere between 12 and 16 square metres per litre. However, it is worth noting that the spreading rate applies to smooth surfaces: if you are paintin... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250705&ca=Home+Management MODERN-STYLE TAP CONVERSION Do your taps look as though they belong in the Ark and perform as though they were? If you're reluctant to go to the cost and trouble of a full-scale change, there is an alternative solution - fit a tap conversion kit. Many old taps are past their better days; and if they... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250708&ca=Home+Management The first thing to do is to turn off the supply of water to the tap. This may simply involve turning off a stop valve somewhere in the pipe leading to the tap - or it may be easier to turn off the whole system at the mains. But most household plumbing systems are more complicated than that and you w... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250762&ca=Home+Management Designing the lobbies of hotels in the nineteen eighties I learnt a lot of this than can be used to both pick up the style and feel of a space. One of these tips was the use of mirrors. Back in the 1980's the use of mirrors as a decoration was starting to become very popular, as not just a looking g... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250808&ca=Home+Management Emulsion paints are invariably the first choice for decorating walls and ceilings. Understanding more about them will help you to achieve a perfect finish every time. Paint has come a very long way since man first used it to record scenes from everyday life on the walls of his caves 20,000 years ago... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250811&ca=Home+Management Is emulsion paint best applied with a brush or roller? One of the big advantages of emulsion is that it is easy to apply, with little drag on the brush or roller compared to oil based paints. So whether you use a brush or roller is really a matter of personal preference. Both give good finishes, alt... Home Management James Holdinski Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250813&ca=Home+Management How long does emulsion paint take to dry? It tends to dry more quickly than other paints. The surface should be touch-dry after 1-2 hours and can be recoated after 2-4 hours. Also, because emulsion dries by evaporation of its water content (see above) it is a good idea to keep windows closed while p... Home Management James Holdinski Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250420&ca=Home+Management A double-hung, or sash, window has two sashes which slide up and down and are counterbalanced in older models by weighted sash cords. If one of these cords breaks, the window sticks in the frame. To replace the broken cord, you need to remove the window from its frame; so if one goes, you might as w...