Repairing Walls, Paint, and Wallpaper

Before repairing a large hole in drywall, you measure the hole, get a proper patch kit, and _________.

• remove any loose material around the edges

• paint the hole with a primer

• put glue on the edges

• use paint with a different finish

To touch up paint, you should ________.

• always use new paint

• use the original paint, if possible

• use paint with a different finish

• never use new paint

When wallpaper is damaged, you ________.

• have to replace it

• often can repair it

• must learn to live with it

• need to move

Match the following

• fix

• repair

• scrape

• retouch

• first

• moisten

• dampen

• gouge

• improve

• original

Paintings should be hung in direct sunlight

• True

• False

Never use low voltage lights on your pictures.

• True

• False

All plants need light.

• True

• False

What does it mean to "hang wallpaper "?

• put up

• to attach new paper to the walls

• paint walls

• change the lights

What does it mean to "diy"?

• Do it Yourself (doing maintenance and building works in your house)

• to get authorisation from the town hall to do work on your house

• to make technical plans before you do building or renovation work

• put new tiles on the floor and walls

• to be practical and able to do jobs in the house

2. This is both an inexpensive and effective disinfectant if it is used properly.

• A. Chlorine

• B. Liquid Dishwashing Soap