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I have an old house whose original siding is no longer available. It is thick fir, 5.5" in height, thinner at the top, lapped at the bottom. It was built in Oregon, back when clear, old-growth fir was as common as rain. Over the years some of this stuff has been replaced with thinner cedar...

I'm going to add spiral stairs to my house. Locally, custom made are over $5000, while prefab is $2500 shipped (has to be assembled). Does anybody have any experience with this?

I have a second-story deck that blocks too much sun to the deck below. It's time to replace to the decking, and I was thinking of using 2x2 pressure-treated with large gaps, instead of the current 2x6 cedar. Any thoughts on the maximum gaps for this setup?

Bathroom with a single GFCI outlet on a dedicated grounded circuit. I want to take a light switch and outlet that are currently on a different, old, ungrounded circuit, and put them on the newer, grounded circuit. There are "out" screws on the GFCI, but no "out" for the ground. The wiring...

I'd like to protect my floors without reducing their life. They are scratched and worn, with some bare wood patches in a few places. What happens if I just clean, lightly sand rough patches (by hand), and apply finish? Would it be better to paint them? They're probably about 80 years old, and...

Will I have major problems if I mix paints of the same type, e.g. exterior acrylic latex, but different brands (and colors)?

I have an old maytag washing machine. It seems to perform all the functions correctly, except it never progresses from stage to another. The timing mechanism is kaput. Is this a simple fix?

I need to replace a kitchen sink counter top. The stock stuff won't fit. Since water is a problem (the current counter top had extensive dry rot getting into the cabinetry), I really want a splash guard in the back, and one with no seams would be great. So, what about covering plywood with...