Pandanua/Screw Pine
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Comments (1)Zsolt, another fantastic series! 'Blondy Screw', wonderful. 'Lakatos' is super as well....See MoreSaving this Screw Pine
Comments (9)I have a screw pine in my yard, and it has a little die back, but not as bad as yours, but I think the fact its under an oak's canopy and near the north fence protects it from the killer freeze. You indeed have a pandanus (screw pine), but it looks like yours doesn't have the shark teeth along the edge of the blades like mine (or my eyes are failing me). I'll have to defer to others who know what they are talking about, but I suspect that if you leave it alone it will recover as long as the central part is still alive and giving off new leaves. It will also on occasion grow new branches so if the top is truly hammered it might give off new branches to the side. It's going to be a little ugly for a while though. Mine is a very slow grower....See MoreBathroom Tub/Cement Board Screw Up? Need Help Quick
Comments (6)I'm right at the same stage, and I had researched the issue obsessively because of seeing posts here and on the john bridge forum about how, exactly, the durock meets the flange (in my case on a Kohler shower base, but it seems very similar). Catmom posted about her husband's experience with the shower base, so you might search for that. It seems there are 2 approaches: fur out the studs as Kohler suggests, or notch the studs so the durock sits right above the flange. You also need to make sure the waterproof barrier (black plastic in my case) goes behind the durock, and overlaps the flange enough so it can get trimmed and then siliconed to the edge of the durock. I believe that the tile will extend slightly below the bottom edge of the durock, so you'll kind of curl the black plastic up behind the tile and sealing it to the flange. So far, my guys seem to have done it correctly. As for the second question, I think you just need to ask them to trim and remove the durock. I think they assume you want to tile all the way to the door frame, if I'm interpreting your photo correctly. I'm no expert, but I hope my explanation makes sense! Good luck today....See MoreRepair Front Door Stripped Hinge Screw Holes
Comments (7)If they had tapcons through them they are beyond toothpics. Anyway, that technique is not good for heavy exterior doors that are always working the hinges and shifting the stress. I would drill them out 5/8" and glue face-grain plugs into the holes (use epoxy), chisel/sand them flush and drill brand new holes. My preferred wood for this birdseye maple because of the interlocking grain it is loath to split, and the screw holes will take any stress the door will give it. If you could get the frame out, tee-nuts installed from the hidden side would also be great, use a #10 thread. But you need to position them accurately. In the past I have also inserted a rectangle of 3/4" plywood between the frame and the studs; then used longer screws to reach it. It was an unusual case where 3/4" was available behind the frame. Another dowel technique is to take off the casing and carefully bore 1/2" holes that meet the hinge screw locations, drive in dowels, then pre-drill before putting the screws back in; this orients the grain of the dowel better to take a screw than the dowel-plug method, which is into weaker end-grain material. You could try simply filling the holes with 5 min epoxy thickened with wood flour, let it harden completely and re-drill the holes. If you wax the screw threads they will be able to be removed, if the glue is still curing they may cement themselves in. Casey...See Moreamccour
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