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The Home Preservation Series

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    Part 2: Refinishing Wood Front Doors and Gates the Right Way

    Front doors and gates take more sun, rain and hands than any other wood on a house. How we strip, sand and refinish them so the finish looks right again.

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    5 min read

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    Part 3: Re-Staining Cedar Shingle Siding: How We Bring the Color Back

    Sun-bleached cedar shingles can look rich again. How we prep and re-stain shingle siding, why the stain soaks in, and when to start planning the next coat.

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    5 min read

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    Part 4: Wood Window Restoration: Saving Old Sashes and Sills

    Peeling sills, sticky sashes and paint that won’t stay put. How we strip, repair, sand and repaint original wood windows instead of replacing them.

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    6 min read

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    Part 5: Restoring a Victorian Shingle Exterior, One Shingle at a Time

    Scaffolding, careful scraping, new cedar where the old shingles had split, and contained work on an older home. A look inside a Victorian restoration.

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    6 min read

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