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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…
Drywall Patching Question Hi Robert ~I have a question for you. When I remodeled one of my rooms last year, I have one spot where two pieces of drywall meet that I didn’t put enough compound down to hide the edge tapers.The joint is fine but you can see a valley from the tapers. I…
Locating and Sealing A Kitchen Draft This customer was complaining about a cold draft coming from under her kitchen double oven cabinet. She also stated that on occasion a mouse or two has been spotted in the area and droppings had been found inside the drawer. [drawer taken out in picture below] Sealing Drafts like…
Winters Here ~ Add Insulation! Finding the source of where your structure is not efficient on energy use is the first step in cutting energy costs. The following represents the average breakdown of where energy usage and its “energy waste” come from: Adding insulation to your home is one way to achieve this. 35% Appliance…
Carpenter’s Tip – Use a Test Piece for Tight Fitting Parts Practice makes perfect I always say, but so doesn’t test pieces. Whenever I’m doing finish work and I’m making what I call a “money cut,” which is a cut that has to be perfect, I always cut a test piece out of scrap wood. …
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