Dormered Colonial Offers Flexible Growth and Charm
A dormered New England style colonial features three main bedrooms with expansion space for two more on an upper floor. It includes a two car garage with breezeway, potential sunroom or family room, brick and stone facade, and a terrace. Architect Lester Cohen designed easy resale potential with options for one or two extra bedrooms.
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Lester Cohen
Put Your Individuality To Work In Finishing Attic Or Basement
Use an attic or basement finishing project to express unique style with walls ceilings and floors chosen for mood. Choose themes from nautical to ultramodern and even outdoor sky ceilings. Decide on prefinished materials to save work or finish yourself for satisfaction.
Plantings Possible Under High Deck
Under an elevated wood deck you can plant in deep shade with evergreens and groundcovers. Ferns and rocks or thick spreading groundcovers can suppress weeds. Ivy is usually too untidy to use. Use non rusting nails and fasteners for garden structures.
Carpenters Favor Idaho White Pine for Nail-Hable Strength
Carpenters prefer Idaho white pine for its non splitting quality under nails, a trait highlighted as advantageous in construction and woodworking circles.
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Idaho
New Adhesives Makes Tile-Setting Easier
Dry-set mortar uses Portland cement but sets without soaking tiles, suited for walls and masonry surfaces. Portland cement mortar remains best for stalls and areas with frequent water exposure. Epoxy mortar offers heavy duty use. pick grout compatible with chosen mortar. buy from the same supplier.
Deck Edging Ideas Add Subtle Style to Outdoor Space
A simple decorative edge can lift a deck. Use fir 2x4s laid flat with a 2x8 border or extend every other board six inches to create a crisp jagged edge. Build a low railing from scraps of 2x4 and 4x4 for a finished look.
Three Step Painting Guide for Plywood Surfaces
Three coats of paint for best finish on fir plywood or lumber. Apply flat paint or enamel undercoat first, fill blemishes and sand. Second coat follows can directions and sands lightly when dry. Final coat applied as paint comes from can for a smooth durable finish.
Wall Seat Hidden In Back Yard Retaining Wall
A concrete retaining wall is turned into usable seating by mounting a bench on it using angle irons as supports and fir 2x4s for the seat. Backrest cushions hang from straps looped around bolts set above seated head height or into the wall edge.
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