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Pressure Washing Tips
Here's another great tip from BobVila.com.
You can get several years’ worth of grime off your deck and your home’s exterior ... |
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Protecting Your House from Wind
If the area immediately surrounding your house contains trees, outbuildings, trash cans, yard debris, or other materials that ... |
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Protecting Your Windows from Wind
Protecting windows from high winds not only helps you avoid damage to your house, it also reduces the likelihood that you or ... |
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Reclaimed Granite for Gardens, Yards, and Walkways
Granite gives the look of bygone era along with a solid, hassle-free character that makes it perfect for salvage and reuse as ... |
 
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Red Cedar Clapboard Installation
Bob discusses the red cedar clapboard being added to the exterior of the house. A storyboard is used to ensure accurate ... |
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Remodeling Your Driveway: Choosing the Right Materials for Your Home
Basic asphalt blacktops are just the starting point for driveways. Concrete can be plain, stained or stamped. Pavers can ... |
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Removing and Relocating a Window
Bob and Ryley take a look at the corner of the house where the sidewall has been removed to show the plywood and Douglas fir ... |
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Replacing a Motion Sensor Light
Replacing an outdoor lighting fixture with a motion activated spotlight can conserve energy and increase home security. |
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Restoring the Guest Cottage
Bob checks progress in the basement and attic of the governor's mansion before going on to the guest cottage where he meets ... |
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Review of the Roof Construction Process
At the Yonkers Blitz-Build for Habitat the crew uses a crane to install the roof panels made of SIPS. |
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Reviewing the Barn's Air Conditioning System
Bob catches up with Mike Donaghey from American Standard behind the barn to learn more about the compressors. The units are ... |
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Reviewing the Historic Brickwork and Facade
Bob and Chris examine the exterior facade through one of the exposed window openings. With both the interior and exterior ... |
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Selecting Paint and Painting the Exterior Stucco Walls
Bob meets with Pat Estevez to discuss exterior paint selection and application techniques. Several paint colors are being used ... |
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Shingle Ripper
Use a shingle ripper to remove cracked or damaged shingles without having to reside the whole wall. First, determine which ... |
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Shingle Siding
Bob meets Ryley outside where he is putting sidewall shingles on the new addition. Bob points out the newly trimmed window and ... |
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Shutters: More Than Just Window Dressing
Shutters bring beauty and functionality to a home. Selecting operable shutters that enhance a home's exterior and protect its ... |
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Spring Painting
Spring is a good time to paint fences and the exterior of your home, especially wood surfaces. This way, they will be ... |
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Storm-Ready Paints and Coatings
Exterior surfaces are challenged in a number of different ways, so companies are responding with paints and surface coatings ... |
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Stripping Old Paint
Bob chats with Boston loft developer Neal Gold about stripping old paint. |
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The Benefits of Sunrooms
Whether you call it a sunroom, Florida room, patio room, sun porch, conservatory, solarium, greenhouse or garden room, a ... |
