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Refinish Your Hardwood Floor Like a Pro

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 This article is written by a pro of refinishing hardwood floors since I have done too many to count. Maybe 300 would be a good guess. My father was in the business full time (as well as aluminum windows and doors (which I'll write another article about that soon) and while I attended college, and for a short time after, I worked with him as well as on my own refinishing hardwood floors. In fact, I just did my mother-in-law's last summer and my back still hurts! Before you even think of starting this DIY project, you need to be fairly good shape. There is a lot of bending, kneeling and scraping...if you do it right. Ok, you still are here reading so I guess you are serious :o) Here are the easy? steps to a beautiful, shiny hardwood floor: Determine what kind of finish you would like first. There are a couple choices, flat, medium gloss and high gloss. It's strictly taste as they both wear the same.   If you need any kind of information on this article related topic click he

Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets Gives Them a Whole New Look

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 Refinishing kitchen cabinets can be a more affordable and easy alternative to having to reface them. If your cabinets are just starting to show their age and haven't sustained any real damage, then refinishing them might just be the solution you need. It is also a great way to give your kitchen a whole new look without having to dig into your savings to get it done: most refinishing jobs only cost a few hundred dollars. The first step to refinishing kitchen cabinets is taking them off the hinges. This is probably the easiest step in the whole process, but it is nearly impossible to get it done with them still hanging up. This is because you could accidentally incur some damage to other parts of the cabinets, and it is difficult to refinish them without having the finishing liquids drip down and tarnish the floor or your countertops. After you have taken the doors down it is time to sand them. This can be done with sanding paper or a sanding block, but it is easiest with a mechanic

10 Steps To Refinish Your Kitchen Cabinets

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A cost efficient option for replacing old kitchen cabinetry, stripping and refinishing them will certainly be a less costly alternative for the home projecteer on a small budget. With most of the various designs and looks of kitchen cabinets in existence, most kitchen cabinets basically look the same. Many cabinet fronts have flat panel doors. Other styles possibly will include several variations of a flat panel. What changes the timber used and the stain colors. Even if you have flat maple cabinetry similar to ones from the 60's, you can modernize your cabinets to a lustrous, flat panel cabinet to look like modern day European cabinets with a cherry stain color and modern pulls. Here are the steps to successfully refinishing your kitchen cabinets" 1.) Begin by removing all of the doors. Once the cabinet doors have been removed, carefully take off the hinges and door pulls. You will not have to take down the cabinet boxes from the walls. Before starting the refinishing project