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January 16, 2002

* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm wanting to build some interior door to replace the flush luan doors I put in when I was building the house 15 years ago and money was…

January 16, 2002

* I found the BACK side of one of my siding boards to be wet. It was a horizontal 1x8 cedar piece and the one above it was not wet.…

January 16, 2002

* I have a client who wants oak veneer applied over existing faceframes in her kitchen. Any advice on surface prep, adhesives, or installation tips would be helpful. I am…

January 16, 2002

* When I side with vinyl siding I like to use a set pattern opposed to using what is left at the end of a run to start the next…

January 16, 2002

* We put cultured stone on our house last summer, but we weren't able to do the grouting. We'd like to do it now so we can sell our house…

January 16, 2002

* We are just now finishing an almost-exact-replication of author and architect Sarah Susanka's 2,440 sf "not so big house." It is featured in the Taunton Press's publications, "The Not…

January 15, 2002

* I have a house built in 1941 that we are considering residing. The original house has beveled cedar lap siding with 8.5" exposure that we cannot keep paint on…

January 15, 2002

* In a week or so....I'n gonna start exterior trim.......and unless we find out something bad about the stuff....gonna use Trim Tec pvc trim boards. 1x 10, 1x 6 and…

January 15, 2002

* Looking for some house plans that are geared for wheel chair / handicap accessable. Know of any websites ?

January 15, 2002

* what about sips for roofing, compared to conventional roofing. are there more problems or less? any suggestion's appreciated