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Building Oak Interior Doors
I plan to replace hollow core interior doors with oak shaker-style doors that I will build myself. If I use solid oak, each door will probably weigh more than I…
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Low Profile Deck Surface Over Impervious Membrane
I have a small area of my garage with a flat(ish) roof covered with GAF Liberty low slope rolled roofing. I want to make this a durable walking surface. The…
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Shaker Style Panel Door Dadoes
I’m making new kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts and am getting ready to plow dadoes in 180 stiles and rails. The dadoes will not only house the door panels…
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Choice of Cabinet Hinges
We’re replacing all of our kitchen cabinet doors with new. The cabinets are frameless and I’m looking at the Blum brand of concealed hinges. Are there other brands you would…
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Finish for Backyard Gate
I’m making a gate/door of sorts leading to our backyard here in the Pacific Northwest. I’m using Alaska Yellow Cedar and plan to use a UV stain (Mesmers) to keep it…
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Carpet / Hardwood Interface
I am installing pre-finished solid oak hardwood flooring that will abut carpeting (yet to be installed). What is the best way to "configure" where they meet? I was thinking I…
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Interior Stair Rail Code Requirements
I am installing an interior railing next to a set of stairs. I am capturing the balusters between the upper rail and a lower rail. When researching how high I…
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Engineered Wood Floated Over Black Mastic?
We recently had minor flooding at our house, which affected an area where I had previously installed engineered wood flooring (floated, with foam underlayment) over old but intact linoleum tiles. …
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Transporting Granite Countertop
I had a fabricator make a small (2x4) granite countertop for a bath vanity, and cut and install the sink bowl. Now I've got to get it back to my…
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Custom Door Materials
I want to install cherry doors throughout the downstairs of my house. After seeing retail prices, though, I am convinced that I can make them myself at a fraction of…