Locate joists with an electronic stud finder, or just probe for joists by driving a nail through the drywall. All the joists ...

Q. We live in a town home that is 32 years old, and all ceilings (except bathrooms) have popcorn ceilings. We have several cracks in these ceilings along the taping lines. Please advise as to how to ...

Use 12 gauge CL2 (rated for in-wall use) speaker wire. You can find wall plates at a number of retailers, e.g.:<BR><BR>http://www.parts-express.com/p...m?Partnumber ...

The venerable American designer Albert Hadley advised that “ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.” Hadley, who in his 70s, covered his own living room ...

In this episode of the cabin in the woods, we finish the ceiling, and start building the chimney on top of the roof. This will allow us to complete the roof details that will make it leak proof. I ...

When designer Bess Jones suggested that Barbara Mattox paint the recessed ceilings in her Paradise Valley home, she didn’t hesitate. “It absolutely changed the whole feeling of the house,” says Mattox ...

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2004--California Paints, an innovative paint manufacturer, today announced its Diamond Acrylic Latex Ceiling White, the highest quality acrylic latex ceiling ...

Hey, remember when the popcorn ceiling was a-poppin'? The embarrassing, weird-memory-inducing, spray-on, paint-on style treatment was wildly popular from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Some called them ...