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Recycled Oak Arts and Crafts Floor
I collected this flooring for 12 yrs from all the old homes I remodeled in Lake Forest il. Some of it was nailed with square nails.
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Vote for Your Favorite Exterior Trim and Siding Details
The time has come to pick the winner of this recent gallery challenge. Take a look at the four top entries and help us decide which one deserves the new Senco cordless trim nailer.
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Roof Top Rigid Foam - Taking Efficiency Through The Roof
6 commentsOver the last year I've really been working on how to get my houses to the next level of greater energy efficiency and this video will show you my latest secret. We're laying down a thick layer of rigid ISO foam boards on top of the roof.
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Front Entry Unit
1 commentThe 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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Craftsman Renovation - Month One
Should you - and how do you - add on to a 3 story high saltbox craftsman style house?
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Finishing trim around my windows and lattice work with raw posts
I let the sun color the wood a golden brown then I added Blond thompsons water seal. I also did the lattice work and the post the same color
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Playhouse and Swing
3 commentsBuilt this playhouse and swing set for my kids, Gracyn (6) and Ryan (2). Wanted something different than you see in ever other backyard so came up with this design. It has 3 bunks inside...
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Patio and screen porch
10 commentsWhen it was time to replace our deck, I seized the opportunity to bring comfort and peace to our home by designing a patio and screen porch in the style of 1920's. In the twenties, the excesses of...
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Trellis Envy
This is the replacement for a little white 2X tract home trellis that was rotting in the rear yard when we bought this home. It's admittedly a bit larger in scope, however. I've got a zinfandel...
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Tour a Greene & Greene-style Masterpiece
3 commentsTour a stunning Greene & Greene revival we've dubbed "The House That Sausage Built" in this audio slideshow featuring outtakes from our recent article and an interview with the homeowner.
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hi,I make wood clocks.and sell in department store.my homepage is [http://www31.ocn.ne.jp/~woodyiruma] yorosikune.
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Seattle Rambler Master BR Re-do
As usual, a simple project turns into, "If you're going to do it at all, do it right." This window in the "Master Bedroom" is 7' long and exposed to the brunt of the NW weather. Former...
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Entertainment Niche
Our newly built (2006) home came with a "bump-out" or niche in the living area specifically designed for an entertainment system. We originally put a large entertainment armoir in the space...
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Historic home remodel & addition
3 commentsNormal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Built in 1915, this almost three-story Colonial Craftsman home is a registered historic...
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Teach an Old low end Table saw, New life in high end use.
For those that have the old Table lower end Table Saw, make it work for you again. I got this Hand-me-down ruff construction Table Saw from my father-in-law, he had just spent almost $2000 on a new...
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Screened Porch
We wanted a unique screen porch that related to the Craftsmen era of when the home was originally built while also using some modern day materials that make for ease of use----such as the decking ...
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Tucker Timber Frame
This home is a two story 2000 SF timber frame built from old growth doug fir. All timber recycled from Pier 3 in Astoria OR (built in 1913). All cabinets and trim are built from the same...
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Border French Necaise Woodworking & Carpentry
Border French Necaise Woodworking & Carpentry was founded upon the dreams and experience of do it yourself home Craftmans, creating, designing. building their own kitchen and bathroom...
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Picket Fence
2 commentsThis is a fence my father and I recently completed for a small home here in Houston. The plan was to build a white picket fence that would more or less match the house's existing trim, but wouldnt...
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Ipe` and Fypon with view by God
4 commentsThis was my first time using Ipe~ decking or Fypon railing. I made a trip to the Fypon Factory first to assure myself that it was indeed all that it was purported to be and came away impressed with...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
