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Aluminum Replacement Window Installation
Bob Vila visits a loft conversion in downtown Boston. He meets with Ryley and Bob George from New England Window, and helps install a bronze aluminum ...


Analyzing Energy Efficiency in Older Homes with Infra-red Technology
Bob meets with Ren Anderson and they use an infrared camera to look at the energy efficiency of some older houses as well as the Habitat house they ar...


Architect Project Plans and Door Demolition
Work gets started as Greg Rochlin presents architectural plans and demolition begins, revealing an old pocket door.


Architectural Glass Panels for Pocket Doors
Bob shows the double pocket doors that separate the living and private spaces of the Miami condo. The wall between the living room and bedroom has bee...


Architectural History of the Brooklyn Warehouse
Bob meets with Bill Higgins of Higgins and Quasebarth Restoration to discuss the project building's history. Higgins utilizes historical records, pict...


Back Porch and Kitchen Tour
Bob takes a look at the back side of the Habitat for Humanity house and the kitchen.


Behind the Walls and Pocket Door Installation
Bob looks at what goes behind the walls before putting on the blue board: wiring, light fixtures, heat ducts, water lines and a pocket door frame.


Boston's Leather District Tour
Bob takes a walking tour of some of Boston's best-preserved antique commercial buildings in the Leather District with architectural historian Brian Pf...


Brownstone Facade Details and Windows
Bob is outside the Manhattan Brownstone to show off the refurbished façade of the building. The Brownstone carvings have been cleaned of excess paint ...


Building a Door
Bob meets with Ryley and builds a door jig to and a plank door with beadboards. Ryley oultines the door construction process and build the first of se...


Child-Safe Blinds
Bob enters the front child's bedroom where Dave Wahtera meets him to discuss blinds. Dave has installed Graber's new Crystal Pleat child-safe blind. B...


Choosing an Historically Appropriate Door
Bob shows the Woodport medium-density fiberboard doors selected for the Manhattan Brownstone. They are historically accurate five-panel doors like tho...


Clopay Garage Door Installation
Bob gets together with Gary and Earl Raymond from Clairmont Glass as they prepare to install the Clopay garage doors. The openings for the garage door...


Color and Fabric Scheme for the Home
Bob meets with Susanne Csongor and Christine Lane of CLC Interiors for a look at the color and fabric schemes as they're starting to come together. Bo...


Combining Two Double Hung Windows
Bob explains the homeowners wish to have windows centered in the wall so that bookcases can be added. Since the home’s windows were replaced just thr...


Constructing Custom Reccessed Bulkhead Door
Bob meets Larry Landers, who is working on the access to the old bulkhead, a trapdoor, essentially. The trapdoor is kept in place in order to access t...


Creating a Swag Window Treatment
Finally, we tour the kitchen and dining area of the finished house with the designer. And she teaches Bob how to create a swag for a window treatment.


Creating the Jambs and Hanging a Door
Bob works with the crew from Thorough Construction as they prepare the Woodport door for hanging on site. The door is stabilized by a horse that holds...


Custom Door Installation
Bob meets with Curt Weiss from J.W. Door who has made a custom door unit for the Los Angeles remodel, with glass lights designed in an arts and crafts...


Cutting and Installing Door Trim
With the door to the master bath installed, Ryley conceals the rough carpentry work with door casings. Three boards make up the door casing — two side...


Discussing the Garage Framing and Selecting a Garage Door
Bob and Ryley review the plans and progress of the post-and-beam storage building, and choose doors for the end of the building. Framing continues and...


Door Lock Installation
Bob Ryley is on to his next project, installing the new lockset from Baldwin Brass on the front door. Ryley's advice for getting started: find a clean...


Entryway and Dining Room Tour
Bob tours the front vestibule, highlighting the beautiful stencil work done by Kim Sweet. The stencil work replaced moldings in many homes of this n...


Exterior Paint Stripping and Priming
Bob examines the exterior of the home where several layers of paint are being removed. Cortney describes the procedures anbd tools used to restore the...


Exterior Shingles and BrickWalkway
Bob talks with Ryley about shingle exposure, brick surrounds for basement windows, and the design of a brick walkway. Bob also talks with Todd about s...


Exterior Tour and Plumbing
Bob and Ryley tour the exterior of our cabin. The cabin will have a lot of exposed wood surfaces, which will pose some problems for the contractors. J...


Faux Finishing an Antique Door
Bob meets with Rick and Martha Snyder to see how they faux-finish an antique entry door to look just like it was originally done.


