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    How Thick are Porch Ceiling Trim Boards?

    Thank you SO much for everyone's help! I thought I would give everyone a follow-up. I got the screens made and hung with very few problems. When I drilled the holes through the wood trim, I did hit air space twice and then something very, very solid. I know, that seems odd, but after...
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    How Thick are Porch Ceiling Trim Boards?

    Please see photos below. My screened-in back porch faces due west and I want to hang some blinds to create some shade in the afternoon. The screens are framed in aluminum all of the way around (painted white). I want to hang the blinds from the wood trim just to the inside of the aluminum frame...
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    Eroding Bricks

    Glenn, Thanks for your advice. How urgent do you think this repair? If you were only going to be in the house for another five years or so, would you still deem the repair necessary? (Most homes in this gated community, when sold, are demolished by the new buyer and a new home built in the...
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    Eroding Bricks

    My sister made a great post, but as a sibling, I would like to add two quick thoughts: 1) these are the only few bricks on the entire house where this has happened, and 2) no sprinklers hit this wall or these bricks. In fact, where sprinklers have hit the house, there is no brick erosion. So...
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