Concord Carpenter LLC

By Robert Robillard

Carpentry and Renovations in Concord, Massachusetts Photo: On the left, William Langton and Robert Robillard [aka Concord Carpenter] Below are some of the services Concord Carpenter provides in the Concord, Massachusetts area: Interior: 1. Basement remodels 2. Bathroom and kitchen remodels 3. Door and window installation and trim 4. Crown molding, wainscoting, chair rails, baseboard…

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Repairing A Garage Wall

By Robert Robillard

Repairing A Garage Wall Push Out By A Car “Honey…. What was that noise?” A customer of mine called me recently to tell me that her husband accidentally drove into the back of their garage wall. The beauty of having loyal, repeat customers is she didn’t call to ask for an estimate she said, “please…

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Carpenters Tip for Marking Wood

By Robert Robillard

Accurate Pencil Marks When measuring, marking and cutting wood how many times have you made a pencil mark only to go to the saw and forget which side your suppose to cut.  Here is a simple but accurate carpenters tip for marking wood.   Accurate Layout Marks Or worse you cut the wrong side of…

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Closet Design

By Robert Robillard

Closet Design ~ Interior Sketch View The photos above and below show wall space in a potential clients bedroom. She wants to add a closet against the angled wall to the window. Those closet design dimensions are approximately 88″w x 94″h x 28d” Thanks to my friend and Architect Daniel Broggi and his auto CAD skills…

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SHIFTboston Competition

By Robert Robillard

 What us Shiftboston? The SHIFTboston Ideas Competition is open to architects, artists, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers and anyone to submit innovative, radical and  provocative visions for the City of Boston. The misson is to come up with a “What if” this could happen in Boston? SHIFTboston seeks to collect visions that aim to enhance…

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Are your kids SEXTING?

By Robert Robillard

Image: brisbanetimes.com No longer do teens communicate by talking. “It’s like all about texting.” Unfortunately, this depersonalization of communication clouds our kids judgement about what is and what is not appropriate. Many young kids are sending each other nude photos or videos via their cell phones or via email. If you ask a teen about…

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Sanding Mill Marks In Wood Trim

By Robert Robillard

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…

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SHIFTboston Ideas Competition

By Robert Robillard

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…

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