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Murphy Bed

04-12-2014 02:47 PM by Craftsman on the Lake

5319 views | 10 comments
Replacing Fiberglass shower with Ceramic Tile

09-16-2009 03:08 AM by Ick

29376 views | 11 comments
We are cleaning it.

10-07-2009 08:23 PM by Mike

3083 views | 2 comments
Pergola Addition

05-08-2009 05:34 AM by ToddE

5152 views | 4 comments
Screening in a porch

07-01-2012 10:09 AM by Craftsman on the Lake

6614 views | 6 comments
a brick shy of a load

04-17-2012 06:35 AM by Eddie

3265 views | 5 comments
The Pattersen Whole House Project

11-21-2012 03:33 PM by reedwood

5308 views | 4 comments
Interior Finish

04-07-2008 02:08 AM by ckip

4628 views | 3 comments
Mahogany Coffee Table

11-06-2015 08:24 PM by SwainCustoms

21234 views | 8 comments
The bar now 99% complete.

12-09-2014 10:01 AM by Nighthawk

12534 views | 6 comments
Asian style pendant light box

02-13-2011 03:58 AM by rrdesigns

4334 views | 4 comments
"Space blinds"

04-19-2009 08:24 PM by Sandro

3950 views | 0 comments
Guest House remodeling, Palo Alto CA

04-08-2008 06:13 PM by Francisco Luna

4202 views | 7 comments
Daughter's ramp

04-22-2014 12:12 PM by dbray45

12106 views | 2 comments
Master Bedroom Remodel

02-15-2014 04:20 PM by Pat3

5556 views | 8 comments

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How to Insulate a Electric Hot Water Heater

11-05-2017 05:35 PM by woodify

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A New Start #28: Stairwell

08-07-2011 07:15 PM by Tikka

WEll today we started the last stage of the demolition process – We are removing the stairs, the ceiling/floor (to make a double height stairwell, the old WC and wall. This is the stairs before we started. The stairs removed Acro pr...

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A New Start #20: The cladding goes on

04-26-2011 06:21 PM by Tikka

It has been some time since I last posted – My son has visited me from England, My wife came from Finland to inspect the progress, as well as to see me, so it has been a busy 2 weeks, but not too much to show for it in the photographs. Th...

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Rental House Work #4: Front Wall Surprise and Repair

08-23-2009 06:28 PM by 3fingerpat

The next saga of the rental house documents the front wall repair that was not planned or expected. I had contracted a carpenter to replace several rotted fascia and soffit boards during the replacement of the roof and also asked him to replace o...

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Bathroom Remodel #5: Toilet Paper Holder

01-02-2015 07:46 PM by Dan Lyke

A little side project along the way: Still need to clean up the wall of the niche where it goes before I glue it into place…

20028 reads | 164 comments | Continue reading »
Kitchen Remodel #1: The first cabinets installed in the kitchen

09-20-2008 02:22 PM by Karson

I just installed the first cabinets for the kitchen in Delaware. Old Picture. You can see my Greene and Greene Thorsten table that was entered in a LumberJock challenge. New picture. The counter top is from the old cabinet. i plan to ...

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A New Start #25: New workshop

07-30-2011 06:37 PM by Tikka

The original plan to build a 125m2 (1345 sq. ft) workshop was denied by the local planning department, after some time and consultation, they have agreed in principle that I can build a 65m2 (700 sq. ft) workshop garage, subject to formal plans be...

24344 reads | 2 comments | Continue reading »
My Favorite Glue Scraper

03-11-2013 08:37 PM by Todd A. Clippinger

Hey everybody! I have been very busy between working on my client’s projects, squeezing in a project for another contractor, and rebuilding my website. As if that wasn’t enough, I decided to shoot a video to share with you what my favorite t...

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Simple Hall Way redo. #3: The big slowdown on day 3.

07-11-2012 03:50 AM by MarkTheFiddler

I was busy all day but don’t feel like I have much to show for it. I painted the closet. Those suckers are little rooms. It took the better part of 3 hours. I touched up some of the trim work, used the shop light to find flaws in all my pain...

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Tile Backsplash - What they Don't Tell you #1: They don't tell you how to raise all the electric switches

06-23-2012 03:23 PM by MoshupTrail

So you’ve finished your back splash and it’s beautiful! But there’s still a problem. All your plugs and switches are now recessed by 3/8 to 1/2 inch. So you run down to the store and buy these stupid little spacers, right? WR...

9997 reads | 10 comments | Continue reading »
Privacy Fence

04-02-2008 10:15 PM by Brian H

Thanks to this: We had to install this: Like the deck I posted before, this is all cheap treated wood. My backyard isn’t huge but it’s big enough that the more exotic fencing was out of our price range. The important thing was ...

2598 reads | 10 comments | Continue reading »
Sunroom #1: Intro

08-02-2014 02:45 PM by Becky

We’ve lived in our one story ranch for almost nine years now. We are figuring that we will end up retiring in this home as we’ll never get what we want out of the resale of it (in a not so great school district and a not so great neigh...

6787 reads | 0 comments | Continue reading »
The Backup Plan

10-02-2014 03:01 PM by ReubenD

Every good plan has one important aspect- a backup plan for when thing go wrong and something changes. I feel the same way about my house. Living in a place that routinely gets 60 plus inches of snow across a winter and has January nights hitting ...

15120 reads | 5 comments | Continue reading »
cabinets #1: Painting An Oak Kitchen

06-27-2008 02:28 PM by dennis

Before I hear all the screams I might add that if this where a “real” kitchen the owners would probably have never wanted it painted. I have two thoughts on kitchens. Prefabs are often junk and custom is often over kill. This kitchen i...

2590 reads | 4 comments | Continue reading »
No Good Deed

04-08-2014 01:53 PM by reedwood

I’m in the process of moving a few things over here from LJ. As a contractor, I should be posting here anyway. .. I love woodworking and like many of you, I love to write about it. This short story is my first attempt at something d...

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Outside Decking 04-13-2011 04:48 AM by RJA in Home Building & Construction I’m building a screen room on a pressure treated deck. It has wide roo...	6	08-30-2020 11:25 AM
second generation evaporative cooling. 05-14-2010 02:15 PM by kimball in Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC) & Water Conditioning I live in the California desert and the summers can be brutal. It is so bad ...	15	10-29-2019 08:11 PM
Cellulose Insulation Advice 02-23-2009 09:16 PM by Scott Hildenbrand in Exterior Home Improvement One of the areas of my home which need addressed insulation wise is a 11×...	6	10-27-2019 05:53 PM
Refinishing old floors. 11-25-2014 01:10 AM by TucsonDave in Interior Home Improvement We own a 100 year old American Four Square home that has been in our family s...	2	08-14-2019 10:34 AM

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