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Topics covered on today's episode: Installing wood banisters and rails to a staircase Removing factory markings from wood stairs to leave them natural Adding pull-down stairs to access an attic Installing a banister for basement steps Replacing or repairing a stair tread with a split in it Repairing wallpaper Removing tape residue Resticking linoleum Repairing wooden porch pillars that are coming unglued Adding firring strips to cinderblock walls Repairing or replacing spring-loaded hinges Tips: - Remove one leg of a clothespin and replace it with a carpenter's pencil. The pencil will stay wherever you put it.
- A magnet attached to your toolbelt can help you keep track of small parts when you're on the move.
- Tape the edge of a piece of newspaper to the floor in your shop and sweep dirt and sawdust onto it. When your floor is clean, wad up the paper and throw away the whole thing.
- Before you throw out a dried-up roll of tape, try to bring it back by putting it in the microwave on high for one minute.
- Squeezing out resin and hardener in parallel lines of equal width and length will help you accurately judge the correct mixture for a strong epoxy bond.
Reading List For a complete updated list of Creative Homeowner books, click here . Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance
Editors of Creative Homeowner
$34.95
Hardcover -- 608 pages (September, 2000)
(ISBN: 158011069X) Creative Homeowner book on stairs: Quick Guide: Stairs & Railings
Jeff Beneke
$7.95
Paperback -- 80 pages (December, 1996)
(ISBN: 188002988X) Other Book Resources Stairs Constructing Staircases, Balustrades & Landings
By William Perkins Spence
$14.95
Paperback (November 1, 2000)
Sterling Publications (ISBN: 0806981016) Stairs : The Best of Fine Homebuilding
By editors of Fine Homebuilding Magazine
$14.95
Paperback (May 1996)
Taunton Press (ISBN: 1561581313) Connection Problems The Glue Book
By William Tandy Young
$19.95
Paperback - 144 pages (December 1998)
Taunton Press (ISBN: 1561582220) How to Get Red Wine Out of a White Carpet: And Over 2,000 Other Household Hints
By Erik Brunn
$14.95
Paperback (September 2001)
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (ISBN: 1579122140) Slug Bread and Beheaded Thistles: Amusing and Useful Techniques for Nontoxic Housekeeping and Gardening
By Ellen Sandbeck
$10.95
Paperback (May 16, 2000)
Broadway Books (ISBN: 0767905423) Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean
By Linda Cobb et al
$9.99
Paperback (August 29, 2000)
Pocket Books (ISBN: 0743418301)
RESOURCES :
Home Book: Ultimate Guide to Repairs & Improvements
Model: 158011069X
Author: Mike McClintock (Editor)
Creative Homeowner Press; September 2000
Gardening Supplies
Lowes
Website: www.lowes.com
Lowe's (Lowe's Companies, Inc.)
Customer Care (CON8)
Website: www.lowes.com
Quick Guide: Stairs and Railings
Model: 188002988X
Author: Rich Ziegner (Editor) and Jeff Beneke
Creative Homeowner Press, 1996
Un-du Adhesive Remover
No Longer In Business
Un-du Products, Inc.
Company is no longer in business.
Remington Power Actuated Tools
Remington Products Company L.L.C.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 203-367-4400
Fax: 203-332-4602
Email: remington-products.com
Website: www.remington-products.com
Creative Homeowner Information
Creative Homeowner Press
Website: www.creativehomeowner.com
GUESTS :
Donna Hill
4420 Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville, TN 37921
Phone: 865-558-8668
Tile and Flooring Expert
Henson & Associates Flooring
Jon Haas
Email: jonhaas@bellsouth.net
Construction Consultant
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