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The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Finishing Walls & Ceilings: Includes Plaster, Skim-coating and Texture Ceiling Finishes
CP-1589232836
$24.95
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Black & Decker Complete Guide to Finishing Walls & Ceilings
Includes Plaster, Skim-Coating and Texture Ceiling Finishes
Finishing walls and ceilings once meant nailing up some wallboard and slapping on paint or wallpaper. No more. Today's do-it-yourself can create dozens of different and exciting wall and ceiling finishes using materials now available at any home improvement center. Even basic wallboard installation is a new game, with curved walls, arches, and elaborate special effects easily achieved with innovative products aimed at the homeowner. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Finishing Walls & Ceilings gives all the information needed to give walls and ceilings designer finishes.. 240 pages, November 2006
Complete Drywall (Stanley Complete)
ST-0696225492
$14.95
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Complete Drywall (Stanley Complete Series)
Learn The Basic Techniques for Hanging & Repairing Drywall
Complete step-by-step instruction to build or repair walls and ceilings. Basic techniques to plan, select, cut, hang, tape, and sand drywall. Addresses drywall remodeling issues, and unusual situations. Professional drywall techniques for corners, curved walls, arched ceilings, and specialty finishes. Advice to help select tools and materials, including specialty drywall tools. Pre-start checklists, pro tips, and photos give homeowners confidence to tackle advanced projects. Advanced projects, such as decorative construction and finishes. 144 pages, August 2005
Drywall
AT-0716
$32.00
$28.80
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Drywall
Comprehensive Guide to Installing Drywall - Principles & Practices

Drywall is a comprehensive text detailing the principles and practices of the drywall trade. Math concepts are presented with special emphasis on the math skills required to measure and cut drywall. Common materials, tools, and equipment are described and shown in use.
Drywall Contracting
CR718
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Drywall Contracting
How to Set Up and Operate a Drywall Contracting Business.

Here you'll find how to get set up as a drywall contractor, the tools you'll need, how to do the work, and how to estimate and schedule jobs so that you keep the work flowing and the money coming in. How to prevent drywall problems, spot hidden problems before you begin, and how to install and repair drywall in new construction or remodeling work. Lists the eight essential steps in making a drywall estimate and includes estimating forms and man-hour tables for your use.
Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results
RC-T070966
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Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results
Professional techniques for walls and ceilings

This is the definitive guide to drywall, now updated and revised. Longtime drywall contractor Myron Ferguson spells out the full range of information on installation and materials. You'll learn everything from how to choose the best wallboard for any job to tips and tricks for creating attractive textured finishes. 
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Drywall Hanging and Taping - DVD
RC-T061026
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Drywall: Hanging and Taping DVD
Drywall Installation Techniques - Learn By Watching a Pro
Here's your chance to watch an experienced pro at work and to learn all the tricks and techniques he uses to create smooth, unblemished walls and ceilings. Veteran drywaller Myron Ferguson shows you how to measure, estimate materials, cut and hang drywall panels, tape and finish, sand and prepare walls, correct mistakes and make repairs. - DVD 59 minutes
Drywall Hanging and Taping - VHS Video
RC-T060097
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Drywall: Hanging and Taping VHS
Drywall Installation Techniques - Learn By Watching a Pro

Here's your chance to watch an experienced pro at work and to learn all the tricks and techniques he uses to create smooth, unblemished walls and ceilings. Veteran drywaller Myron Ferguson shows you how to measure, estimate materials, cut and hang drywall panels, tape and finish, sand and prepare walls, correct mistakes and make repairs. - VHS 59 minutes
Drywall: Pro Tips for Hanging & Finishing (Ultimate Guide)
1580112706
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Drywall: Pro Tips for Hanging and Finishing
Professional Tips for Installing and Finishing Drywall

John D. Wagner... has released Drywall: Pro Tips for Hanging and Finishing, a well-organized soft-cover book on the subject of Drywall. Wagner explains tools, types of drywall, tape, fasteners, installation, repair and finishes. The difficulty level of tasks is marked so beginners don't jump into expert-only territory. ...if you're thinking about a do-it-yourself project around your home that would involve drywall, there may be no better book than this one. It has 380 illustrations and color photos with everything from step-by-step instructions to hundreds of helpful hints.
Installing and Finishing Drywall
1402744765
$14.95
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Installing and Finishing Drywall
Handy Manual for Hanging and Finishing Drywall
get the best results with your drywall with the help of this handy manual—now revised, with the hundreds of photographs and diagrams in color for the first time. Detailed instructions explain all the basic materials, most effective drywall techniques, and special procedures needed to tackle the job. Get the rundown on building codes and inspections, installation tools, and drywall panels, fasteners, adhesives, attachment techniques, trim, and corner beads. See how to cope with problems raised by truss rises; gable, stair, and curved walls; and furred-down areas. Check out drywall finishing tools, and learn professional drywall secrets on moisture resistant wallboards, hand sanding, paint problems, and texturing and decorating the drywall. There’s no more thorough guide anywhere
Surface Preparation for Interior House Painting
1933073616
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Surface Preparation for Interior House Painting
Professional Results Begins With Proper Surface Preparation

