Do it yourself

With the onset of cold weather, the thermal preservation of the room begins to trouble us. And since utility bills are only growing, more and more people are turning to the issue of thermal insulation. A large percentage of heat loss falls on the windows and can vary from 1/3 to 1/2. This problem is faced not only by the owners of old wooden windows, but also by plastic ones.

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Only a few days remain before the New Year, which means numerous, if pleasant, efforts. To choose a Christmas tree and decorate it elegantly, without forgetting about the interior of the dwelling - the task is quite serious: here too there are some rules and principles. It's time to find out which ones. The tradition of home decoration The main attributes of the holiday in their current form came to us from Europe: talking about Christmas trees, wreaths and garlands.

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The closer the celebration of the New Year, the more all sorts of signs, bright garlands and various decorations can be found on the streets. This pre-Christmas picture can not but inspire the decoration of their workplace. Moreover, it is much more pleasant to work where not only the official atmosphere reigns, but there are also small, but such holiday reminders of the upcoming celebration.

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There are many men who love to do everything with their own hands, without attracting masters to it. For them, no problem and wallpaper pokleit, and lay a laminate. And what about the door trim? We think that this is also possible for them, and we want to share with them valuable advice, telling how to properly sheathe the door - iron or wood, and explain all the pros and cons of various materials for plating.

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Whitewashing is the most elementary of all finishing works and is an ideal way to refresh the room. However, this type of treatment today is used infrequently. When you made the decision to refresh your home, it was whitewashing the ceiling, it is important to find out how to do it properly. Today we will tell you what whitening methods exist and how to make repairs on your own quickly and efficiently.

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Some things sometimes surprise by their origin. It would seem that you can make from used pallets, which are often not needed even in the backyards of supermarkets. It turns out that the used pallets can be reused and useful for the household. You can make wonderful furniture from these wooden blocks.

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Laying tiles - a troublesome, so it is often trusted masters. But besides the tile itself, there are also seams between the fragments, which also require processing. And at this stage it is quite possible to do it on your own, which you can now see for yourself. The choice of grout For the treatment of joints applied to the compositions of different types, namely: On a cement base.

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At first glance, it seems that installing a sink is not at all difficult: he applied the contours of the necessary hole to the worktop, cut it out, inserted the sink, connected it to the sewer and plumbing connections, and that’s all - you can use. Actually, the way it really is, except for one "but."

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The warm floor today is no longer a luxury, but a necessity: this solution allows you to control the thermal climate in the house and significantly save electricity during the heating season. On the benefits, as well as the types and rules for installing underfloor heating will be discussed in more detail. Advantages of a warm floor The warm floor system is not new: 5 thousand years ago, the method of warm floors was used in Turkish and Egyptian baths.

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Usually, the installation of a window sill, plastic slopes and low tide occurs immediately after the window is installed. In most cases, this is done by a team of builders specializing in metal-plastic constructions. But there are cases when it becomes necessary to install the window sill with your own hands, and how to do it correctly, we will consider in the article.

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During repairs in an apartment or house, laying tiles in a bath is considered to be a particularly difficult job, so most people tend to entrust this task to professionals. But not everything is as difficult as it seems at first glance, and tile laying can be done personally, and in order to do everything as quickly and efficiently as possible, we offer you detailed instructions and consideration of the main nuances of this process.

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Probably, there is no person who has never tried to make crafts or jewelery with his own hands. But for some, this is just a memory of childhood, while many do not give up this occupation even in adulthood. In addition, nature regularly supplies us with all the necessary materials. And the most popular of them are, of course, bumps.

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If you want to achieve attractiveness and nobility from the wooden elements of your interior, you just have to age them. And to do it easily at home, by choosing the best way. In this article we will talk about the popular methods of artificial aging of things and their techniques. Why grow old wood Oddly enough it sounds, but the interior looks much more beautiful tree, from which blows antiquity.

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Own pond in your plot is not only one of the ways to create a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere in the country, but also the opportunity to add an exclusive flavor to the landscape design. Do you think such a hydraulic structure is beyond your power? You are mistaken, we will tell you how to master the laying of a pond with your own hands, while spending a minimum of money and effort.

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Asphalt pavements with their puddles in the rain and unpleasant fumes in the heat of the past. They were replaced by neat, clean, nice walkways, covered with various kinds and colors of paving slabs. Slender rows of cobblestones make an impression of the incredible complexity of the whole process of creating such creative sidewalks.

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