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This is the fourth installment of Bob Vila’s Most Valuable Projects of 2023, a month-long series featuring high-ROI h...
Pressure washers are invaluable tools for removing graffiti, dirt, and other stuck-on debris from surfaces, but there...
Highlights The typical cost range for Hardie Board siding is from $6 to $13 per square foot. Some of the most influ...
Like the hues you choose for indoor spaces, exterior house paint colors should put a smile on your face day after day...
Palm nailers are light, compact, highly maneuverable, and easy to use. Just load a nail into the front, position it, ...
Typical Range: $3,250 to $14,050 National Average: $10,525When people envision their ideal home, they often see fr...
This is the second installment of Bob Vila’s Most Valuable Projects of 2022, a month-long series featuring high-ROI h...
There are so many ways to clad your home’s exterior. Which is the most durable? Least expensive? Learn more about them so you can choose the best option for your ...
Back in action after a 1-year hiatus, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) welcomed enthusiastic exhibito...
Bricks are used regularly in commercial, industrial, and residential construction because they are durable, long-last...
Highlights The cost to install vinyl siding ranges from $6,370 to $17,615, with customers paying a national average ...
Cleaning the bathroom, banishing grease and grime from car tires, and getting a heavily trafficked tile floor or ceme...
Siding helps protect the structure of your home, adds an extra layer of insulation that can lower your energy bill, a...
While replacing or repairing a roof can save you hundreds in labor costs, attempting a complete roofing job with a ha...
Exterior caulk is a thick, viscous solution that comes in a long tube and is applied with a caulking gun. It is desig...
Boost your home’s curb appeal with one of these gorgeous vinyl siding hues, from classic neutrals to trendy bold colors.
If you’re a fan of modern farmhouse style, or simply watch a lot of decorating shows on TV, you’re undoubtedly famili...
Q: My wife and I recently bought a fixer-upper home, and are doing a lot of the repairs ourselves. Some of the projec...
Every day, 365 days a year, I’m thinking about building products. With decades in the home building and remodeling in...
Today's vinyl siding products can mimic wood, insulate your home, and even stand up to tornado-force winds, making them a highly desirable exterior cladding option.
Sheds perform a number of functions, from storing tools and lawn equipment to serving as a child's playhouse. Whateve...
Q: Woodpeckers recently swooped in on my property and did a number on my cedar tree, siding, and roof. How do I plug ...
If you’ve been thinking about tackling some home improvement projects this summer, don’t delay! The dog days of summe...
The naturally distressed patina of brick adds to its desirability indoors and out, but too much dirt accumulation can...
Worn-down bricks make any home look unfashionable and outdated. Instead of shelling out big bucks to repaint their ex...
There may not be a magic wand to instantly banish years of mildew, soot, dirt, and grime from your home’s exterior, b...
Flexible and versatile, this inexpensive material can prevent more expensive home issues down the road.
Looking for a way to improve the look of a brick exterior, interior wall, or fireplace surround? Consider German smea...
Stucco siding, a type of hand-troweled masonry plaster consisting of cement, water, and sand, is a definitive feature...
Seems like just yesterday that the red brick in your family room looked perfect, but tastes change with time. Now you...
This article has been brought to you by Sears Home Services. Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila. com. The bl...
Over the course of millennia, builders have used everything from animal horns to whiskey in the making of stucco—an a...
This post has been brought to you by Sears Home Services. Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila. com. There's a...
Day after day, year after year, exterior siding protects your home from the elements. It's the first line of defense ...
Buckles, splinters, and cracks, oh my! These are all clear-cut signs that your vinyl siding needs to be replaced. Des...
As a well-known quip notes, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression. " The saying applies first and...
It's a cruel fact: Those factors that make home exterior siding so crucial are the same ones that undermine its performance over the long term. In other words, in...
Stucco is a wonderfully versatile wall treatment—durable, weather-resistant, and attractive. It's been used in countl...
Think your wood siding needs a fresh coat of paint? Maybe. Or it could be that your wood clapboard, lap, or shingle s...
Exterior trim performs a couple of roles. Besides adding a decorative touch, it seals up corners and edges to keep ou...
If you've ever tried to remove paint from brick, you know that it can be a painstaking process. Depending on the scop...
A sensible siding solution, vinyl remains a popular and budget-friendly choice for home exteriors. Many homeowners ha...
Choosing the cladding material for the exterior of your home involves the careful evaluation of several factors. Of c...
Q: My house is 55 years old and still has the original stucco. On one exterior wall, there's a fine crack with paint ...
Here's an ornamental way to use clapboard. Create a sunburst on a gable end. Draw out your design on a template. Cut...
When applying clapboards as exterior siding to your home, it's a good idea to prime both sides of the clapboards bef...
Wood shingle siding installation is a breeze, but keeping courses straight is tough. If you want to shingle the side...
Here are some things to remember when you install vinyl siding on your home. First of all, you hang vinyl siding, s...
Before you repaint your house, you have to remove all loose and peeling paint. A pressure washer makes the job go fa...
Here is a helpful tip if you are thinking of staining some cedar shingles. To protect new shingles, apply a penetra...
