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Pre Paint Prep with BONDO

Thursday, February 18, 2010
posted by Craig

Thats right folks the same 2 part epoxy mix that autobody shops use on cars. In SOCal where some of the new rich reside is also Satisfaction Gauranteed seal of approvalwhere some of the best professional house painting occurs. Magazine model material, custom multi-million dollar homes with the same home improvement center paints the rest of us buy and use on our biggest investments in our IRA plans, the biggest dpainting preparation BONDOifference though is the prep work being done to create some of the finest home painting on the prestigious west coast.

I only emphasize this painting prep point, because I see the difference. Bondo or whatever brand you buy will change your homes detail of paint grade finish like night and day. Case and base nail holes, vacuum dents, mars and gouges, offset splices and even some miter joints go from nice job to vavoom. Interior spackling never really can give you that it truly is “all one piece look” but bondo does and does not shrink.

Diy Cabinets & the toe kick

Monday, November 30, 2009
posted by Craig

In every form of cabinetry the toe kick gets overlooked. All diy cabinets can facilitate a toe kick, as in a strong foundation builds the forgoing future. At the base of cabinetry sits the frame that supports the boxes they rest on, and most of these allow the front toe kick to be visible.installing the toe kick Unless, as the image here shows, the end box or only cabinet (such as a bathroom vanity) has a side panel that is notched for a finish toe kick panel.

If the conditions are such that 3 boxes fill a space between two walls, for instance, the toe kick may end up being 10′ or so and will fasten below at the face of the frame the 3 boxes sit upon. In this case a back ledger and several sub span joist of 3/4″ ply every 24″ can be applied to create the base frame. Standard dimensions are 2″ to 3″ recessed back and 4″ high for comfort and cleaning. As the layout enables every cabinet, so in a sense they will have equal support for a good solid install. Now the finish front toe kick can be installed to complete the base portion of the cabinets.