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How is an interior prehung door installed? Is this job as easy as the salesman made it out to be? I am suspicious, as it seems that you need good skills to install a prehung door.
Answer: Installing a prehung door is not a job I would entrust to a rookie carpenter. The job is fraught [...]

For those of you looking forward to the opening of a chic restaurant/wine bar on the Public Square, I have some bad news.
Bill Jakes has called it quits on his plans to open Jakes’ on the Square in the former location of Carpets by Ozburn at 112 S. Maple St.
Due to a lack of [...]

The job often means hours of cleanup for homeowners. The to-do list includes knocking dust off the walls, scrubbing film off windows and rewashing all the dishes, pots and pans in the cabinets.
But in recent years, more wood-floor refinishing companies have been offering dust containment. Buffers, edgers and sanders are hooked up to vacuums of [...]

The blog’s name, Surface, reflects the Carlisle viewpoint that there is no more important surface than the one we live on. This can be taken literally to mean the flooring of your home — or it can delve deeper to mean the surface that all of us live on: our planet.
Prior to the decision to [...]

Question: We want to have hardwood flooring installed on the entire first floor of our condominium. This would include replacing the carpet in the living room and ceramic tile in the kitchen. We’re not interested in plastic laminate but want a real wood floor or possibly bamboo, in a light color. Any advice on what [...]

Dear Jim: I want to install electric in-floor radiant heating in several rooms. Can this type of heat be installed easily under carpet or hardwood? I know it is comfortable, but is it an efficient source of heat? — Dana K.
Dear Dana: Any type of in-floor radiant heating is one of the most comfortable forms [...]

During a raid last week, authorities seized about 65 pounds of marijuana that is believed to have been shipped from Mexico. Police say they also recovered distribution records to street dealers in New Bedford and surrounding communities.
Twenty-seven-year-old Timothy Almeida, the owner of Almeida Hardwood Flooring, was arrested on trafficking and conspiracy charges. He posted $10,000 [...]

468 Wellington St.W., Ste. 501 (Spadina Avenue and King Street)Asking price: $2.95-millionTaxes: $10,004 (2006)Monthly fee: $670There’s flashy wealth, then there’s discreet wealth. This unassuming “under the radar” building is for the latter, says listing agent Jeffrey Wagman. “The buyer of this suite will be someone who need not show the outside world where he/she lives, [...]

468 Wellington St.W., Ste. 501 (Spadina Avenue and King Street)Asking price: $2.95-millionTaxes: $10,004 (2006)Monthly fee: $670There’s flashy wealth, then there’s discreet wealth. This unassuming “under the radar” building is for the latter, says listing agent Jeffrey Wagman. “The buyer of this suite will be someone who need not show the outside world where he/she lives, [...]