For exterior trim work and siding, pre-engineered lumber has several key features that make it a practical option. It...
There are a host of reasons that homeowners choose to paint brick:• If a brick fireplace is out of sync with the deco...
Aluminum siding first became popular in the wake of World War II, when this metal, which had been so crucial to the w...
Here are the steps professionals follow to apply a stucco finish. After installing a 15-pound felt moisture barrier ...
When installing clapboard siding, it's important to overlap all joints. Here's a way to get started that will ensure...
The pharaohs capitalized on the beauty and strength of stone, overseeing the construction of architectural gems whose...
If you’re old enough to remember the aluminum siding that was all the rage in the 1960s, you may have an understandab...
The exterior of your home faces a ceaseless barrage of threats from the hot sun, strong winds, precipitation in all i...
Brick houses are hard to damage. Anyone familiar with The Three Little Pigs knows that. Inevitably, however, there co...
Whether it's called SmartSide, Catawba, or TruWood, engineered wood siding products all claim to have a technological...
Wood is a perennial favorite choice for siding options throughout the United States and Canada. Whether it is vertica...
Animal hooves and horns. Wheat paste. Urine. Beeswax. Rye whiskey. No, these aren't the makings of a potent witches'...
Sometimes you’ve got to hand it to prehistoric man. Not because he discovered fire, and not because he invented the w...
While it’s been around for years, there are several reasons that fiber cement siding is becoming more and more popula...
Vinyl siding is a durable, versatile, and resilient building material, but it does require some routine care and clea...
Brick has a timeless appearance and requires little maintenance, making it a popular material for a variety of applic...
If it's time to replace your home's siding and you're looking for an alternative to wood or vinyl, it's worth looking...
Despite what the three little pigs might say, even the hardiest of brick buildings will require repair and restoratio...
Of all the siding materials you could use on your home, cedar shingles are one of the most attractive and long lastin...
Fall is just around the corner: time to get your house in shape for the cooler months ahead. Although autumn can be o...
Bob introduces homeowner Howard Brickman. Steve Ivas, an environmental engineer, describes the area wetlands, which must be accommodated. Innovative building tech...
While the house is being dried out, fiber-cement siding is put in place, as well as a cellular PVC trim that has the look of wood boards without any of the hassles.
Bob surveys the modular home project in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, paying special attention to the products used on the exterior of the house.
In a progress report, Ted Riley shows Bob the pre-primed red cedar siding , the heavy-duty metal Bilco bulkhead installation, and the Quechee home's standing seam...
Bob walks through the farmhouse interior and points out some of the challenges the home's design posed for the drywall contractors.
Latex paint is being applied on the exterior of the Vermont farmhouse by workers using airless sprayers.
Bob meets Lance Olson of Louisana Pacific as LP's Smartside lap siding is installed on a Mashpee house.
Bob works with the general contractor Charlie Tomaszewski to move the Medford project home's original front door, so they will be able to frame up a new foyer.
Carpenter Bob Ryley meets with Jim Whiteside, construction manager with Habitat for Humanity, and Dennis Hodgrin of APA.
Bob visits Two Harbors, MN and tours the plant where Louisiana Pacific manufactures a line of exterior trim products.
Tim Smyth, the plastering contractor, provides a drywall update and offers a few tips on quality, speedy installation.
Volunteers are on-site at the Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build in Yonkers, NY, working hard on the siding.
Bob learns about exterior paint that can be applied at temperatures near freezing, and also about low-odor low-VOC paints.
Work has begun on the exterior finish. Contractors are installing the cedar trim, casing, and grounds, and continue on to begin installing the clapboard siding.
Bob confers with contractor Arnold Johnson (from Crosswinds Enterprises), as he adds siding to the accessible home.
Bob and carpenter Cortney Lofton install clapboard siding on the front porch of the bungalow. In addition, they reinforce the gable to correct an existing sag, th...
Alongside restoration specialist Richard Marks at the Federal-style home in Charleston, Bob watches painter David Snyder scrape and sand old wood siding.
Bob and contractor Bob Ryley create an overhang detail with eyebrow returns and cedar plywood siding.
Bob and contractor Bob Ryley install southern yellow pine plywood on the interior of the garage. On the exterior, Bob talks with Greg Binford about adding a stain...
Contractor Bob Ryley explains the process of installing the new clapboards. Using galvanized nails, the boards are added in a staggered pattern for better visual ...
Bob joins siding contractor Brian Quinn, who is constructing a beautiful gable-end sunburst fan from clapboard siding. Quinn explains how to lay out the center mo...
Bob goes over the electrical wiring with John Hickey. Also, cedar clapboards are put up on the exterior.
Contractor Carleton Bergere explains the advantages of vinyl siding and demonstrates how to install it.
Bob joins Ron Boyajian to talk over painting the exterior clapboards. The surface is power-washed, sanded, and primed. Then, acrylic paint is applied. The painter...
Bob looks on as general contractor Tim Berky clads the Queen Anne Victorian project house with clapboards, taking cues from the home's original 1890s exterior.
