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Carbon monoxide (CO) is the number one cause of poisoning deaths in the U. S. A colorless and odorless gas, CO is a ...
Before you tear down a wall, rip off old woodwork, or strip old paint, ask yourself when it was installed. If it was ...
The health benefits of low-VOC paints for people with chemical sensitivities and respiratory conditions are well docu...
As the days are getting colder, the air is getting drier. While lotion coupons are in the forefront of the Sunday pap...
The EPA ranks poor indoor air quality as our fourth largest environmental threat. Some of the worst polluters of the ...
Cleaning green is becoming more important to many people, especially those with allergies, sensitive pets, or childre...
4 out of 10 American homes have a mold problem. If you’ve got an area less than 10 square feet and your household doe...
With its new eco-minded Emerald paints and ColorCast Eco Toners, Sherwin-Williams gives homeowners more high-performi...
Recycling is more than sorting out plastic bottles and composting leftovers. Proper disposal of household objects is ...
There’s more to that “new paint smell” than you might think. What you’re smelling are volatile organic compounds, or ...
Late summer’s when you see ‘em, but now’s not actually the best time to mess with a bee or wasp nest. The queen esta...
It’s estimated that 40 percent of American homes have a mold problem. LISTENListen to BOB VILA ON MOLD PROBLEMS, or ...
Try the new low-VOC paints that get the job done with fewer toxic chemicals
Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing)...
Here are 10 tips to prevent, or get rid of, a bee infestation in your house.
Take these small steps to help allergy and asthma sufferers breathe easier.
Learn how to furnish a green home. Whe buying pieces for a room, consider the environmental effects.
With homes increasingly air tight, eco-friendly cabinets are more important than ever.
By changing your appliances and food storage methods, begin creating a "green" kitchen.
Minimize the discomforts and risks noise poses to you and the peace of your household.
For 125 years, this hardworking household cleanser has been keeping America’s kitchens and baths sparkly clean—withou...
Combat air pollution and remove harmful chemicals with these helpful tips.
While ensuring quality drinking water in the home is a good start, that’s only the beginning. Water quality also affects your quality of life and devices that use...
Select furniture and soft goods that emit fewer toxins to protect your children.
Flooring products have benefited from green technologies that serve the consumer as well as the planet.
The roof of the new addition is being insulated – in an environmentally conscious way – to retain the heat from the radiant heating system. Moisture- and mold-res...
Fiberglass windows and sliding glass patio doors are installed. A trailer is brought in to remove moist air and bring in dry, clean air to prevent mold growth whi...
The house is insulated for sound control to provide a quiet environment for baby. The installation of the insulation is demonstrated along with the necessary safe...
In West Palm Beach, FL, the American Lung Association has sponsored a designer showhouse that highlights a healthy home. Bob’s house tour focuses on the baby’s ba...
The new windows in the baby’s nursery are highly insulated for cold and sound and have health and safety features for young children. They can be installed by do-...
Bob continues to talk with Bernadette Upton of EcoDecor about the materials used in an ideal room for baby and safety procedures to put in place when the baby bec...
Sound attenuating insulation is added to the nursery to reduce the echo effect of noise.
Much cosmetic, insulation, and sound reduction work has transformed a tired-old attic bedroom into a peaceful, pretty, and healthy room for baby.
A Corian tub surround is installed in the master bathroom, custom fit through a digital photo template system. Steps are taken to prevent water seepage and bacter...
Bob reviews child safety gates and organic baby bedding products that will help keep baby safe and healthy.
Bob is in the guest bedroom across from the nursery reviewing the kind of paints being used and interior painting tips.
Bob visits the South Bronx, NY, where Habitat for Humanity has partnered with private developer Les Bluestone to create a green oasis for low-income families that...
Bob talks with landscape architect Rick Lamb about revisions to the plan. Bob points out the redesigned parking area and the plan for magically melting the snow.
Bob meets with architect Gregory Rochlin and expert carpenter Danny Ruffini to restore old double-hung windows and replace lead sash weights with new spring-loade...
A double window is installed in the kitchen, which will let in a lot of sunlight and give a view of the back yard.
Basement drainage systems are installed to control moisture and humidity and to eliminate rot and mildew.
Bob reviews the work done on the existing plumbing in the basement and the replacement of obsolete brass water pipes.
Bob reviews how keeping water out of the basement is a central concern in any basement remodeling project.
Bob meets with a local real estate broker and with homeowner Sarah Monzon, whose basement will be finished to create additional family space.
Bob meets with the installer of the new HVAC system to discuss how it filters air and reduces energy costs.
Bob discusses the installation of a basement half-bathroom, including wiring, plumbing, and radiant heating.
Bob discusses the installation of a plastic subfloor to prevent water damage and the selection of a basement dehumidifier.
George Saylor from Owens Corning is on location to install, and explain the unique properties of, the insulation being used in this project.
Bob spends a moment with the drywall contractor before speaking with Thad Goodman of Georgia Pacific. Mr. Goodman tells Bob about the unique, mold-resistant prope...
Bob gets a final status update on the restoration of the façade, as the ground-floor commercial storefront undergoes construction and the bluestone steps are laid...
Bob confronts the remodeling challenge of choosing a flooring material that will deaden sound without sacrificing the sleek, clean look of tile or stone. So contr...
Bob meets with Joe Adams and Ralph McGrath in the media room of Elm Court. Adams and McGrath are installing a sound-attenuating grid-ceiling system from Owens-Cor...
Bob checks out one of the recently refinished rooms at the Elm Court.
Howard Brickman shows Bob two ways to measure the moisture content of wood.
Reviewing the architectural floor plans for the Brownstone remodel, salvaging the vintage sink, and removing asbestos tile uncovered at the start of demolition.
Bob talks with Ron Holen from Georgia-Pacific as the finishing touches are completed on the redwood front porch deck. Bob also visits with farmers at Cedar Mounta...
Bob explains how the Kinetico water purification system works and reviews the A.O. Smith ProMax 75 gas-fired water heater.
Bob discusses the SpacePak HVAC system that's being installed to provide heating and cooling in the house and barn. The SpacePak system is well-suited to projects...
Bob joins Joe Sheridan (from Energy Guard) to learn more about the US Greenfiber Cocoon cellulose insulation being used in the barn.
Fred Giuggio (from QuickStep) and his crew are busy installing wood laminate flooring in the barn of the Victorian restoration project house.
Bob joins plumber Ted Moxham and Kinetico representative Dave Krupinski in the basement, where Ted is installing a Kinetico water purification system.
Cole Stanton (from Fiberlock) joins Bob to talk about Child Guard, an encapsulating coating for lead-based paint.
Bob looks on as contractors remove lead paint from the porch columns, then safely dispose of the old paint.
Bob works with the homeowners, who are stripping old paint off an antique cabinet. On top of the chemicals used to loosen the paint, they discuss the several safe...
Bob assists Patty Hettich in stripping paint from decorative woodwork, then making rubber molds to create new details in the Federal-style home.
The wood has arrived for the perimeter benches, so Bob and contractor Bob Ryley begin constructing the architect-designed benches for the greenhouse. The wood is ...
