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Here's another version of a hole-saw guide for drilling lockset holes in a door stile. I think it is simpler and more versatile than other versions I've come across because…

When hurricane-fed floodwaters kept rising in our town last year, we watched the water creep closer to our doors. Water pouring into the house appeared inevitable. But there is always…

Here's a simple way to take some of the frustration out of painting doors. As shown in the drawing, I drive a couple of nails into the top and bottom…

In the course of roof tearoffs and other typical remodeling jobs, we need a large numbers of tarps. Whenever we run short of tarps, I head for our local lumberyard,…

When drilling into a ceiling, you've got dust falling into your eyes, into the drill motor and all over the client's floor. I prevent the problem with the trick shown…

Recent tipsters have offered effective ways of supporting a sink cutout as the cut is completed (see Supporting a sink cutout  and Supporting sink cutouts). But I think both of…

After a big chunk of plaster fell out of the ceiling in our living room, we looked for a way to stabilize what remained. Someone told us about Plaster Washers, which…

As a construction coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, I'm always looking for ways to save resources on our home-building projects. Recently, a couple of windy days taught us a few…

I'm frequently called on to add extension jambs to arched windows. The supplier usually provides extra-long jambs, which can then be site-cut to the necessary length. But obtaining the exact…

Some nasty runoff eroded a cavity under the edge of my concrete patio, and I became concerned about the lack of bearing along its edge. Sooner or later, the slab…