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Home Maintenance Checklist Fall and Spring cleaning are necessary to maintain a house and keep it in good condition. No matter where you live, seasonal changes in temperature and moisture levels require special maintenance tasks. Here is a Spring maintenance checklist to help you: turn off outside water bibs and remove hoses (fall), open hose…
Image: landlord-success.com Window Screen Replacement Why pay for re screening services when the task of replacing window screens is a relatively easy one that you can do yourself? Wood Screen Doors: For wood screens, remove the middle piece of screen molding and rip off the old screen. Pry off the old staples/tacks. Set the new…
Flushing Two Boards – Carpentry Tip Here’s a trick to get to pieces of lumber to line up when one of them is a bit twisted or bowed. You’ll need two hammers to do this. As shown in the photo, pre-start your nails. One hammer is used as a lever to pull the boards together…
Deck Building And Repair Tips What Would Henry David Thoreau Say? On my current project I am very privileged to be rebuilding a rotted deck on this magnificent and historical home. It was Henry David Thoreau’s “Last House,” he died in this home in 1862. The house plaque reads: Henry David Thoreau: Died May 6,…
Copper Lamp Post Repair A client of mine has this beautiful copper lantern on a post in their front yard. This past winter heavy winds and pushed snow from the snow plow caused the solder joints holding the lantern seams together to break. They asked if I was able to perform a copper lantern repair. …
Dry Rot Dry rot can be a big problem in a house. Interior wood rot is usually caused by high moisture, running water, poor ventilation and bad maintenance, or a combination of these conditions. The speed of decay will depend on the moisture content. Wood and wood products that have been exposed to continual moisture…
Photo by concord carpenter. [Notice vent in upper door.] Problematic Furnace Room Door Vent Location This door leads to a mechanical room that is located in a barn converted into a house. The room is accessible from the outside only and it’s design and set up has been problematic from the beginning. When I was…
Extreme Makeover in Maynard Massachusetts I recently bought an external hard drive to back up my files and pictures. While going through all my picture disks I came across these pictures of my friends and my Home Makeover experience. The home on Elm Court in Maynard was featured on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover,” The show was…
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