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Outdoor Spring Cleaning
Before summmer gets into full swing, take a weekend to get your home ready for outdoor living. |
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Paint from the Top
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Painting Cedar Shingles and Yellow Pine Shutters; Landscaping and Hardscaping
House nine of the Elmwood project. The finishing touches are done on the front porch with a Sherwin Williams latex paint on the exterior and new ... |
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Painting the Exterior With an Airless Sprayer
Kevin The Barge and his crew have begun painting the home's exterior with latex house paint. They are using an airless sprayer, which uses ... |
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Painting the House: Should You Hire a Pro?
The paint may be peeling, the color fading or it just could be time to freshen the look of your home’s exterior. Is this a project you can do ... |
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Painting the Victorian's Exterior
Bob checks out painter Mike Suarez spraying water-based stain on the exterior. In a counter intuitive approach Mike starts out low and works his ... |
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Painting with Historically Accurate Colors
Bob meets with Brian Powell, an architectural conservator from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Brian helps Bob ... |
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Placing Windows on a Home's Façade
Bob discusses "fenestration" which is the placement of the windows and then meets Bob with Ryley to install a Marvin thermopane window with true ... |
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Planting Palm Trees in the Courtyard
Bob discusses planting palm trees in the courtyard of house. The landscaper brings in five large fully-grown Queen Palms. The plan is to hide some ... |
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Play Sets: Enjoy a Park in Your Yard
Nothing says childhood like the joy of flying through the air, legs pumping on a swing. Properly planned, a backyard play set can give children ... |
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Power Washing the Exterior
Bob watches painter Kip Wanamaker power wash the exterior of the house in Naples, Florida. |
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Pressure Washing
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Pressure Washing the House and Prepping for Painting
Bob looks at a large exterior color sample on his home in Cambridge, Mass., and watches the paint crew pressure wash the house. Bob describes the ... |
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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 can be moved by the ... |
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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 members of your ... |
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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 outdoor curbs, ... |
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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 spacing, and the boards ... |
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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 create a custom look and ... |
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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 sheathing. Ryley ... |
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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 Luis Knuckles and Mike ... |
