If you’ve ever put the final touches on a wooden project like flooring or cabinetry and found yourself disappointed with sticky feeling surfaces, harsh chemical odors or long wait times for everything to dry, switch over to polymerized linseed oil as…
If you have ever seen wooden doors, furniture or window frames and wondered what kind of wood it is chances are at some point in time you’ve had your hands (or eyes) on Meranti. This wood is all around us, yet…
A few years ago, I decided to paint the ceiling of my living room for something to do on one quiet weekend. Everything was ready — drop cloths on the floor, brushes in hand and full confidence. My dog then bounded…
Vinyl Siding is quickly becoming one of the most popular siding options available for homeowners around the world. The walls of a house are sheltered from rain, heat, wind, snow with little maintenance and keep the houses looking clean and modern in…
Faux brick siding provides your home with the timeless appearance of a regular brick wall but at a fraction of the cost, and far easier construction. For many home owners, that product of choice is when they want to transform old plain…
Construction adhesive is one of those building materials that most people don’t fully appreciate until they use it for the first time. It looks like thick glue in a tube at first. But once you press two materials together, you quickly…
The first time many people see real fumed oak, they stop and stare. The color is deep, rich, and calm. It looks old, strong, and expensive, yet nothing is painted on the surface. The darkness comes from inside the wood…
Metric vs Imperial: Easy Explanation I still remember the confused look on my Canadian colleague’s face when I asked him to grab a “2×4” piece of wood during a renovation job. He paused and said, “You mean 38 by 89…
The first time I applied linseed oil to wood, I really didn’t think it was going to do much. But when the oil penetrated, the wood transformed right before my eyes. The grain was brought out, the color warmed and the wood…
The first time most people see spalted wood, they assume it was painted or drawn by hand. Dark black lines twist through pale wood. Soft colors fade into each other like watercolors. It looks too perfect to be natural—but it…
