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Comparing Levels
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Completing the Trim on the Oriel Windows
The western red cedar decking is complete on one side of the house and Tim Berky, the general contractor, is completing trim on the oriel windows ... |
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Composite Deck Railing Installation
In this segment Bob watches the crew install the railing on the deck. The composite railing product comes pre-milled to accept all the railing ... |
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Constructing a Porch Trellis
Western red cedar was used for the porch ceiling and trellises. Eventually a climbing rose will be grown along the trellis and provide a little ... |
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Constructing Clapboard Sunburst Fan for Gable-end
Bob meets with Brian Quinn, the siding contractor, and installs beautiful gable-end fan sunbursts from clapboard siding. Brian explains how to ... |
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Construction Temperature
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Corner Molding
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Cove Sanding
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Covering Doors with Plastic Laminate
In this segment Bob Vila meets with architect Greg Rochlin and review techniques for covering a series of doors with plastic laminate. |
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Creating a Cornice Molding for the Dining Room
Bob helps Ryley create an elaborate five-piece cornice molding in the dining room. Ryley has created a raised working environment and begun ... |
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Creating a Gingerbread Railing
Bob meets Ryley outside the Victorian style house in Massachusetts to help him with the railing. Ryley starts with two by six vertical grain fir ... |
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Creating Custom Millwork
Custom-made replacements that match the existing or salvageable sections of millwork and moldings can help to keep a home's character intact. |
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Creating Custom Wood-Paneled Walls
Custom wood-paneled walls add classic character to period homes. Here, some considerations on design details and installation options. |
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Creating the Built in Cabinets and Doors
Bob meets with Ryley to discuss the site-built, built-in cabinets of ¾” Birch plywood. The cabinets were all precut in the shop before being ... |
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Cross Cuts
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Crown Molding Installation
Steve Roth from Style Solutions shows Bob the crown molding being used in the Modular Mountain Retreat project house. The EPS (extruded ... |
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Custom Carpentry Reproduces Historic Details
Custom carpentry may seem like a luxury, but it is often the only way to recreate an historic detail. Students from the North Bennet Street School ... |
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Custom Kitchen Cabinets and Drawers
Thomas Bump of Fine Custom Cabinetry shows Bob the Maple and hardwood panel cabinets that were built specifically for the Brownstone kitchen. The ... |
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Custom Moldings
Moldings are ornamental strips of relief and recess used to beautify interior and exterior surfaces. Matching existing molding profiles can ... |
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Custom Trim, Windows, and Pocket Door
New custom Pella windows give a view onto the yard from the dining room. The windows are trimmed out in custom millwork that was created from a ... |
