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Claw Foot Bath Tub = Up Dated Bathroom

vanstonew, member | January 14th, 2013

This remolded / updated bathroom started with the claw foot tub that my friend gave me. The claw foot tub was bigger than the old tub, so I had to redsign the bathroom (this is my house) in order to...

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Interior Colors for the 2012-13 Winter Season

Generation_Homes, member | November 27th, 2012

The 2012-13 winter interior color season is focused on mixing things up with bold color opposites and unique combinations that haven't been seen traditionally. These new and unusual color match ups...

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Garage Progress

RYagid, senior editor | January 11th, 20121 comment

We're making good progress on the garage shop at the project house. Drywall is hung, carriage doors are installed and the new front facade has been painted.

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Improvised paint shield

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 20111 comment

I don’t paint enough trim to have the steady hand required to paint windows and trim without some kind of masking. Usually, I reach for my paint shield for some help. It has a bladelike...

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Another way to keep your paint brushes clean.

dgamari, member | November 29th, 20101 comment

When it's not too hot out, and our customers approve, Tiki comes with me and the crew to supervise our exterior painting jobs. You can count on him to find a shady tree somewhere, and count on him to...

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Paint Brush - keeping it from drying until the next use

SharperTool, member | October 25th, 20101 comment

Just saw the Chuck Miller video on using a ziplock bag to put your wet paint brush in, but I think this trick is easier, less messy, cheaper, and more effective. Take a length of SaranCling...

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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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Painting balusters before installation

REWC, member | May 26th, 20102 comments

If you need to paint multiple balusters prior to installation, here's a simple solution that worked for me. I drove nails through a small piece of plywood so the nails were showing when I...

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Theater Kitchenette

RobOlejniczak, member | December 15th, 20092 comments

This is a small kitchen I designed and built this year for a customer in Newport, RI. It is part of their basement to media room conversion. The cabinets are poplar plywood construction, poplar...

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Question: What is Causing This Black Mold?

CTOwner, member | November 1st, 20095 comments

Help me determine why this recently painted exterior section of my home is growing black mold

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Spray-painting screwheads

austin669, member | October 29th, 20096 comments

In response to Emma Kirk's innovative way of painting screw heads (FHB #206, Nov 2009), I'd like to offer the following method which I have used numerous times that I feel is easier and more...

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caulking tool

paulrandall, member | September 11th, 20092 comments

When I'm caulking I always need something to tool the caulk with besides my finger. It has to be bendable, but stiff enough to hold its shape, shapeable with my finger as I'm pulling the line...

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1970's Bathroom Renovation (Product from Lowes / Work done by Me)

qadsan, member | April 5th, 2009

This bathroom was straight from the 1970’s! Not only was it ugly, but it was in desperate need of repair. The original tub / shower was cracked, flaking apart and leaking. The...

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Bad 80's Kitchen Redone

Jeff_Dyott, member | March 31st, 20091 comment

This kitchen really needed some help. I replaced the worn pergot flooring with oak, built two pantries on the empty wall with a wine rack, shelving, and cabinet in between, replaced...

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Old style mixed with ultra slick New

keys2ooo, member | March 30th, 2009

Cacique Construction (www.cmcdesignbuild.com) specializes in residential interior design and construction. We have a strong commitment to excellence in craftmanship and service.

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Livingroom makeover

Cena, member | March 13th, 2009

100 y/o old was remodelled 20+ years ago with lots of paneling that was "in" at the time, I guess. Fireplace was just a cinderblock opening. Woodwork was very very dark. We stripped...

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Main Line Mess Made Nice

CPR_Dan, member | March 9th, 20091 comment

Too old and too ugly. This kitchen was the most dramatic transformation I have seen.

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Wine Cellar and Tasting Room

sbradley3, member | January 30th, 20091 comment

This is Phase II of our basement project. We built the wine cellar and constructed the wine racks from a kit. We designed the cellar around a mahogany wine buffet we found at Costco for $500. We...

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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel continued....

Docjimbo, member | January 19th, 2009

This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...

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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel continued....

Docjimbo, member | January 19th, 2009

This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...

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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel continued....

Docjimbo, member | January 19th, 2009

This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...

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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel

Docjimbo, member | January 19th, 2009

This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...

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First Floor Remodel

edasich, member | January 19th, 20091 comment

Installed over 1,000 sf of Travatine tiles, scraped the popcorn off the ceilings and make them beautifully smooth, and then added new mouldings and fresh paint.

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Circa:1680 Colonial Farm House on Long Island, NY

andybuildz, member | December 4th, 2008

I purchased an historic circa:1680 farm house in Cold Spring Harbor, LI, NY (50 minutes from Manhatten) that no one else would take on. It sat vacant for a very long while. It took me...

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trompe l'oeil kitchen mural

Huck, member | November 29th, 20081 comment

I was called in to do a mural for the owner of a cabinet showroom. He wanted a “window” on the wall behind a cabinet display. His wife had bought a window frame with a mirror...

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