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Hidden Doors, Secret Rooms, and the Hardware that makes it possible!

Matt Risinger, Blogger | January 18th, 20135 comments

Everyone loves a house with hidden door or secret rooms, but these are tricky details to pull off successfully. Here are a few of my recent projects with hidden doors and my favorite hardware to accomplish these works of craftsmanship.

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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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Spade-bit rosettes

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 2011

I'm building an apartment in a commercial building that dates back to 1851. To remain true to the original detailing, the casings around doors and windows needed rosettes at the corners. So I checked...

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A new Dutch door

ChuckB, senior editor | January 4th, 20112 comments

An architect designs a new type of Dutch door.

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Calling All Tool Experts: Can you name this tool?

RYagid, senior editor | December 6th, 20104 comments

Identify this tool and tell us how to use it for a chance to be published in the magazine.

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Gingerbread House

Fred Eche, member | September 7th, 20103 comments

Our "Gingerbread House" is a complete restoration of a 1869 Carpenter Gothic style cottage. Acroteria and Winglets were made from laminated honduras mahogany. Working your way down, the...

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BUILDING SKILLS: Cutting a Door

FHBdotcom, editor | May 24th, 20107 comments

Building Skills: Seasoned builder Mike Guertin shows a simple way to make a clean, straight cut when trimming a door to height.

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Arch Door Jam

MyCousinVinny, member | September 10th, 20095 comments

This is some thing I wanted to make for a while but never had a customer for it. But finaly on day that customer came along and wanted it. The whole unit was made of popular. The doors were custom to...

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An Efficient Way to Paint Doors

grateful.ed, editor at large | July 15th, 20096 comments

This simple setup uses a couple of sawhorses, some long screws, and a few pieces of plywood to make a spinner for supporting a door while it is painted.

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CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS KITCHEN - Trebbi Custom Construction - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ron_Trebbi, Blogger | June 1st, 2009

This Captain's Quarters Kitchen came to us from a long term client who needed to provide a more functional kitchen for a new member of their household. Requiring onlynbspminor...

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Methods for Installing Prehung Doors

Cermides, associate editor | April 10th, 20096 comments

In our latest issue, veteran builder Gary Striegler shares his step-by-step process for hanging prehung doors. Gary’s been building houses for more than 25 years, and his specialty is trim...

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From Washington to Maine: Building A House for the First Time: Updated Kitchen Photos

sjdehner, member | February 15th, 20092 comments

My wife and I have nearly finished our kitchen. This is an important room for us since we love to cook. After a year of preparing meals on a butcher block counter-top seated on an open substructure...

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