134 days ago
by MRTRIM |
19 comments »
verticals have been quite popular where i live for some time . what isnt popular is the plastic valence that you get with them to cover the hardware . i am posting some ideas ive used to try to cover the hardware and make it more attractive. feel free to post anything you may have done as well .this was the very first one and was not for the purpose of covering the hardware . the people simply wanted a shelf above the door . when finished they were quite pleased but i was not ! i was acuall...
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121 days ago
by karson |
2 comments »
Well I was working on building the deck and I kept saying. Take some pictures. But, it didn’t get done. These pictures are from before putting on the deck surface.
The deck is placed just outside a small deck that goes between the screened porch and the Solarium. We have a spa in the Solarium room.
The deck is basically 16’ X 16’. It’s 14 feet to the beginning of the curved edge. One end is tapered to match the sidewalk that goes around the house.
I’...
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5 days ago
by MRTRIM |
6 comments »
ive gotten some emails asking where ive been . thanks to those concerned . fact is ive been in rehab for about 60 days and finally broke free of the l j and h r habit and have been spending the time in the shop . lolim currently working on an entertainment center . i hired a new carpenter but im not convinced its going to work out !!
somethings telling me to wait till he gets the blade out of the sawsall before i tell him hes fired !! lol keep the chips flying and have fun !
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5 days ago
by PaBull |
5 comments »
Last night, just like almost every night for the last months, I am working on the cabinets for the laundry room and the kids bathrooms upstairs.
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11 days ago
by Pat |
2 comments »
Just a quick update on the kitchen work this weekend. We had to take back one box of broken floor tiles and ended up picking up two more extra boxes just in case in preparation for the floor tiling next month. I also reworked the doorway btwn the living room and kitchen; I had to rip open one side when we got our new refrigerator since the opening wasn’t wide enough, even after removing the refer doors. The original opening was only 29” wide; I hope to get it to 31.5” wid...
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12 days ago
by Pat |
1 comment »
What started out as just replacing a worn out old fence has now turned into remodeling our kitchen. During the residing of the outside wall of the kitchen, we knocked off a couple of tiles from the kitchen counter and back splash. And since I had replaced both kitchen windows and trim during the outside wall residing, we decided to just keep going and remodel the whole kitchen. So we had granite counters installed to replace 4” ceramic tiles and a new stainless steel sink installed t...
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13 days ago
by Michal Bulla |
10 comments »
Today is the Day we were waiting for. Our successful HomeRefurbers Summer Awards are over, so let me officially announce the winners.
DECKED OUT IN COMFORT
1st Place – My new Deck by karson (25 points)
2nd Place – Our deck short of decked out and painted by PaBull (19 points)
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Click here to see the complete results.
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And here is the lucky winner of our...
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15 days ago
by Michal Bulla |
1 comment »
Take a look at our new feature. I have now added a “contest” tab on the top of the page. This will allow you to review our current and past Awards and Challenges much more easily. This tab links to the new contests page where you can see all information together with the corresponding dates.
Enjoy!
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19 days ago
by Michal Bulla |
0 comments »
July has been an entertaining and inspiring month, as the entries for our Awards category came in. I am very pleased to see the great response – with 9 Decked Out In Comfort entries.
And now, it’s time to select our Awards winners. So, you have until August 7th at 3 PM Central make your selections.
Only HomeRefurbers who have posted at least one project in the past are allowed to vote and, for those of you who have submitted an Awards entry, you will notice that your project is not list...
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38 days ago
by Dick, & Barb |
4 comments »
The porch is completed.
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I learned something new about the finishing of new treated lumber.
They don’t recommend waiting 60 to 90 days for the boards to dry anymore.
They say by staining right away, it slows the drying process, & prevents cracking, & checking.
I relate that to sealing the ends of lumber to prevent checking.
We used Olympic semi-transparent oil stain that is water cleanup, pretty ...
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