2 Repair & Renovation Guide Repair & Renovation guide of DUROSTICK It is designed to introduce you to repairs and renovations, to help you organize your thinking around them, to help you identify problems, to come up with solutions with specific products, to get ideas for renovations, to get to know new innovative products and inform you in-depth. In this manual you will find: INTRODUCTORY TEXTS Read the introductory texts where we pass the knowledge of DUROSTICK to you on the subjects of maintenance, repair and renovation. First section: REPAIRS Section with photos: We have created a photograph collection of problems in buildings in need of repair. We grouped them in subsections that refer to the most important causes of problems (e.g., humidity), or in types of surfaces and spaces that need special attention. Each photo refers to the ‘Solution’ section as well as the relevant page in the guide. Special articles on important construction issues. In this section, you will get in-depth information and guidelines to prevent or restore possible problems. A tribute to ‘Paint’: A famous product that most of us have used. You can be informed about all the necessary other products, tools, preparation, and processes, in order to achieve the perfect result! Play with colors and improve your mood! Solutions Section: An extremely detailed list of Problems by category, Possible Causes and Suggestions for Solutions using DUROSTICK products. Accompanied by a number of indoor and outdoor photographs that make diagnosing and understanding problems easy and understandable. Insertion on Earthquakes: Damage control and restoration - mainly architectural. Second section: SMALL REPAIRS Section about small damages in the home that occur daily, concern us and require immediate, easy, and inexpensive solutions-repairs. Solutions that if someone is handy, they can give themselves using the appropriate materials and methods. Tools: A summary presentation (with pictures) of the most important and most frequently used tools in construction projects such as those presented in the various sections of this edition. Third section: RENOVATIONS Section referring to interior and exterior spaces of buildings, different types of surfaces and intelligent, functional, aesthetic solutions that protect, decorate, beautify and save energy. The solutions are linked to specific DUROSTICK products or systems, many of which are highly effective and innovative materials that are subject to change methods and practices delivering excellent results. Fourth section: PRODUCT CATALOGUE Product Catalogue where the product packaging is presented, its description, its consumption and the applications in which it is used. Fifth section: WAYS & MEANS OF COMMUNICATION Informational and educational manuals and brochures, videos with products application, sites, microsites etc. Sixth section: GLOSSARY A selection of terms that one encounters while reading this Guide and that you are probably not familiar with their meaning or use. For more technical details and product specifications please refer to the CONTEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION MANUAL of DUROSTICK or visit www.durostick.com Knowledge is power… and it’s in your hands!
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