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Acclimating Wood
Always give wood flooring and paneling a chance to acclimate prior to installation by storing it properly on the job for a 5-7 ... |
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Aligning Laminate Edges
When laminating, use 1" vinyl blind slats between your surfaces to align the edges. |
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Beadboard Wainscoting
To achieve a Victorian look on an interior wall, try a beadboard wainscot. You can buy beadboard at your local lumberyard. ... |
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Construction Temperature
During construction, get the building stabilized with regard to temperature and humidity prior to installation of finish ... |
 
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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Cut Nails Bring Authenticity to Wood Floors, Walls, and Cabinets
A wide-planked wood floor or wood-paneled wall distinguishes itself with hand nailing using square, cut nails. A machine cut ... |
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Deck Building
Here are some basic things to remember when building your own deck. Attach the joist hangers 16 inches apart on center to the ... |
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Hanging Squares
To store a carpenter's square, nail either a 13-in. or 22-in. length of tongue-and-groove flooring to your shop wall, groove ... |
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Installing Bellawood Hardwood Flooring
Bob joins Steve Shelowitz from Williamsburg Parquet Flooring to observe the installation of the hardwood floors in the ... |
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Mantelpiece Work
Bob meets the restoration contractor, Richard Marks, in the library to go over the mantelpiece mockup. |
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Moisture Content
Have your building materials supplier check moisture content of flooring, paneling, and trim boards to make sure the material ... |
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Non-Cupping Floors
To resist cupping, install wood flooring with the growth ring's arc highest in the center and lowest at each edge. |
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Proper Installation of Redwood Decking for the Front Porch
Bob talks with Ron Holen from Georgia-Pacific as carpenter Pat Cloutier puts the finishing touches on the redwood front porch ... |
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Reclaimed Flooring
Reclaimed wood floors give new life to old timbers. Made from lumber recycled from demolished buildings, heartpine, oak, and ... |
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Reclaimed Wood is Rich with History
Antique woods and timbers that have fallen in the forest, sunk to riverbeds, or outlived their use in industrial buildings are ... |
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Repairing a Deck
Decks are outdoor rooms that sometimes need repair. Fortunately, you know how to fix them. |
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Repairing Floorboards
Here's a way to save time and energy when repairing floorboards. Instead of drilling and chiseling damaged floorboards, use a ... |
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Securing Underlayment
Underlayment should be nailed to the subfloor plywood and not into the the floor joists below to make the underlayment and ... |
