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How to get minor carpentry repairs done to my house? ibutcher 09-18-2006
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Posted by on September 18, 2006, 12:51 pm
I am a new house owner (a condo convert) and I have 1910 Craftsmen in
Seattle. Some of the timbers on the railings on the front porch are
starting to rot. They are custom pieces of wood - not something I'd be
able to pick up from Home Depot.

I was wondering what sort of tradesman to contact to get them replaced?
Any personal recommendations would be even better.

Any help for this rookie greatly appreciated.

Ian.


Posted by Bennett Price on September 18, 2006, 1:16 pm
Try Craigslist
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sks/

ibutcher@real.com wrote:
> I am a new house owner (a condo convert) and I have 1910 Craftsmen in
> Seattle. Some of the timbers on the railings on the front porch are
> starting to rot. They are custom pieces of wood - not something I'd be
> able to pick up from Home Depot.
>
> I was wondering what sort of tradesman to contact to get them replaced?
> Any personal recommendations would be even better.
>
> Any help for this rookie greatly appreciated.
>
> Ian.
>

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on September 18, 2006, 1:48 pm

>I am a new house owner (a condo convert) and I have 1910 Craftsmen in
> Seattle. Some of the timbers on the railings on the front porch are
> starting to rot. They are custom pieces of wood - not something I'd be
> able to pick up from Home Depot.
>
> I was wondering what sort of tradesman to contact to get them replaced?
> Any personal recommendations would be even better.

You need a carpenter or knowledgeable handyman. Go to the nearest
lumberyard. Ask around. At many of the lumberyards, they have a spot for
the tradesmen that buy from the to place their business cards. Take down
the names of a couple and give them a call. You may even run into one while
there picking up his material for a job he is doing now and you can ask if
it is something that he can do.

Recommendations from neighbors also works. .




Posted by Dee on September 19, 2006, 9:09 am
ibutcher@real.com wrote in

> I am a new house owner (a condo convert) and I have 1910 Craftsmen in
> Seattle. Some of the timbers on the railings on the front porch are
> starting to rot. They are custom pieces of wood - not something I'd be
> able to pick up from Home Depot.
>
> I was wondering what sort of tradesman to contact to get them replaced?
> Any personal recommendations would be even better.
>
> Any help for this rookie greatly appreciated.

I just had some work done in my 1903 house. I searched the yellow pages
and internet for "millwork", "woodwork", and "carpentry" and found a
company in my area that did custom jobs. They already had the profile of
my casings and, with it being a custom run, I had to order a minimum of
40', but that was not a problem. They did not have a profile that matched
my 7.5" baseboard, so I gave them a sample and they were able to reproduce
it beautifully. Finally, I asked them for recommendations for installers,
and they gave me the name of a local guy, who ended up installing
everything and doing a fantastic job.

Good luck, Dee

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