Butcher Block Treatment
Due to budget limitations we’re doing oak butcher block counters in our kitchen. Is there anything we can do to make the finish look richer– a certain type of oiling, treatment, etc. that we can do...
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Has anyone used one of those wireless alarms you stick on a window, and that goes off if the window is opened? I’m moving into an apartment, with a large, ugly, light-blocking grate over the window...
View ArticleChanging Light Fixture
How difficult/dangerous is it change a ceiling lighting fixture? I don’t have much experience and hence have no idea if I’m particularly handy, but I can follow a set of directions pretty well. Is this...
View ArticleCleaning Service for Allergies
I have strong allergies to cats, and I’m moving into an apartment where the former resident owned a cat. Has anyone used (or can recommend) a cleaning service that specializes in removing allergens? …...
View Article140 Degrees Hot Enough?
Have learned that our boiler is set at 140 degrees– is that hot enough for a family who likes very hot (and sometimes long-ish) showers? … The post 140 Degrees Hot Enough? appeared first on Forum...
View ArticleGallons of Paint?
Can anyone estimate how many gallons of paint I’ll need for a 740 sq. foot apt? Walls are 9.5 feet high. Am doing primer, 2 coats of color, and glossy white on mouldings. … The post Gallons of Paint?...
View ArticleCutting Tile for Finished Edge?
We have the pictured 2 inch x 2 inch glass tile as our kitchen backsplash. Our g.c. has tiled most of the backsplash, but needs to have some of the tiles cut in half to finish the edging where walls...
View ArticleGlass cabinet pulls for sale- $5
13 ribbed glass cabinet pulls, 1 3/4″ in diameter, for sale. Still in original packaging from House of Antique Hardware, and each has a polished chrome base and comes with the hardware needed to...
View Article12″ Deep Closet?
We have a small 2nd bedroom in which we’d like to build a closet. We have plenty of space width-wise (approx. 7 feet), plenty of height (about 9 feet), but if we put the closet where it will be the...
View ArticleCloset/desk estimate?
We have a small 2nd bedroom in which we’d like to install a closet/desk combo. The wall is approximately 8 feet wide with a window in the center. Our plan is that closets would go on either side of the...
View ArticleButcher Block Treatment
Due to budget limitations we're doing oak butcher block counters in our kitchen. Is there anything we can do to make the finish look richer-- a certain type of oiling, treatment, etc. that we can do...
View ArticleWindow Alarm?
Has anyone used one of those wireless alarms you stick on a window, and that goes off if the window is opened? I'm moving into an apartment, with a large, ugly, light-blocking grate over the window...
View ArticleChanging Light Fixture
How difficult/dangerous is it change a ceiling lighting fixture? I don't have much experience and hence have no idea if I'm particularly handy, but I can follow a set of directions pretty well. Is this...
View ArticleCleaning Service for Allergies
I have strong allergies to cats, and I'm moving into an apartment where the former resident owned a cat. Has anyone used (or can recommend) a cleaning service that specializes in removing allergens?…...
View Article140 Degrees Hot Enough?
Have learned that our boiler is set at 140 degrees-- is that hot enough for a family who likes very hot (and sometimes long-ish) showers?… The post 140 Degrees Hot Enough? appeared first on Forum...
View ArticleGallons of Paint?
Can anyone estimate how many gallons of paint I'll need for a 740 sq. foot apt? Walls are 9.5 feet high. Am doing primer, 2 coats of color, and glossy white on mouldings.… The post Gallons of Paint?...
View ArticleCutting Tile for Finished Edge?
We have the pictured 2 inch x 2 inch glass tile as our kitchen backsplash. Our g.c. has tiled most of the backsplash, but needs to have some of the tiles cut in half to finish the edging where walls...
View ArticleGlass cabinet pulls for sale- $5
13 ribbed glass cabinet pulls, 1 3/4" in diameter, for sale. Still in original packaging from House of Antique Hardware, and each has a polished chrome base and comes with the hardware needed to...
View Article12″ Deep Closet?
We have a small 2nd bedroom in which we'd like to build a closet. We have plenty of space width-wise (approx. 7 feet), plenty of height (about 9 feet), but if we put the closet where it will be the...
View ArticleCloset/desk estimate?
We have a small 2nd bedroom in which we'd like to install a closet/desk combo. The wall is approximately 8 feet wide with a window in the center. Our plan is that closets would go on either side of the...
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