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Cope and Stick Rough Sawn Cabinet Doors In this article I will discuss how to build rustic cabinet doors. We recently had a remodeling project where we were asked to trim out a timber framed pool house. The project required us to work with rough sawn, ship-lap pine boards and to build two changing rooms,…
Mudroom Makeover Today is the last day on this remodeling a mudroom project. In the previous article we discussed adding a mudroom door and tile. The slate had received two coats of sealer and grout was installed on a prior day. Today we are here to install the wood wainscoting and storm door. OK, one…
Mudroom Makeover On this part of the project we will discuss a installing a new mudroom door and tile. Prior to this we discussed tile removal and tile underlayment in our article Mudroom Makeover. Adding Plinth Blocks Day 2 actually started the night before in the shop gluing up poplar to make plinth blocks. A…
Mudroom Improvements Generally, a mud room has easily cleaned floors made in materials like tile, concrete, or Linoleum. A mudroom makeover need not break the bank and can be as simple as trim and shelving. Or more involved like new flooring, fixtures and built-ins. Mudroom Necessities A well designed mud room also has ample hooks…
The Best Renewable Energy Installations for your Home Home owners are offered a vast array of renewable energy installations. But, the most frequent question is – which one works best for your home? This article will provide you with the answer as well as some other useful tips regarding renewable energy sources and installations. The…
Repairing Ceiling Cracks Ceilings sustian damage from many things. Sometimes an old ceiling will sag and pull away from the rafters or ceiling joist. Other times a water leak causes the ceiling to sag. It might simply be a settling crack or as you say the ceiling could be separating from the ceiling framing. Here…
Tips On Painting Kitchen Cabinets Painting kitchen cabinets has become more and more popular. Many times clients have solid, quality cabinets but hate the color or they are slightly worn. As with all projects the paint type and condition of the surface will determine which direction to take. Typically a Cabinet surface that is…
Photo source: greendcdaily.com Are Attic Fans worth installing? I’m not a big fan of attic ventilation fans. Attic ventilation fans are usually mounted in the upper slope of the roof and are designed to cool the attic, save energy on cooling costs and extend the life of the roof shingles. These thermostatically controlled bfans push…
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