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Undoing the Dings of Life

Olitch, Blogger, book author, one of the first FHB editors | January 18th, 20132 comments

A true story, a clever solution and a tool that few carpenters carry on their belts.

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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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Concern Over EPA's Proposed New Lead-Safe Rule

FHB_Building_News, contributor | June 26th, 201110 comments

A dust-wipe testing rule would further boost the costs of renovations and repairs involving lead-safe practices, a recent survey indicates. But would it also alleviate liability concerns?

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Lead Paint: The Fines Are Real

RYagid, senior editor | April 7th, 201115 comments

An Oregon painting contractor shells out over $32K for failing to comply with lead-paint regulations.

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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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Is your vac compliant with EPA lead regs? (hint: who knows...)

JFink, Senior Editor | July 7th, 20104 comments

So, by now we all know about the strict lead regulations being handed down by the EPA (if you don't know, you aren't visiting www.finehomebuilding.com nearly as often as most doctor's would...

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Attention Contractors: Your Lead-Paint Certification Deadline is Approaching

Cermides, associate editor | February 23rd, 201031 comments

Plan to repair or renovate a house that was built before 1978? If so, you’ll need to follow some new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Here's what you need to know...

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Save Your Old Paint

grateful.ed, editor at large | February 11th, 20102 comments

Save valuable leftover paint without the danger that it will gluck up your walls

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What's the Difference?: Solvent-Free Paint Strippers

RDA, producer | April 29th, 20092 comments

Solvent-free strippers might not be as aggressive as solvent-based products, but they do work and are much safer.

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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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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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