Congratulations on your decision to order new plantation shutters for your windows. You already love that plantation shutters have no corded mechanisms, so you never have to worry about them being a strangulation threat to your child. The fact your shutters are mounted flush against the inside frame of your window means they give much more control than curtains or blinds when it comes to letting in light. But, what do you do with your old plantation shutters?…
Rendering cement refers to putting a layer of cement over brick, stone, or concrete; this is usually done so that the outside layer of cement provides a protective barrier against moisture but also so that the outside layer can be stamped, painted, or stained for a decorative look. Cement can be shaped and formed into any fashion and holds a paint or stain color very well, so a rendered wall can look like brick, slate, marble, granite, and a variety of other options without the same cost.…
Wide board flooring has an appeal of its own when it comes to putting in new floors in your home. The method derives from olden days where it was a great deal easier for the carpenter to put in said floors if the planks were wider, simply because the boards covered more space. Back then they also didn’t have the advantage of putting plywood underneath and, therefore, used two layers of broad floorboards to keep the cold and moisture out of the floor.…