Faux Finishing the Doors
Bob meets with Josh and Jans to look at the old doors and then gets with Elaine Havaland to do some faux finishing of the doors.


Federal Home Layout
Bob visits a Federal-style house undergoing reconstruction, as well as adding an addition, in Charleston, S.C., with contractor Richard Marks.


Federal-Style Home Restoration Update
Bob meets with Richard Marks, general contractor at the Charleston, SC, remodel of a Federal-style home. Richard explains the reconstruction (as oppos...


Final Tour of the Completed Second Home in the Project
House two of the Elmwood project. Attaching new casings to laundry closet. Permanently installed vanity. Then a final tour of the finished remodel.


Final Tour of the Federal-Style Home
For our final visit to the Charleston project, we take a grand tour of the elegant, restored Federal-style mansion, focusing on the portico and back f...


Final Tour of the Restored Victorian Front Porch and Garden
House six of the Elmwood project. A final overview of the finished porch project.


Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home
For the final show here in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob gives us the grand tour of the new kitchen with the happy homeowner. We see how the tropic...


Finished Brownstone Bedroom and Patio
Bob and Chris Vila are in the back spaces of the Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment to check on finish details. The refurbished bedroom spac...


Finished Cornice Molding, Flooring, and Fireplace
Bob shows us the completed living room of the Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment. The entire space is opened up and is now 22 feet square wi...


Finished Interior of a Single Family Home
Bob and John Druley of Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts, tour the interior of a finished single-family home in the development Druley is buildi...


Finishing the Front Porch and Installing Custom Pine Exterior Shutters
Bob reviews the finishing touches on the front porch with Bob Ryley and general contractor Kevin Kalman. Next Bob confers with Pat and Randy Withers o...


Fixing Old Double Hung Windows
Bob meets with Cortney Lofton, the carpenter, and rehabilitates some old double-hung windows with new nylon braided sash cords and new kerf-in thermop...


French Door and Weep Holes on the Balcony
Bob starts on the balcony of the Manhattan Brownstone where open space was standard for these urbsan town homes. The balcony of this floor-through apa...


French Door Hardware
Bob meets with Ryley and installs the hardware trim on an Andersen French door.


French Doors Arrive
Bob meets up with Ray Adams from Pella to look at the new Pella French doors that Charlie will be installing in the library. The door is from the Arch...


Garage Door Opener Installation
Bob meets up with Ryley, who is installing a Craftsman garage door opener. Ryley starts out by pointing out the best place to start a project is with ...


Grand Tour of the Media Room, Kitchen and Living Room
In his grand finale here in Malibu Beach, Bob and our designer, Robyn, take us on a tour of the finished California-Spanish dream house. We look at th...


Greenhouse Glass Installation
Bob and Ryley install sloped glazing on a solar greenhouse with the help of Mark Santos. They use a commercially available mounting system to attach t...


Hanging a Shiplap Pine Wood Door
Bob and Ryley install a new pre-hung shiplap pine door, which they build themselves, in the shop.


Hanging a Wood Door in the Basement
Ryley works with door hanger, Steve parks to hang a wood door in the basement of the Blitz-Build Habitat project in Yonkers.


Hanging an Engineered Wood Six-Panel Door
Carpenter Bob Ryley and Jim Daniels of Woodport Interior Doors join Bob on location to hang a new door in the master bathroom. The pre-hung, six-panel...


Hanging Doors and Installing New Door Trim
Bob meets with Ryley on the third floor of the Cambridge House to re-hang the old doors (they've been stripped) and install the new trim.


Hanging Double Doors
Mike Smith and Bob Ryley hang double doors in the residence of the Virginia governor's mansion.


Hanging Drywall Inside the Skylight
Bob interviews drywall contractor Mark Richardson, as he hangs drywall inside a skylight and attaches the corner bead, then applies a filler coat of D...


Hanging New Shutters on a Modern Colonial
Bob Ryley is on hand to help hang some new Withers Industries shutters on the front of the center-entry Colonial. The shutters are made from Southern ...


Hanging the Front Door
At the Malibu beach house, Bob meets with Jack and Kent Colstead to hang the new arched top, vertical grain, Douglas fir front door. This door must be...


Heavy Duty Garage Door Opener and Features
Bob takes a look at a new Sears garage door opener — a 3/4 horsepower unit that's among the strongest on the market. The unit features a keypad t...


History of Brooklyn, New York
To open the 14th season of Bob Vila's Home Again, Bob greets his viewers from the Brooklyn, N.Y., waterfront. Standing in front of the world fa...


