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Everything has a lifespan ~ choose your materials to last: This week we were called to a home to repair a porch. As soon as I saw this porch listing to the right it was obvious that non-pressure treated wood was used. I broke the news to the homeowner that we would no only bey replacing…
Installing A New Double Front Door And Multi-Point Locks: Dear Concord Carpenter, I want to replace the original double front doors on our late 50’s deck house. My wife wants to use double front doors again, but I have never had good experience with them sealing, locking, working right. Any thoughts? Also, I was considering…
Benefits of Fiber Cement Siding In today’s home renovation market, the trend of using fiber cement siding has skyrocketed. Consumers have found themselves more attracted to the sturdy fiber siding than the traditional wood homes have featured in the past. But there is so much more to this particular type of siding than meets the…
House Trim Tip: Fitting that tough board under a door If you’ve ever trimmed out an exterior door you know that the skirt trim [board under the door] needs to be tight and secure to help support the threshold. the problem is betting it to fit under a slightly beveled threshold and the porch or…
Rain Screen And Moisture Barrier Dear Concord Carpenter, I own a Dutch Colonial style two-story house. It is brick on the lower story and 1960s era Masonite type siding on the upper story. Roof is Gambrel. The windows were replaced by the previous owner and do not have visible sills or casing. I want to…
Paslode® Engineered Lumber Nails Engineered lumber is great stuff—until you try to drive a nail into it. It is not uncommon to have to pull out your hammer and sink partially driven nails sticking out of an LVL header. Paslode’s Engineered Lumber Nail has a coating and a shape to help it sink into engineered lumber without you…
Heated Walkway Using WarmlyYours Snow Melting Cables [Part 2 of 2] Whether you are designing a heated asphalt, concrete or paver driveway, WarmlyYours has the snow melting solution for you. READ Part 1 of this article No more driveways or walkways to shovel or plow. The paving material absorbs heat from the snow melting heating…
Installing Cedar Clapboards: When Western Red Cedar clapboards is properly installed and finished, it will give years of trouble-free service and will give your home a character and distinction that other clad-dings cannot achieve. Benefits of Cedar Clapboards: Western Red cedar clapboards contain natural oils and resins that protect the wood from insects and rot.…
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