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buxfan4life
The future's so bright, I've gotta wear... shades.
I have learned to never say never when it comes to maintenance on a home.
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This reminds me of a story about my ex-wife. She loved painting rooms and random walls various colors.
So she would want to repaint, say, the bedroom. I would move out all the furniture, paint all the trim, anal retentively tape the trim and edges, paint out 10 inches from that with a brush, remove all the tape, oh and paper the floors. She would roll the inside areas for half an hour. I would then remove everything, touch up her work, and replace all the furniture.
The next time someone would visit, she would say, "I painted the bedroom! What do you think?"
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I painted the office this last weekend. The room was a deep dark red and I wanted to lighten it up. I did a two tone light grey and medium grey look. Since it was such a dark color, I went with the Behr Ultra paint and primer. I used a nice 1/4" nap roller for a smooth surface. I have to say that after much additional effort after the initial coat, it looks really nice. I have used Behr paint before with much success, but I will not use the Ultra again. It was just too thick, globby, it ran and just covered poorly. It left a really gritty finish like there was little bits of shit in the paint.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
We did a house we owned like 14 years ago so I'm sure the technology has changed a bit since then... But it was a very good decision.
We used a relatively little known brand made by a company owned by Mercedes at the time, IIRC. Schueco. They were expensive and a totally different quality level than most replacements. Well worth the price if you plan to live in the house for a few years. If you're upgrading to flip, they may be pricy.
Our installer is now using something else as his top of line offering. I'll see if I can dig out his name. He actively posts on a replacement window board and that will be a very good resource for you.
Side note: just built new two years ago and wish we had Scheco instead of the Pella we put in.
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Zippercat
Legend
Can't tell you which window brand to buy, but I'll tell you one NOT to buy: Monarch, from near nowhere, Alabama. Prior owner installed them 8 years ago. Horrible design flaw trapped water at bottom of sash, which then rotted. I called their customer service, started to describe the problem. Customer service lady interrupts and says "Sir, you clearly failed to properly maintain your windows properly." I then asked what she thought I failed to do (I had not told her yet that I had only owned the house a couple weeks). After stumbling a bit, she said I would need to talk with their engineering department, but they were not in that week. Went downhill from there.
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So I will have maybe 2-3 hours tonight (most of which should be spent editing) to buy or obtain two things :
A 3 foot easel board, aka two boards that form an upside down v. The kind that you see outside of a restaurant on the sidewalk. Buying one would be preferable due to time limitations.
A 2 ft High box to stand on, maybe 3x3 in width and length?
Any suggestions? I can build this if needed but wonder if anyone has an idea where I could buy this.
A 3 foot easel board, aka two boards that form an upside down v. The kind that you see outside of a restaurant on the sidewalk. Buying one would be preferable due to time limitations.
A 2 ft High box to stand on, maybe 3x3 in width and length?
Any suggestions? I can build this if needed but wonder if anyone has an idea where I could buy this.
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Buck Nasty
You'll have nothing and like it
Those boards are called Sandwich boards, lots of places have them. FastSigns, possibly Kinkos, or even an office supply store might have them, or you can order them online from Amazon.
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Any recommendations on the best adhesive for attaching a treated 2x4 to exterior concrete block? Is there one that actually works? I have tried the Heavy Duty Construction version of liquid nails, but it won't dry. I was going to bolt it on, but I don't have a hammer drill to drill the pilot holes. May have to rent one, but looking for other suggestions.
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Well, I am using it as a gap filler to attach a retaining wall I built out of treated 4x4's. I just want to give the retaining wall some additional support. 
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