Discussion Forum
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Prepainting Trim?
Is there any real advantage to prepainting baseboard before it gets installed? It will be installed after the prefinished hardwood gets put down, so I was considering prepainting it, knowing…
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How To Trim This?
I'm preparing to install hardwood treads and risers on an existing carpeted stair and I'm fairly puzzled about the best way to handle the intersection where the top riser, the…
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Question about Treads Meeting Risers
So I've seen some stair guys (A.)put the bottom edge of the riser on the top of tread and I've seen others (B.)butt the edge of the tread to the…
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Setting Tile Under Cabinets
I'm looking for advice, so let me make some key assumptions first. 1. We are putting new tile flooring in our water damaged kitchen. 2. The existing cabinets are being…
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Can We Talk Hardwood Flooring?
Hardwood flooring in the kitchen? Good idea or bad? What about direction of lay? I've read that it should run front to back in relation to the front door. That…
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Interior Painting Advice
I haven't done any painting in a long while and I'm looking for some advice about paint and paint rollers. My walls are smooth sheetrock, no knock-down or anything like…
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Wainscot and Drywall Window Jambs?
How would you approach the installation of beadboard wainscot in a room with 2 windows with sheetrock window jambs? The windows have a stool and apron, but no casing and…
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15 Amp Tool on 100′ of 12 ga Cord?
Sort of an informal poll here to help settle a bet. Would you (or do you) operate a 15 amp tool on 100 feet of 12 gauge extension cord?
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Fine Shedbuilding and Window Details
Hello all, I'm helping a relative build a shed, and he has chosen LP Smart Side panels for the siding and this shed will have 2 vinyl windows with a…
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FHB Video on Knot Tying?
I'm trying to locate a video that I know I've watched on this site that showed a guy securing some lumber to a cargo rack on a pickup truck. Did…