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KMS Woodworks

Blogger | Nederland, CO http://kmswoodworks.wordpress.com
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Originally from Michigan, I moved to Colorado in 1991 to be closer to the mountains I love. After working in the corporate world of Biotechnology for 12 years I started my own carpentry and woodworking business. In addition to basic handyman tasks I specialize in Custom Furniture, Tile and Hardwood Flooring, Kitchens, Baths and Decks. I was inspired for this career change after a 960 sq ft addition to my home. I hired a framing crew to dry in the space but have completed all of the rest myself. (It was a couple years after this project started that I found my new career) We recently purchased over 40 acres of land in Northern New Mexico and have started a small off grid cabin. Our long term plans are to relocate there and build a larger off grid home. When I'm not up to my elbows in Sawdust I enjoy Photography, Color Digital, Time-Lapse and True Infrared. You can see it at my Flickr pages. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmswoodworks... Website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmswoodworks/se... www.kmswoodworks.com www.http://kmswoodworks.wordpress.com

Favorite area of home improvement:

I love working with natural Stone Tile...The more exotic the better


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Crafts: I need a reliable outdoor glue for my projects-any ideas

I have tried e6000, and hot glue as directions say but once outside for one rainy/cold/hot day and it a done deal. please help
Karen Kelly-Philbrick
Karen Kelly-Philbrick Belgrade, ME
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    Commented 3 days ago
    Karen Kelly---my partner is the house resident fairie. expert. We just finished up a large ...»
    project for one of her clients.

    http://torisaur.blogspot.com/

    we call is the tree trunk house

    She also has a following on Facebook

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Torisaurs-Bu...

    All of her projects so far have been indoor creations, we buy hot melt glue sticks by the case.

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Gardening: How does one make money via gardening?

I have a 10k square foot lot.. I have tilled and (almost) prepared 1/3 of it for a vegetable garden for my family.. But I still have 2/3 of this lot and got the idea to start seeing if I ...»
could make money growing anything in it. I am not having very much luck Googling anything, and so I thought I would ask here if anyone has experience in gardening-for-profit?

Admiranda De Morton
Admiranda De Morton Conway, SC
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    Commented 3 days ago
    Sia@South 47th not sure how I ...»
    missed that in your post...I'm Going to blame it on aging eyes and a profound lack of coffee...LOL.

    I'm about 1/2 way through my Maple Cappuccino, and some days it take a second cup...today might be one.

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DIY Projects: Threshold ideas for tile to wood floors

My husband & I are putting a tile floor down in our kitchen, but our dining room has wood flooring. We have priced wood thresholds and they are expensive and our expanse is to long to ...»
get a store bought one. We are not opposed to making one.... Any ideas?

Cyndi Moore Tippett
Cyndi Moore Tippett Rocky Mount, NC
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    here are some ...»

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmswoodworks/45...

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmswoodworks/45...

    Tile and wood can have a happy marriage. With proper planing tile can be set at a height that matches standard hardwood flooring thickness. As I did here in my living room.

    Tile along the picture windows and sliders entrances, as well as the hearth.

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Home gym floor - what should we use?

We would love advice on what kind of flooring to put in a home gym? It is in back of the garage so the current flooring is concrete. Should we get something professionally installed by a ...»
flooring contractor? Or just put in some Gym Flooring Pebble mats like these: http://www.greatmats.com/products/pebble-mat...? I'm worried that will look cheap and uneven - what is the best way to do this?

Ethan Kurzweil
Ethan Kurzweil San Francisco, CA
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    Commented 4 days ago
    Are you working with free weights or stationary equipment? ...»

    Free weights could dent hardwoods or damage laminates if dropped. Same issue with tile. I recently had to replace a few tiles in a clients kitchen, where a weight was dropped.

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  • "Polatems" (Pots,plates, totems)  My husband always says "What will she think of next"! 30

"Polatems" (pots, plates, totems) birdbaths, bird feeders and planters.

