Recent Blog Posts

  • Can Vinyl Be Too Final?

    January 1, 2012
    Ironicaly, the fact that vinyl fencing can last so long can actually become a drawback. What happens if the homeowner simply gets tired of looking at the same thing year after year?
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  • Know Your Wood When Selecting Paint

    December 1, 2011
    How well exterior paints and stains adhere to wood is a direct result of wood properties and the various manufacturing processes. Dense wood shrinks and swells more than light wood, which stresses paint and solid-color stains and causes them to chip or peel prematurely.
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  • Hardwood Moulding Installation

    December 1, 2011
    Architectural details done with hardwood mouldings are the perfect finishing touches to your workmanship.
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  • How to correctly measure for replacement doors

    November 1, 2011
    Looking to upgrade your exterior steel door to a more energy efficient fiberglass or solid wood door?   Or perhaps you want to replace the composite interior doors with a higher-grade wood door. Or maybe you need a new patio door to access your new deck.
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  • Choosing a contractor over doing it yourself

    November 1, 2011
    Okay, doing it yourself does carry certain perks – for one, taking pride in pointing out your workmanship to friends and family, and secondly, saving money over hiring a professional contractor.
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  • Moulding, the Choice is Yours

    October 1, 2011
    Nothing accentuates your craftsmanship better than a decorative chair rail or crown moulding. That's why it's important to choose the right material for the job. Despite the rise in popularity of urethane mouldings, solid hardwood remains king, especially in the high-end markets.
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  • Making good use of bad cuts

    October 1, 2011
    Even the most skilled carpenter can make an error, but just because an error occurs, doesn't mean the job is ruined. If you make a bad cut on an angled piece of moulding, correct the error by making a clean cut on the inside of the defect.
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