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Recent child rough housing cased this damage to the wall. The weight of an 85 lbs kid being tossed into a wall was enough to cause the drywall to break at the seam, between two 2×4 wall studs. Repairing Drywall Damage The first step in this repair was to identify where the two studs were.…
Common House Repairs Many of the common home repairs I come across are actually the easiest to repair yourself. The five most common household repairs are the following: 1. Sticking Doors: There are a number of causes for doors sticking, the most common is humidity. Depending on the time of year the door may work fine…
Replacing a Rotted Sill Nosing Often times the first part of a wood window to rot is the sill nosing. Luckily this nosing is a removable and replaceable part of the window. With many window manufacturers replacing a window sill is a viable option as opposed to replacing the window or to using a slew…
Lead Flashing The pair of 17 year old, round window shown in this post were rotted and needed replacing. The homeowner, frustrated with the short life span of the previous windows asked me to research other options. We…
Keeping Moisture Out Of Clapboard Seams When installing or replacing siding I always flash siding joints by using tar-paper splines at all of the vertical seams. For clapboards make sure the tar-paper spline overlaps the clapboard course below it. This overlapping coverage will ensure that moisture drains out and away from the house. Flashing Siding…
Taking Photos During A Remodel Take photographs during the remodeling phase can save time later! Not only is it often important to document the steps of a remodel but those photos can be useful later on during subsequent projects. Several years ago I started taking mid-construction pictures of home repair and remodeling projects I worked…
Replacing A Mailbox Post Recently a client asked me to replace their mailbox post. This article will detail how to install a mailbox post. Here’s a few tips to do this yourself: 1. Use shovel or post hole digger to dig a hole for the mailbox post. Below: a post hole digger makes a perfect…
Today was rot replacement day. I thought that these pictures would be a good example to use to explain the proper way to splice exterior trim, in this case a corner board. As you can see on the left my nail punch is sticking out of the corner board indicating rot. For the best appearance,…
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