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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post “Post Your Questions Here . . .”: I have a regular door between my kitchen and dining room and would like to install a butler door there. Your information on how to do this was by far the best and easiest to understand. My problem is…
Closet Design ~ Interior Sketch View The photos above and below show wall space in a potential clients bedroom. She wants to add a closet against the angled wall to the window. Those closet design dimensions are approximately 88″w x 94″h x 28d” Thanks to my friend and Architect Daniel Broggi and his auto CAD skills…
A past client, and referral from my plumber, called me this week and asked me to build her a closet where this desk now sits. See my past post on the importance of trades referrals. Her bedroom has no closets and this project will give her a 24″ deep by 8′ long closet. The closet…
Moisture Intrusion Into The Building Envelope = Big Problem! Today’s guest post is from my friend Mark Parlee. Mark is a builder and building consultant who deals with moisture intrusion and construction defects reporting in the greater Des Moines, Iowa area. My first introduction to Mark was when I read his excellent article written for…
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…
Tips to keep your home well maintained As a carpenter I am often called to peoples homes to repair, replace or troubleshoot house problems. Most if not all issues that I deal with are a result of not taking the time to perform periodic maintenance. These people need my home maintenance checklist. The fall season, is…
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…
How To Convert A Closet Into A Bookcase Some of you may recall my post on “A Bookcase cover Up.” Today was the day to install the closet bookcase. If you remember the closet we are putting the bookcase in was not really a closet anymore. A past bathroom renovation and expansion had taken all…
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