With the right tools and a little preparation, a ceiling can be painted without difficulty.

Preparing a room for painting will save on cleanup time and will make the finished job look professional.

When repainting your house, here's a way to restore that smooth original finish. After you've removed all loose paint and sealed the surface with a latex primer, use a water-based, exterior grade wood filler to fill in the rough areas that remain. With a four inch tool, spread an even layer of wood filler and smooth it out. When it's dry, lightly sand it, and apply a second coat the same way if necessary. When the surface is perfectly smooth, apply your finish paint.

Bob meets painting contractor Brian Giblin at the Florida cottage and discusses prep options on the badly weathered exterior wood siding.

Chadsworth offers a complete line of columns, pillars, pilasters, and posts for both interior and exterior use, with plain or fluted shafts in Wood-all species of lumber (stain- and paint-grade), their award-winning PolyStone', Composite, Fiberglass (molded and spun-cast), and PVC. All sizes and

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