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Question: I have a six-panel, solid-wood exterior door that was painted on the exterior side and stained on the interior side. I stripped and sanded the exterior and then stained it. However, it did ...

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You can save about $800 by staining an average-sized 350-square-foot deck yourself, and about $4,000 if you're refinishing a typical 2,300-square-foot house. But think twice: "Never again!" was the ...