I had so much fun putting my "Polatems" together. I collected beautiful pots and plates from Goodwill and garage sales. I dug a hole 12" deep intserted a piece of rebar, which can be purchased at a hardware store in any length of your choice. Fill the hole with concrete. Level the rebar to make it straight. Once the concrete dries..overnight is good, start putting the pots and plates onto the rebar in an artistic order, gluing them as you go..I used glass glue from the hardware ...»
store, it comes in a caulking tube. Use a level to keep each pot or plate straight. You can add pieces in the middle such as a metal dish from an old firepit as a planter or even a terricotta planter. Just be creative. Top it off with a glass ball, a ceramic bird or whatever suits you fancy. There you have it ...Enjoy and watch the birds..even the Hummers like the colors.

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Patty S
Patty S Sturgeon Bay, WI
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    Commented 4 days ago
    Tina ... the biggest concern would be would be with freeze / thaw issue. Most bird baths ...»
    survive due to the convex shape...as ice forms it lifts upward and therefore it is not "constrained". If there is not place for the ice to expand, that would lead to trouble.

    This would never work In my area due to our winds, we routinely see 60 to 80 mph in the winter, and sometime it even gets higher...For this to survive here I would need to bed it down in a few feet of concrete.

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Crafts: I Made This Lamp Just an Idea? Now I Need a Snap on Shade. Good Luck!

I just had a thought? As you all know my son is in the marines, I Had just made this shade out of a whim, I am now hoping to find a clip on shade that goes with the bulb? Good Luck to me.
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Phil
Phil Ruston, LA
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    I found this ...»

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/120540710/us-mar...

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Remodeling: Cobb county residentual permits and inspections

I purchased a home with an unfinished basement. It has framing/installation/some electrical and roughed in plumbing. So I spoke with an Licensed electrician about wiring it out to code ...»
and him pulling a permit. He advised me if he pulled the permit it would have to be for the full job not just electric so it would be better if I pulled an home owners inspection permit because I'm doing the basement in stages. I called and requested this and I was told it was 71.50 a sq ft and 4.50 per something else. Well I have 1200 Sqt so just adding that together that tells me that can't be right as that is about 85,000 bucks. I question why it would be so much to to finish my basement and was told thats the system and they hung up on me. I called back and got someone else and rephased the question still to get told they needed to know the full amount I was going to spend to finish the basement.

Anyone have any insight on this?

Baby H
Baby H Atlanta, GA
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    Commented 5 days ago
    Back in 2001 I did a full 960 sq foot addition to my home....not just re configuring existing ...»
    space as you are. My permit costs were in the neighbor hood of $900 for a quoted $85,000 addition. In reality the addition has creeped upwards of 120K (my total costs) the 85K was what I paid out to a framing crew for the dry in. I have done all the interior finishes (hardwood, tile, drywall insulation, elec, plumb etc) myself.

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Crafts: Can someone tell me the paint that glows in the dark on your planters?

It's a spray paint, it was on a post not long ago and now I can't find it. Thank you in advance.
Sandi hamilton
Sandi hamilton Cornell, IL
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    Commented 5 days ago
    GID paints can be found in lots of colors and varieties ...»

    http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywor...

    you can also get glow in the dark powders and sprinkle them on freshly painted surfaces of mix them with white glue and "paint" them on.

    http://glowinc.com/SearchResult.aspx?Catego...

    We have used the glow in the dark powders for a lot of out crafting and fairy projects.

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Painting: Vintage Chaise What Color to Paint

Should I paint this it's original white? I also have a glass top table to match. In great shape and the chaise has good wheels. Would it be best in a nice white enamel or a color? The ironwork on the arms and foot of the chaise are great.
Frankie Laney
Frankie Laney Oceanside, CA
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    If being used in the sun a lot, a dark color may get really hot and be uncomfortable on the ...»
    arm rests.

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