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Best Placement for a Granite Counter Seam As a kitchen remodeler, I often get asked where the BEST place is to locate a granite counter seam. Granite slabs come in certain sizes and when a countertop area is larger or oddly shaped, this often results in multiple pieces and seams. Granite Slab Size Granite slabs…
Door Sticks Out | Door Not Closing Flush The photo above shows a door not closing flush to the door jamb. This is a common issue with door installations and the result often is that the door is out-of-plane with the door jamb. For this door to close properly, and evenly, the door jamb needs…
Bott SMARTVAN Van Racks and Storage Solutions I’m a big believer in modular storage and tool organization, so it only made sense that I would agree to install the bott Smartvan van racking system in my Sprinter van and review it. Bott Smartvan is a German company that is coming to the US market. They…
Hiding The Washing Machine Shutoff A client of ours wanted to eliminate a laundry closet and open up her kitchen to her living room. The concept was to remove a closet that housed a stacking washing machine and clothes dryer. Then we’d create a kitchen island with the washer and dryer under the counter. We needed…
WEATHER GUARD Saddle Box 127-52-03 When you drive an open pickup truck, you need secure, weather-tight storage. With this in mind, we recently installed a Weather Guard Saddle Box in one of our company pickup trucks. The truck box is also sometimes referred to as asaddle box. We chose was aluminum, 10.5 cubic feet, [full sized],…
How To Make a Raised Vegetable Bed A few years ago, I created two small Cedar raised garden beds 24” x 36” and they were an instant hit at my house. In this article, I cover creating a raised garden bed with metal containers. Recently, my wife asked me to build two more but make them…
Rockler Pro Router Lift, and Router Table Fence On the job site we often rig up make-shift router tables with plywood to perform basic routing tasks like cutting dados, grooves, and window sill round overs. In the workshop, a good router table set up should be versatile, accurate sand capture dust at the source. Like…
Mudroom Cubby and Drawer Builtin | Design | Decor We recently were hired to do a mudroom makeover. The project scope required us to build a 3-drawer unit underneath an existing Mudroom cabinet and Oak bench. Mudroom Drawer Unit Design The client currently had an upper cubby and cabinet unit with an Oak seat that…
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