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Mike Merisko's Articles in Building

  • How to Install a Prehung Door
    All about the ins and outs of installing a prehung door from preparing the opening to getting it ready for the lockset.
  • Planning a Second Story Addition
    Planning is the key when taking on a project that involves removing your roof.
    Before you plan your 2nd story, research what obstacles will need to be dealt with.
  • Simple Layout and Framing Of Walls
    Framing walls is known in construction as rough carpentry. This has always seemed to me as a contradiction of terms. The framing holds the skin (drywall, sheathing, siding) and has the buildings life lines running through it.
  • Simplifying Stair Rise and Run Calculations
    When I first started my career in carpentry, building a set of stairs seemed like a complicated and daunting task. We're not talking finished oak, curved or spiral staircases. I'm talking about your normal carpet covered straight run staircases or porch and deck staircases.

    My first stair building experience sort of took the mystery out of it all.

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