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If you want an “A” paint job on crown moldings and trim then you need to take the steps to prepare the wood prior to painting. This means sanding out the mill marks left on the wood from the moulding and planner blades. What are Mill Marks? When boards are run through a planer, the…
It’s not often that a carpenter gets invited to a swanky design contest by an architect. My friend and architect Dan Broggi invited me to attend tonight’s SHIFTboston’s design contest. How cool is that? The competition is an international event and has generated interest from almost all 50 states and over 90 countries; inviting design…
Let me start by saying that I don’t have many “best” friends but the one’s I have are stellar. Case in point: The other night my friend Dan Broggi and I were enjoying a cold beer at a local pub. I was telling Dan that I had just looked at a small remodeling job which…
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Getting Work Done In A Small Wood Shop If I had my way, my dream shop would be in an old barn with drive up access and large windows. My current shop, not a dream shop, but very functional small work shop. It is about 350 sq. feet and is located in my basement. I…
A past client, and referral from my plumber, called me this week and asked me to build her a closet where this desk now sits. See my past post on the importance of trades referrals. Her bedroom has no closets and this project will give her a 24″ deep by 8′ long closet. The closet…
Are consumers starting to spend more on their homes? The Home Remodeling & Repair Index shows that consumers are starting to feel good about their homes as investments again and are putting more money towards home improvement projects more than they were this time last year. What signs of recovery are you seeing? Are people…
Small Remodeling Jobs Lead To Bigger Jobs Big jobs are harder to come by in this economy, but they still exist. Many contractors that I am familiar with would ONLY do large scale projects. Our current economy situation has forced many of the smarter contractors to re-think this strategy. What many of these contractor’s…
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