Habitat For Humanity ReStore

By Robert Robillard

Keeping Building Materials Out Of The Land Fill When you’re a carpenter you get all sorts of questions and requests for favors: How do I fix this? Can I borrow one of your tools? Is your pick-up truck free on Saturday? One recent request really got my attention. A good friend asked if I would…

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Building A Window Seat

By Robert Robillard

How to Build A Window Seat Window seats are and attractive way to decorate  alcoves or add useful and attractive detail to a deep dog house dormer. A window seat, in order to look right, should fit wall to wall and stop below the window trim which usually means customer work.    Stopping at the window sill…

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How To Install Kitchen Cabinets

By Robert Robillard

 Kitchen Cabinet Installation Recently I had a small cabinet installation job that I thought might be a good opportunity to describe how to install kitchen cabinets.  Before starting always make sure you have all of the cabinet components and appliances needed for the install. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Find the high spot on the floor and…

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Bookcase Installation

By Robert Robillard

Bookcases and built-ins can transform a room.  Not only can they be aesthetically pleasing but also functional as well. Many times people choose to have a custom built in made to fit into a specific spot. In this case the homeowners had  a built in desk area that they wanted to transform into storage space. At the…

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Installing A Built-in Bookcase

By Robert Robillard

Installing Built-in Bookcases Built-ins come in many shapes and sizes. Many times people place a built in into an odd or irregular spaced area other times people are looking to create an aesthetically pleasing effect or need more storage options. In this case the homeowners had a small irregular shaped, unused closet and a built…

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Building A Child Play House

By Robert Robillard

BEFORE                                                   AFTER We recently built a child’s playhouse for a client.  There’s nothing better than a cool child play house to  capture your child’s imagination and make it a reality. With…

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Cabinet Door Art

By Robert Robillard

Embedding Art In A Cabinet Door Panel I love it when the days job is something more than a the same old thing. Today’s project was interesting and fun. We were to rebuild cabinet doors that hid a t.v. these were not ordinary cabinet door, these doors had cabinet door art embedded in them in…

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Installing Kitchen Pantry Cabinets

By Robert Robillard

      How To Install Kitchen Pantry Cabinets Today’s project was to install pantry cabinets made by Bertch Legacy. The cabinets that the customer chose is called Royale Birch with white paint & brown glaze and will fill the recessed area shown below. The homeowner decided that adding cabinets to this unused wall would…

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