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refinishing bannister
February 9, 1999

* How can I salvage the finish on an oak bannister to give it the look of aged patina? It had been stained and coated (sloppily) with shellac some years…
PAINT & PLASTER: Trying to paint …
February 9, 1999

* PAINT & PLASTER: Trying to paint over it. Ideas wanted. We are working on a bathroom that was covered in vinyl wallpaper. The walls have been treated to remove…
Fireslate
February 9, 1999

* I'd like to use Fireslate for kitchen counters and am looking for advice. Have seen pix (at least twice in FHB). How hard is it to cut and shape?…
Smoke detectors
February 9, 1999

* A friend called me last night and he had a salesman come over from a outfit called Masterguard who was trying to sell him a smoke detector system consisting…
galvanized aluminum exterior walls
February 9, 1999

* i'm building a house and thinking about finishing the exterior with galvanized aluminum sheeting, similar to what frank ghery has done. questions: cost vs. stucco, durability and strength. what…
switch coverplates
February 9, 1999

* The Mar'99 FH cover features a warm &rustic country kitchen. In the photo, a switchplate is shown on the right. Too bad the builders didn't know about one of…
Masonite siding pros/ cons
February 9, 1999

* I am going to replace the 50 year old combed cedar shingles with new siding. I have read some information online about pending litigation on GP's and Weyerhouser's siding…
Help me with direction to build my ow…
February 9, 1999

* Very interesting post, Harv. Here are my suggestions: First, learn how to spell. You never know how handy that will come in during the building process. I must admit…
!@?!&? Roofer!
February 9, 1999

* I just used a different roofer to do a home for me. This was followed by a wind storm that took about 20 shingles off the roof. I go…
Using old barn flooring for interior …
February 9, 1999

* I have a 100+ year old barn on my property that is way beyond repair. I would like to use the barn flooring which are oak with widths up…

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