Alternatives to Blu-Tack, for poster on painted cement block wall?

I have a wall which is white-painted ‘breeze blocks’ (AKA cinder blocks, I think?) with no plaster or anything. I’m looking for a way to attach e.g. a poster to it, so that it can be removed at a later date, without leaving any permanent stains or damaging the wall.

I don’t have the option of changing the wall in some way, as it doesn’t belong to me [rented room]. I’ve heard that on brick, Blu-Tack is a big mistake, as it’s impossible to get off. I’m guessing this applies to breeze blocks too – and I know Blu-Tack can stain or damage paint, as well.

Any ideas? Would Sellotape work, for instance?

How do you remove paint from walls/brick?

I tried a fluid like paint remover, it works a bit. (Fingure nails work better when peeled) Any other methods?
Open for ideas.

How to hang posterboard on brick walls?

My poster boards keep falling off my brick walls in the basement. The walls are painted. Ive been using duct tape. I have no idea how to get them to stay up there. The poster boards are not that heavy either. Any suggestions on how to get them to stay on the walls???

Want to paint a brick fireplace–already painted antique white but want to change to either red or something e?

any ideas? Walls are pale blue-trim and celing beams brown

any ideas or good ways…?

to make pictures stick to a painted brick wall? i have tons of pictures on a wall in my dorm room but the air is so hot and dry that the sticky tac stuf dries and out and they fall off and tape wont stick to the paint..any ways to make pictures stick besides those 2? or a special kind of tape i could get? its annoying re-sticking them every few hours. thanks!

How much does it cost to build a small outhouse building?

I’m looking to build an outhouse building in the garden within the constraints of the regulations set out for outdoor buildings that require no planning permission. I am looking for approximated costs for each part of the build for use as comparisons. I will be doing a lot of the work myself but need help with the heavy duty stuff.

1. To lay a concrete foundation (trench type? – any advise on best type to lay?), how much would it cost based on size of say 4 x 6m? – including digging up the ground, the labour and the concrete mix.

2. How much would it cost to hire a brick layer to lay bricks for a rectangular building around 4 x 6m in size (and <2.5m high)? – Would it be cheaper to use a breeze block construction with cladding or go for normal engineering blocks?

3. To errect a flat roof on the building, how much would it cost for the materials and labour?

Sensible answers only please and from those with experience of builds like this. If you’re a builder and you’re within the Middlesex area, send me your details and I may contact you.

Thanks

How much does it approximately cost to raise a house?

We live on the coast and our house is in a flood zone. We are thinking of lifting it because we are continually hit with hurricanes in this area. The house is not odd shaped, it pretty much is the shape of a box. It’s 2 stories, brick and 2,000 square feet…. 1,000 for each floor. We aren’t wanting a basement… just to lift it above the high water mark. What is a ball park figure?

How much does it cost to make this beach dream house in Peru?

The house is i want to make is 160 m2 in length & width on the ground, it has 2 floors with garage, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and on the roof an extra service room & bathroom. What material should I use and which is cheapest: Concrete, bricks, dry-wall, wood? Or something else? I like concrete the best but I don’t know the prices. That seems to be the material most used for houses in Peru. I already have the land to build on. I want to know how much things cost seperately; for an architect to do a complete floorplan and whatever else they do, the engineer/contractors/constructors and the material to build the house with. And do you have to pay for the transportation of the material each time or do the builders take care of that for you? And obviously I want one figure of how much it will cost to complete? I have about $10 000 and can maybe put in a little more if I absolutely had to.

Can I repair my cement steps?

We have a brick house that has brick walls surrounding cement steps that lead to our front door. The brick walls need work – one of them seems like its bulging a bit? But for sure, the cement steps need help. The bottom step has a few big chunks missing now. Can I patch it, or do i need to replace the whole thing? There are about 6 steps, each about 3 feet wide. Any idea how much this project would cost if I hired it out?

I don’t understand these two problems….any help?

Hi, I’m stuck on how to do these two math problems on my homwork.Can anyone help me,and show how you got the answer?

1.) The area of a triangle is 12 cm. The height is three times longer than the base. Find both measures.