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.


HVAC System for the Greenhouse
Bob meets with Dave Talbot, the HVAC contractor, to discuss the heating and cooling for a greenhouse. A system of thermostats, blowers, vented windows...


Installation of the Home Security Lock System
Bob Vila meets with Alexis Willingham and Billy Carmen from MacLock and Wizard Industries, respectively. Willingham demonstrates the MacLock locking m...


Installing a Brick Walkway
House six of the Elmwood project. The brick walkway goes in and the railings are replicated by Forester Moulding.


Installing a Casement Window
Bob and Joe install a unique custom built casement window. It is extra wide with an arched top and painted peacock blue. Before installation Joe added...


Installing a Glass Block Wall
Bob discusses the glass block wall being installed in the master bathroom. Since the blocks cannot be cut, measurements must be carefully thought thro...


Installing a Large Window
Bob meets with Michael Roach from Marvin Windows and installs a large setup of three windows in the gable end of a home.


Installing a Mahogany Windowsill
In this episode, Bob and Chris Vila are installing a Mahogany windowsill. It has been precut with a cleat and bevel to make the installation easier. T...


Installing a Marvin Palladian Window
Bob and Ryley meet with Michael Roche to install a Marvin Palladian window, which has a round arched-top with a flanking flat top window on each side.


Installing a Mirror and other Glasswork
Bob meets with Bill Brody from Classic Glass and learns how to install a large mirror, a glass shelf, and a glass partition wall inside a shower.


Installing a Mulled Window
Bob meets with Ryley and Al Worth to install a pair of Andersen mulled windows with a transom and an interior window seat. Bob discusses the window co...


Installing a Pocket Door
At the Florida cottage, Bob meets with contractor Al Stiles, and they change and relocate a swinging door to a pocket door.


Installing a Skylight
Bob and Chris Vila meet Dino Koukoudakis from Dino's Construction who is installing a custom rectangular skylight from Wasco. This four-by-six foot ar...


Installing a Therma-Tru Pre-Hung Door
Bob is joined by Michael McDevitt of Therma-Tru Doors as Wes Lohr and his crew prepare for the installation of the pre-hung exterior door. Lohr has cr...


Installing an Affordable Palladian-Look Window
Bob moves to the outside of the Mashpee home where installation of the three double-hung windows and a half-round window on top are creating a Palladi...


Installing an ODL Tubular Skylight
Bob joins Charlie on the third floor of the Medford house where he's installing an ODL tubular skylight. It's a pretty simple do-it-yourself project. ...


Installing Anderson Skylights
Bob discusses the installation of the Anderson skylights. The framing is adjusted to accommodate the openings and the windows are attached.


Installing Bifold Doors
Bob learns from Ron Gan how to install and adjust a pair of bifold doors.


Installing Carriage-Style Garage Doors
New Wayne-Dalton Carriage Doors are installed in the garage. These Equestrian style doors are made of medium density fiberboard, with a Cedar overlay....


Installing Custom-Style Insulated Cedar Faced Garage Doors
Bob and Kevin take a brief tour of the project before Bob goes off to meet Kent Forsland of Designer Doors Inc. to look at the new garage doors.


Installing Energy Efficient Windows
Christopher Burk of Simonton Windows shows Bob the Pro-Finish new-construction windows that are being installed in the Mashpee homes. These extruded-v...


Installing Garage Door Openers
Carl Redhead is on hand to help install the garage door openers on the automotive end of the barn. Carl explains the various brackets and beams used t...


Installing Handicapped Accessible Door Hardware
Bob meets with Ryley and installs a Schlage interior lever lockset for the accessibility house, because lever locks are easier for differently abled f...


Installing Hurricane Resistant Frenchwood Doors
Bob meets with Kevin Calman to install an Andersen Frenchwood door.


Installing Interior Window Casings and Sill
In this segment, Bob Ryley tackles window trim in the master bedroom of the new Colonial. He begins with the windowsill, which is predrilled through i...


Installing Oversized Double-Hung Windows on a Historic Property
Bob talks with Brian Heinz of Pella windows about the large, custom double-hung windows that are being installed in the Manhattan Brownstone. In keepi...


Installing Paneling in the Master Bedroom Closet
Bob joins David Ives who is installing the farm grown mahogany paneling in the master bedroom closet.


Installing Permex Shutters
Bob meets general contractor Wes Lohr at the Colonial-style affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The exterior of the home is receiving finishing...


