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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      Refurbishing a bathroom. I bought a tree bedrooms, two bathroom house ten years ago when I got divorced. The shower area was in bad shape. The shower three wall were plastic laminated thin sheets that were glued to the drywall. The joints everywhere had mildew, the bottom pan was plastic as well. After living there for some time, I couldn’t stand it anymore. I was fighting the mildew with chlorine. I decided to tear it apart and...

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Shapira Builders introducing a new line of exotic doors. The doors are made of different wood species. Doors are an inch and three quarter thick and well constructed. Stain color and shades are subjected to your personal taste. Matching jambs and trim is available as well as sidelights. Most of the doors are available in 6’8″ and 8’0″ high. Width, 30″ 32″ 36″. Doors are the focal point of the house....

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Designing and installing French doors in an open archway. My client found me on Angie’s List , She got tiered of having her office at her home with an open archway. She asked me if I could fit double French doors in the archway. I made a sketch for her including a beam above the doors to square it off the opening . In the opening above the doors I suggested glass. Since my client has very dark furniture in her office she chose a very dark...

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