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Painting a Stucco and Wood Exterior
Bob reviews some of the work done on the house so far. The house was built in 1921 and the exterior stucco walls are in good shape overall. The ... |
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Painting Plaster
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Parallam Beam Installation
Ron Gan discusses the previously existing bearing wall and ceiling spans. With the wall removed, the crew then installs a Parallam beam, ... |
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Passive Solar Design for the Home
Your home's windows, walls, and floors can be designed to collect, store, and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter and reject ... |
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Patching with Plaster
Chris Borovka from US Gypsum joins Bob explain about patching with plaster. The first job entails patching over an existing door opening. They've ... |
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Picture Hanging Hardware
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Plaster and Cornice Work
Bob meets with Richard Marks, the restoration contractor, to see how the existing plaster and cornice work is blended with the new drywall. |
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Plaster Cornice Reconstruction
Bob checks out the plaster cornice in the project home. Water damage has ruined a large section of the cornice, and much of the remaining plaster ... |
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Plaster Repair Over Drywall
Bob interviews Mike Casas, a plastering contractor doing plaster repair over drywall and metal lath over wood lath. |
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Plaster Reproductions
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Plastering 101
Behind the Scenes - Loft Conversion |
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Plastering the Swimming Pool
Larry Long is on hand to oversee the final step of the pool's contruction. The pool is washed and vacuumed. Bob discusses the materials and mixing ... |
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Plastering the Walls
Bob interviews John Hirrell, a plastering contractor, who shows Bob how to embed the tape, attach the corner bead, and apply the first coat of ... |
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Plastering the Walls with Three Coatings
Bob talks with Gary Annino of Boro Plastering about the traditional three-coat plaster job they are doing on the brick walls of the Manhattan ... |
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Plumbing Installation and Creating a Tile Mural
House two of the Elmwood project. The new Kohler tub and plumbing are being installed and Pat Simons creates a tile mural for her bathroom. |
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Pocket Door Installation
Gilson Novaes from Gilson Interiors uses a bullet-nail gun to install a steel plate directly to the concrete floor for the partition wall that ... |
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Porch Restoration: Custom Reproduction Mouldings and Chadsworth Columns
House five of the Elmwood project. Porch restoration continues. Forester Molding re milled many elements of the porch. |
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Porch Trim
Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity |
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Pre-Hung Affordable Doors
Bob points out that one huge aspect of affordability is doors, windows, and trim stock. He is joined by Lou Trottier of Martin Namco at one of the ... |
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Precast Foundation System
Bob discusses a new foundation system that doesn't require a concrete truck on site. The base is levelled with crushed stone which serves as a ... |