Installing Pre-Cast Concrete Basement Stairs and a Bulkhead
Bob is at the Mashpee home site for the installation of the pre-cast basement entry system from Bilco. He looks at a finished system and remarks on th...


Installing Pre-Primed Wood Molding
Peter Anderson of Stock Supply joins Bob as the pre-primed, Colonial-style molding is installed in one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes...


Installing Restored Brass Door Hardware and Faux Finishing the Mantelpiece
Bob and Ryley install the restored door hardware. Greg Rochlin (project architect) had the lacquer coated brass hardware intricately removed and numbe...


Installing Skylight, Acrylic Block Panels and Hydro-Air System for Cooling
House ten of the Elmwood project. The third floor rec room remodel continues with the installation of Hy-Lite acrylic walls, HVAC system and insulatio...


Installing the Bluestone Front Steps
Bob Vila meets up with Dave Anderson from Pasvalco, a New Jersey-based stone contractor, to discuss the new steps being added to the front façade of t...


Installing the Cedar Trim and Clapboard Siding
Bob and Kevin begin on the exterior finish by installing the cedar trim, casing and grounds. They continue on to begin installing the siding after the...


Installing the Concrete Cellar Stairs
Back on site, pre-cast concrete cellar stairs, fabricated in Williston, Vermont, are lowered with a boom and bolted up against the house foundation. T...


Installing the French Doors
Matt Alexander is getting ready to install the new Pella French doors. The rough opening is 72' x 82'. Originally there had been a window where the do...


Installing the Greenhouse Windows
Ryley demonstrates the greenhouse's motorized windows. At the touch of a button, or via a thermostat, the floor and ceiling windows open and close. Bo...


Installing Thermo Clad Windows
Ryley works with Bill Moore to install a Thermo Clad window in the living room.


Installing Velux Skylights
Bob Works on the installation of a Velux roof window installed in a metal shingle standing seam roof with Wayne Quarles.


Installing Windows and Engineered Siding
The skin of the modular home is finished with windows from Pella. The Pella double-hung Architect Series six over one design was chosen for the projec...


Interior Design Details
Bob meets with Vicki Ward and the owner to discuss the interior design details.


Interior Design Tour of the Brooklyn Apartment with Jonathan Adler
Bob meets with Jonathan Adler and his partner to discuss the penthouse's interior design. From walls featuring a Marmorino finish, to the camel colore...


Interior Tour of Modular Home
Bob begins the final an interior tour of the modular home project in the Berkshire Hills. The interior doors are Woodport MDF panel doors with M-tech ...


Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Tour
Bob starts the new state-of-the-art greenhouse project with a look at Boston's most famous solarium at the quirky, romantic Isabella Stewart Gardner M...


Making and Hanging Silk Drapes
Back at the governor's mansion, some gorgeous silk drapes are being hung in the ballroom, and Bob visits the shop where they are made.


Making Stained Glass Windows
Bob learns the process used to create stained glass windows. Designs begin on paper, blown to actual size and traced onto the glass using a light tabl...


Malibu Master Bedroom Tour
Bob and our designer, Robyn, take us on a tour of the master bedroom and Bath. Starting in Bath Bob points out the simple extravagant Mexican tile pe...


Master Bedroom Interior Design
For the final visit to the new family room and master bedroom suite addition in Newton, Bob takes a look at the master bedroom and talks with the inte...


Mounting a Skylight and Laying Asphalt Shingles
Bob and roofer Paul Morris start by cutting a rough opening in the roof and laying a weather shield. The skylight is mounted into place and the flashi...


Painting Cedar Shingles and Yellow Pine Shutters; Landscaping and Hardscaping
House nine of the Elmwood project. The finishing touches are done on the front porch with a Sherwin Williams latex paint on the exterior and new yello...


Pella Window Factory Tour
Bob tours the Pella Window factory in Pella, Iowa, to see how they can reproduce the special circle-head window for the basement of the project house....


Pella Window Installation
Bob meets with Brian Kaley and Tim McFadden from Pella Windows to discuss the new fenestration that will be employed in the waterfront warehouse rehab...


Placing Windows on a Home's Façade
Bob discusses "fenestration" which is the placement of the windows and then meets Bob with Ryley to install a Marvin thermopane window with true divid...


Plan for the Greenhouse
Bob discusses plans for the new greenhouse with the architect and the homeowner. The position and angle of the greenhouse are set to maximize the Sout...


