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Installing Crown Molding If you follow this blog with any frequency you may remember seeing the vent, pictured below, in a post titled “Preparing For crown Molding.” In order for the crown molding to be installed we had to move the vent above and remove and relocate a vent below to accommodate the molding size.…
Image: www.swansea.gov.uk Trade Students Now Eligible For $1,000 in Tuition Grants The Home Depot has announced it will award $1 million in Trade Student Tuition Grants in the form of $1000 scholarships. They will offer these grants in 2010 to students enrolled in eligible building and construction trade education programs, more than tripling its $300,000…
Image: teach-ict.com Stay safer on Social Media Sites Here are some tips for a safer social media experience: . 1. Never post any personal information. {cell phone number, address, or the name of your school, sports team, or pictures that could give away revealing info. like your your name, school, license plate or Town, etc]…
Getting More Out Of Your Woodworking Pipe Clamps: In my world of finish carpentry and remodeling pipe clamps are a necessity when building bookcases, mantles and built-ions. Pipe clamps (sometimes called bar clamps) work by attaching clamping mechanisms onto a standard size gas pipe. Wood working pipe clamp sizes come in 3/4″ pipe and also…
How To Repair Wall Plaster Recently I received a question in the comment section on how to repair plaster walls: Hi! I have a Wall Plaster Repair question, I am getting ready to repair my plaster walls (lord knows where I got this gumption) I was going to try this new tool method. [Magic Trowel tool]…
Image: http://keetsa.com/ Lead Paint Issues There are New laws for containment and clean-up with lead-based paint. On April 22, new regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency require that contractors working in homes built before 1978 must follow strict containment and clean-up procedures when encountering lead-based paint. Ignoring these lead paint regulations can result in…
Carpenter’s Tip To Drilling Precise Depth Holes When drilling holes in wood or masonry the trick is always ensuring you’ve reached the correct depth. As a carpenter and remodeler there are many times when I find myseld having to drill several holes to exactly the same depth. Many of my drills have depth gauges, but…
Installing Molding for Under Cabinet Lighting My family and I spent the weekend with some good friends at their ski house in Woodstock NH. Since I’m still technically recovering from rotator cuff surgery I did not want to risk falling and damaging the repair, while the wife and kids were skiing, I stayed back and…
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