When using chemicals like solvents, hash chemicals or strippers, protect your skin by wearing neoprene or rubber gloves. After you paint with oil base paints or primers protect yourself with long sleeved gloves that go from your wrist up to your elbows and wear a long sleeve shirt for extra protection. his will protect you from any splashes that may get on your skin.
Spreading The World of Contracting
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Paint Suit
A great way of protecting your clothes or exposed body parts from paint drops and splatters, a Paint Suit is perfect! This full body suit is ideal if your using a sprayer or just want to stay clean as possible. The Paint Suit cove the body from head to toe. If you do not have a Paint Suit, we suggest wearing some old clothing that can be thrown away. Like an old cotton long sleeve shirt, jeans or Dickie's, old sneaker or boots with good tread and a hat.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Miter Saw
The Power Miter Saw is a great tool to have. You can make several types of cuts with this saw, straight cuts and angles cuts like a 45 degree cut and more by reading the degree scale. With this saw you can cut different types of lumber materials. The adjustable head makes it easy to cut that 45 degree angle for molding, trim and borders or any two joining pieces. For a less expensive tool and get the same cuts, a handsaw miter box is a good back-up.
Protecting Yourself
If your working in any field of Home Remodeling or Contruction, it's very important to use protection. Before you begin your next project think of these keywords: Head, Eyes, Lungs, Hands, Knees and Feet! Whether in contruction or working around your house, use head gear (hard hat) especially if there are people working above you. The person above you could drop a tool, causing head injury. Eye protection is highly recommanded in any field of Home Remodelling or Contruction, etc. When cutting, painting, nailing, using chemicals, or in any other place of the job site, especially when others are working in the same area wear eye protecting at all times! If your working in a dusty area, cutting materials (saw dust), using paint or other chemicals alway use a respirator (face mask). Protecting your lungs is a matter of life or death! Many chemical and materials are very harmful to ones health. When carrying sharp object or wood and using tools, put on work gloves. This will prevent getting cuts or splitters and more. Best be sure when working in Home Remodeling or another blue collar line of work, you'll be on your knees! Using knee pads will help you from kneeling down on rock or pebbles, nails, cold concrete, hard floors, etc. All these elements are harmful to the knees and joints. When it comes to prevention of slip and falls, protecting you from twisting the ankle, you need ankle support. A comfy inside sole to prevent feet from hurting after a long days work. A good peer of heavy duty, above the ankle, non slip sole, comfortable work boots, will make your work day even smoother!
Friday, November 25, 2011
How Much Paint Do You Need?
Multiply the length of each wall (corner to corner) by the height of the wall (floor to ceiling) and then add them together. Divide the total by 400 to get the quantity of paint needed per coat. Divide total by 300 for textured or rough surfaces. Deduct the measurements for windows and doors from your wall total when estimating how much wall paint is needed. For ceiling and floor, multiply the length by the width and divide the total by 400 to get the quantity needed.
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