Posts tagged: copper
Giving your kitchen cozier look (with Antique Copper Tin look ceiling tiles)
By faustHello everyone,
Just wanted to share with you the details of one of our latest projects. We installed PVC glue on ceiling tile in the kitchen ceilings.
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First - we snapped a chalk line through the main focal point in that room - light fixture.
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Then we applied a glue (Contact Cement) to the ceilings along this line with a foam roller
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Glue was applied to the back of the tile (it is a good idea to apply glue to three-fo » READ MORE
How to cover those stained drop tiles once and for all
By faustHey everyone. Here I'd like to show you how did we covered old ugly drop tiles my friend had in his office with a new ugly ones (at least the new ones weren't stained :)
This is how this office's ceiling looked like before we started.
...about half an hour later.
We just attached PVC glue on ceiling tiles to the old drop tiles one by one (used them as a support)
For that purpose we used PL construction adhesive
Help your new plumbing pay for itself
By alexrussell
The price of copper has skyrocketed, and it's not an all bad thing. There are great alternatives to copper when it comes to re-piping your home, so there's no real need to pay any premiums there. But why not take advantage with the old copper pipe you're going to replace?
Scrap metal recyclers in Seattle, where I am, are paying upwards of $1.75 or so per pound for scrap copper. This is what they'll pay you for what you'll probably throw away an » READ MORE
The copper pipe sculpture: what to do with your new soldering skills
By alexrussell
While soldering joints in your new copper water lines is great, there are other ways to put those new skills to use. A fun and low-risk way to practice and perfect your soldering skills is to build sculptures out of copper pipe and fittings. It's surprising how many shapes and forms you can make out of rigid pipe and the limited types of copper fittings used for plumbing.
See my copper soldering tutorial if you don't know how to do it. I've list » READ MORE
Discover your inner plumber: how to solder copper pipe
By alexrussell
If you're thinking about doing the water lines in your home remodel, you'll first need to learn how to work with copper. Copper pipe skills really begin with being able to solder a viable joint, one that is relatively clean and doesn't leak. Here is how to do just that.
To work with copper you'll need the right tools.
1. a copper tube cutter
2. emory cloth
3. a wire fitting brush (make sure to get the right size for the pipe you are using)
4. fl » READ MORE
