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Restoring Hardwood Floors
Make your old hardwood floors like new again by bringing back their original charm and shine. Here are the basics to refurbish hardwood floors to ... |
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Revive Hardwood Floor
You may be able to renew a dull finish without completely refinishing the floor. Still, some hardwood floor manufacturers recommend that only ... |
 
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Sanding Wood Floors
In the sunroom, Howard Brickman is at work sanding the floors. Starting with a drum sander, he begins by sanding the floor at a 20-degree angle to ... |
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Securing Wood Floors: Three Solutions
Wood floors can be installed using concealed nails, plugged screws, or face nails. Whatever the method, it's important to secure the floor ... |
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Squeaky Floors
Here's how to stop squeaks in an old house with historic floors you'd rather not replace. Preservationists use an acrylic injection technique that ... |
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Staircase Installation
Behind the Scenes - Lifespan House |
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Stamped Metal Ceiling and Medallion Kitchen Cabinets Installed
House four of the Elmwood project. Replacing ceiling with a metal ceiling and Medallion cabinets install. |
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Subfloor Glue
When installing subfloor plywood it is a good idea to glue it down with a construction adhesive to prevent floor squeaks. |
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Time to Refinish
Properly maintained, hardwood floors can last a lifetime. The key to preserving your investment is assuring that the finish on your floor is still ... |
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Tips on Fixing Squeaky Floors
Bob talks with Howard Brickman of Brickman Consulting about how to fix squeaky floors. Brickman first he checks the moisture level in the joists ... |
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Tour of Middleburgh Plantation
Bob takes us on a tour of historic Middleburgh Plantation, the oldest surviving wooden house in South Carolina. |
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Tour of Redesigned Kitchen and Bath in House Four
House four of the Elmwood project. Bob tours the finished kitchen, bath remodel project. |
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Touting Tung Oil
Most dedicated wood lovers insist that the best finish for a wood floor is a floor-formulated tung oil. Derived from the nut of the tung tree, ... |
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Traditional Hardwood Flooring from Carlisle
Don and Kerry Carlisle from Carlisle Restoration Lumber visit the project house to discuss the custom flooring being installed in the kitchen ... |
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Viewing the Open Floor Plan
Bob is inside one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes where the work is nearly completed. Bob walks us through a non-traditional open ... |
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Visit to Max Gail's Home
Bob Vila visits Max Gail’s home. Max has lived on the property for over fifteen years and started with just a teepee. His home follows the same ... |
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White Oak Hardwood Flooring Installation
Now that the WarmZone radiant-floor heat has been installed, it's time to put the finish flooring on. The homeowners selected a Bellawood white ... |
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Wide-Plank Pine Flooring Installation
Bob and Howard Brickman begin the installation of the old-growth pine plank flooring in a second-floor bedroom of the modern Colonial's sister ... |
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Wideboard Hardwood Floor Installation
The floor installation is underway, and Howard Brickman and crew are on site laying down the boards that extend throughout most of the first ... |
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Wood Floor Repair
Bob and home owner Gavin repair and refinish a 75 year old oak floor. Becuase the thickness of the new patch floor panels differ from the ... |
