Carpentry

Making repairs to the wood fixtures in your home requires a delicate hand and a skillful eye in pinpointing and dealing with problems. Wood can be very difficult to work with and when damaged is...

Wood paneling gives a great, rustic look to any room in your home. Wood paneling is easy to install, but it is flimsy. If you pick up a long sheet or try to pry the paneling too hard, you may...

Installing chair rail moulding in a room serves to protect the walls from chairs being banged or bumped into the walls and can also be decorative. There are many types of moulding on the market...

The easiest way to finish interior wood trim is to do so before you hang it. Painting or staining small pieces of wood is much easier when they are sitting on a flat surface, like a floor, than...

Oak trim is an excellent way to update a home. It is reasonably inexpensive. Oak is a hardwood that will last a long time and can be stained or painted in numerous colors. Painting oak kind of...

Some homeowners prefer the rustic look of nail heads protruding from interior wood trim. Others prefer a more finished appearance in wood trim. If you prefer a smooth finish in wood trim, you will...

If you have ever been making something with wood but the nail went into the wrong place, or maybe the hammer hit the wood too hard and created a dent, it tends to ruin the look of your project....

A sheet of beadboard has finished seams designed to fit snugly together. When properly installed, you can't even tell a seam is there. The problem with seams arises when you have to cut a piece of...

Removing a glued down countertop can be challenging if the glue was applied to the entire top edge of the base cabinets that the countertop sits on. No special tools are available to remove a...

A door sill is the cross piece that is attached to the floor on the underside of a door opening that serves as a base and diverts water away from the door and house. Over time, it can become worn...

The breeze blowing through a screen door is one of the most satisfying of life's small pleasures. But when the screen is worn out, it look bad and invites mosquitoes into the house. Replacing...

After you install your skylight, it's important to properly seal both it and the surrounding roof area. This will help ensure that your skylight will not leak. It's important to be thorough when...

Caulking your own bathtub can save you a great deal of money. Every caulking job sooner or later needs to be replaced. However, a good caulk job done correctly can last for years. Here are some...

85% of a painting job is in the work done before you ever pick up a brush. The final coat of paint won't look nearly as pristine or last nearly as long if the wood beneath it hasn't been prepped...

If you have ever owned or lived in a home built prior to 1960 or 1970, you probably have some experience with traditional wood frame windows and the attendant restoration duties. The glazing, or...

When removing trim from a door, take a few precautions so you don't destroy the aesthetics. The job won't take long and will come out looking almost as good as the day the door was installed.

It is easy to install a replacement patio door because all of the hinges are already in place. This eliminates aligning them correctly. It takes less than an hour to complete this job and the...

Repairing a door jam is not a small job, but it can be done by the average do-it-your selfer.

When repairing cracks or filling holes, you'll need to use wood putty. Unfortunately, some stainable wood putties are pretty dangerous because they have toxic chemicals (like kidney damaging...

If your home has windows that are glazed with putty, you might need to repair or replace that glazing putty on occasion. Re-glazing windows is not a real simple task, but with patience and...

Removing molding is sometimes difficult to do without breaking the molding or damaging the wall your removing it from. There is nothing worse then planning on reusing a piece of molding and then...

Repairing any piece of furniture with wood putty often is an option for do-it-yourselfers. Wood putty is available in different types and a variety of colors. Here's how to make that old piece...

Baseboards can take a lot of damage over time. Replacing them is one of those minor home repair projects that will instantly spruce up a room. If you have a free weekend, pull off that old trim...

If your cabinet doors have problematic action, are off kilter or have gaps, you can easily fix your cabinet door without having to replace the whole cabinet section. Follow the steps below.