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Show 1 HINTS Creaking stairs can be silenced by driving two-inch nails down 'hrough the nose of the tread into the riser below. When remodeling your home, be sure to allow new plaster to dry for at least two months before be-fore painting. A brick wall can be waterproofed water-proofed by painting over it with a mixture of equal parts of spar varnish, red-lead paint and turpentine. tur-pentine. Two tablespoons of javelle water in a quart of water makes a good cleaning solution for keeping keep-ing marble steps white. Worn-out bathroom windows can be replaced with a panel of glass block which gives plenty of daylight with privacy, and seldoir-needs seldoir-needs rleanine. |