Plantation Shutters Installation
Bob Ryley installs plantation shutters in a bedroom wall. A wood jam had to be fastened to the wall to allow the shutters to be mounted and adjusted.


Pocket Door Installation
Gilson Novaes from Gilson Interiors uses a bullet-nail gun to install a steel plate directly to the concrete floor for the partition wall that will ho...


Porch Railing and Screen Door Installation
House five of the Elmwood project. Bob Ryley helps install the new railing and new screen doors. An underground sprinkler system is installed.


Pre-Hung Affordable Doors
Bob points out that one huge aspect of affordability is doors, windows, and trim stock. He is joined by Lou Trottier of Martin Namco at one of the Mas...


Privacy Glass Installation for the Rooftop Apartment
Bob meets with window installer Alan Chi, from Finest Windows, for the installation of the glass walls on the head house. The head house is the struct...


Progress Report on the Loft Common Areas
Before heading up to our loft on the sixth floor, Bob gets a progress report on the common areas in the building from developer Neal Gold.


Putting in a Gable Window
While on the third floor of the Medford house Bob looks at the Pella window installation in the gable end. The architect's original plan called for on...


Relocating the Front Door
Bob works with GC Charlie Tomaszewski and Matt Alexander to move the Medford home's original front door over to the left. This will allow them to fram...


Removing and Relocating a Window
Bob and Ryley take a look at the corner of the house where the sidewall has been removed to show the plywood and Douglas fir sheathing. Ryley explains...


Removing the Closet
Bob meets up with Charlie Tomaszewski, the general contractor for the Medford renovation project, in the home's existing master bedroom. While awaitin...


Repairing a Broken Window Pane
Ron Gan repairs a broken window pane the old-fashioned way. Taking care not to damage the existing stops and trim, Ron removes the existing window to ...


Repairing Aluminum Sliding Glass Door
Charles King of AMPM Door Service helps Bob revitalize the original aluminum sliding doors on the Miami condo. The aluminum is corroded and badly pitt...


Replacing the Barn Door
The old barn doors are replaced with an oversized (9' x 10') door from KML Industries in Canada. It's made from Ponderosa pine and thermal-insulating ...


Replacing the Kitchen Windows
Bob and general contractor Ron Gan go into a former bedroom, which is being converted into a kitchen. An existing large window is being bricked up wit...


Replacing the Roof: Sheathing to Asphalt Shingles and Skylight Installation
Bob flashed back to the installation of the new roof. First the crew removed the old layers of roofing material from the barn. Next they added a layer...


Replacing Windows with French Doors
Bob meets with contractor Al Stiles on the Forida cottage and installs a pair of French doors. First, they have to remove the old pair of jalousie win...


Replicating Brass Door Hardware
House seven of the Elmwood project. Steve Moore with Architectural Brass shows how he can replicate a brass escutcheon plate from a faded outline on t...


Restoring Old Double-Hung Windows using Springloaded Balances
Bob meets with architect Greg Rochlin and expert carpenter Danny Ruffini to restore old double-hung windows and replace lead sash weights with new spr...


Review of the Colonial Architectural Style
As an introduction to a grand rounds tour of the completed Modern Colonial project house, Bob takes a final look at the home's exterior with an eye to...


Review of the Post-and-Beam Barn
This is the final visit to the post-and-beam barn project, for a grand tour and a review of some of the great features installed over the last thirtee...


Reviewing Energy Efficient Products in the Home
At the Cobb Hill co-housing community, Bob and GC Mark Albee look at some of the energy efficient and eco-friendly products begin used. The home's lar...


Reviewing the Modular Home's Exterior
Bob Vila tours the modular home project in the Berkshire Hills in Western Massachusetts. Bob reviews the exterior skin products on the house. Starting...


Salvaged Door Installation
Bob and Ryley install a salvaged door on the new addition. Because the door has no casings they can go ahead and attach it to the frame. Ryley first s...


Saving Money on Installing Windows
Al Stiles and Stever set a new window on the back porch of the Naples, Florida cottage. Using a combination of inexpensive stock windows and one custo...


Selecting and Installing Window Treatments
Bob and interior designer Leslie Curtis discuss the window treatments in this episode. Curtis is working in the dining room, where Kevin Murphy from S...


Shimming, Centering, and Hanging an Interior Door
Hanging the master bathroom door continues. After roughing the door into place, Ryley checks to make sure it is centered and temporarily secures it us...


Shutter Factory Tour
Bob meets with the restoration contractor, Richard Marks, and looks at shutters. They also visit the Withers Industries plant where the shutters are m...