Surface Preparation for Interior House Painting is the easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to preparing surfaces for paint, decorative paint and faux finish. The author, Steve Broujos, is a house painting contractor, decorative painter and instructor of interior surface preparation at The Finishing Schoo, one of the nation's finest schools for the art of decorative painting and faux finishing.
Working with Drywall: Hanging & Finishing Drywall the Professional Way (Black & Decker)
1589234774
$21.99
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Working With Drywall: Hanging & Finishing Drywall The Professional Way - With DVD
Get Professional Drywall Results Every Time

Working with Drywall gives a fresh perspective on this maligned but essential task. It goes beyond the basics of installing drywall to reveal all the secrets any homeowners needs to know to transform “rocking and mudding” from a chore into a true pleasure. The companion DVD takes you further still by showing taping and finishing techniques in real time so you can see exactly how the process looks when it is done right
Plastering Books
Builder's Guide to Stucco, Lath & Plaster
1889892726
$49.95
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Builder's Guide to Stucco, Lath & Plaster
Covers All Aspects of Design, Construction and Repair of Plaster
Builder's Guide to Stucco, Lath & Plaster Covers every aspect of design, construction and repair.... Plaster base (lath) and flashing; Mixing and application basics; Plaster finishes and how to achieve them; Decorative plaster work: implants, molds, etc.; Structural, thermal, water-resistant and acoustic properties of cement plaster; Scaffolding and safety; Cost estimating; Typical causes of plaster failure, and remedies; Repair and maintenance of stucco. COMPANION CD-ROM INCLUDED
Italian Plaster Techniques
1402714718
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Italian Plaster Techniques
Techniques for Creating Italian Style Plasterwork
Once reserved for highly trained artists, the techniques for creating Italian plasterwork are now available to all. With the help of the newest user-friendly materials, and these incredibly detailed and wonderfully illustrated instructions, do-it-yourselfers can easily create exquisite wall treatments. The focus here is on acrylic plasters--particularly Polished or Venetian Plaster and Textured Plaster--and their many possible applications. Find out about tools, color schemes, and surface preparation, as well as every single step involved in applying the plaster. Drying times, adding a topcoat, burnishing, polishing, and glazing: it's all covered. Do crosshatch, stenciling, Venetian lace patterns, and lots more.
Ornamental Plastering How To
0967703409
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Ornamental Plastering How To
How-To Book of Ornamental Plastering Techniques

Unique Guide to Ornamental Plastering Techniques
Plastering
0582056349
$68.25
$47.00
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Plastering
Practical Handbook of Modern and Traditional Plastering Techniques
This practical handbook, now in its fifth edition, has been updated to acknowledge changes and developing trends in the plastering industry. It covers not only the wide variety of solid and fibrous plasterwork, but also provides details of traditional and more modern techniques with appropriate application techniques. Items covered in this edition are recommendations for floor laying techniques, changes in dry lining methods, a revised section on bonding adhesives, plus information on plastering materials
Plastering: An Encyclopaedia
140515604X
$57.00
$43.69
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Plastering: An Encyclopedia
Introduction to Techniques of Modern Plastering

This book will serve as an excellent text for NVQ plastering students, whilst its encyclopedic structure enables the experienced plasterer to select information quickly on finer points when faced with an unfamiliar task. Architects and surveyors will welcome it as a guide to the scope of the craft and its materials, and as a reference for conservation work. It provides a thorough introduction to the techniques of modern plastering and a comprehensive treatment of present-day fibrous plasterwork
Plastering Skills
AT-0657
$60.00
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Plastering Skills
Learn Plastering Skills From Start to Finish

Plastering Techniques describes construction plastering techniques, from mixing plastering materials to special surface finishes. Solutions to common plastering problems, such as cracking and dryout, are given
The Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes (Natural Building Series)
0865714495
$29.95
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The Natural Plaster Book
Earth, Lime and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes

For builders of natural homes (straw bale, cob, adobe, rammed earth, and other natural materials), this unique step-by-step guide takes the confusion out of choosing, mixing, and applying natural plasters. From principles to practicalities, and with every stage of the process illustrated, The Natural Plaster Book details the entire process of plastering with earth, lime, and gypsum for a long-lasting and durable finish
 

 

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