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Making A Gate Using Recycled Materials The dog gate at the top of this deck was a fun project and allowed me to utilize left over Cedar and Mahogany materials. The gate frame was made out of stained green mahogany 2×4’s that were left over from a screen porch job. I used my jointer to…
Installing Faux Wainscoting with Moldings Wainscoting whether it is the real cope and panel or applied molding- faux version always seems to dress up a room with class. Recently a decorator asked us to dress up this dining room [photo below] with a faux wainscoting look. Although my favorite is to build cope and stick…
Swinging Hinge Door On this project I was tasked with installing a swinging butler door. We had to change out a 6-panel solid wood swinging “Butlers Door” with a 15-lite [15 panes of glass] door. A “Butler Hinge” is also called a “Swinging Door Hinge,” and a “Double Acting Floor Hinge.” It is a floor…
Fall is upon us and it’s time to close the pools and winterize outdoor water features. Most outdoor fountains are made to stand up to the elements, but precautions have to be taken to ensure that water does not freeze in your fountain and cause it to crack, or damage your pump during the cold…
Concord Carpenter Concord MA Below are some of the carpentry, remodeling and contracting services that we offer Interior: 1. Basement remodels 2. Bathroom and kitchen remodels 3. Door and window installation and trim 4. Crown molding, wainscoting, chair rails, baseboard 5. Built ins, book cases, mantles 6. All aspects of interior remodeling and General Contracting…
Repairing Rotted Wood Trim This is the house was in desperate need pf exterior trim repairs. The exterior is approximately 16 years old and has begun to rot and wear out from the sun beating on it. From the ground it appeared the paint was flaking and needed touching up. But once we were close…
Rebuilding A Cupola I rebuilt this cupola a while back and just came across the photo. Access is always an issue and I had to stage the roof with roofing brackets on both sides and at different levels in order to get to the whole structure and perform the cupola repair. A cupola can be…
Rotted Marvin Window Trim and Sill Sixteen years ago I put these windows in and have always maintained the paint on them. Unfortunately the finger jointed wood trim that window manufacturers use these days is far inferior to that used in days past and now required repairing a window sill. Repairing A Window Sill I…
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