Skylight Installation
Bob meets with Ryley, the carpenter, and installs a Velux skylight on a curb mount. Ryley discribes the mounting hardware and screws used to mount the...


Stained Glass Window Construction
Bob meets with Roxana Patino to work on a stained galss window designed after a tropical fruit. Roxana demonstrates the building process and the speci...


Steel Bulkhead Installation
The heavy-duty metal Bilco bulkhead is installed using a crane to lower the bulkhead frame onto the pre-cast concrete stairs. The crew from S. T. Gris...


Stripping Old Paint
Bob chats with Boston loft developer Neal Gold about stripping old paint.


Tour of Middleburgh Plantation
Bob takes us on a tour of historic Middleburgh Plantation, the oldest surviving wooden house in South Carolina.


Tour of Simpson Door Manufacturing Factory
Bob goes to McCleary, WA where Jim Fielder takes him on a tour of the Simpson door manufacturing plant.


Tour of the Completed Greenhouse
The greenhouse addition is completed; Bob and Ryley tour the spectacular finished space. In addition to the greenhouse, a vestibule to the house has b...


Tour of the Craftsman Style Interior Décor
We head inside with Gavin and Michelle to see what they've done with the Craftsman-style decor. With a comfortable master suite and French doors openi...


Tour of the Governor's Mansion's Ballroom
Bob meets with project architect, John Paul Hanbury to look at the ballroom and then we flash back with Sam Daniels to look at some details including ...


Tour of the Interior Design Upstairs
Bob tours the finished upstairs focusing on the interior design.


Tour of the McLellan House in Portland, Maine
Bob visits the McLellan House in Portland Maine, which is part of the Portland Museum of Art. Curator Jessica Nicoll joins Vila for a tour of the Muse...


Touring the Landscaping and Meeting Pamela Anderson
In his grand finale here in Malibu Beach, Bob take us on a tour of the tiled courtyard with palms and fountain. We get a surprise visit from "Home Imp...


Touring the Martha's Vineyard Home Addition
Starting with the window treatments, the designer shows off the simple white cotton swags with a puff. Next stop is the Victorian inspired bathroom. T...


Trimming French Patio Doors and the Windows
Bob meets with Mark McCullough to finish off trimming out a set of French pation doors. Mark explains the proceedure for applying the trim to the door...


Trimming Out Bathroom Windows
Bob checks in with Ryley who is trimming out the two windows over the vanity in the first floor master bath. The interior designer suggested that the ...


Trimming Out the Double-Hung Windows
Bob Ryley and carpenter Pat Cloutier trim out the two banks of four double-hung windows in the sunny dining area. Each bank of windows is treated as i...


Venetian Blinds for the Brownstone's Windows
Kara Roberts from Smith & Noble joins Bob in the front rooms of the Manhattan Brownstone to show him the Smith & Noble wide-slat blinds that have been...


Vinyl Window Installation
Bob meets with Bob Ryley and installs a vinyl-clad Pella awning window with pre-assembled exterior trim.


Visit to Max Gail's Home
Bob Vila visits Max Gail’s home. Max has lived on the property for over fifteen years and started with just a teepee. His home follows the same patter...


Weaving Cedar Shingles and Prepping Damaged Wood Trim for Painting
House nine of the Elmwood project. The front porch project continues with new red cedar shingles and a paint job.


Widow Blind Installation
Bob visits with Dave Wahtera and looks at Grabers Crystal Pleat honeycomb window blinds.


Window Placement and Installation on a Colonial
Bob looks at the order and placement of the windows on the façade of the modern Colonial. Upon closer inspection, the classically inspired fenestrati...


Window Sash Restoration
Ryley works with contractor Fred Ecker to restore an old window sash. The pulley system is carefully removed and secured. The window panes are then ta...


Window Treatments and Custom Bedding
Bob is joined by Kara Roberts of Smith & Noble, who shows the newly installed metal blinds and curtains. The blinds have a brushed metal finish to coo...


Window Trim and Scalloped Shingles
Bob meets Ryley at the Martha’s Vineyard Victorian to discuss the trim. They start by talking about how to trim a rounded edge of an arched to window....


Work on the Window Casings
Bob Ryley confers with finish carpenter Dennis DeVore as he cases out a window at the Mt. Pleasant house in South Carolina.


Working With Pre-Finished Windows
Gary Prevedini from Andersen windows is on site talking about the pre-finished windows in the great room. The window's finish is applied electrostatic...


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