HomeRefurbers Shuffle

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Projects | 15 random | view all » Exterior Finish 879 days ago by ckip 766 views | 8 comments Interior Construction 879 days ago by ckip 748 views | 6 comments Porch railing 857 days ago by GMman 835 views | 6 comments Alexandria's Room... 47 days ago by RandyMarine 429 views | 1 comment Fireplace restro 871 days ago by Jimthecarver 679 views | 7 comments Waterwheel 240 days ago by JAGWAH 1836 views | 6 comments My new porch, soon to be a deck. 263 days ago by Janice 799 views | 2 comments capped privacy fence 143 days ago by cobra5 529 views | 0 comments Refinished kitchen 857 days ago by GMman 560 views | 4 comments Making Use of Free Space Under the Deck 775 days ago by jroot 746 views | 9 comments small bar 551 days ago by MRTRIM 877 views | 8 comments Bath Renovation #1: Basement Nightmare 543 days ago by mmh 1010 views | 3 comments Fairy Doors 740 days ago by MsDebbieP 1166 views | 8 comments More of the kitchen 857 days ago by GMman 622 views | 11 comments From woodshop to home 642 days ago by Jimthecarver 2519 views | 9 comments

Blog Entries | 15 random | view all » Hello fellow LJ'ers and Home Refurbers 877 days ago by KevinHuber Just thought I’d throw my name into the growing list of Lumber Jocks making the transition into Home Refurbers. Martin, this is a great idea. I’ll try to get my house projects brought over here from LJ as well as post some of the... 326 reads | 9 comments | Continue reading » Getting started here 96 days ago by Woodcanuck Having been on Lumberjocks for a little while now, and thoroughly enjoying it, I find myself drawn to this site as I’m being prevented from doing much in the way of woodworking as a result of a pile of home renovations. Here in Canada we ... 536 reads | 0 comments | Continue reading » HomeRefurbers Awards - Summer 2008 #2: Cast Your Votes 761 days ago by Michal Bulla 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... 567 reads | 0 comments | Continue reading » Do not take R value of solid wood at face value 575 days ago by daltxguy This is a reprint of a recent article on some studies done to show that the straight R-value of solid wood is misleading. Even though it seems worse than other materials, because wood has a lot of mass it actually can store energy, not just preven... 2821 reads | 6 comments | Continue reading » Ready for a Home Makeover? Here’s How To Do It. 72 days ago by Mike Blank, CGR CAPS Today people are looking for ways to improve their homes for better living and more enjoyment. Investing a little time and money will go a long way to transform your home into the pride of the neighborhood. Curb Appeal – Let’s begin outsi... 542 reads | 0 comments | Continue reading » Reclaiming Mahogany for Baseboards #3: Decisions, decisions 864 days ago by Dan Lyke Took the weekend off to go buy lunch for a starving college student, and drive 3 hours each way for a school play that one of the kids who shows up occasionally in our lives was involved in. But now I’m back, and though work seems like it... 501 reads | 1 comment | Continue reading » Rental House Work #2: Kitchen, Bath and Hallway Cabinet refinishing 376 days ago by 3fingerpat Another issue we didn’t expect was the poor condition of the finish on all the Kitchen, Bathroom and Hallway cabinets. They are all raised panel oak doors and in need of refinishing; here are some pictures of the before shots from the kitch... 1239 reads | 2 comments | Continue reading » Laundry room #1: Gut, clean and start repairs 96 days ago by Woodcanuck Where to start? I’ve got a before picture hiding somewhere on my camera, I’ll probably post it as a project or throw it in as another post in the series. Our laundry/furnace room is in the basement, roughly 12’x12’. Th... 521 reads | 0 comments | Continue reading » Kitchen remodel #10: Doorway Wood Trim additions 316 days ago by 3fingerpat I worked on making new door trim moulding, well the bullnose trim anyways. The trim is just painted 1×4 MDF trim from the BORG. The bullnose trim is 1x pine that I planed down to 3/8” and then routed a bullnose profile. It is not muc... 2252 reads | 1 comment | Continue reading » Adobe brick making #2: Some adobe brick abodes 561 days ago by daltxguy As part of my adobe brick making series, I thought I might show some examples of what an adobe brick building might look like. I guess most people might imagine that an adobe brick building must necessarily look like came out of the southwest U... 4529 reads | 5 comments | Continue reading » Garage Conversion #5: BIG Updates 243 days ago by Olaf Gradin Boy do I have updates to share! I’ve finally finished this project, merely 452+ days after it began. The garage conversion has been completed! I now have a spacious 10’x20’ room attached directly to my dining room. It is better i... 1559 reads | 0 comments | Continue reading » My House Punchlist #2: A Silver lining 548 days ago by NedB My wife and I have been the primary caregivers for her mother for quite some time, she’s been living with my wife for several years, and this past weekend, she passed away after a brief downturn. The best I can say is that it was an end to h... 940 reads | 0 comments | Continue reading » Building a new deck #2: Day 3 of the build 863 days ago by Karson Well yesterday was a rain-out day, so today was a double-header. Well not really true. But the deck boards were going down well. You can see my 20 ft pipe clamp that I’m using to compress all of the deck boards and take out the woofs,... 711 reads | 8 comments | Continue reading » New HR widgets for your website or blog 589 days ago by mbulla Do you have your own website or blog and you don’t have time to post all your HomeRefurbers’ posts on it ? Now it’s really easy – just grab your Widget. 1. Your latest Activity Widget You can find the “Grab Widg... 833 reads | 1 comment | Continue reading » beadboard ceiling 737 days ago by MRTRIM beadboard works well on the ceiling also . everyone can add theirs on here as well i know jacees did a nice one at his house , hopefully hell add it on here thx 2103 reads | 21 comments | Continue reading »

Forum Topics | 5 random | view all » Replies Last post Shower pan 5 x 3 how to 72 days ago by snowdog in Interior Home Improvement I found this site that explains how to build it. I have been going over what... 2 71 days ago Stud Sensor 857 days ago by tenontim in Tools, Hardware & Accessories I bought one of these Zircon stud sensors from Lee Valley a few months ag... 12 162 days ago Firewall on the property line 304 days ago by ultralame in Exterior Home Improvement I live in San Francisco and I am trying to frame in a light-well. I have to ... 2 303 days ago whats under your bar ? 882 days ago by MRTRIM in Home Decorating & Design i thought id start something in the design forum . one of my favorite places ... 38 733 days ago lap siding 33 days ago by BobD in Exterior Home Improvement I want to install some lap siding on my So Cal home which is a common stucco ... 1 32 days ago

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