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Flooring, Plumbing, and Plastering
Flooring, Plumbing, and Plastering
The old flooring has been removed and Bob outlines the process of installing the new. LVL supports allow a restructuring of ...
Hanging Blue Board and Installing Corner Beads
Hanging Blue Board and Installing Corner Beads
Bob interviews Brian Dauphinee who hangs blue board, installs corner bead, and applies the scratch coat of plaster.
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House ten of the Elmwood project. Owners Peter Haraty and Brent Bachelder make one large open space in this third floor remodel.
Installing Insulation and Plastering
Installing Insulation and Plastering
House two of the Elmwood project. Bob Ryley and Tim Grether of Owens Corning install insulation and vapor barrier in bathroom. ...
Kitchen Demolition Review and Removing a Popcorn Ceiling
Kitchen Demolition Review and Removing a Popcorn Ceiling
Bob Vila shows a before-and-after demolition view of the kitchen and main living areas of the Miami Beach condo. Bob walks us ...
Marmorino Plaster
Marmorino Plaster
For a rich wall treatment that's truly unique, find out more about marmorino plaster. Developed in 16th-century venice as a ...
Mixing Plaster
Mixing Plaster
Bob and Chris Vila visit the plastering contractor at the Waterfront Warehouse Rehab project, and get a lesson in plaster ...
Opening up the Kitchen Space
Opening up the Kitchen Space
Bob points out the original backplastering in the corner of the room. As the room was to be covered in bead-board wainscot, ...
Painting Plaster
Painting Plaster
If you're repainting older plaster, take the extra prep time to make the effort worthwhile. Use patching plaster to smooth ...
Patching with Plaster
Patching with Plaster
Chris Borovka from US Gypsum joins Bob explain about patching with plaster. The first job entails patching over an existing ...
Plaster and Cornice Work
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 ...
Plaster Cornice Reconstruction
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 ...
Plaster Repair Over Drywall
Plaster Repair Over Drywall
Bob interviews Mike Casas, a plastering contractor doing plaster repair over drywall and metal lath over wood lath.
Plaster Reproductions
Plaster Reproductions
The lost art of Victorian plaster details is making a comeback - in a new form. Modern manufacturers are finding ways to ...
Plastering 101
Plastering 101
Behind the Scenes - Loft Conversion
Plastering the Swimming Pool
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 ...
Plastering the Walls
Plastering the Walls
Bob interviews John Hirrell, a plastering contractor, who shows Bob how to embed the tape, attach the corner bead, and apply ...
Plastering the Walls with Three Coatings
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 ...
Preparing the Finish Plaster Coat
Preparing the Finish Plaster Coat
It's time for the finish coat on the new plaster walls. Gary Annino explains how the plasterer creates a gauge of slaked lime ...
Progress Report on the Restoration Project
Progress Report on the Restoration Project
Bob gets an update on the governor's mansion project from architect John Paul Hanbury.
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