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adhesive for cherry backsplash
I made a cherry countertop in a small alcove. I am about to install cherry backsplashes around the three sides, and plan to screw to the framing and plug the…
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flashing detail
I am about to go to trial. I represent a homeowner trying to collect some $ from a contractor who left the job when she wouldn't pay him in advance…
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floor refinishing cost
I am about to get a bid for finishing about 450 square feet of white pine floor in one irregularly shaped room. About half is 10 years old, with poly…
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If I had a hammer
To a doctor with a hammer, every surgical procedure is a nail. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25091319?GT1=43001
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culture alert: nail art
I just saw this exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art (Portland ME, that is). It is spectacular. John Bisbee, a sculptor who teaches at Bowdoin College, makes astounding scupltures…
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hot basement
My recent addition in Maine has a full basement. The poured concrete walls have 2 inch foam applied on the outside. The floor joists are 2 x 10. I have…
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sheetrock in basement
The foundation for my new addition consists of two rectangles. The basement has a framed interior wall that separates the main part of the basement from a smaller section. The…
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Kitchen cabinet company
Anybody have any experience with an outfit called Kitchen Magic, based, I believe, in New Jersey? A friend (in MA) is getting a new kitchen and Kitchen Magic is a…
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Kitchen Magic
Anybody have any experience with an outfit called Kitchen Magic, based, I believe, in New Jersey? A friend (in MA) is getting a new kitchen and Kitchen Magic is a…
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slippery deck
My new deck (Camberra) was installed last Spring. Now that frost happens almost every morning here in Maine, the deck and stairs are often coated with a very thin layer of…