I have an historic home with an entrance that includes a large portico and the double doors. They are redwood and were once woodgrained to look like walnut with burl panels. What can I expect to pay to have a contractor strip, sand, prime, paint, wood grain and seal such a project? I was informed professionals price by the square foot.

I’m moving from out of state and I’ll be new to Chicago.

I am going to be camping in the redwood forest for 2 weeks. Are there vary many bears there?

i need to get rid of mine

If you were going chop a few trees by yourself, by hand (ax or chainsaw), how many trees would you have to fell to get a cord of wood? I’m assuming average size trees — not huge redwood type! Also can you use fresh cut wood or do you have to cure it? This is for a story – I live in the desert so I don’t know this stuff. Thanks!

For an eagle project I will be building and installing redwood benches at the local regional park in ca. I want to secure them with L-shaped simpson brackets from the legs to a concrete footing. The leg size is 2 x 6. Do you have any idea what size hole for the footing and what is the best kind of concrete to use?

It’s in 2 weeks, for about 8 days. We’ll be staying in San Diego pretty much the whole time. I’m so excited, but I’m not sure what to pack in terns of shorts. Do I bring like maybe one pair of jeans, and all shorts? Short shorts or capris? I know the weather isn’t exactly burning down there at the moment, so can you guys fill me in? Thanks!

I live in Texas I know there arent any here, but are there any close?

The walls of my new house are covered with extremely high quality, knot-free, 8×1, tongue and groove redwood boards. I’m told that if carefully removed, they could be quite valuable. How do I find a buyer? Especially nice would be a buyer willing to help remove them from the walls for a reduced price. I’m in San Diego, California.