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  • Siding Preparation

    Before I hang my siding, I go and locate ever place where I might be able to penetrate the plumbing or any other item I could damage with the nails and I place a metal plate over them if the run vertical. I also give them double lines, one on each side and write no…

  • Siding Tips

                When I do the siding on my projects, I use a vapor barrier that allows me to use it as the rain shield. Personally, for the few dollars more in expenses I spring for the 3/8-inch exterior plywood and cut the 1 ½ strips for nailers over the studs. I cap my verticals with…

  • Control Lines for Window and Doors

    There are many tutorials on how to set a window or even windows and door. They will tell you used small headed screws for your doors and lager flatter heads for your windows.  They will tell you how to adjusts your trimmers so that the reveals are constant. What many forget to tell you is…

  • Cheap Fixes are Costly

    When I first came to southern California there was a thing called short nailing. It was a method used to under-nail a project. Straps would be cut and restarted on the other side of the wall to make it appear that they went through an area. These methods fooled inspectors but when the problems came…

  • Getting The Right Materials May Take Some Effort

                After finishing the grout and polishing the grout on the newly tiled bathroom walls I like to grout the corners in. To do so I went to the local DIY centers. Yes, I went to both of them to look for grey grout for my corners. Not finding the gray kitchen and bath gray…

  • Having one of those Days

                It appeared to be a normal day as I headed out the door, but that would soon change. Upon arriving at the project sight, I discovered that there were missing studs for the last half of the wall framing. I laid out my plates and counted the studs needed to finish that task and…

  • Final Steps for Finishing Bathroom

    Once the tile is cleaned of the excess grout it is time to put the final touches on the room to ensure a better fit. Once you have your fixture able to be adjusted firm against the till or wall. It is time to place the decorative rings. Most of these come in the kits…

  • Sustainable Classics Demand Quality

    Why I recommend staying with the classic design when remodeling your home. From time to time, I have been asked for my opinion when I have been hired to build an addition to a home. I tell the people that I can picture shapes and forms coming together. I can envision the flow of the…