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Architect Tour of the Home
Looking at the completed kitchen and family room remodel in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob meets with the architect, who explains how the space ... |
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Category 5 Wiring
Here's one way to take advantage of the technology available for your home. It's called category 5 wiring. Category 5 wiring provides internet and ... |
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Cork Flooring for Soft Footing
Cork floors muffle sound and soften footfalls. Made from a renewable resource, they are a quieter alternative to wood or tile floors, with a ... |
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Creating Your Ideal Home Theater
Think a home theater system is more fantasy than reality? Check out these expert tips to find out what to do if you’re dreaming about your own ... |
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Fixing VCRs
Maintaining a VCR is easy and will save expensive repairs. |
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Getting Connected: Controlling the Home
Imagine a home where turning off a forgotten bedroom light doesn't mean running back up the stairs. Today, controls for a home's main systems, ... |
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Getting Connected: High-Speed Satellite Internet Service
No cable service for fast Internet access? No DSL? No problem. With two-way satellite Internet service you can receive high-speed Internet and ... |
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Getting Connected: Home Entertainment Options
Home theater can conjure up images of ultimate entertainment—or a tangle of cords, components, controllers, and acronyms. Navigating the maze of ... |
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Getting Connected: Structured Wiring Basics
Today's home wiring includes more than the standard suite of electrical connections. Dedicated wiring for data, telephone, audio, and video are ... |
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Getting Connected: The High Speed House
Run a high-speed Internet line to your house and structured wiring within it, and you've got the lifelines for a connected home. Networked ... |
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Getting Connected: The Video Connection
Whole house networks support video options that provide advanced home security, allowing you to monitor any room in the home from inside or out. |
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HDTV Shopping
Compare image quality, size and price. But think high definition, which refers to the clarity and sharpness of the picture on your screen. ... |
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Home Maintenance Checklist
Here's a simple bi-annual "Top to Bottom" checklist to keep your home in shape year round. |
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Home Theater Seating
Designers recommend placing seats back at least twice the width of your screen, but also a few feet away from the back wall, so you can savor your ... |
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Home Theater Wiring
Avoid flat-topped staples for running speaker wires along the walls — they can sever the wire's insulation. Cables that come with your home ... |
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Home Wiring
Keep electrical wires separate from computer or cable wires. The household current carried through electrical wires can cause interference in ... |
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In-Wall Speakers
When installing in-wall speakers, use a drywall saw to cut the hole. A utility knife will make the cleanest cuts in drywall, but a utility knife ... |
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Installing an Acoustic Coffered Wood Ceiling for Sound Attentuation
Bob meets with Joe Adams and Ralph McGrath, in the media room of the Elm Court Cottage in the Berkshires. They are installing a sound attenuation, ... |
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Installing Entertainment Center Cabinets
Bob Ryley works with Kevin Kalman to install entertainment center cabinets. |
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Interlocking Beech Flooring and the Home's Carpeting
In this segment, Bob looks at the click-together beech flooring from Kahrs in the key hall. Gary Johnston from DuPont meets Bob in the media room ... |
