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EnergyWise House: Building a Smarter, More Efficient Window
EnergyWise House: Building a Smarter, More Efficient Window
Technology already exists to let windows darken, lighten, or almost completely block the sun and its heat from entering your ...
EnergyWise House: Using Windows to Beat the Heat
EnergyWise House: Using Windows to Beat the Heat
Here comes the sun! Properly planning a home's window layout can frame scenic vistas while preventing solar rays from pushing ...
Entry Speed
Entry Speed
Making it difficult for thieves to enter your home is an effective way to protect your possessions. Research by the Natinoal ...
Exterior Paint Stripping and Priming
Exterior Paint Stripping and Priming
Bob examines the exterior of the home where several layers of paint are being removed. Cortney describes the procedures and ...
Exterior Tour and Plumbing
Exterior Tour and Plumbing
Bob and Ryley tour the exterior of our cabin. The cabin will have a lot of exposed wood surfaces, which will pose some ...
Federal Home Layout
Federal Home Layout
Bob visits a Federal-style house undergoing reconstruction, as well as adding an addition, in Charleston, S.C., with ...
Federal-Style Home Restoration Update
Federal-Style Home Restoration Update
Bob meets with Richard Marks, general contractor at the Charleston, SC, remodel of a Federal-style home. Richard explains the ...
Fenestration Rating
Fenestration Rating
When you're shopping for new windows, first, look for the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label; it means the ...
Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home
Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home
For the final show here in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob gives us the grand tour of the new kitchen with the happy ...
Finished Interior of a Single Family Home
Finished Interior of a Single Family Home
Bob and John Druley of Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts, tour the interior of a finished single-family home in the ...
French Door and Weep Holes on the Balcony
French Door and Weep Holes on the Balcony
Bob starts on the balcony of the Manhattan Brownstone where open space was standard for these urbsan town homes. The balcony ...
Green Cleaning: Outdoors
Green Cleaning: Outdoors
Think swapping caustic chemicals for more eco-friendly options means you won't be able to get your outdoors clean? Making the ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eight: Windows
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eight: Windows
Windows affect your comfort, health, heating and cooling bills, need for artificial light and even your mood. Learn how ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Nine: Window Treatments
Green Homes Special Series: Part Nine: Window Treatments
Window treatments are largely chosen for how well they enhance a room’s décor and afford us privacy. With the importance of ...
Greenhouse Glass Installation
Greenhouse Glass Installation
Bob and Ryley install sloped glazing on a solar greenhouse with the help of Mark Santos. They use a commercially available ...
Guardian Industries Low-E Glass
Guardian Industries Low-E Glass
Guardian Industries' Performance Plus II Low-E can save significant energy dollars when incorporated into a window such as the ...
Hanging Doors and Installing New Door Trim
Hanging Doors and Installing New Door Trim
Bob meets with Ryley on the third floor of the Cambridge House to re-hang the old doors (they've been stripped) and install ...
Heat Gain
Heat Gain
In warm climates, where summertime heat gain is the main concern, look for windows with double glazing and spectrally ...
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House ten of the Elmwood project. Owners Peter Haraty and Brent Bachelder make one large open space in this third floor remodel.
How to Cash In on the Replacement Window Tax Credit
How to Cash In on the Replacement Window Tax Credit
A new energy tax credit can save homeowners up to $1500 on replacement windows. Here's a guide selecting energy efficient ...
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