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Home Maintenance & Repairs: I need to remove snapped off hinge screws from the door frame of an external door.

I need to replace rusted hinges on several external french doors. The hinge screws are badly weathered. During attempted removal, the screw heads have snapped off leaving the shaft in ...»

KMS Woodworks on Mar 11, 2012
Brenda....the best way would be to get a "screw extractor" that is of the tubular type. This ...»
basically drills out the broken screw along with a plug of wood around it. Once this is out , you can then insert (with glue) a dowel rod of the same diameter as the hole...once that is dried you can pre-drill a pilot hole and install new screws.....I have done this a number of times.

How do you clean/reseal Satillo Mexican Terra Cotta tile floors?

Just bought a house with this flooring. There is some discoloration (not wear) and it looks like what I am guessing was a previous coat of sealer is starting to come off the tile. Most ...»

KMS Woodworks on Feb 03, 2012

This depends a bit on the "sealer" that was used. Some Saltillo tile comes "pre-sealed" with ...»
a thin penetrating "grout" type sealer. This kind does not chip or flake. There are a number of grout / tile cleaners that can remove old residues, you may need to experiment with one of those. Then I would recommend using a non surface forming sealer.
While great looking initially Saltillo is not a very robust tile ( at least compared to ceramics and Porcelain) I have installed a few hundred sq feet for a client but prefer the more robust porcelains.
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