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Home improvement
Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.
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paper scraper
Real estate; Home improvement
This nifty gadget can scrape and perforate wallpaper applied on drywall. It has a round, knoblike handle attached to a scraping blade that cuts the paper. Solvents or steam can then penetrate to the ...
parting strip
Real estate; Home improvement
A piece of wood that separates the tracks of the upper and lower sash of a window.
pattern repeat
Real estate; Home improvement
The repeat is the vertical distance between one point on the pattern and where the identical point appears again vertically.
peel-and-stick drywall patch kit
Real estate; Home improvement
A patch that is used to cover the gap in a hole in drywall. The solid patch has an adhesive background that sticks to the wall surrounding the hole.
permanent furnace filter
Real estate; Home improvement
A permanent furnace filter is a washable filter used to block debris from entering the furnace.
pilot hole
Real estate; Home improvement
A pilot hole is a starter hole made by drilling. Using pilot holes prevents the screw or nails from causing damage to the wall.
plaster washer
Real estate; Home improvement
A plaster washer is a thin metal disk that increases the size of the head of a drywall screw so that it doesn’t pull through the plaster.
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