“I was reading your very helpful article about how to organize your home for a remodel, but had a question about when to do the ceilings?

“We are considering buying a home that has asbestos popcorn ceilings in some of the rooms. When should those be done?

“Just to give you an idea of what we are thinking:

1. Removing the asbestos popcorn ceiling
2. Expanding the kitchen: moving 1 wall back and removing a half wall
3. Painting the whole house
4. Reflooring the whole house (carpet in bedrooms, tile in kitchen and bathrooms, wood everywhere else)
5. Expanding the master bathroom and creating a walk-in closet

“We initially had been planning to tackle the ceiling, paint, then floors because we figured those would be quick jobs and the house would look a million times better, and then we would do the kitchen (budget permitting) and eventually the master. The more we thought about it though, we realized we would have to refloor the kitchen and master when we remodelled those…”

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A: That’s the funny thing about home remodeling, isn’t it? Ceiling before floor, floor before ceiling? One person strongly advocates one thing and another person strongly feels otherwise.

Personally, I would do:

1. Ceiling.
2. Expand kitchen and master bedroom & create closet.
3. Painting.
4. Reflooring.

But then again, that’s just me.

Home Remodeling: What Comes First? originally appeared on About.com Home Renovations on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 03:12:25.

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Q: I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find a 1 piece shower stall that doesn’t come with a pre-drilled hole?

Our house is old [and] the drain hole will not line up with any of the pre-cut drains. If you know of any vendors that do that if you could let me know that would be fantastic!

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A: When all is said and done, you will find it easier and cheaper to do either of two things:

1. Have a plumber relocate that drain, even if it involves cutting into a downstairs ceiling or some other dramatic event; or,
2. Have a tiler build up a shower pan from scratch out of tile and mortar, and mate that pan with acrylic shower walls (or just make the walls out of tile, too).

These one-piece shower unit floors are carefully sloped so that they lead to the drain area. So, it’s impossible to move the drain to any other part of the floor; it wouldn’t drain out correctly

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Can You Relocate a Shower Drain Hole? originally appeared on About.com Home Renovations on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 03:00:05.

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Q: I am getting desperate… [I] have sash windows. They open inwards and are more than 2 meters high and about a meter wide. They have a window sill that is quite a bit lower than the window itself, about 6 cm, so it is not possible to use standard stays or adjusters.

[As we have small children] we want to find a way of locking the windows with a small to medium opening. The left-hand window can be locked into place with only the right-hand one open, so I am looking for some sort of a lock/hook/stay that I can screw onto the left window and can then have a hook in the right window allowing it to hook open for a small amount.

Have you ever seen window hooks like this?

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A: I can understand the gravity of your situation. Thank goodness my son is now older, and I worry a bit less about this.

Even though there are plenty of window safety devices out there, I do not know of any products like you describe that are made specifically for that type of window configuration you describe.

Without being able to see the windows, my recommendation is that you create an ad hoc solution to this. If either you or your partner are handy, you can comb the aisles of your local hardware store in the locks/knobs/latches section. If not, I recommend hiring a handyman. No doubt he can come up with some creative solutions (it’s worth the cost).

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Special Sash Window Locks? originally appeared on About.com Home Renovations on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 17:01:30.

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• He dabs paint on her nose.
• She tomboyish-ly wears her cap backwards.
• One of them teeters on a ladder.
• Someone steps in a can of paint.
• A fast-motion shot shows them rolling out an entire wall in 10 seconds.
• Gaiety ensues.
• So forth and so on.

I don’t know of anybody who, once past that first wall, finds painting to be a goofy, fun-filled event.

Just saying.

Why Do Movies/TV Insist That Painting is Fun? originally appeared on About.com Home Renovations on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 19:55:06.

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