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warped old door panels
I have a number of old 4 panel doors that I took to get stripped (hot lye). I'm getting the last bits of paint off and getting them stain grade.…
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Gaps in the Wainscot
I just heatgun'd the paint off of a small room's trim and wainscot. Its not quite done but looks a hell of a lot better even now. Now that the…
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Refinish Dip-Stripped Doors
I got about a dozen doors stripped at a local place that uses a hot water, lye solution. It cost $70 and got them pretty clean. These are 4 panel…
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Black Oxide Radiator
I have a bunch of big old steam radiators that I'm planning on getting sandblasted and possibly powder coated or just painted. I found a sandblasting place around the corner…
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Leads at JLC Live
I've recently learned of the JLC live event in March in Prov. Its only a couple blocks from home so I'm thinking about going. I won't even need to park! …
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Basement Window
My 6 basement windows are in desperate shape and need to be replaced(see pic). I have a few questions. This is an 1880's house with fieldstone foundation changing to brick…
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addon steam vs. electric baseboard
Is there anything decent about electric baseboard heating? My old house has a steam system with big old radiators(1pipe) that works just fine. But the system skipped 2 small bedrooms(110sq…
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Interior Red Paint fading
Some red interior paint is on the short list for a very sunny south facing room. Clearly red exterior paint is used commonly but there the whole house tends to…
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Peel Away
Anyone need peelaway? They must have pissed off homedepot because its on clearance, everything must go. Actually i think only peel away #7. They had the 1qt container for $13…
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The BWH
Hello, I’m somewhat new here and haven’t introduced myself. My name is Eric. I’m an electrical engineer without much construction experience but I do have a long history of learning…