Glossary

The high pH of portland-cement stucco while it cures. Fresh stucco runs around pH 12.5 to 13 and drops as it cures…

The process by which a homeowners association approves changes visible from outside a home, including exterior paint colours, usually through an architectural…

Following a sprayed coat of paint immediately with a roller while the paint is still wet, so the coating is worked into…

A primer formulated to stick to surfaces that ordinary paint will not hold to well: chalked paint, glossy or slick coatings, previously…

Repainting or restaining existing kitchen or bathroom cabinets in place instead of replacing them. Doors and drawer fronts come off, everything is…

The powdery residue left on the surface of paint when ultraviolet light breaks down the binder that holds the pigment together. Run…

The period a coating or a cement patch needs to reach its full hardness and adhesion. Drying to the touch is not…

White, crusty or chalky mineral salts that appear on the face of stucco, block, brick or concrete. They are carried out of…

Paint containing lead pigment, common in houses built before 1978, when residential use was banned in the United States. It is often…

An alkali-resistant primer made for portland-cement stucco, concrete block and concrete. It seals the porous surface and tolerates the high pH of…

Applying a thin layer of joint compound or plaster over a whole wall to level it and hide texture, patches or damage…

Stripping wallpaper and its adhesive from a wall, then repairing and priming the surface so it can be painted.

The thermally driven west-to-southwest wind that blows across western Nevada on summer afternoons and evenings, typically from mid-afternoon until late, with gusts…