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A Panelized Home: Beginning the Finish
Throughout this project one recurring theme constantly re-emerges—hire the right people and take the time to do it right. |
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Accessible Solutions: Bathroom Plans and Finishes
Daily hygiene is critical to the health and well-being of wheelchair users. Accessible bathroom design is therefore a critical ... |
 
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An Affordable Exterior Paint Job
Bob is at the Mashpee site with Joann Borges of CertaPro Painters, a national painting company with 220 franchises throughout ... |
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Applying a Faux Painting Finish
Bob tours the finished coach house remodel and speaks with designers and artists Rita Miller and Bill Wagner and tries his ... |
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Applying Caulk
Applying caulk can get messy. Here's how to ensure a smooth, clean finished appearance:
- Choose the right caulk for your ... |
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Applying Durable Exterior Paint Formulated for a Subtropical Climate
Tim McLaughlin from Color Wheel Paints and coatings is with Bob as the house is sprayed with its finish coat of the Flex Lox ... |
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Boost Resale Value with Paint
Here's another great tip from BobVila.com.
How do you ensure you’ll get the selling price you want for your home in a ... |
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Brownstone Facade Details and Windows
Bob is outside the Manhattan Brownstone to show off the refurbished façade of the building. The Brownstone carvings have been ... |
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Brush Technique
Good brush technique is important to insure a neat, clean paint job. Hold the brush with your thumb on one side and your ... |
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Budget Kitchen Remodeling Ideas
Here’s another great tip from BobVila.com.
If your kitchen’s begging for a facelift but your budget begs to differ, try ... |
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Butcher Block Countertop and Crackle Painting
Bob and Ryley install a butcher-block countertop in the kitchen, and the decorator shows Bob how to make a "crackle" finish. |
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Buying Paint
Most exterior paints will cover about 400 square feet per gallon for one coat. But adjust for waste factors like the type of ... |
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Carrying Paint
Smaller quart-size paint cans are hard to carry and easy to tip over. To avoid these problems, try this: Put the quart paint ... |
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Caulking and Painting Clapboard Siding
The clapboard siding on the modern Colonial is being prepped and primed with Bob Vila Signature Collection paints. Bob is on ... |
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Chemical Paint Stripping
Where stripping paint is concerned, there is just no easy way out. Here are some tips: 1) Cover the floor under your work. 2) ... |
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Child Lead Check
To reduce your child's exposure to lead, get your child checked, have your home tested (especially if your home has paint in ... |
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Choosing a Paint Sprayer
With little time to spare and a painting project to tackle, choose a paint sprayer with the right pump, tip and features to ... |
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Choosing Interior Paint Color
Interior paint color reflects taste, affects moods, and showcases or downplays a home's features and shortcomings. Knowing how ... |
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Choosing Interior Paint Colors
Interior designer Leslie Curtis joins Bob to discuss her paint plan for the interior of house. In the great room, she's chosen ... |
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Choosing Primers
To get the best color perormance out of your paint, make sure and use the right primer. If you're using bright, bold colors, ... |
