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You Kitchen Backplash: currently it is crudely texture with joint compound and a few layers of paint. How can I tile over the textured wall?

Mason Hearn of HomeMasons, Inc. PRO answered:

Mar 2, 2021
If the texture is a sparyed-on or roll-on application, there are strippers which will loosen and allow that to be scraped-off.  If it is drywall mud, it's not coming off so easily and you will spend m ... read more
We're redoing my parents roof and their chimney needs some repair work as well. Is it better to do the masonry work before or after we do the rest of the roof?

Jeff Ainslie of Ainslie Group PRO answered:

Sep 6, 2018
The masonry work should be performed prior to repairs to the existing roofing, unless the roof is leaking, whereupon you may need to make intermediate repairs to stop the leaking while the masonry wor ... read more

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