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Water Conservation Today’s society needs to be paying more attention to conserving water. As homeowners and builders we too can make a difference by choosing to take advantage of cost-effective, high efficiency appliances and water management systems. Here are some tips to conserve water. A Few Examples of Water Conservation: Ultra-low flush or dual-flush toilets:…
Repairing A Mahogany Deck on a Historic House: Today my main goal was to finish screwing down the 1×4 mahogany decking. I have been using 2 1/2″ self drilling stainless steel screws and pre-drilling all the butt joints. The downspout drain pipe shown in the corner runs through the deck and into a dry well…
Wood Deck Repair Repairing a Rotting Deck: at Henry David Thoreau’s Historic Home Day 2 involved addressing the rotted corner board and damaged clapboards. the corner boards were removed back to the nearest joint. Although sometimes necessary, I dislike installing small or short patches of trim and always opt for breaking boards back to the…
Boston’s Trash Bins Go Solar Yesterday for Mother’s day my kids and I took my wife to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. While walking on the sidewalk near the museums entrance we noticed a solar powered trash compactors in place of a trash barrel. They were labeled “Big Belly” Solar compactor. I was so impressed…
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…
How to Build A Wine Cellar This article will give you the essentials needed to understand and learn How To Design A Wine Cellar. When building your wine cellar, room preparation is key in controlling the environmental factors that may negatively affect the storing and aging of your wine. A properly constructed cellar will allow…
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