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I discovered carpenter ant damage to the framing underneath my double hung window. Ideally, I would like to replace the entire window sill plate and two of the supporting studs. How can I do this without removing the window, as the damaged studs and sill plate support the window? I could...

I posted this on the Carpentry and Woodworking section. Not sure the best place to post this. Carpenter ants have riddled the jack and king studs in a doorway that leads from the kitchen to the small shed mudroom. This is a 1920 wood frame three story house. The jack stud is easily replaced...

Carpenter ants have riddled the jack and king studs in a doorway that leads from the kitchen to the small shed mudroom. This is a 1920 wood frame three story house. The jack stud is easily replaced, at least in theory. The ideal repair is to also completely replace the king stud. The king...

I have never been so frustrated painting a door: Old cedar paneled front door. Stripped down to the first coat. Applied latex primer without any issues. Next day applied latex semi gloss neutral Weatherbeater mistakenly believing it was white paint. Seems dry after a few hours...

I would like to replace the old valves that control the main water line inside the house. There are two, one street side of the meter, and the other house side of the meter. The house side valve has tubing that does not look like modern copper tube sweated joints. Is there anything I need to...

I replaced the bottom flight of stairs to my unfinished basement. I used a seven foot length of pine treated 2 x 10s as the stringers. The treads are supported by 2 x 4 blocks screwed to the inside of the stringers. I attached the blocks with six 2.5 inch decking screws. Should I have used...

I am replacing some ripped screens on my wood frame window screens. The original looks like bronze. Is bronze screen mesh significantly better than the aluminum screen material?

I just finished replace an old ceiling lamp. House has mostly knob and tube, and knob and tube serviced the ceiling lamp. I wanted to know if there is a proper way to make the splice between fixture and knob and tube. There was no junction box, so I installed one. Any kind of wiring...

My weathered wood panel exterior door has many splits in the bottom endgrain of the hinge side stile. The door opens at ground level, with a four inch high threshold, so the bottom is exposed to rain and snow. A split visible on the face, is about three inches long. I would like to glue and...

I am trying to rejuvenate a wood panel exterior door. It's a side door that opens at ground level with a four inch high threshold. So, it gets a lot of exposure to rain and snow. I removed the door and trimmed the bottom edge with a router to clean it up for painting. I noticed the bottom...