Odd Shaped Two Story House A Twist On Family Living
Architect Samuel Paul redesigns the two story with a 90 degree offset creating an L shape across two levels. The design preserves bedroom privacy and the economy of vertical construction while featuring a cathedral ceiling in entry, living, and dining spaces, and an open kitchen to family room with minimal interior walls. The X-48 House of the Week lists 2,130 square feet of living space split roughly evenly between floors, plus a 528 square foot carport with outside storage, and a possible full basement option.
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Samuel Paul
Paul
Home DIY varnish and carpentry Q and A column
Answeres By Andrew C Lang AP News features a Q and A on varnish coats for unfinished furniture. Two coats are usually enough though three or more may be used for fine work plus guidance on thinning with turpentine and sanding between coats. It covers plaster cracks and putty filling methods and lacquer use on pliers for rust prevention with caveats.
Shingles Come In 3 Grades
Three grades of cedar shingles are described. No 1 is for extra fine installations, No 2 has no blemishes for exposed areas, and No 3 is satisfactory for garages and small buildings with No 2 commonly used for larger building sidewalls on a budget.
Edison Overseer of Menlo Park Genius Legend
Thomas Edison earned the nickname the Wizard of Menlo Park for his prolific inventions and feats at his New Jersey laboratory, where he conducted experiments that advanced electric light and other technologies, shaping modern innovation.
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Thomas Edison
Wizard of
Menlo Park
Resilient floor leg rules for laying over wood floors
The flooring guidance states a resilient floor leg should never be laid directly over a single wood floor. A subfloor of plywood for hardboard is required to act as a sturdy base for the tiles.
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