Motorized Rolling Exterior Shutters Exterior rolling vinyl or metal shutters provide the best protection for doors from water and the sun. Some homes in the southwest have an adobe style house and there is no roof overhang to provide some protection from the rain. Adobe houses are usually have plenty of ‘Entry Overhang Roof’, The main entry door is well protected from rain and the sun. The rest of the house have bare walls with...
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Designing, building and installing RV double wood gates My client found me on the Internet via Google search and asked me if I build RV gates. I told her she will be better off if she went and look for it at Home Depot. She said, oh no, I have a custom big home at Fountain Hills AZ and I want the gates to all custom. I said, I’ll be right over. When I arrived at her home, she showed me few pictures of gates that she found on the...
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Replacing two closet doors. My client have a cherry wood kitchen and wanted to replace two doors of two closets in his house. One closet is in the master bathroom, the other closet is in the hallway. Old closet door in bathroom My client asked me to make new doors matching the kitchen cabinets appearance. To create the doors, I bought three quarters of an inch cherry plywood and edging veneer to glue on the plywood edges. After I cut...
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Refinishing wood chairs It takes few steps to refinish woodwork. First step is dusting and cleaning. Second step, light sanding. Next step is wiping the woodwork with mineral spirit. The fourth step is mixing tung oil and stain. Three parts of stain and one part of tung oil. Freely brush the mixture on the wood using natural bristles brush. There is nothing to worry about, this mixture has a very slow dry time. Just keep brushing as the...
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Knotty Alder Doors by Shapira Builders. Home owners, as they buy a new home, often like to replace the main entry door. When they call me and run it it by me, we schedule an appointment. I present my client with many pictures of different doors catalogs to choose from. Once my client has chosen a wooden door, we discuss the stain color and the finish, gloss, high gloss or satin. When I order the door and the woodwork that goes around...
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