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Today we wanted to provide you with an example of how finishing the project includes the task of finishing .今天，我們想向你提供一個例子，如何完成該項目包括的任務完成 。 And, my favorite finishing material be far is caulking.和，我最喜愛的整理材料遠遠是嵌縫。

Caulking covers up so many mistakes.嵌縫掩蓋了這麼多的錯誤。 And, yes, I make a lot of mistakes.和，是的，我作出了很多錯誤。

Let’s take the new cabinets installed in our laundry room.讓我們採取新的機櫃安裝在我們的洗衣房。 We had replaced the decaying laundry tub with a small sink and cabinet combination plus a narrow cabinet on the wall immediately above.我們已更換腐爛的洗衣房，浴缸中的一小水槽和內閣的組合再加上一個狹窄的內閣上牆，立即以上。

However, look more closely.然而，更仔細。 In the pictures below you can see, possibly, that the installation has not had sufficient finishing applied.在下面的圖片，你可以看到，可能是因為安裝程序已沒有足夠的整理應用。 Look at where the cabinets meet the wall.看看那裡機櫃滿足牆。 Notice the unfinished gaps, especially in the second of the two close-up pictures below?通知未完成的差距，特別是在第二次兩國密切跟進下面的圖片？

I have used caulking in other houses but never could get it to look as smooth when applied as when the professionals use it.我用嵌縫在其他房子，但從來沒有能夠得到照顧，作為順利時，適用時，專業人士使用它。

One technique is to apply less caulking initially than you think you will need.一技術是運用較少嵌縫最初比你認為你會需要。 Another secret is to have a paper towel and a damp cloth handy as it’s about to get messy.另一個秘訣是有一個擦手紙和濕布得心應手，因為它的即將混亂。 And, the best secret of them all came from a very nice sales associate at one of the building supply stores we frequent is to simply use your finger.和，最好的秘密，他們都來自一個非常不錯的銷售副之一，建設供應商店，我們經常是簡單地使用您的手指。 Yes, that’s right, the handy tool that we always have handy.沒錯，就是那個的權利，得心應手的工具，我們總是有得心應手。

Once you apply the small amount of caulking to the area (in our case where the cabinet and the wall meet), simply press your finger against the caulking and run it all the way down the edge of the cabinet with constant pressure on the caulking.一旦你運用少量的嵌縫該地區（在我們的情況下，內閣和牆滿足） ，只要按下您的手指對嵌縫並運行它所有的方式向下的邊緣，內閣與不斷的壓力，該嵌縫。 Three things will likely occur:三件事情可能會發生：

1. your finger will get messy with caulking - that is where the paper towel comes in, ie to clean your finger你的手指會導致混亂與嵌縫-這是那裡來的擦手紙在，即清潔你的手指
2. excess caulking will likely go against both the wall and the cabinet - that is where the damp cloth comes in, ie to clean the excess caulking from the wall and cabinet (but hurry, otherwise the caulking will dry and you may need to repaint that part of the wall so it does not look messy)嵌縫過剩可能會違背了雙方在隔離牆和內閣-這是那裡濕布來在，即清潔過剩嵌縫從牆和內閣成員（但匆忙，否則嵌縫將缺水和您可能需要r epaint的那部分該牆的，所以並不看一塌糊塗）
3. you will have a smooth finish of the caulking which will finish the job你將有光潔度的嵌縫將完成這項工作

Here are ‘after’ pictures, first the cabinet in its entirety.這裡是'後'的圖片，首先內閣在其全部內容。 Compare it to the same picture at the beginning of this article.比較它相同的圖片在本月初的文章。

Next are the close-up after pictures.其次是密切跟進後的照片。 Compare these to the same ‘before’ pictures above.比較這些相同的'前'圖片以上。

The think about finishing is that if a job is truly finished, no one notices.該想一想， 整理的是，如果工作是真正完成，沒有人通知。 If the job is not finished, everyone will notice and all the time and effort and money you spent on your renovation / remodeling will be for not.如果作業是尚未完成，大家都會通知所有的時間和精力和金錢，您花了您的裝修/重塑將不。 You may have increased functional usage of your home, but it won’t look, well, finished .您可能會有所增加功能的使用你的家，但它不會看，好， 完了 。