2.)Dimitri wants to make a piano in his back yard, The area that he wants to pave is 12 feet by 8 feet. Each brick is 3 inches by 3 inches and costs $2. How much will it cost him to make the piano?

I would really appreciate any help!Thanks!=)
2 minutes ago – 4 days left to answer.

How do I build concrete stairs to be brickfaced?

I just dug out the old (narrow) and falling apart brick stairs to my basement. I HAVE worked with concrete before, so I know something about building and using forms, BUT I have never made stairs before. Can anyone point me to good resources? I want have these stairs covered in brick and I’d like to pour the stairs myself, but the task seems a bit daunting. Any suggestions about measuring treads and risers, building forms, using rebar, etc., would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance -

Using Magic Minus Zero brand salt to melt ice on preformed concrete stairs?

We had a bit of freezing rain tonight where I live, and my preformed concrete stairs were all covered with a thin sheet of solid ice. We used that brand of rock salt in order to melt it, but now my father is saying that the salt will destroy the stairs. Is this true?

If this helps in anyway, the stairs are about 4 years old.

Concrete stairs?

I have a flat that covers 2 levels, there are floorboards upstairs and downstairs but the stairs are concrete. Could i attach a wood covering to them or has anyone got a better suggestion of what to do with these dangerous steep stairs?

How can I cover a concrete wall at the bottom of my stairs?

Hello All!

Sorry I have no pic to show , but I have a Spanish style home where the walls are concrete. At the bottom of my (carpeted) staircase is this concrete mantel. It is very pretty and I have photos on it , etc but I have come to realize it is a safety hazard! … God forbid someone is walking down the stairs and slips / falls they will crack their heads on this concrete mantel. I was thinking I should cushion it and cover it to make it as decorative as possible, but more importantly not a safety hazard.

Any suggestions??.. This is once again concrete, so I have NO idea how to do this.

Thanks in advance!

After I painted my cellar stairs, there is this very slippery film-what is this and what do I do?

The stairs are concrete, and have a steel cellar door covering them. I scraped and wirebrushed them and primed them. then I painted with Behr porch and floor paint-100% acrylic Latex glossy sheen, mildew resistant. Every coat I apply-this happens. I tried drying it w/paper towels but it doesn’t work. The basement floor and stairs are very dry usually.

am taking fake brick off wall, but cement stays. WHAT IS BEST TO PUT OVER WALLS, NOT SHEETROCK, SOMETHING ELSE

whats best to put over bumpy cemt keft from fake brickwall, not sheetrock, something else can paint. room is ground level, NOT BELOW GRADE. ALSO CAN COMM. INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPET OVER PAD BE PUT ON CEMENT SLAB IN THIS ROOM, IS WHAT WAS THERE BUT OLD AND CRAPPY LOOKING. FLOOR IS 2-3 FT THINK, SEALED?????
own home, plan to stay. dont want paneling, have in rest of room, cement left on wall was from fake bricking. want something, not sheetrock, so can paint. ANY WOOD ITEM, AS WAINSCOAT, OR SUCH ?????? NO WAY USE RUG TILES, FRIENDS HAD BAD RESULTS.

fake brick wall in bedroom?

okay well i was at a friends house a couple years ago and his sisters room she had a brick wall and i asked her about it and she said it was fake ! but i t looked so real! what is it and how could i go about doing that to my room because im redecorating my room

thanks for the help (:

can you cover a fake brick wall with wainscoating?

I have a fake brick wall … I think it is paneling , can i paint the paneling. It is a ugly dingy white ?

How do I put up fake spiders webs outside on a brick wall?

My house is brick and I don’t have any wood to mount the web to short of going out and finding pieces (which I don’t really want to do for safety reasons). I had my heart set on using this for Halloween.

How do I mount the fake web without it blowing or getting rained away?

Thanks in advance

How do I know how much brick to order when building a dry set patio?

I’m planning to build a brick patio without mortar. Is there a quick and easy formula for estimating how much brick I’ll need?

About how much brick is needed to build a house?

