robin du boisMar 31, 20191 minI'm being Very catchy. It seems very few people read blogs that I write. Not surprising:) The Curious Stair, or stare. My favorite aspect of...
robin du boisMar 24, 20191 minSpiral CodeThe spiral code is ICC derived and easy to follow. Yes, you can have a spiral and not use up five feet in diameter floor space. 26" is...
robin du boisMar 2, 20191 min2019Driving in DC is refreshing. The old buildings are more attractive every day.
John Jay duBoisDec 17, 20172 minFlooring Under Your New Railing... It Comes First!Floors, our customers tell us they find hardwood floors so costly, so many engineered and solid wood choices with vast differences in...
John Jay duBoisDec 17, 20172 minFastening A Newel Post For 100 Years of Use!Fastening newels so they will last 100 years is a nice thought to have in mind when performing this task. There are some factors to...
John Jay duBoisDec 17, 20171 minAmazing new tools for amateur and pro!The status quo of tooling for over the post railing systems is archaic. Improvements are available but expensive and marginally effective...
John Jay duBoisDec 17, 20172 minReplacing wood balusters and refinishing old railingsReplacing wood balusters and refinishing old railings: Dont. Just kidding, at least partly. Oak railings as the builder leaves them are...
Robin duBoisDec 16, 20171 minDo it yourself infoDo it yourself serves two purposes, help you do it yourself (duh) and help you understand how I do it if you hire me! Well, of course....
Robin duBoisDec 15, 20171 minHow we build a great stair railingThe main purpose for most blogs including this one is to give the site visitor something useful in exchange for your visit. Visitors mean...