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"No-Coat" Pre-Finished Drywall
Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity |
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2x4 R15 Factor
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A Panelized Home: Closing the Envelope
With the foundation in place, the trucks bring in the house sections for assembly. |
 
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Adding a New Non-Weight-Bearing Steel Wall to the Container House
Bob talks to Derek Mercer and Delwin Carter of Tampa Armature Works about how to treat the steel exterior of the building to make it look more ... |
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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 white coat is ... |
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Adding Tile Accents
Preparation, planning and a few tricks of the trade make easy work of installing decorative tiles. |
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Advantages of a Precast Foundation System
Chris Vila joins Superior Walls’ Mel Zimmerman to talk about a few of the benefits of a factory-built foundation system. Constructed in a ... |
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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 area where two ... |
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Applying a Textured Finish to the Drywall Interior Walls
Doug Frueh of West Coast Drywall is in the bedroom applying a textured finish to the fiberglass-faced walls. He is using Magnum, a dry mix that is ... |
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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 interviews Carlos ... |
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Applying Durable Exterior Paint Formulated for a Subtropical Climate
Tim McLaughlin from Color Wheel Paints and coatings is with Bob as the house is sprayed with its finish coat of the Flex Lox Masonry Coating ... |
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Applying Exterior Trim to the Dormer Window
Carpenter Ryley and Bob apply exterior trim to the ranch house roof dormer window. Ryley shows Bob how to avoid having a seem in the trim on the ... |
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Applying Glazed Wall Tile in the Bathroom
Rob Shedrofsky from Davinci Stone explains the tiling process to Bob as the Porcelanosa wall tile is installed in the bathroom. A glazed clay tile ... |
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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 traditional Southern ... |
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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. Starting with the ... |
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Applying Stucco
Bob meets with the stucco contractor, Angelo Dattini, on the remodeling project in Coral Gables, Fla., a suburb of Miami. They attach diamond-mesh ... |
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Applying the Wood Moldings
After Bob and Ryley check out progress in the basement, they take a look at some of the finish carpentry techniques for applying the moldings. |
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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 check the progress in ... |
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Avoiding Flood Damage Protecting Your Property
Flood protection can involve a variety of changes to your house and property–changes that can vary in complexity and cost. You may be able to make ... |
