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Adding Detail to the Plaster Cornice
Bob visits with Ralph and the plasterer to watch them add details to the plaster cornice. The scratch coat is complete and the ... |
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Applying a Plaster Coated Ceiling
Bob meets Tavino, the plastering contractor who is working on the ceiling. He is using a traditional patching method join an ... |
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Applying a Veneer Coat of Plaster over Blue Board
Bob explains how the blue board is attached, shows how the cornerbead is attached, and talks about factory edge seams. Bob ... |
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Applying Joint Compound to Drywall Corners
A professional drywall finish has smooth seams and corners. A few tricks will help you to finish your drywall corners like a pro. |
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Applying Marmorino Venetian Plaster to the Walls
Bob and Chris Vila meet with Jonas Everets, one of the interior designers working on the Brooklyn project. Everets is using a ... |
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Applying Plaster to Blue Board
Bob discusses the advatages of using blue board and plaster as compared to drywall and watches as the plaster is applied. ... |
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Applying Veneer Plaster to the Stairway Walls
Bob talks to John Galvin who is applying veneer plaster to walls in a stairway. |
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Architect Tour of the Home
Bob meets with architects Mark and Geoffrey who are making a follow up visit to the project. Every two weeks they come by to ... |
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Blue Board and Veneer Plaster
A blueboard gypsum panel base covered with a layer of veneer plaster gives the hard surface and glass-smooth look of old-style ... |
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Blue Board Plaster Walls
Bob joins Bob Fragakis, a plastering contractor. Bob, along with his helpers Joe and Larry, will be installing blue board and ... |
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Cabinet Boxes Installed
Bob confers with carpenter David Ives and Brian Dauphinee as they install cabinet boxes in the curved wall of the Loft ... |
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Creating Textured Walls
Camouflage dents, dings, and general disrepair with a textured wall finish. Readily available products help you splat, spray, ... |
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Decorative Woodwork Restoration
Bob and Patty Hettich strip paint from decorative woodwork, then make rubber molds to create new detail in a Federal style ... |
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Drywall Types
Here’s another great tip from BobVila.com.
U.S. Gypsum developed a way to sandwich plaster between two paper faces and make ... |
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Drywall vs. Blue Board
When choosing wallboard, remember the difference between drywall and blue board. Drywall panels are covered with paper that ... |
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Elm Court Dining Room
Sonya and Bob Berle lead Bob Vila through a tour of one of the Vanderbilt’s most elegant dining rooms. The Berles have ... |
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Elm Court's Unfinished Restoration
Bob Berle takes Bob Vila on a behind-the-scenes tour of Elm Court. Starting with the suite above the dining room and pointing ... |
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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 ... |
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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. |
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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. |
