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Choosing Custom Windows
Choosing Custom Windows
Replacing windows can mean odd sizes and custom orders. Before you decide whether to purchase stock or custom, take the time to review your needs, ...
Color and Fabric Scheme for the Home
Color and Fabric Scheme for the Home
Bob meets with Susanne Csongor and Christine Lane of CLC Interiors for a look at the color and fabric schemes as they're starting to come ...
Combining Two Double Hung Windows
Combining Two Double Hung Windows
Bob explains the homeowners wish to have windows centered in the wall so that bookcases can be added. Since the home’s windows were replaced just ...
Convenience Products
Convenience Products
Larry Ratliff from Convenience Products joins energy expert Steve Easley to talk about strategies to fill the 1000s of tiny gaps around windows ...
Cooling Curtains
Cooling Curtains
Cooling Your Home Naturally
Cooling Your Home Naturally
There are several methods to reduce or even replace the use of an air conditioning system by using nonmechanical ways to keep your home cool when ...
Creating a Swag Window Treatment
Creating a Swag Window Treatment
Finally, we tour the kitchen and dining area of the finished house with the designer. And she teaches Bob how to create a swag for a window treatment.
Curtain Help
Curtain Help
Custom Door Installation
Custom Door Installation
Bob meets with Curt Weiss from J.W. Door who has made a custom door unit for the Los Angeles remodel, with glass lights designed in an arts and ...
Custom Shutters Plantation-style Window Accents
Custom Shutters Plantation-style Window Accents
Behind the Scenes - Vermont Farmhouse
Drip Cap Flashing
Drip Cap Flashing
Dust Control
Dust Control
Emergency Board Up
Emergency Board Up
The following basic recommendations can be used in extreme emergencies to add temporary plywood shutters to doors and windows.
Emergency Board Up
Emergency Board Up
Energy Incentives
Energy Incentives
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 home. Once ...
EnergyWise House: Elements of an Energy-Efficient House
EnergyWise House: Elements of an Energy-Efficient House
Designing and building an energy-efficient home that conforms to the many considerations faced by home builders can be a challenge. However, any ...
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 energy bills to the ...
Entry Speed
Entry Speed
Entryway and Dining Room Tour
Entryway and Dining Room Tour
Bob tours the front vestibule, highlighting the beautiful stencil work done by Kim Sweet. The stencil work replaced moldings in many homes of ...
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