http://daveosborne.com/dave/index.php We have articles and plans for the do it yourself person on home renovations, home improvement and home repair from a construction expert. en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:28:31 GMT http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/eurocabinets.php http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/eurocabinets.php dave/articles How to frame modern kitchen cabinets with their European design using the different fiberboards common in the kitchen cabinet industry. Includes the following drawings: kitchen cabinet frame of the base module with detail of a dado, the f... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:09:03 GMT http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/faceframecabinets.php http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/faceframecabinets.php dave/articles The framing of modern cabinets with their European design which incorporates the best of the Euro look with the 70s design of the wider face frame cabinet. The article includes the following pictures: Amerock style hinges; a face frame ca... Thu, 8 Jul 2010 19:30:23 GMT http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/construction-diy-quiz.php http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/construction-diy-quiz.php dave/articles A short, fun, informative quiz on how much you (and your friends) know about construction and home improvement. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:29:00 GMT http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/staircalc.php http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/staircalc.php dave/articles This stair stringer calculator is downloadable to a laptop or home computer to run independent of the Internet. The builder types in his total rise into the stair calculator and clicks on calculate to find a breakdown of the size and numb... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:29:00 GMT http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/convcalc.php http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/convcalc.php dave/articles This metric conversion calculator converts the most commonly used measurements in the building trades, work or school. Simply plug in your values, click on Compute and you have an answer. Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:56:03 GMT http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/formcalc.php http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/formcalc.php dave/articles This concrete volume calculator gives an answer in cubic yards or feet; meters or liters or number of 80, 60, 55 or 40 pound bags of pre-mixed concrete with the Metric equivalent. Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:56:04 GMT http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/decimalfeet.php http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/decimalfeet.php dave/articles This is both a calculator and a table of conversions from inches to decimal feet, useful for surveying. For simplicity this table starts off with 1 to 12 inch equivalents in decimals of a foot. Included also is the 1/8 inch conversion to ... 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