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Nailing & Drilling

Learn about working with nails and drills in your home carpentry projects with Bob Vila, including information about bench construction, building a farmers porch, choosing drill bits, and more.

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Bench Construction
Bench Construction
The wood has arrived for the perimeter benches and Bob and Ryley begin their construction. The wood is a cypress, which is ...
Blue Board and Cabinet Installation
Blue Board and Cabinet Installation
Bob explains the construction and installation of cabinets and installation of blue board on a long, gradually curving wall. ...
Building a China Cabinet
Building a China Cabinet
Bob confers with cabinetmaker Brian Comeaux as he builds then installs a dining room china cabinet for the Studio City bungalow.
Building a Composite Deck
Building a Composite Deck
Bob joins Wes Lohr of Lohr Construction as they install the deck framing and deck on one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts houses. ...
Building a Door
Building a Door
Bob meets with Ryley and builds a door jig to and a plank door with beadboards. Ryley oultines the door construction process ...
Building a Fireplace Mantle
Building a Fireplace Mantle
Ryley instructs Bob on building a mantle around the brick fireplace.
Building a Free Floating Deck
Building a Free Floating Deck
Bob visits a job site where a deck is being added onto a house. Due to flood plain regulations, the deck cannot be attached to ...
Building a Porch Railing
Building a Porch Railing
Ryley helps build a porch railing on the Roxbury project. Bob discusses the building codes that pertain to the rail and ...
Building a Redwood Deck and a Redwood-Cedar Fence
Building a Redwood Deck and a Redwood-Cedar Fence
Bob helps Ryley build a redwood deck. Bob emphasizes the use of stainless steel nails when working with redwood due to the ...
Building Cabinets
Building Cabinets
Bob visits Todd Allen's cabinet shop and helps him mill and assemble the cabinets for the Loft Conversion Project.
Building the Backyard Deck
Building the Backyard Deck
Bob in the backyard of the Medford restoration project where Charlie and Matt are finishing up the picture framing for the ...
Building the Farmers Porch
Building the Farmers Porch
Larry Begins by installing the ledger to the frame of the home for the new deck. Bob talks to the contractor regarding the ...
Building the Rooftop Deck Using Ipe
Building the Rooftop Deck Using Ipe
Bob is up on the roof of the Waterfront Warehouse Rehab project building to observe the deck installation. The hardwood deck ...
Butcher Block Care
Butcher Block Care
Bob \meets with Joel Scanlon who installs legs on a butcher block top and explains how to care for a butcher block.
Discussing the Garage Framing and Selecting a Garage Door
Discussing the Garage Framing and Selecting a Garage Door
Bob and Ryley review the plans and progress of the post-and-beam storage building, and choose doors for the end of the ...
Framing the Back Wall of the Affordable Home
Framing the Back Wall of the Affordable Home
Bob joins General Contractor Wes Lohr as they frame the back wall of the affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Lohr walks ...
Halfway Through the Project Home Tour
Halfway Through the Project Home Tour
Bob tours the ongoing remodeling project pointing out some of the trials and tribulations of such a large project. Rooms that ...
Hanging a Shiplap Pine Wood Door
Hanging a Shiplap Pine Wood Door
Bob and Ryley install a new pre-hung shiplap pine door, which they build themselves, in the shop.
Hanging a Wood Door in the Basement
Hanging a Wood Door in the Basement
Ryley works with door hanger, Steve parks to hang a wood door in the basement of the Blitz-Build Habitat project in Yonkers.
Herringbone Floor Installation
Herringbone Floor Installation
Bob and Ryley oversee the installation of a select white oak 18 inch herringbone floor in the library. Bob describes the ...
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