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September 21, 2017

Sorry if this has been addressed in the past and I haven't found it.  We are getting ready to expand our apartment into a sizable attic and are trying to…

September 18, 2017

Hi - Long time reader of Fine Homebuilding.  I'm considering rebuilding a lake house in south-central NH.  The house would be close to the water and a very high water…

September 15, 2017

Question: Is it ok to let cedar clapboards weather, i.e. over a New England winter,  before priming and solid staining them?

September 14, 2017

I am in the process of buiding the house and i requested framer to screw and glue my floors (OSB gold product). He agreed however what he did is nailed…

September 14, 2017

Hey there...this is my first post.  I'm a retired designer (who didn't just do the fou-fou stuff), who is FINALLY remodeling our own house after 15 years of living here.…

September 12, 2017

I am using a Paint Shaver to remove all the solid stain from my house.  Since I will be left with bare wood, I want to then use a semi-transparent…

September 11, 2017

Hello All,   I'm trying to remove a wall and open up my kitchen and dining room.  Of course this wall is bearing the joists above, there is no weight,…

September 11, 2017

Greetings all, looking for some advice and opinions.

September 11, 2017

Hi, I am preparing to scrape the badly peeling paint from my 2700 sq. ft.  colonial house with attached garage. It has cedar clapboard siding.   I plan on getting…

September 9, 2017

Anyone ever removed weld spatter damage from tempered glass before? How'd it go?