I’m not talking about the number of bricks, but about how much in weight? Literally a guestimate for a “standard” house.

How much to build a brick wall?

I’m looking for a cost estimate to build a brick wall on one side of my garden, want it to be either, 6ft high and about 20 metres in length, or 4ft high and same length. Thanks

roughly how much would bricks and cement be for a 10 by 12ft stable?

im building 2 stables and is wondering how much roughly would the bricks cost..?

How much to build a small wall?

How much would it cost for a bricklayer to build a 11.8m long by 1m high brick garden wall if i was supplying the bricks? I got quoted £1,370!!

I need ez ways to organize and decorate my toddlers room? we rent a place with cement walls! yikes! help!?

he likes cars and trucks so i am going to cut some out and stick to the wall, have you ever done homemade decorations for a kids room? any tips? also what tools will i need besides glue and construction paper? any creative ideas for a tunnel made from cardboard boxes?
thanks in advance!

Is Ez. 13:10 an example of how people are even today also?

(Don’t interpet Ezekiel for me). Why do they say there is peace when there isn’t? Sounds like many who are not paying attention to what is going on.

Ezekiel 13:10 (King James Version)

10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

How does this apply to what is going on in the world today? Thanks.

best canopy for vending?

I vend outdoors and have borrowed my friends tent which is really great but cost $500-$600. I was looking at some commercial grade ez up online for $240 with walls and stuff but she says they are terrible. I need something to last at least 9 mo till I can afford a really good one. I live in a sometimes rainy and some high winds climate and will set it up on asphalt so It shouldn’t bend. I will be setting up and taking it down every week for a day.
I don’t have any stores I can buy them from where I am – it has to be online and able to be shipped.

Can you find the “hook” from rightmedia.com?

Right Media Inc.,
2 Park Avenue, Suite 450,
New York, NY 10016.

Right Media is considered to be malware by the computing community.

Multiple fire walls, spy removers, virus blockers identify it as such although none have to date (11/2010) found a successful way to remove it.

The only “fix” known to date is a complete reformat of the hard drive.

the Cookies I have are: [my_name]@ad.yieldmanager[4].txt and [my_name]@twitter[2].txt

EZ to “removal” >< Bak in seconds. Can You Help?
I REALLY don't want to "re-format" my HD.
Above Source: Wikipedia

B&A: Dialogue piece and can you feel the emotion?

You know how it goes, critique me harshly :} This is probably my last piece for a few weeks, I’m starting to get very protective and shy about my work.

“Whatever,” her brother retorted, rolling his eyes. “They injected us with some needle and the next thing we knew, we were down here. The weird man, I’m guessing your father, came in here and told us to eat. He threw some nasty looking soup in here and left. We’ve seen him a few more times after that- once to give us the bed rolls, once to give us these rags we’re wearing, and once to put these bands on our wrist.” He held out his left wrist and Rayna examined the dirty leather strip with the word salvrya on it.
Rayna’s eyes widened. “How long have you been in here?” she asked.
“One and a half weeks,” Chloe answered. “Why does it matter?”
Rayna paused for a moment as various thoughts ran through her head. She stared at the band on Mathew’s hand and shook her head. Salvrya, one and a half weeks, the leather band- no, it can’t be, the time isn’t right. Unless, they’re not done with their time yet… “Oh Gods,” she said. They both looked at her with interest. “You guys are-“
“Slaves,” an all too familiar voice finished with her. She whipped around and came face to face with her dad, the entire wall unlatched, and a dozen men behind him.
“That’s him!” Chloe announced, standing up behind Mathew, her bony finger pointed at Rayna’s dad.
“Dad, what is this?” she gestured to the tunnel and the siblings.
He sighed and gestured with his hands for his men to move forwards. They flooded the cabin, two grabbing Mathew and two grabbing Chloe, both wriggling trying to get free. Two others grabbed Rayna’s arms to make sure she didn’t move. “Rayna, you really need to learn not to roar so loud. I’m sorry, but now that you’ve seen this, you must go to the encampments with the Arolds.”
“What?” she screamed, shoving away the arms holding her before being thrown and pinned to the ground. “Nexus, how could you?” she yelled.
Her dad had a pained expression on his face, “You know not to call me Nexus, I am your dad and you must address me as so.”
Rayna shook her head. “No, my dad isn’t a slave merchant and he most definitely doesn’t just ship his only child off to an encampment! You are not my dad,” she spat on his perfectly polished, black boot.
“Take them away,” he ordered. Rayna was picked up and thrown over a burly man’s shoulder. She kicked his chest and punched his back before two other men came and bound her hands and legs. She saw Mathew and Chloe being escorted out on their feet, they must be too weak to fight back. “A bag of your clothes will be given to you Rayna, I’m not completely heartless.”
Rayna glared at her dad, “Optur e! Opture ve ez Underdun!”
“Shut her up,” the man holding her said. “Don’t touch me,” she snapped. She began to shift into her lioness form but couldn’t do it- the injured herself too much already. It wouldn’t have matter anyways; she looked up to see her dad hurl a shovel at her head before blacking out.

