PROJEct 3

REPAIR A CRACK
IN A WALL

PROJEct 4

put up a
curtain rail
YOULL NEED

YOULL NEED

Curtain rail, tape measure, pencil, spirit level, cordless drill, 6 mm masonry
drill bit, 6 mm wall plugs, screws, ladder (and an extra pair of hands)

Polycell Crackfiller, wall paint, scraper

or palette knife, fine sandpaper, dustpan
and brush, wire brush, paintbrush

Private Collection Jacquard

lined curtain (230 x 218 cm)
R219,95, Boardmans.
Whitewashed cane day
bed R2 399, Wetherleys.
Cushions R79 each,
@home.

STEP 1

Use a wire brush to remove

flaking paint. Use a brush or
dry paintbrush and dustpan
to remove dust from the crack.

STEP 1

Sony LCD TV R13 999,

Game. Orchid R340, red
glass vase R289 and yellow
glass tealight candleholders
R49 each, all @home.

STEP 2
Using a clean scraper
or palette knife, spread a
little Polycell Crackfiller (its
ready-mixed) over the crack,
applying a little pressure as
you slowly move over the
crack to fill it. Overfill the
crack slightly. Level the
excess filler with the scraper
or palette knife and leave the
filler to dry completely.

Decide whether the

curtain hem will touch
the floor or be just off
the floor. Measure the
curtain length and add
the diameter of the rail.
On both sides of the win
dow measure and mark
this distance from the
floor in pencil this is
where to mount the rail.

STEP 2

STEP 3
When completely dry
sand the filler with fine
sandpaper. Dust the area
and paint a base coat over
the crack. Leave to dry
and paint the entire wall
so the colour is uniform.

TIP:

MARK tins OF leftover paint WITH THE NAMES OF the

rooms in which the COLOURS were used. This makes
it easier to find the right COLOUR FOR TOUCH-UPS.

Make sure the ladder is

sturdy. Hold the rail in
position and use a spirit
level to ensure it is straight
an extra pair of hands will
help. If necessary adjust
and re-mark the position
of the screw holes with
the pencil on the wall.

STEP 3
Use the 6 mm masonry drill bit to drill the holes. Start drilling on
the normal setting to prevent the plasterwork cracking. When you hit
brick switch to the hammer function. Insert a 6 mm wall plug in each
hole. Fix the rail to the wall with the screws supplied with the rail.

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