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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: Bath and Toilet Room Plans and Finishes
Daily hygiene is critical to the health and well-being of wheelchair users. Accessible bathroom design is therefore a critical component of a ... |
 
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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 North America. She ... |
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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 hand at faux painting. |
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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 project. Do you ... |
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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 Masonry Coating ... |
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Asbestos In Your Home
Once a common element in a wide range of building materials, asbestos is now known to be a serious health risk. Before you start a serious remodel ... |
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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 buyer’s market? Now is ... |
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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 cleaned of excess ... |
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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 fingers on the other. Dip ... |
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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 focusing on some key ... |
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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 surface and equipment ... |
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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 can inside of an ... |
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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 hand as painter Jon ... |
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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) Wear gloves and eye ... |
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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 poor condition and ... |
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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 color works to fool ... |
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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 Seedling Tint from ... |
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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, you'll want to use a ... |
