Posts tagged: Polystyrene
Nimbus: A Polystyrene Cloud
By DIY Maven
A few years back, Dominic Wilcox was inspired by a bag of tiny polystyrene balls stashed under his desk. One day, just for fun, he put a lightbulb inside the bag, which ultimately became the impetus for his pendant light 'Nimbus'.
Foam Doam Homes
By DIY Maven
Check out these easy-to-assemble, pre-fab homes by Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. They're made of polystyrene which means they won't rot, rust or attract termites. They're also said to resist earthquakes and typhoons, and because the walls are treated with a flame retardant, they won't give off toxic fumes if they should catch on fire. The dense, 7 inch thick walls have superior insulating properties, meaning they're extremely energy efficient. Th » READ MORE
Basement ceilings (Polystyrene tiles - cheap and dirty)
By faustHey everyone,
Recently we moved into new house . And I decided to build a new office for myself in the basement (working from home - dreams come true :-)
It will take a while before we'll finish the whole basement , but for now I just found a nice corner to start from. The walls, floors - everything was done traditional way . The last thing was to decide what to do with the ceilings. One option was to install the drop tiles, but since my ceilin » READ MORE
How to transform ugly popcorn (stucco) ceilings into something worth looking at within just couple of hours .
By faustHi everyone,
Here I just wanted to show how you can transform ugly popcorn (stucco)ceilings without tearing it off - fast, clean and easy.
On the pictures below you may see all stages of "covering" the existing popcorn ceilings with Polystyrene ceiling tiles (this specific model called R-16)
The whole job took about two hours. Tools used - utility knife, putty knife for adhesive (Acryl-Pro from Home Depot ), miter bo » READ MORE
