Discussion Forum
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How to paint a steel door?
So please tell me how bad of an idea this is. I have a couple of unpainted steel exterior doors which I'm thinking about using a paint brush and a…
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waterproof doorbell button?
This week's construction "issue" at my house is what to do about a doorbell button. The area where I want to put it gets pretty well lashed with rain from…
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latex exterior paint?
What kind of exterior paint do most people use, oil based or latex? The local construction supply store guy talked me into latex for some exterior trim. (It wasn't very…
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leaky wood stove chimney
My one year old Simpson-Duravent chimney system leaks, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced a similar kind of leak, and what their fix was. Over the summer water has followed…
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Best product for filling exterior trim
This forum is great. I've gotten several useful ideas from you all. The advice on my front door installation - it’s now installed and looks great. So here it goes…
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Need advice for front door installation
So I'm replacing a front door, replacing some rotten wood and need some advice. I need to know what to use to replace the subsill? In the old installation, the…
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Installing front door, need advice
So I'm replacing a front door, replacing some rotten wood and need some advice. I need to know what to use to replace the subsill? In the old installation, the…
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New framing nailer – need advice
I just ordered my first air nailer, a Bostitch N88RH-2MCN which I'll use for some remodeling and other projects. The manual recomends I use a filter to protect the tool…