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How to Install a DIY Stair Runner 1. Staying Centered Jaime used painter’s tape to make sure the runner would be centered on the stairs. 2. Padding She cut padding—a thin sheet of felt usually sold as underlayment for laminate flooring—into rectangles slightly narrower than the width of the runner. 3. Adhering to Detail She adhered the padding to the treads with blue double-sided carpet tape, pulling the felt over the nose of each step....

Walking past the tidy new fence and neat foundation plantings, climbing the refinished concrete steps, and pushing open the old oak entry door, now brightened with high-gloss burgundy paint, Carol Wideman was filled with emotion. It had been nearly two years since the fateful July Fourth night in 2019 when a stray firework that ignited her neighbor’s house caused her home in Dorchester, MA, to catch fire. For many months afterward, Carol wondered whether her family home of four decades—where children were raised and countless memories made—would ever be livable again....

Indeed, to make way for the trap, you’ll have to modify the drawers. Who better to demonstrate how to do that than This Old House master carpenter Norm Abram? Now, his version of the project is pretty involved; the dresser here is all curved openings, and it got a new top of marble with a drop-in sink, requiring more modifications. You can make an easier go of it by plopping a vessel sink right on top of a rectilinear piece....

How far should a drip edge be from fascia? The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3/4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters. If this slight overhang is too short, water will drip behind the gutters, leading to rotted roof sheathing and fascia, stained siding, and even soil erosion and a flooded basement. Fix the problem by installing sheet-metal drip edge, also called drip cap, which is available at lumberyards and home centers....

The grand prize winner will receive: One (1) This Old House Tote Bag One (1) Silva Brothers sweatshirt One (1) Tom Silva bobblehead One (1) TOH engraved notebook One (1) TOH carpenters pencil Note: Submissions have closed as of 11:59:59 PM EDT on October 30, 2020.

Perfect for a Powder Right inside the entryway, the powder room features a classic combo of navy and gold. ​ ​Vanity, fixtures: Signature Hardware​ Open Sightline The same open kitchen/dining/living area works well for parents who want to keep an eye on young kids while cooking. This white kitchen gets a modern farmhouse feel from industrial-style metal pendants and barstools. Low-maintenance finishes cut down on cleaning: Quartz countertops repel messes, and stainless-steel appliances are fingerprint-resistant....

Oil soap and all-purpose cleanser remove some stains, especially when the spill is fresh. But it’s impossible to scrub out stains that have soaked into the wood fibers. And sanding only creates a depression in the floor that’s more noticeable than the stain. The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. We replaced a couple of boards from a standard 3/4-in....

Here’s a step-by-step guide to planning and building a built-in wooden bunk bed with a desk underneath the bed platform for your teen. DIY Bunk Bed Planning Bunk bed design is kind of like pergola design in a sense: There are no real rules. Bunk beds, like pergolas, can take just about an infinite number of forms and we all know one when we see one. Moreover, we know when they look right and when they, well, miss the mark....

To secure the post he uses a special two-component, expanding foam, and Nathan joins Kevin in the workshop to talk more about the special post mix. Steps for Building a Custom Fence Gate: Resources Nathan custom-built the gate using all stock pressure treated lumber, including 4x4” posts, 1x4” boards for the panels, and 2x4” boards for the frames of the gates. All of this material can be found at home centers and lumberyards....

If that does not work, a scrub pad can be used to gently brush off residue. Mauro used Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Scouring Pads, manufactured by 3M. These can be found at home centers, department stores, and grocery stores.

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Steps for installing kitchen cabinets Tools title: “How To Install Kitchen Cabinets” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-16” author: “Elsa Walraven” Taking on this project yourself can save you money on installation charges, but it will require the help of another person or a cabinet jack to lift and position the upper cabinets. Also keep in mind that kitchen cabinets should be put in before the flooring is installed, as the process of moving around the cabinets and joining them together will likely cause scratches or even cracks to the flooring....

To make the doors bypass, Nathan mounted a Bypass Door Hardware kit, which is manufactured by Johnson Hardware. The kit comes with all the hardware required to mount the doors. All the other tools and materials required to install these doors can be found at home centers. Shopping List: Primed trim piece Interior doors Bypass door hardware kit Shims Tools: