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19th Century Bracket Detail
19th Century Bracket Detail
Behind the Scenes - Accessible Home
Applying Exterior Trim to the Dormer Window
Applying Exterior Trim to the Dormer Window
Carpenter Ryley and Bob apply exterior trim to the ranch house roof dormer window. Ryley shows Bob how to avoid having a seem ...
Applying the Wood Moldings
Applying the Wood Moldings
After Bob and Ryley check out progress in the basement, they take a look at some of the finish carpentry techniques for ...
Architectural Styles of Classical Columns
Architectural Styles of Classical Columns
The column is a fundamental architectural element and one of the defining characteristics of Classical architecture.
Basement Trim
Basement Trim
Behind the Scenes - Executive Mansion
Beadboard Wainscoting
Beadboard Wainscoting
To achieve a Victorian look on an interior wall, try a beadboard wainscot. You can buy beadboard at your local lumberyard. ...
Building a Wooden Corner Bracket
Building a Wooden Corner Bracket
Bob confers with carpenter Bob Ryley as he lays out and constructs a corner bracket for the Roxbury House in Boston.
Carpentry Work on the Trim and Cupboard Restoration
Carpentry Work on the Trim and Cupboard Restoration
Bob Ryley installs a chair rail and replaces the glass in the doors of the dining room hutch. Ryley cuts the necessary pieces ...
Chadsworth's Columns Installation
Chadsworth's Columns Installation
Behind the Scenes - Elmwood Neighborhood
Completing the Trim on the Oriel Windows
Completing the Trim on the Oriel Windows
The western red cedar decking is complete on one side of the house and Tim Berky, the general contractor, is completing trim ...
Construction Temperature
Construction Temperature
During construction, get the building stabilized with regard to temperature and humidity prior to installation of finish ...
Corner Molding
Corner Molding
Molding is a detail that enhances any interior. Use a coping saw to get a professional fit in a corner. Nail on one leg of the ...
Creating a Cornice Molding for the Dining Room
Creating a Cornice Molding for the Dining Room
Bob helps Ryley create an elaborate five-piece cornice molding in the dining room. Ryley has created a raised working ...
Creating a Gingerbread Railing
Creating a Gingerbread Railing
Bob meets Ryley outside the Victorian style house in Massachusetts to help him with the railing. Ryley starts with two by six ...
Creating Custom Millwork
Creating Custom Millwork
Custom-made replacements that match the existing or salvageable sections of millwork and moldings can help to keep a home's ...
Crown Molding Installation
Crown Molding Installation
Steve Roth from Style Solutions shows Bob the crown molding being used in the Modular Mountain Retreat project house. The EPS ...
Crown Molding Tips
Crown Molding Tips
Here's another great tip from BobVila.com. If your home doesn’t have the style you wish it had, adding crown molding can ...
Custom Millwork
Custom Millwork
When renovating an older house, consider custom millwork. Cut a section of the railing you need to replicate. The manufacturer ...
Custom Moldings
Custom Moldings
Moldings are ornamental strips of relief and recess used to beautify interior and exterior surfaces. Matching existing molding ...
Custom Trim, Windows, and Pocket Door
Custom Trim, Windows, and Pocket Door
New custom Pella windows give a view onto the yard from the dining room. The windows are trimmed out in custom millwork that ...
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