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Do you need Replacement Window Screens or Window Grilles but can’t find what you’re looking for in stores? ScreenItAgain.com is a new website that allows homeowners and contractors to easily order custom, built-to-order window and door screens, and window grilles. The clean design and simple point and click ordering interface makes it easy to build what you need. There are comprehensive self-help instructions and videos about measuring and … [Read more...]
Every Homeowner's Spring Checklist One of the toughest things about being a homeowner is dealing with repairs. Things always seem to break at the most inopportune times. Ideally it would be great if we dealt with our homes more like we do our cars; with regularly scheduled home preventative maintenance . It would be really nice to be able to bring a Home Inspector in each spring to give your house a good once-over. But since most of us don't … [Read more...]
This article will explain How To Paint Over Polyurethane Or Varnish Finishes and show you proper Techniques and Tips for Painting Over Polyurethane: Perform A Quality Job In Half The Time. How To Paint Over Polyurethane Or Varnish Finishes Painting over polyurethane woodwork can be time consuming and maddening. Read how I eliminated the steps of stripping or sanding to the bare wood. Improper techniques can lead to your paint finish to … [Read more...]
How To Paint Electrical Switch Plates Match Your Electrical Switch And Outlet Plates To Your Wall Color. This article will explain the proper techniques and "Tips" for Painting Electrical Plates Introduction. Many homes have white or beige outlet and switch cover. This can be unattractive when your walls are painted a color. Who wants a glaring white plastic switch plate as the focal point of a beautifully bright or deeply colored … [Read more...]
Weather Concerns Top-of-Mind with Homeowners When Making Plans to Replace Roof More than half of U.S. homeowners* (55 percent) expect to replace their roof five or more years from now. Those expecting to replace their roofs believe that unexpected severe weather that deeply damages their current roof will be the key reason for their roof replacement. Replacing Your Roof? According to the 2011 DaVinci Roofscapes’ Homeowners Exterior … [Read more...]
. Repairing A Wobbly Ottoman Leg: . Footstools or ottomans are popular additions to chairs and couches and are designed for people to rest their feet on or for additional seating. . They also serve additional functions of storing items such a blankets and books on, and although not recommended, are occasionally used as a stepping stool. . As you can imagine footstools and ottomans take a beating, especially if they are used … [Read more...]
Remodeling With Stainless Steel: . Kitchens have become a central gathering point in our social and entertaining lives, most dinner parties start and end in the kitchen. Updating your kitchen or a full kitchen remodel will increase the design, function and resale value of a home. A kitchen remodel instantly raises the value of your home, can provide you with a more effective preparation and cooking space When remodeling your … [Read more...]
Preventing Ice Dam Damage When the snow hits our roofs several conditions together create the "perfect storm" for ice dams. The easiest way to spot an ice dam is to look for a lump of ice at the roofs edge, icicles are often present but do not cause ice dams. Roofs with inadequate ventilation ice up after a snow fall and an ice dam will form at the roofs edge where the roof is colder. Even in below freezing weather, snow on the roof … [Read more...]
Robert Robillard is the Editor of A Concord Carpenter, Host of the Concord Carpenter cable tv show and the Principal of Robert E. Robillard Finish Carpentry & Renovation, LLC, a carpentry and renovation business located in Concord, Massachusetts.
He writes on all aspects of home improvement and remodeling, specializing in problem solving for all aspects of home maintenance.
In his spare time he enjoys reviewing new tools and products and restoring old tools back and using them on projects: A Concord Carpenter.
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