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How to move a light fixture...NOT!

grwa, member | October 18th, 20101 comment

As part of the reno for our new addition, the existing duct work had to be extended into the new room. The contractor chose to extend it from the duct feeding into the basement bathroom, and that...

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Screened in Porch Swing Failure

bridon, member | October 18th, 2010

Porch swing failure.  When we arrived we noticed her porch swing was at a serious tilt.  Customer had a screened in porch with vinyl covering a tradional plywood ceiling.  Two...

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Explosive Furnace Installation

nthammer, member | October 18th, 201011 comments

This is a home that was recently renovated that I was performing a home inspection on for a client. The contractor was on site and decided to turn the gas on at the meter while I was upstairs...

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Herringbone in Rosewood

seattlejoe70, member | October 18th, 2010

This Job was demo the old hardwood, replace the 1x sub-floor with Plywood, And in the living room i replaced most all the floor joists, due to dry rot. The floor was originally going to be only in...

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Folding Mitre sawstand

loggerlaws, member | October 17th, 20101 comment

First built in 1996, then wider bench and power box added when I bought a Makita LS1013 sliding saw. Built out of hardwood decking and ply for bench top. Folds up and sits on it's side in my van...

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The Devil Is in the Details

RYagid, senior editor | October 15th, 20104 comments

Some modular homes are getting better, but the construction details in many modular homes are still downright scary. Here are a few photos I secretly shot recently.

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Official Rules: Scary Building Blunders Contest

FHBdotcom, editor | October 15th, 2010

Post some photos of construction-site nightmares, and have a shot at winning our Graphic Guides to Framing, Interior Details, and Site Construction.

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"RePurposing" a broken tape measure

PEBuilder, member | October 14th, 2010

I have too many broken tapes to be proud of.  In this day of toss and turn, I used the clips from the old tape measure case and screw them to the usual "hand only" toolsnbspnbsp...

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Board and Batten project completed.

Brucemc, member | October 12th, 2010

About a year ago I asked for help with a garage project.  I wanted to thank the many people that offered excellent advice on how to work with Board and Batten construction.  The old garage...

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expensive folly

mr_excess, member | October 12th, 2010

I knew my need for a very accurate miter saw had become extreme when a semi truck showed up at my place with a giant pile of expensive picture frame molding that my wife unintentionally bought.

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Replacing a starter rope on a gas engine

carpenterbooks, member | October 11th, 2010

This is a typical recoil starter assembly for asmall gas engine. I know most carpenters andcontractors own and rent many pieces ofequipment powered with gas engines, and Iknow that nearly all of you...

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My Saw Stand OR You get what you pay for

kordertv, member | October 11th, 20102 comments

I went for the least expensive stand I could find back when and now regret it. I purchased a Central machinery Stand from a cheap outlet place and it looked good when I got it. However over time I...

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How to Make a Stealth Soffit Vent

Ron_Trebbi, Blogger | October 9th, 2010

 A carport expanding to a two car garage causes us to consider soffit venting for this addition to a heavy timber 1950's home in Fort Lauderdale.         Don’t you have anything else to do or write about?       The Construction market is on fire here in South Florida, especially in the...

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Ballasts for holding down plastic sheeting

ramblingroad, member | October 3rd, 20101 comment

Ballasts made from pvc pipe filled with sand and capped are vey useful in holdiing down plastic sheeting when pressure washing or scraping the exterior of a house. The sheeting can be wrapped around...

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Curved Pergola

ramblingroad, member | October 3rd, 2010

This Pergola was designed to fit over an existing curved patio. The location of two doors needing access and gutters added to the challenge.

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Facelift for our 100 year old backyard

Rigitup, member | September 29th, 2010

With two small kids, it was time to make our backyard a little more inviting and less hazardous.  I added new siding, four windows, deck, and doors have been added.  With great help from a...

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Inspired Entry

Simmonsquality, member | September 29th, 2010

This woodland home is nestled atop a ledge overlooking the valley below.  Instead of using columns as supports for the front entrance, arched walls were constructed and sided to resemble a...

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Abundant Details

Simmonsquality, member | September 28th, 2010

A magnificent shore home features trim details galore:  pre-dipped cedar shingle siding sweeps out beyond the stone veneered foundation; a side entry is given elegance with columns and pergola...

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Funky Kitchen Remodel

architect19, member | September 27th, 20102 comments

Kitchen for my artist mother, she had been stuck in the early seventies, so I designed a new layout with an island and built new cabinets, she could not be more pleased with the end result.  My...

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Contemporary Cape Cod

Simmonsquality, member | September 27th, 2010

A classic Cape Cod-style home became a remodeled contemporary with the removal of the Cape’s traditional central front door.  A window replaced the door and a dramatic new front entry was...

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Refurbished Greek Revival

Simmonsquality, member | September 27th, 20101 comment

The homeowners of this shore home desired a whole house renovation to add authentic exterior details to their 1900 Greek Revival home.  The work included: new windows; pre-painted cedar siding...

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Cedar Timbers

Simmonsquality, member | September 27th, 2010

Harvested in the Adirondacks Mountains of New York, hand–peeled White Cedar timbers support the porch roofs of this contemporary woodland home.  The trim was purposely kept simple in order...

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Kitchen remodel on a budget

MerrickProperties, member | September 27th, 20101 comment

My cousin gave me his old oak cabinets that were in mint condition.  Timing was perfect because I had just finished remodeling the bathroom and doing all the floors over in this apartment that...

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Decorative Gable

seasonedbuilder, member | September 26th, 20102 comments

   My client wanted something special on her home because she felt that by going with vinyl siding she was giving up too many details, but maintainence had become too much on her older...

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Elliptical Bay Windows With Entablature Trim and Panels

Phoenix_Construction, member | September 25th, 20102 comments

This is a project that we did in Beverly Farms MA. this spring. We, Red Phoenix Construction, did the rough and finish carpentry and the exterior trim. The project was managed by Windover...

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Hemingway's Cottage

ncbuilder, member | September 23rd, 20102 comments

This custom home was designed to reflect a coastal cottage feel.  It had a ton of interior millwork as well.

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Grand Slam

ncbuilder, member | September 23rd, 20102 comments

This custom home was designed to reflect the feeling of a high-end mountain lodge.  The inside has so much millwork it's crazy.  We had 7 guys working 2 months on the interior trim alone.

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Official Rules: Ultimate Miter-Saw Stand Challenge

FHBdotcom, editor | September 22nd, 20108 comments

We're on a mission to build the perfect miter saw stand; and the mission begins with you. There’s no shortage of collapsible, portable jobsite miter saw stands on the market. Some are...

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Decorative Front Porch

troopermatt, member | September 20th, 20101 comment

Built the porch addition over an existing concrete slab with enclosed ceiling and added decorative posts with turned spindles and handrails, then painted to match the house trim.  In all, the...

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Front Entry Unit

strathcona, member | September 19th, 20101 comment

The main frame of this unconventional door consists of bookmatched 1/8" thick flat grained veneers laminated to 1 1/2" vertical grain cores. Joinery is twin loose tennons. The rabbetted face frame...

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Formal Portico

Mike157, member | September 19th, 2010

Fiberglass columns, Azek, pre-primed pine molding, stained poplar.  Pre-designed on sketch-up.

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Exterior Trim and porch

michaelc3178, member | September 19th, 20101 comment

There are 18 columns on this porch that I built out of cedar 1x8.  Each column was framed up with 2x4s and then wrapped with cedar. The arches where built 22" wide, with uniform...

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