A customer wanted me to remove some cabinets in her home office. This would normally be a simple job. However, when we took the cabinets out we discovered that the room’s hardwood floor didn’t extend beneath them. This presented several issues. Most floor...
If your project contains wood it is likely that you will need to stain that wood. Staining is a fairly easy process, but a few simple tricks can turn a DIY looking job into one that looks much more professional. See the photos below. After a light sanding I use...
One of my subcontractors accidentally damaged the wood floor on a remodel that I was doing. This accident posed a significant problem for me as the normal solution would be to replace a section of the floor, then sand and re-stain the entire floor. Not only would this...
I custom built many of the doors for my townhouse remodel, and all of those required me to drill the proper openings for a lock set. This could be a complicated job, but it is made easy using a quick-set jig. The particular one that I have is over 20 years old and is...
It is the details that differentiate the professional from the amateur. Unfortunately, many professional tradespeople have giving up on craftsmanship in favor of getting the job done as quickly as possible. I’m remodeling a laundry room for a client, and she...
