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Adding Wainscoting to Your Room Remodel -- One of the hottest looks today (and yesterday!) is wainscoting. Whether painted or natural, it can add character to any room. It can also add durability to playroom or family room walls. Most home improvement stores have precut wainscoting in a variety of styles and colors.
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After a Disaster: Repairing Your Home -- If your house has been damaged by a natural disaster - flood, fire, snow/ice, tornado or earthquake - chances are you're on the hunt for a reputable contractor to help with repair and restoration. Inevitably, the demand for qualified contractors after a disaster usually exceeds the supply. Enter the home repair rip-off artist, who may overcharge, perform shoddy work or skip town without finishing your job.
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Finishing Your Basement Walls: At Home with Furring, Shims and Plumb -- In the past, many homes were built with unfinished basements and the homeowner used those dark, bare, usually damp spaces for storage, laundry, or large collections of spider webs and dust bunnies. You may have bought one yourself and now, with the high price of new housing, you are looking to expand your current house to meet your family’s needs (do your covenants really allow 10-story ranch houses?). That unused basement just may be the answer!
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Delta Power Tools -- Delta power tools are industrial strength power tools. Designed for the heavy workload a manufacturing plant puts on a power tool, these tools are built to last. If you are looking to manufacture items for fun or profit, Delta power tools will perform all day long.
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Radial Arm Saw Basics -- The radial arm saw was first developed back in 1922 by DeWalt and it hit the market as the "DeWalt Wonder Worker." So why is it so popular?
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Power Tenon Cutter -- The rustic charm of old furniture is an experience to cherish. Rustic furniture is growing in popularity these days and with good reason. It is very simple to make rustic furniture with a power tenon cutter, and requires a small amount of one's valuable time.
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Lumber Sizes -- Lumber was supposedly the first material used by man for his abode. Since then lumber has been used for many purposes, or it can even be rightly said that lumber serves many as a means of livelihood. For people who deal in lumber such as crafts persons, woodworkers, furniture-makers, boat builders and house owners, it serves as the necessary raw material.
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Table Saw Resources & Tips -- If tools are a must have in your home then a table saw should be near the top of that list. After all, think about all the things you can do with it and all the things you can build. It's one of the handiest tools you will ever invest in.
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Surviving A Living Room John Elway - Patching Drywall for Fun and Sanity! -- Yes he did throw that touchdown! And, yes, it was a perfect spiral! And your husband (otherwise known as The Stud) did catch the ball in rather spectacular midair fashion just past the goal post (otherwise known as The Lamp) on his way to the end zone (otherwise known as The Wall)! But the collision between The Wall and The Stud has left The Hole!
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Getting Your Profile in Shape - How to Repair Plaster Moldings -- If you have wonderful plaster moldings in your home, count your blessings! If you have plaster moldings in your home that seem vaguely reminiscent of the ruins of Pompeii, I have only one thought: What did you do to deserve this? But whatever shape your moldings are in, there are steps you can take to make them look as good as new.
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