Home improvement

Home improvement

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

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Furring strips

Real estate; Home improvement

Furring strips are narrow strips of wood used to raise the surface, level the surface, or otherwise smooth out a rough surface to prepare it for paneling.

Galvanised steel pipe

Real estate; Home improvement

Galvanised steel pipe is common in older homes for supply lines and branch drain lines. galvanised pipe is strong, but only lasts 50 years.

Groove-joint pliers

Real estate; Home improvement

Pliers that can be adjusted to fit the size and shape of pipe fitting that you want to turn.

Hacksaw

Real estate; Home improvement

A hacksaw is a saw consisting of a fine toothed blade in a frame and is used to cut through metal.

Half-drop match

Real estate; Home improvement

Half-drop patterns repeat at the ceiling line on every other strip and the design tends to run diagonally. It requires 3 strips of wallpaper to repeat the vertical design. A half-drop match is a ...

Header bar

Real estate; Home improvement

The bar at the top of a set of mini blinds. The header bar contains the mountings for the blinds themselves as well as the mechanical pieces for adjusting the blinds.