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Velux Skylight Features 3 Improvements At a recent product seminar I saw the new and improved Velux skylight features. They recently have redesigned their line and are offering three new and improved installation flashing and attachment features. Velux now offers a 10-year “No Leak” warranty on product and installation. The new skylight line has 3…
Photo: creatingyourspace.com Laminate Floor Shopping Guide If you are thinking of renovating your home, or even just a room or two, odds are that you will be changing up the look of your floor. In fact, putting in a different floor can transform the look of a room, giving it new energy and a completely…
Installing Door and Window Trim One common problem when trimming a window or door is the jamb of the door or window does not come out flush with the interior wall. This causes the trim to rock. Below is a simple tip for installing door casing. In many of these cases it is necessary to…
Living Room Remodel With A New Fireplace Mantle We are in working in Winchester, Mass this month adding some nice finishing touches to a high end retirement condo before the owner moves in. The old mantel above was 6′ high. [photo below] Besides being to large for the room and not to the new owners…
Colonial Trim To Flat Trim ~ Country Style I installed this kitchen window a year ago with 2 1/2″ Colonial casing. The customer recently decided to change this casing to 1×4 flat casing to better fit her country style home. 1×4 flat stock really measures 3/4″ x 3 1/2″. Changing Window Trim After removing the…
Yvonne Blacker at Design Vignettes asked the following question on my “Post Your Questions Here . . .”: Applying Trim to two side by side doors with different heights Her question was: “How would you trim a hall closet that is next to a cased opening when they are different heights and are separated by…
How To Repair Wall Plaster Recently I received a question in the comment section on how to repair plaster walls: Hi! I have a Wall Plaster Repair question, I am getting ready to repair my plaster walls (lord knows where I got this gumption) I was going to try this new tool method. [Magic Trowel tool]…
Drywall Patching Question Hi Robert ~I have a question for you. When I remodeled one of my rooms last year, I have one spot where two pieces of drywall meet that I didn’t put enough compound down to hide the edge tapers.The joint is fine but you can see a valley from the tapers. I…
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