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Make Your Own Glue Spreader / Roller
Gluing up some wood and don't feel like using your finger, or buying a costly glue roller? Grab your trim paint roller, and a 4" foam sleeve, and strip away…
Easy install for vanity shades
Ever have trouble spinning on those ceramic nuts that hold your glass shade in place? Here's an easy way to do it.
Blemish-Free Way to Secure Trim
Use pocket-hole screws to secure synthetic trim without having to fill holes.
Wire Standoff for Staple Gun
Using a horseshoe shim I was able to modify a standard staple gun to shoot staples around wire.
Dustless hole cutting in tile
Using rigid foam and some caulking you can make a custom tray for keeping your tile under water while drilling holes through it.
We did it AGAIN – and on another budget!
NBR Design Build was featured in Fine Homebuilding ~ 6 years ago for the remodel of their Victorian Beauty on Golden Gate in SF. Alex and Lisa, the husband and…
Fiberglass Insulation cutting Jig
Alot of us use a board to compress fiberglass insulation to making cutting it easier. Attach a hinge between two boards and attach those to a piece of plywood. This…
Taking the Bow out of your Deck Boards
I haven't seen this simple way of straightening bowed deck boards. It uses two simple tools that most carpenters have with them for many jobs.
How to Patch a Drywall Hole Flush Without Any Bump.
When a bath vanity needed to be turned against an adjacent wall and the light needed to be removed from it's location above that sink, I devised this method to…
Piano House
Schematic design for this home began with the understanding that three clients needed accommodation: husband, wife, and their Yamaha C3 grand piano. The small house needed to function well acoustically,…

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