Home improvement

Home improvement

Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.

Industry: Real estate

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Popcorn ceilings

Real estate; Home improvement

Popcorn ceilings are textured, acoustic ceilings that are sprayed on and resemble popcorn or cottage cheese when they dry.

Reciprocating saw

Real estate; Home improvement

A reciprocating saw moves in an upright piston-like manner. It is used for cutting almost any material given the proper blade.

Remnant

Real estate; Home improvement

Leftover pieces of fabric, carpet, or other flooring. To patch a carpet you will need to cut out the damaged spot and replace it with remnants that you saved when the carpet was installed.

Resilient flooring

Real estate; Home improvement

Flooring products that come in vinyl, polyurethane, linoleum, cork, and rubber materials. These floors are resilient because they are more durable and more easily cleaned than traditional floor ...

Ridge cap

Real estate; Home improvement

The part of the piece of the roof that lies at the ridges and over the edges of the shingles.

Rigid copper comes in three thicknesses. Type M is the thinnest but is strong enough for most homes. Types L and Type K are thicker and used in outdoor and drain applications. To cut rigid copper, ...