I need ez ways to organize and decorate my toddlers room? we rent a place with cement walls! yikes! help!?

he likes cars and trucks so i am going to cut some out and stick to the wall, have you ever done homemade decorations for a kids room? any tips? also what tools will i need besides glue and construction paper? any creative ideas for a tunnel made from cardboard boxes?
thanks in advance!

Is Ez. 13:10 an example of how people are even today also?

(Don’t interpet Ezekiel for me). Why do they say there is peace when there isn’t? Sounds like many who are not paying attention to what is going on.

Ezekiel 13:10 (King James Version)

10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

How does this apply to what is going on in the world today? Thanks.

best canopy for vending?

I vend outdoors and have borrowed my friends tent which is really great but cost $500-$600. I was looking at some commercial grade ez up online for $240 with walls and stuff but she says they are terrible. I need something to last at least 9 mo till I can afford a really good one. I live in a sometimes rainy and some high winds climate and will set it up on asphalt so It shouldn’t bend. I will be setting up and taking it down every week for a day.
I don’t have any stores I can buy them from where I am – it has to be online and able to be shipped.

Can you find the “hook” from rightmedia.com?

Right Media Inc.,
2 Park Avenue, Suite 450,
New York, NY 10016.

Right Media is considered to be malware by the computing community.

Multiple fire walls, spy removers, virus blockers identify it as such although none have to date (11/2010) found a successful way to remove it.

The only “fix” known to date is a complete reformat of the hard drive.

the Cookies I have are: [my_name]@ad.yieldmanager[4].txt and [my_name]@twitter[2].txt

EZ to “removal” >< Bak in seconds. Can You Help?
I REALLY don't want to "re-format" my HD.
Above Source: Wikipedia

B&A: Dialogue piece and can you feel the emotion?

You know how it goes, critique me harshly :} This is probably my last piece for a few weeks, I’m starting to get very protective and shy about my work.

