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Cleaning Antique Woodwork . Dear Concord Carpenter, What is the best cleaning solution to use on antique woodwork (again, I’m talking about 8″ – 10″ hand-hewn beams and 22″ wide pine wainscoting. I believe they were hand waxed at one point- and I want to preserve the antiquity. Any products you would recommend? Thanks and…
A Kitchen Tool Like No Other! Readers of this site know I’m a big fan of quality tools. When you say tools most people think of mechanics, carpenter and trades-person type tools. But there are other tools as well . . . kitchen tools. There are many kitchen tools but none so sexy as a…
American Standard Boulevard and Studio Dual Flush Toilets: Boulevard® Studio® Models Achieve WaterSense® American Standards new Boulevard® and Studio®dual flush toilets are pretty interesting luxury performance (LXP) toilets offer users the choice between a standard 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) for solids or a reduced 1.1 gpf for liquids, meeting WaterSense® criteria for using 20…
And Now For The Hard Question…Gas or Electric? Normally when choosing a stove, the answer to whether you want to use natural gas or electricity as a fuel source would depend entirely on how you prefer to cook. But unless you know the facts, how can you know what is best for you? Choosing a…
Using an On Demand Water Heater in conjunction with water saving plumbing fixtures Dear Concord Carpenter, Your article, Water Saving Plumbing Fixtures, reminded me of something my mother was told recently. She has been investigating options for a new heating & hot water system and was told that on-demand hot water heater wouldn’t work well…
Adding Trim to a Porch Post Dear Concord Carpenter, I have a side porch that has painted 4×4 posts. They are fairly new and in great shape but ugly. I want to make them look bigger and better. A friend told me to buy 1×4 and 1×6 trim and rip the 1×6 trim to fit. …
Lux Programmable Thermostat Programmable thermostats help you reduce heating or cooling consumption. Plus they’re GREEN! I recently installed a LUX TX500E Programmable Thermostat. The LUX comes pre-programmed with a default schedule that’s designed to you money in heating and cooling costs. LUX claims that this thermostat, if used properly, can save you approximately $500 in…
HOMEOWNERS NEED TO HELP SAVE WATER The first step in saving water is to install eco-friendly, high efficient water saving plumbing fixtures. Did you know that many water experts state that clean, fresh water is becoming limited? Therefore, it is essential for the U.S. to learn to adopt better behavior in reducing daily water usage.…
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