All posts tagged "doors"
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Don’t Shave that Door — Shim It!
With the wet season comes doors that bind. And that can mean tugging hard to get them open. Our first instinct is to use a wood plane to sand or plane the door. Don’t. Doors and windows...
- Posted July 19, 2014
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Open Up Your Living Space with Phantom Screens
Summer is in full swing, inviting us to open our homes and spend time on our decks and patios long after the sun goes down. However, the hot afternoon sun and biting insects often keep us from...
- Posted June 30, 2014
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Doors: Open and Shut Case
Andy Griffith was born in 1926. In addition to his celebrated role as Sheriff Andy Taylor, he played Ben Matlock — a cagey Southern lawyer who (like Perry Mason) always solved the case and saved the day....
- Posted June 9, 2014
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Decks and Doors
Question I painted my formerly stained front door with gloss exterior latex and the paint sticks to the rubber door weather stripping. In fact, it pulls the paint right off of the door. It also seems like...
- Posted April 15, 2014
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Annoying Door?
Andy Griffith was born in 1926. In addition to his celebrated role as Sheriff Andy Taylor, he played Ben Matlock — a cagey Southern lawyer who (like Perry Mason) always solved the case and saved the day....
- Posted January 30, 2014
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Adjusting a Door vs. Planing and Sanding
Wet weather makes doors stick and bind. If you’re tired of pulling and tugging, you’re probably ready to start planing and sanding. But not so fast. Knowing why doors stick can help solve the problem quickly and...
- Posted January 30, 2014