Discussion Forum
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Corian question
My kitchen has a Corian countertop that I built and installed before it was required to take the course in order to buy materials and work with the stuff. My…
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vertical baseboard despite drywall bevel
I'm be interested in suggestions for installing baseboard vertically/plumb over the bottom bevel where drywall is hung horizontally. Other than (a) nailing a shim strip along the bottom or (b)…
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Masonite siding?
I need to replace about half a square of masonite siding -- the homeowner went wild with a pressure sprayer and cut large pieces out of it! I know this…
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Porch deck — install Trex over PT????
Okay...here's a new one for me: A retired couple has a gently aging pressure-treated deck. Their complaints are mainly that the cupped boards hold moisture, that it grows algae, and…
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Adding porch posts — how to do?
A client needs to have additional 4 x 4 porch posts added to an existing porch in order to install gates as required for her at-home preschool. The existing posts…
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laminated flooring at doorways
Okay -- at the risk of looking stupid (not for the first time) I need to ask this question. I feel like there's something obvious that I'm missing here. Until…
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laminate flooring question
I have a question about installing the click-together floating laminate flooring: How do you install it under an overhang, where you can't position the plank vertically and rotate it into…
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Removing blue chalk
Does anyone have tips for removing "temporary" blue chalk? My neighbor installed T-111 siding as an interior wall surface in a sunroom, and marked his lines with blue chalk. His…
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straighten twisted shelf?
Does anyone have tips for taking the twist out of plywood shelves? I have some ready to deliver, except that they all have an unacceptable twist. They sit on adjustable…
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Formica substrate — how to decide?
I have to make a Formica kitchen countertop -- not my first, but my first in about twenty years. How do I decide whether to use plywood, particle board, or…