Showing posts with label Santa Clarita California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santa Clarita California. Show all posts

Saturday, February 15, 2014

How to Install a Bathroom Faucet Plunger Missing Knob

Fig.1 Faucet with no plunger knob
By Gary Boutin

Parts and Supplies:
Faucet plunger knob

For my regular viewers, I am back from a little crisis that happened four months ago. I crashed my personal computer and it took many months to figure out my blogger and e-mail accounts. In October 2013, I started working part-time as an associate for The Home depot. The Home Depot trains their associates very well on the building and lumber products that I am selling. My benefit is I learned even more for future posts.  

I was called by a Mr. Applehumber in Santa Clarita, California. They were selling their homes and moving up to Colorado. After the Realtor checked their beautiful home, she requested a huge laundry list of repairs. Jim showed me several sinks missing the faucet plunger, below this short post shows how this repair was handled.

This post shows the three steps to install a faucet plunger knob.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the faucet plunger knob was missing from the faucet.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows what the plunger knob looks like. This one was purchased at Ace Hardware store in Santa Clarita, California.
Fig.2 Missing 
plunger
Step 3: Fig.3 shows the new knob was placed on the plunger faucet. Inside the plastic know are pre-drilled threads, turning the new knob counter-clockwise or left the knob was screwed onto the facet plunger metal shaft.
Fig.3 Plunger replaced
This part was not at any of the large building supply warehouse stores, it was lucky that this part was available at Ace Hardware, it shows the versatility of this store. The staff was very informative on how to attach the clear plastic knob.

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Sunday, April 7, 2013

How to Repair Bedroom Window Sill

Fig.1 Pen damage
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Interior semi-gloss white paint
Mud knife 6-inch
Paint tray, brush and painting roller-small
Painters tarp 
Pre-mixed joint compound
Primer latex white
Tub and Tile Kitchen and Bath Sealant 

I was called by a Mr. Applehumber in Santa Clarita, California. They were selling their homes and moving up to Colorado. After the Realtor checked their beautiful home, she requested a huge laundry list of repairs. Jim wanted all the window sill to be repaired.

This post shows the ten steps to repair bedroom window sills. 

Step 1: Look at the problem, turns out all of Mr. Applehumber bedroom window sills were damaged. Above Fig.1 shows that some had little pen holes pushed inside the windows sills. Fig.2 shows that some had broken edges were the surface was scarred with edge damage.
Fig.2 Window sill damage
Step 2: Fig.3 shows that some sill had been dug with a pencil or a pen. Fig.4 shows some of the plaster damage was caused by wood shrinkage and there are many other reasons for ground movement, which causes the foundation to shift or settle.
Fig.3 Corner bead damage
Fig.4 Weathered 
away damage
Step 3: The first step to repairing these damages is to start applying joint compound to the damaged areas. Fig.5 shows a 6-inch mud knife applying mud to the pen holes in the bedroom sill.
Fig.5 The scraper with mud
Step 4: Fig.6 shows the window sill edge is being filled with joint compound.
Fig.6 Fill in damage
Step 5: Fig.7 and fig.8 shows the Tub and Tile Kitchen and Bath Sealant will be used to fill any crack near the window and give the window sill more protection.
Fig.7 Fill in cracks
Fig.8 Tub tile sealant
Step 6: Fig.9 shows the application of sealant to the windows edge. This type has a special ingredient that resist mold.
Fig.9 Edges sealant
Step 7: Fig.10 shows that the window sill must have a tarp on the floor to protect the flooring. For this job a blue plastic tarp was used.
Fig.10 Paint roller
Step 8: Fig.11 shows that after the window sill is repaired, caulked the last step to paint it. Use paint primer on the window sill so the so the paint seals the repairs. Fig.12 show the Salmon bedroom color paint that will be used over the latex primer. 
Fig.11 Brush primer
Fig.12 Customer paint
Step 9: Fig.13 shows that the window sill is now painted with the bedroom color paint. 
Fig.13 Final coat
Step 10: Fig.14 shows that the area has clean sharp lines on the window sill.
Fig.14 Job Finished


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