termites macgyered paint house trabuco canyon wood rot nails caulk: Easy Way to Restore Your Oak Cabinets - 11/05/08 05:04 PM
Ok, so maybe Golden Oak has fallen out of favor with the masses, but I still like my Golden Oak kitchen cabinets.
I'd like them more if they weren't beginning to show their age.
The cabinet under the sink was the worst. Little drops of water over the years had taken its toll on the cabinet's finish.
Anyone that has read my blog in the past knows that I am a total do it yourselfer, but the thought of sanding my cabinets down to bare wood, was unbearable (pun intended).
So, for the last couple of weeks I have been trying … (2 comments)

termites macgyered paint house trabuco canyon wood rot nails caulk: Termites! ARGH!! - 06/14/08 06:14 AM
I posted earlier about painting my house and extolling the virtues of XST Caulking.
While painting the outside of my home, I looked at pretty much every square inch and found to my dismay, some damaged wood.
Some of the damage was wood rot, just a small section under a window where the wife had been watering the wood along with her potted plants. I just pulled that piece out, cut a new one to size and nailed it in place.
Fortunately, none of the adjoining wood was affected.
I have a small balcony off the back of my home. Both the Vertical … (7 comments)