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Home improvement

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

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Home improvement

Wainscoting

Real estate; Home improvement

A form of wood panelling that comes about halfway up the wall. Often built from beadboard.

Wall brushes

Real estate; Home improvement

A flat-bottomed paintbrush, usually 3-5 inches wide, used for painting the large main areas of a wall.

Wallboard clips

Real estate; Home improvement

Wallboard clips are fasteners for attaching a wallboard patch to an existing wall.

Wallpaper remover

Real estate; Home improvement

Although warm water may do the trick (and is certainly priced right), you can turn to commercial wallpaper removal solvents if you need to.

Wallpaper roller

Real estate; Home improvement

A tool that is used to push air bubbles out of wallpaper while it is being applied.

Wallpaper steamer

Real estate; Home improvement

A tool used for applying steam to wall coverings so that they peel off the wall.

Weatherstripping

Real estate; Home improvement

Weather-stripping is material that seals the cracks between moving components, such as the crack where a window sash meets the frame or stop.

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