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First in response to your first reply near the end of tongue and groove something...there is a remote chance you may have a kit house with the tongue and groove. Check any exposed boards for a ink stamped or impression stamped number anywhere on the board. The percentages are not real big of this bu...
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Hello, We had the same issue. We made a bathroom vanity out of an antique cabinet and we ending up having a custom vanity top made for us out of granite. There may be other materials you could ask about such as swanstone, corian, etc. You are correct...the home centers will have a very limited selec...
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Hi Patrick, I dont recall ever seeing a dummy strap hinge with the curve you are describing. I would call a blacksmith and find out how much it would cost to have one custom made for you. There are a few listed here on renovators.com. Try... Mitchell K. Smith - Blacksmith http://home.dejazzd.com/mks...
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If you are looking to add a touch of elegance and style to your own surroundings - how about fabricating and installing your own decorative plaster accents. I finally have found a terrific resource for architectural rubber moulds that are available for ceiling medallions, crown mouldings and more. C...
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I am installing a ceramic tile countertop (that looks like slate) and would like a unique metal edging for this. The tile would be installed under the lip of the edging, and the edging would then wrap around the face of the tile. Since I have an older country home, I am looking for a bronze or coppe...
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As a Historical Restoration Contractor, we often run into problems with older homes that someone has done work on, that just didnt turn out quite like they had hoped and then they put the place up for sale and the next owner calls us and says fix it. Most of the time it turns out that it was a poor ...
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Go to a craft store and purchase a small piece of copper sheeting and take it to Home Depot and ask the person at the paint counter to scan the piece of copper into the color matcher to generate a paint code for you. Then ask them to mix you a gallon of exterior high gloss alkloyd enamel to that cus...
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I have a 1874 home, and I wanted to install a historic fence at my pool with matching driveway gates. I looked for months at the salvage type stores and could not find my quantity with matching gates for a pool enclosure. I told my friend, and she told me about her neighbor had just installed a very...
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