More from JLC
Door Makers Keep Water From Seeping In
A second line of defense is a foam spacer in between the frame and the sill that keeps incidental water from seeping in. Pease and Windsor Windows also have door sill systems in place. In addition to keeping the sill off the slab, Pease's No Wick frame system includes dual-seal weather stripping and dip-treated moisture resistant wood parts.
More
Manufacturers taking wood out doors and frames to prevent water damage
Many manufacturers are taking the wood out of their doors and frames to help prevent water damage to the most commonly exposed areas of a door. They are removing the natural wood around door glass and from lower door jambs, bottom rails, and sub-sills and replacing it with an extruded composite, an injection-molded plastic, or a cellular PVC.
More
Let the Great Chair Rail Height Debate Begin!
I just checked out the newest issue of "This is carpentry".In one article,Gary Katz and Brent Hull discuss chair rail height.They go into some explaination and math of how the height is arrived at via classical orders and proportions.
page16
Correct me if I'm not understanding it properly,but to simplify,they seem to be saying that chair rail height should be
More