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Victorian gates
These western red cedar gates were designed to be a beautiful finishing touch to the entry to this recently refurbished home. The gates are inviting and whimsical. Handcrafted with mortise and tenon...
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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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1880's Brick Rowhouse Bay Window Restoration
2 commentsMy brick rowhouse was built in the late 1880's and is located in Jersey City NJ, just outside Manhattan. After decades of exposure to the elements the woodwork on the bay window had rotted and then...
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Gingerbread House
3 commentsOur "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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Victorian (Queen Ann) Style Curved Porch {Mangaris}
3 commentsHi. My name is Cliff Audet and I wanted to enter this porch that my crew and I built for my own house. The old porch was rotten beyond repair, so when we replaced it using the same details, we added...
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Restorer to the rescue
Cabinetmaker's renovation brings a kitchen back better than it ever was.
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Arch Door Jam
5 commentsThis 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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Livingroom makeover
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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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
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