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EPA Pressures the Wood-Preservative Industry to Change
With an EPA ban on CCA-treated wood going into effect, are decks going to crumble, picnic tables disintegrate, and play sets collapse? Not likely. ... |
 
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Expanded Outdoor Living
The Mashers' Victorian remodel includes an expansive outdoor deck to bring indoor living outside. Bob looks at the western red cedar deck that ... |
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Federal Home Layout
Bob visits a Federal-style house undergoing reconstruction, as well as adding an addition, in Charleston, S.C., with contractor Richard Marks. |
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Federal-Style Home Restoration Update
Bob meets with Richard Marks, general contractor at the Charleston, SC, remodel of a Federal-style home. Richard explains the reconstruction (as ... |
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Fighting Carpenter Ants and Repairing the Porch
House six of the Elmwood project. The porch rebuild continues with decking, bases for columns and the columns themselves. |
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Final Tour of the Completed First Home in the Project
Bob takes us on final tour of this Elmwood neighborhood project. The homeowners, Luke and Jane, have decorated and Bob reviews the area's new ... |
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Final Tour of the Restored and Furnished Porch
House five of the Elmwood project. Bob tours the finished project and discusses the new porch. Better grading and gutters have been added to ... |
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Final Tour of the Restored Victorian Front Porch and Garden
House six of the Elmwood project. A final overview of the finished porch project. |
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Finishing the Front Porch and Installing Custom Pine Exterior Shutters
Bob reviews the finishing touches on the front porch with Bob Ryley and general contractor Kevin Kalman. Next Bob confers with Pat and Randy ... |
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Fixing a Rotted Deck
Bob checks out the deck of the porch that had deteriorated to the point that it was a dangerous place for kids to play. The homeowner Ricardo and ... |
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Framing the Back Porch
Bob reviews progress on the joist system for the new back porch. Concrete is poured and the framing starts. Bob confers with carpenter Cortney as ... |
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Framing the Deck and Laying the Deck Boards
Bob and Ryley continue working on the backyard deck, they finish the deck framing and begin laying the deck boards. |
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Framing the Porch Roof
Bob confers with framing contractor Larry Landers, as Larry and his crew assemble the front porch framework on the ranch house remodel at Lake ... |
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Front Porch Work
Bob reviews the progress to the front of the house and discusses the orgininal brick and structure work. |
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Grading the Patio & Cutting and Installing Tiles
Bob gives a progress report on the back patio. Discussed are the unique tiles being installed. Special attention is paid to the grading of the ... |
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Great Options for Grilling
The industry has introduced new technologies that make grilling your favorite meals even easier and more fun. |
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Green Cleaning: Outdoors
Think swapping caustic chemicals for more eco-friendly options means you won't be able to get your outdoors clean? Making the change to greener ... |
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Halfway Through the Project Home Tour
Bob tours the ongoing remodeling project pointing out some of the trials and tribulations of such a large project. Rooms that were not planned on ... |
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High-End Deck Materials
Eighty-five percent of all single-family homes have a deck or deck-like structure. The vast majority of these decks are made from pine and ... |
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Hot Spring Spas
To relax in our desert home, the EnergyWise House will be equipped with a hot tub from Hot Spring Spas. These portable spas bring energy efficient ... |
