Today’s Homeowner Radio Show | May 21, 2022

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“Today’s Homeowner” hosts Danny Lipford and Chelsea Lipford Wolf installs a backsplash, at left. Wooden ramp, newly constructed, at right.

In this week’s radio show, we’re sharing rapid strategies for setting up a picket ramp thoughts on white rings that beverages without having coasters go away on furniture and an simple way to put in a backsplash.

“Today’s Homeowner” hosts Danny Lipford and Chelsea Lipford Wolf build a wooden ramp — Danny and Chelsea make a picket ramp for an episode of the Today’s Home-owner Television show.

Professional Strategies for Building a Wooden Wheelchair Ramp

Shirley Dawson, of Aberdeen, Mississippi, would like to do something particular for her spouse, but she requirements some tips.

“My partner of 52 decades now has missing pretty much all potential to wander because of to ALZ and most cancers,” she says. “I need to have to create a wheelchair ramp for me to make it less complicated for me to get him in and out of the dwelling.”

Shirley wouldn’t brain tackling the undertaking herself, but she just demands enable with the logistics.

“We have a 24-inch rise for the ways on the porch,” she states. “If I can do this, how very long do I have to have to make it? I’m wondering a 2-by-4 body and then deck boards for the ramp.”

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The Truth About Ring Stains on Home furnishings

Who doesn’t delight in a hot, or chilly, beverage outside the kitchen? But sweating cups or mugs can depart white rings on furnishings — if you don’t spot a coaster under your beverages.

That delivers us to a concern another person asked on the Today’s Home owner Hotline: “When leaving a cup on the wooden close table, it leaves a white ring, but when I go away it on our wood kitchen desk it does not. Why is that?”

Chelsea Lipford Wolf lays out SimpleMat backsplash in a blue kitchen

The Straightforward Way to Set up a Backsplash

Steven From Minnesota states, “I’m converting my basement into a person cave and I want to set a cool tile backsplash driving the bar. I’m currently above spending plan and my wife is obtaining tense. Can you enable me with the principles of tile-setting so I don’t have to get a contractor included?”

Steven, you are on your own as significantly as justifying the price of your task with your wife. But, I can help you make the venture simple sufficient to deal with yourself.

The most sophisticated ability in tile-location is implementing adhesive with a notched trowel. It is also very messy.

But you really do not have to do that any more if you use SimpleMat from Personalized Creating Solutions. It is a self-adhesive sheet that sticks to the wall. Then you peel off the protective layer and you’re completely ready to set the tile.

The serious superior information is that you can begin grouting as soon as the tiles are in area because you do not have to wait for tile adhesive to dry overnight. You could complete the total factor on a Saturday.

The lousy news is that after your spouse sees that backsplash, I’m betting she’ll want just one in the kitchen area!

Observe: How to Put in a Backsplash with SimpleMat