Discussion Forum
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Depth to make fireplace mantle shelf
Wondering if there is a recommended depth to make a solid wood beam shelf for a mantle? Does it look best to match the thickness of the beam, in our…
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Depth to make new fireplace mantle
Is there a standard depth to make fireplace mantles? I'm thinking 4 1/2" to 5" for a solid 4" X 62" X 4" wood beam shelf but then began thinking…
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Attaching wood mantle to stone
On our new construction fireplace, we have a 4" X 62"thick piece of white pine to be our mantle over man-made stone fireplace (stone wall extends up 9'). I'd like…
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dimmer switches
We are installing dimmer switches in a new house and I'm wondering if anybody has any feedback from a user's perspective of which design style works the best. One by…
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finding whitesand mortar
We are building an interior fireplace with synthetic stone and looking for whitesand mortar to use. Copying a fireplace seen in a magazine where they used "white sand mortar by…
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Retractable screens for french doors
We have three sets of french doors next to each other leading outdoors and we need to put a screen door on at least one door to let in cool…
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touch-up paint for exterior siding
Our 15 year old house has vinyl composite siding and supposedly is never to need new paint. However, one of our temporarily industrious sons pressure washed not only our wood…
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Using copper for 1/2 wall cap
Our new house has a 30" high dividing half wall between breakfast area and hallway that needs a 14" wide cap on the top. Am looking for something unique instead…
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Interior doorknob colors
We are building a new house that primarily has dark bronze doorknobs throughout. However, the kitchen has satin nickel faucet fixtures but it also has a dark copper range hood.…
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Kitchen cabinets too short
Have new overlay cherry kitchen cabinets in a 10' ceiling, made by brother-in-law, that only come up to 105" high, including the 3" crown. What I really want is for…