Archive of category "House Design Zone"
What is chicken wire? Chicken wire, also called poultry netting, is a mesh of thin, flexible galvanized wire with hexagonal gaps (Wikipedia). The wire is woven together by a massive loom called a Gambion machine, which makes oddly musical, hypnotically rhythmic sounds as it weave its magic. What are some of the cool properties of chicken wire? It can [...]
Oak trees are often full of lumps, furry balls and leaf-like growths sprouting from their leaves, stems and trunks. According to the University of Florida Knot-like gall on oak tree about 60 percent of the known galls occur on oak trees. Most are caused by small aphids, psyllids, midges and wasps which are seldom seen [...]
John, although painting an interior concrete wall is almost as simple as painting interior sheet rock, there are a few extra steps needed to insure a good looking finish that will last. The initial step is to clean the concrete wall with some TSP (trisodium phosphate), which should remove any dirt or grease on the [...]
Another year has come and gone at PrecisionCraft and for the log homes blog that means another year of articles written to inform, excite and inspire you and your log home project. With weekly posts ranging in topics from building tips to floor plans, we have collected a list of this year’s most popular articles [...]
Maybe it’s because red and green just does not ‘go’ with my living room color palette or maybe it’s because I like things that multitask, but in recent years, I’ve grown tired of the same old red-and-green color combination that appears all over the place this time of year. Don’t get me wrong, I love [...]