15 home improvement myths – busted

If you think the area behind your refrigerator is clean, you may be in for a big surprise. You should vacuum your refrigerator’s coils regularly to increase its efficiency.

Just because Pantone named ultra violet the colour of the year, doesn’t mean you should paint every room in your home purple. If you want to try trends, stick with one room or try making small changes, like adding accessories or creating an accent wall.

Sometimes this is true. Perhaps you can get away with a cheaper countertop in your basement bar area. However, just because two products look the same, it doesn’t mean they are. A $30 bathroom tap may look just like the $150 version, but the $30 version may be made with plastic instead of stainless steel and you may end up replacing it sooner.

If your walls have some damage, you can’t just slap some paint on them and call it good. Whether you have a ding in the drywall, some mould or damage from termites, you need to eliminate the source of the problem, and fix the damage before you paint over it.

Check out these clever little painting tricks for helping out with the big jobs. 

Just because you have a window in your bathroom, that doesn’t mean you can forgo an exhaust fan. If a bathroom isn’t properly ventilated, moisture can build up and you’ll end up with mould.

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Source: RD.com