I spoke with a finished carpenter the other day and he recommended using poplar rather than mahogany for millwork....opinions anyone??? ..thanks....Happy 4th ...
Thanks Race...I agree...I will tread softly and listen carefully and keep my mouth shut..unfortunately all of this house's exterior railings have been removed...
Hi Heidi As far as cost the poplar will be much cheaper than the mahogany. Poplar is softer and doesn't last as long as mahogany. But being softer it mills...
Hello Thomas.... Thank you for your words of advice. You make a lot of sense. I will look at the material cost differential and make a decision. I appreciate...
You are welcome Heidi I hope everything is going good with the house. I am still waiting to hear on the grant. The people are suppose to call and setup a ...
heidi, i would think that if you have an old photo of the house showing the original railings and you use the original balustrades there should not be an issue...
If it were me I would build the entire project inside the garage. I would have the porch and railings drilled or what ever type fasteners preped to be...
Steve, Good thinking.....great idea....I have made space for a woodworking workshop in the garage so we can definitely pull your idea off.....I am only...
How are you doing on your paint project? You might be dealing with heavy paint buildup as the cause, which you want to correct, or peeling will continue. See...
I agree. It isn't like Inspectors are coming neighborhoods for illegal construction. But on the reverse, all it takes is one upset neighbor (which is easy to...
Heidi, Where will this millwork go? If outside, will it receive direct sun? If outside in direct sun, I recommend mahogany over poplar. It will tolerate the...
Open discussion and Q&A on old house maintenance and renovation topics, is free and open to the public. Today, Monday, July 3rd, 8;00pm to 8:30pm Eastern, USA...
Jeff, What product do you use to repair woodwork cracks, gaps, and small missing millwork sections?....Heidi ... I've gotten so I don't use these much. if...
The millwork is outside but I am also interested in hearing from many of you about what woods work best inside as well....what woods were used in the late ...
Hello club I was in need of some information about a porch for our home. We are considering enclosing the front porch of our home which is over 100 years and...
Hi Damita, Welcome to the list. But aaaaagggghhhhh, back away from the porch!!! ;-) I think you will find that most of the folks on this list will be trying to...
Welcome to the group, and congratulations on your house. If you want examples of homes with enclosed porches and second floor porches that have been closed in...
Sounds Like you are doing your home work. If you were to put in such a system, You would indeed need to take down the insulation under the floor to install the...
inline replies ... Radiant heat is better for your lungs since you aren't blowing dust particles around. ... I have a 130 year old 3 story home that still has...
Our porch was enclosed and it looked so dreary. Ok, so I was told that with the trees hanging over the way they did, at night the house looked like one you ...
I discovered today that when applying the second coat of paint to the exterior of my house that I grabbed the wrong gallon of paint and used interior ceiling...
Hi Kim Basically the only difference between exterior and interior paints is just some additives to make the exterior paint stand up to the weather for years....
My husband and I are (finally!) at the stage where we need to pick a paint/primer for our exterior. We have narrowed our 3 choices to Pittsburgh Paints, Fine...
Hi Jessica I have used Pittsburgh and a lot of Olympic paint when I painted houses. They are about equal in quality with Pittsburgh maybe just a hair better....
Heidi, I think our hand carved wood trim and moulding is poplar, at least - this is what we were told. Inside, the trim around the doors are stained a very...
Hi Jessica, We have no experience with the paints you've listed, although we've had excellent results with California Paints and C2 Paint (which has extremely...
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