“Whatever,” her brother retorted, rolling his eyes. “They injected us with some needle and the next thing we knew, we were down here. The weird man, I’m guessing your father, came in here and told us to eat. He threw some nasty looking soup in here and left. We’ve seen him a few more times after that- once to give us the bed rolls, once to give us these rags we’re wearing, and once to put these bands on our wrist.” He held out his left wrist and Rayna examined the dirty leather strip with the word salvrya on it.
Rayna’s eyes widened. “How long have you been in here?” she asked.
“One and a half weeks,” Chloe answered. “Why does it matter?”
Rayna paused for a moment as various thoughts ran through her head. She stared at the band on Mathew’s hand and shook her head. Salvrya, one and a half weeks, the leather band- no, it can’t be, the time isn’t right. Unless, they’re not done with their time yet… “Oh Gods,” she said. They both looked at her with interest. “You guys are-“
“Slaves,” an all too familiar voice finished with her. She whipped around and came face to face with her dad, the entire wall unlatched, and a dozen men behind him.
“That’s him!” Chloe announced, standing up behind Mathew, her bony finger pointed at Rayna’s dad.
“Dad, what is this?” she gestured to the tunnel and the siblings.
He sighed and gestured with his hands for his men to move forwards. They flooded the cabin, two grabbing Mathew and two grabbing Chloe, both wriggling trying to get free. Two others grabbed Rayna’s arms to make sure she didn’t move. “Rayna, you really need to learn not to roar so loud. I’m sorry, but now that you’ve seen this, you must go to the encampments with the Arolds.”
“What?” she screamed, shoving away the arms holding her before being thrown and pinned to the ground. “Nexus, how could you?” she yelled.
Her dad had a pained expression on his face, “You know not to call me Nexus, I am your dad and you must address me as so.”
Rayna shook her head. “No, my dad isn’t a slave merchant and he most definitely doesn’t just ship his only child off to an encampment! You are not my dad,” she spat on his perfectly polished, black boot.
“Take them away,” he ordered. Rayna was picked up and thrown over a burly man’s shoulder. She kicked his chest and punched his back before two other men came and bound her hands and legs. She saw Mathew and Chloe being escorted out on their feet, they must be too weak to fight back. “A bag of your clothes will be given to you Rayna, I’m not completely heartless.”
Rayna glared at her dad, “Optur e! Opture ve ez Underdun!”
“Shut her up,” the man holding her said. “Don’t touch me,” she snapped. She began to shift into her lioness form but couldn’t do it- the injured herself too much already. It wouldn’t have matter anyways; she looked up to see her dad hurl a shovel at her head before blacking out.

What is the best way to clean paint spots and green spots from plants/shrubs on patio cement?

My front porch cement has paint spots from the previous owner

I have tried using a pressure washer without any luck. The other idea I had is to cover the cement with landscaping thin bricks or I have seen 12 x 12 tiles that have little tiny stones built in them which would be very nice looking however I have no clue on how to install these correctly.

Best way to smooth/level a very rough brick and mortar wall?

I tore down my full wall fireplace with the intention of replacing it with a marble tile surround fireplace. I’m left with a rather crude, sloppy brick surround- plenty of concrete oozed out between the bricks leaving a pretty jagged, uneven surface.

Sheet rock butting up against the bricks presents a relatively “flat” surface (neither surface juts out much beyond the other). I would like to apply 12×12 marble tiles on the bricks but am concerned about the uneven surface.

What would be the best way to level the brick surface? Should i apply a thin layer of mortar and press plywood against the wall to create a smooth, hopefully plumb surface? Cement board is the easy way I suppose but then the surround will be raised at least a half inch beyond the sheet rock and then if I apply the marble I’ll be an inch+ out beyond the sheet rock. And do I then address the inch+ step up with the woodwork for the mantle? Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Hi, i’m building a brick shed/garage , back of garden, how high can i go? its within 2m of nieghbours fense!?

how high and if i was to felt the roof first to make it look better can i tile over the felt with some thin flat roof tiles? cheers

Which is better to reduce bass sounds on a party wall?

I live in a townhouse. From time to time I can hear the bass from my neighbors’ stereo. I wanted to add a layer to the adjoining wall to block this. I am undecided if I should go with 1/2″ thick acoustical cork tile, or a thin layer of rock ( it’s called stone veneer, but it is real stone cut thin to make it look like the wall is comprised of bricks.
Then again, neither may help. Anyone?

Excerpt from my story, what do you think? Criticism welcome. (shortish)?

Okay so I posted a question like this yesterday, and it was suggested to add more descriptions. I tried, but think I might have failed a little. Anyway, here it is, it is the ending of my second chapter. please tell me what you think and what needs improvement. If you have any questions you need to know about the story feel free to ask. thanks in advance.

