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Screws get stuck, and it often takes ingenuity as well as elbow grease to get them unstuck. Back in the good old days, it was common practice to coat the threads of a screw with a little beeswax ...

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Q: Our front door faces the southwest and has a short overhang such that it takes a beating from the afternoon sun. We replaced our 36-by-80-inch wood-panel front door with a new fiberglass one. It ...

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