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Ms Patch Plus Primer. This weekend I was cleaning out the guinea pig cage that sits in our living room did you know guinea pigs can live from 5 to 8 years, what the and noticed a crack in our wall under the window. Apparently the previous homeowners tried to fix it since there was evidence of old joint compound around the crack. Roof Rafter Cracked' title='Roof Rafter Cracked' />Parmesan Pea Pasta Salad is probably the easiest pasta salad recipe in the world. Takes just 15 minutes to make and contains only 4 ingredients There are lots of different definitions of what a PreCode film is, and what constitutes it. While this site will explore practically every movie produced between. Using Rigid Foam As a WaterResistive Barrier Some builders of foamsheathed homes have decided to omit the housewrap. Dealing with old rental homes has taught me a thing or two about drywall and plaster. After reading this post I guarantee youll be able to permanently fix any drywall crack in no time. Ive included affiliate links for your convenience. I earn a small percentage from a purchase using these links. There is no additional cost to you. You can read more about affiliate links here. Materials Thats not a bad supply list. My grocery list puts it to shame and is far more expensive and thats without buying Dogfish Head IPA beer. Lets get started and eliminate your cracked drywall Instructions Step 1 Apply Fiberglass Mesh Tape to Your Drywall Crack. One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to just add joint compound or spackling to the drywall crack. Over time the crack will come back because the compound or spackling will never win the fight between it and your house settling. Its like Pee Wee Herman challenging Mike Tyson. Adding fiberglass mesh drywall tape to the crack is like giving Pee Wee anabolic steroids. Center the tape on the crack. Since one side is sticky you can place it on the wall and get your Patch Plus Primer ready. Step 2 Add a Thin Coat of Patch Plus Primer to the Drywall Tape. M Patch Plus Primer is great for repairing cracks or holes in drywall because it doesnt require a primer coat like traditional joint compound. So you save time and money Big Tip when you buy 3. M Patch Plus Primer at the hardware store make sure it hasnt been opened. Otherwise, it might be bad and unusable. The same principle applies to any product that comes in a container including pre mixed joint compound. Apply a thin coat of Patch Plus Primer over your mesh tape. Just enough to fill the voids and make the tape adhere even more to the wall. If your crack is long say 2 5 feet I recommend applying the patch plus primer to the tape with a 6 inch drywall knife. To do this, youll have to scoop some of the Patch Plus Primer into a mud pan to use the larger knife. Add the spackling by starting in the middle of the tape. Spread the spackling on the tape in a downward motion from the center. Then go back and add the rest of the spackling moving upward from the center of the tape. This stretches the tape along the crack and prevents it from wrinkling. Allow this coat to dry for 3. Big Bang Theory. Step 3 Add Your Second Coat of Patch Plus Primer The reason for the light coat of 3. M Patch Plus Primer in Step 1 is so you dont have a big hump on your wall where the tape is located. Use your 6 inch knife to put on a second coat of the Patch Plus Primer. Make the width of the new coat be two inches to the right and 2 inches left of the center of the tape. Then smooth out the spackling with your 6 inch drywall knife like you did in Step 2 always starting in the center and moving toward the ends. The key tip I have here is to apply slightly more pressure on the side of the knife that touches the drywall. This pressure change will feather the Patch Plus Primer and blend it into the existing drywall. Depending on your skill and how perfect you want the wall you may have to apply a 3rd coat. Step 4 Lightly Sand the Patch Plus Primer For small drywall repair jobs I like to use a fine grit sanding sponge to feather the edges of spackling or joint compound. Lightly move the sanding sponge in a circular motion over the patched area. Circular motions will help blend the patch into the drywall. It will take a well trained eye to notice where you made your repair. Step 5 Paint Your Wall. The best part about the 3. M Patch Plus Primer is that you dont have to prime it. Patch Plus Primer can be painted over after 3. Use a good quality paint brush or roller. Mind Crackers there. Ive been using a Purdy 2 inch brush for 2 years now and while the handle is rusted, the bristles look fantastic. I always rinse my brush in warm water then wrap it in Glad Press N Seal. Brittany also has a great tutorial on keeping your paint brushes looking new. The wall looks pretty darn good, wouldnt you say Im gonna go out on a limb here but I think even Dr. Evil would be pleased with this job. Now you know the secret to permanently fixing a drywall crack. This entire project can be done in one afternoon or over the weekend without breaking a sweat. Stick around for a while We have a lot more home and auto fixes and repairs for you Learn more about Jeff. Floor Joists And Support Beams For Loft Conversions. Justin. Cardiff. Hi, I am about to install support for a full length dormer, this will be a RSJ. On architects plans RSJ goes into chimney breast, I seem to remember this unexceptable practice with solution being, RSJ into party wall opposing end supported via a stud partition. Would very much appreciate some clarity. Thank you Justin. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own pageIts easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Tie Beams. by Brian. Liverpool. I am thinking of boarding out my loft space storage only. The loft is purling design i think this is the right spelling, anyway on top of the joists I have tie beams running at right angles to the ceiling joists Would it be wise to board on top of these I would have to add extra 4x. This would then create a gap between joists and new floor. Is this ok to do Brian. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Joinst Centre Span. Steffen. Gloucestershire. Hi,Im doing my investigation to put down some loft flooring. All the loft board packs that i have seen, mainly B Q and Homebase, require the joist centre span to be no more than 4. My joist centre spans are around 5. Can you suggest what i should do in this case Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Existing Joists. by Rob Atkin. Middlesbrough. My existing joists are 5x. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. RSJ Steel loft Beams. Dill Hussain. BIrmingham UK. Hello can anyone help. I was wondering can you join to steel beams with bolts to form a long beam. Thank You. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. HowSimply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Roof Trusses. by Paul Bradshaw. Leeds. I own a 1. I have eventually got round to a conversion of sorts. My problem is roof trusses in the centre of the roof space but only there can I safely remove these to create more space. Click here to read or post comments. Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Loft Conversion Purlin Rafters. Good evening, I am in the deciding process as to if to do a loft conversion. I have the purlin rafters design as our house was built in 1. It is a semi detached. My question is, all the framework below the purlin which consists of four 4x. Would it be possible to remove Could the 4x. I have attached a photo to hopefully show it more clearly. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Supporting new attic beams. Tony. Wales. Hi I am renovating a old terraced house and have put in a RSJ to open up the 2 rooms downstairs, i have replaced the old joists with new 7 x 2 joists and new 8 x 2 floor boards laid on top. I need to replace the stud walls that where in place on the first floor and my question is it possible to convert the attic and have the new joists supported by the stud wall. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Planning A Loft Coversion Joists. Chris Walton. Tyne Wear. I am going to do a loft conversion and I wanted to know what sort of joists I need and how are they installedClick here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. HowSimply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Counterbattening verses along the joinst battening. Stewart. London. Hi there. I have an end terrace 1. I want to strenghten the joists and floor the entire area to enable storage of a large record collection quite heavy 1. I have bought 2. 4m 2x. I intended to then lay 8x. My question is. Is it better to screw the additional battens onto the extisting joists along the length of the joists and then lay the floor at right angles to them. With this method the added battens would be just short of the end load bearing walls as the purlins drop onto a 4x. Or is it better to counterbatten the joists by adding the extra 2x. These would span the 4m width of the roof, but not be supported by any load bearing wall, just mini joist hangers on each end of the battens. Then the floor would be laid at right angles to these and screwed down. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own pageIts easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Heavy weight in a loft. Hello there, I am looking to buy a house but needed some help and came across this site. The house has a large loft which is currently not used. The house is a new build and I was wondering whether you knew the weight limits for loft conversions. I would like to create a snooker room, however, the snooker table weights just over 1. Is it out of the question to do this or is it infact possible Many thanks in advance for your help, Jack. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Loft Flooring. by Alex. Northern Ireland. Hello. I would like to floor my loft for storage. Can I just lay boards on top off the rafters Someone I work with said these have to be at least 6x. If this isnt OK to do, how can I go about it Also would this be expensive to do My house was built in the 1. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own pageIts easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. D Rowlands. Liversedge. Hi I am starting to board the floor in our loft and there is what looks like part of an A frame. I am wanting a solution to remove this and strengthen the roof in the best most possible way. Please see pictures. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Structural Steel Straps. Paul Sainsbury. Shrewsbury. Timber 9 by 3 binder. Hi,I am about to start work on a loft conversion. My loft is unusual in that the height from the floor to the apex is 1. It is a mid terrace house. Currently there are two 9 by 3 inch timber biders that go in between the gable walls at approx 8 ft height. I want to have an open feel, therefore I have decided to not put a celing in but to insulate and platerboard all the way to the apex. My question concerns the timber binders. I have been told that these can be replaced with steel rods or straps that will be way more discreet and almost unoticable. Can you tell me where if this is indeed the case and the possible cost of installing two of these, also what diameter they are likely to be to replace the current 9 by 3 timber one. Thanks very much in advance. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Joists. Hello I am making a good storage place in my attic but started as I ment to go on right. The origanal joist run one way i have constructed a new frame of joists the opposite way at 3. Does this method comply with the building regulations if I was to apply for permission at a later date Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Loft Flooring. by John Webster. Nottingham. Hi Jeremy. I spoke to a builing officer chap today about boarding my loft. I can store light goods up there. I cant board more than 2. John. Click here to read or post comments. Join in and write your own page Its easy to do. How Simply click here to return to Ask The Expert. Loft Conversion Support Beams. Ken Cameron. Farnborough, Hants.