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Home Maintenance Checklist
Home Maintenance Checklist
Here's a simple bi-annual "Top to Bottom" checklist to keep your home in shape year round.
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.
Impact-Resistant Windows and PGT Factory Tour
Impact-Resistant Windows and PGT Factory Tour
Bob is at PGT Industries in Venice, Florida, for a visit with Dave Olmstead, the code compliance officer for PGT Industries, ...
Install Storm Windows
Install Storm Windows
Storm windows can reduce your heat loss through the windows by 25% to 50%. Storm windows should have weatherstripping at all ...
Installing a Casement Window
Installing a Casement Window
Bob and Joe install a unique custom built casement window. It is extra wide with an arched top and painted peacock blue. ...
Installing a Glass Block Wall
Installing a Glass Block Wall
Bob discusses the glass block wall being installed in the master bathroom. Since the blocks cannot be cut, measurements must ...
Installing a Large Window
Installing a Large Window
Bob meets with Michael Roach from Marvin Windows and installs a large setup of three windows in the gable end of a home.
Installing a Mahogany Windowsill
Installing a Mahogany Windowsill
In this episode, Bob and Chris Vila are installing a Mahogany windowsill. It has been precut with a cleat and bevel to make ...
Installing a Marvin Palladian Window
Installing a Marvin Palladian Window
Bob and Ryley meet with Michael Roche to install a Marvin Palladian window, which has a round arched-top with a flanking flat ...
Installing a Mulled Window
Installing a Mulled Window
Bob meets with Ryley and Al Worth to install a pair of Andersen mulled windows with a transom and an interior window seat. Bob ...
Installing a Storm Window
Installing a Storm Window
Installing storm windows in a double-track combination window will require a little more work than a triple-track window.
Installing an Affordable Palladian-Look Window
Installing an Affordable Palladian-Look Window
Bob moves to the outside of the Mashpee home where installation of the three double-hung windows and a half-round window on ...
Installing an Impact-Resistant Front Door
Installing an Impact-Resistant Front Door
Bob is back at the Punta Gorda, Florida, storm-ready house for the installation of the hurricane-resistant front door. Jesse ...
Installing Energy Efficient Windows
Installing Energy Efficient Windows
Christopher Burk of Simonton Windows shows Bob the Pro-Finish new-construction windows that are being installed in the Mashpee ...
Installing Impact-Resistant Sliding Glass Doors
Installing Impact-Resistant Sliding Glass Doors
Bob joins Scott Renfroe from Great Southern Windows for the installation of nine foot by eight foot sliding patio doors. Like ...
Installing Impact-Resistant Windows
Installing Impact-Resistant Windows
Bob talks with Stephen Hugh of Clearwater Window and Door Installation about membrane flashing that has been applied between ...
Installing Impact-Resistant Windows
Installing Impact-Resistant Windows
Aaron Renfroe from Great Southern Windows installs the PGT WinGuard windows as Bob looks on. He first applies a thick bead of ...
Installing Interior Window Casings and Sill
Installing Interior Window Casings and Sill
In this segment, Bob Ryley tackles window trim in the master bedroom of the new Colonial. He begins with the windowsill, which ...
Installing Non-slip Exterior Tiles and Impact-Resistant Windows
Installing Non-slip Exterior Tiles and Impact-Resistant Windows
Bob talks with Buba Barrow, the general contractor for the project, about finishing touches being added to the home. On the ...
Installing Oversized Double-Hung Windows on a Historic Property
Installing Oversized Double-Hung Windows on a Historic Property
Bob talks with Brian Heinz of Pella windows about the large, custom double-hung windows that are being installed in the ...
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