The woman stepped forward and walked across the aisle to the double doors. She peered through the window, then took a step back as the door flew open from the outside.
“Everyone, be very careful. Jump out of the van and just wait. Sam will lead you once everyone is out,” The woman called in a now raspy sounding voice as she moved out of the doorway.
Slowly, a few of them stood. One, a small girl, walked quietly over to the open doors. She peered out, then jumped down. Three others followed after her. Rosalyn stood, reaching for Jake’s hand as she did. She pulled her brother to his feet, then they both made their way to the door.
Rosalyn peered out, five people from the van were standing in front of a small man with pale skin. She slid onto the dark grass, Jake jumped down beside her.
Ahead of them lied an immense stone brick building. Large windows lined the stone covered walls. Pointed roofs and tall steeples poked out from the top. A flag flapped slowly in the wind in front of the sky, which was being painted by the bright colors of the early morning sunrise.
“If you would please follow me,” The man said as he led the trembling group up a dirt pathway over to the building’s steel double doors
He pulled the doors open, revealing a large room. Everyone pushed through the doorway and onto the white tile floors. Large red silk curtains hung over a bay window and a matching carpet laid in the center of the floor. Large crystal chandlers hung from the ceiling, decorating the room with golden light. Seven chairs stood on a small elevated platform, with seven old men sitting in them.
One of the men stood and stepped forward. His golden eyes glistened as he looked over the crowd.
“Welcome everyone,” He greeted, running a hand through his thin white hair. The iron door slammed shut, blocking them from the outside world. “I am sure you are all ready to be told why you are here.”
Uh, if you didn’t read it how do you know it’s not interesting?
Yeah I know I need more detail in the 7th paragraph, I read it over and added a couple things.
@Jacob Roberts well, the reason some things (like the man with pale skin) aren’t as descriptive is because they’re not important. I’m not going into a paragraph long description of a one time character. But, your example did help a lot.

Oh, and I already fixed that one sentince that needed a conjunction, (the one when Rosalyn slides onto the grass and whatever) Just to let you guys know since two people pointed it out.

Does anyone have tips or techniques on insulating interior cement walls in my older brick home?

I have an older brick duplex with cement interior walls and I’m freezing! I need advice on types of insulation, methods of installation and any other helpful hints that are known.

Why would running a gas line from the meter to a gas fireplace cost $365?

I got a fireplace installation estimate. One of the items was running gas line to the fireplace. The gas is about 30 feet from the fireplace with the gas meter inside the basement and the fireplace on the next floor. The ceiling is partially open like an unfinished basement for 15 feet and then a drop ceiling on the finished part for the last 15 feet. A possibly tricky part would be drilling a hole through a brick wall where the fireplace goes in a wood frame room addition added on to a brick house. I know I need a person who is certified to work on gas lines for safety reasons but this one part of the bid seems high and this is ONLY for the gas line installation, not anything else as those things are listed separately (and by the way are also high). This guy is the only dealer of the brand I want in my area and if you don’t buy locally they aren’t obligated to service your fireplace. Who else is qualified to install gas line?

What is installation for Clay flue thimble?

through the wall recommended specs? I don’t want to put a bunch of brick around it. Anyone know spec clearances and if I can wrap the thimble with something heat resistant?

Thanks for any help
Ya Dan, I don’t have any drywall, its an all wood walls.
Dan, if I do wrap it in brick what is the distance from the pipe all the brick need to be. Like 8 in all the way around or what?

I want to move into another room in my house, but theres no installation…?

So my room is tiny, and way to small! We have a massive room, which used to be my mums garage, it has been tiled, and the brick walls covered with plaster, so there is no installation, and would have to be knocked down to get installed. It get’s super cold in there at winter, which isn’t a problem. But it gets ridiculously hot! To the point where you can’t breathe, and to the point, where its cooler out side in 40 degree weather (i live in Australia)
So i can’t get installation, a fan wont make the room cooler, air condition is to expensive to run, is there another way I’m missing, does anyone have a better idea for me to mention to my mum?
Thank you for all your help!

Options for material/style for fireplace surround of vent-free propane fireplace?

Here is the problem: We want to put a vent-free fireplace along a log wall of a log home. The wall has a gas pipe outlet for hooking it up (propane will be the source of heat). We want to make the fireplace look as authentic as possible by building a surround/mantel that would go all the way up until it hits slanted/cathedral ceiling (approx 10 feet tall). What are my options for doing everything for $3K (everything=masonry/surround work + firebox+log set + installation)? Anything besides stone and brick? Would prefer not to have to do any steps myself. The home (in western MD) is under construction, but the shell (outside) is done. Thanks