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Rebuilding A Cupola A Challenging, Exciting and Rewarding Project! The cupola pictured in this article is located on top of 57-59 Main Street in Concord, Massachusetts. Time For A Paint Job? Many folks see buildings and structures looking shabby and assume a coat of paint is…
Pool House We were asked to build a pool house to hide the pool pump, pool heater and other related piping. The client asked us to build an addition on the side of an existing shed to house all of this pool equipment. Foundation: Part of…
Removing Load Bearing Walls Many people these days are opting to remove walls between rooms and create a more open floor plan. In a similar fashion we are also seeing a lot of people ask for doorways to be enlarged as much larger trimmed openings, sometimes two or three times the size of the original…
Milwaukee M12 FUEL 1/2-inch Brush-less Motor Hammer Drill Driver 2404-22 I recently got my hands on the Milwaukee M12 FUEL 1/2-in Hammer Drill Driver to review. I currently own a few Milwaukee tools from the M12 line and I love them! I own the subcompact drill, inspection camera and Halogen flash light. These tools have…
Installing A Plaster Arch Awhile back I made this elliptical archway to separate and distinguish a t.v. room from a hallway. Image: the archcompany-com What Is an Elliptical Arch? An ELLIPSE can be defined as the locus of points, the sum of whose distance from two fixed points is…
How To Install A Dry Well Dry wells give downspout water a place to go if existing grading does not allow for water run off or if there are hard scape issues. [patios, driveways, walk ways] If installed correctly they will also work in freezing temperatures. Installing a dry well is not hard but…
Restoring Old Hardware can yield beautiful results! Despite the rich detail often found on older hardware, it can loose its luster over the years. Sometimes metal hardware like knobs, escutcheon plates, handles window sash locks and hinges fall prey to messy painters, tenants and homeowners. These people do not want to take the time to…
Door Swings Open or Shut On Own – quick fix Image: rd.com I’ve worked on a lot of old houses, and a few new ones, where the doors refuse to stay open or open by themselves when closed and not latched. Usually this problem can be traced back to loose hinges screws or…
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