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    Replacement casement windows

    We have casement (crankout) windows that fog between the panes when it rains, and some have frame rot - basically they are reaching the end of their servicable life. We're going to be residing the house (cedar shake or droplap). Messed up I guess and already did the interior work last year...
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    Drop lap - remove or cover?

    Greetings, Removed the old vinyl siding over top of old cedar panel siding to reveal that original part of my house has drop lap siding nailed directly to the studs - no sheathing. The addition parts have sheathing. I am installing new drop lap wood siding. I don't like the idea of installing...
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    Fixing scratches in Bellawood prefinished floors

    I installed Bellawood prefinished Brazilian walnut throughout our house – beautiful stuff! But I have already caused some significant scratches due to a chair legs having exposed metal (UGGH). Any ideas on easy ways to fix the scratches - other than rugs.
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    Cabinets on legs?

    Greetings, Great case of hindsight being 20/20 but.. I need more counter space along a wall (72”) that does not attach directly to the current new cabinets w/ granite countertops. I have a nice newly tiled floor. What I’d like to do is have a cabinet manufactured that matches the existing...
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    Enclosing post and beam foundation

    Thanks for the replys all! The Durarock approach sounds like the way to go. I'll check in with the building dept. and post back if I hear anything interesting.
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    Crawlspace "skirting"

    Have a 50’s era cottage in New Hampshire, where the original part of the house is on a post and beam foundation, additions were built on concrete foundation walls. The current skirting enclosing the crawl space on the post and beam part of the house is a thin cement board material, that is...
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    New to the forum

    Greetings, My wife and I are first time homebuyers and we picked a real.. er.. deal in the NH Seacoast area, that we started gutting the day we closed. Been remodeling now for about a year and half now, and we've have done nearly everything ourselves. Just posted my first question regarding...
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    Enclosing post and beam foundation

    Have a 50’s era cottage in New Hampshire, where the original part of the house is on a post and beam foundation, additions were built on concrete foundation walls. The current skirting enclosing the crawl space on the post and beam part of the house is a thin cement board material, that is...
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