Construction & Repair

Construction & Repair

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Install a radon mitigator with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a radon mitigator. Steps: 1. Mark hole location on basement floor for PVC ...more

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Clean up mold with This Old House

Watch this video with This Old House to learn how to clean up mold. Steps: 1 When mold is present on drywall and other hard-to-clean ...more

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Work with fiber-cement board with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to work with fiber-cement board. Steps: 1. Wrap plywood house corners with 15-pound ...more

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Repairing clapboards with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair clapboard. Steps: 1. Pull loose nails from clapboard siding. 2. Tap flat ...more

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Repair shingle siding with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair shingle siding. Steps: 1 Make a story pole from a straight 1x3; mark ...more

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Patch stucco with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to patch stucco. Steps: 1 Scrape loose, blistered stucco from the wall with a 4-inch ...more

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Installl a stair handrail with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a handrail. Steps: 1 Stand 4-foot level on first step and hold it plumb. ...more

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Repair a baluster with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair a baluster. Steps: 1. Set one half of busted baluster in routing jig. 2 ...more

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Duplicate a baluster

Watch this video from this Old House to learn how to replicate a baluster. Steps: 1 Lightly sand and scrape old baluster to create a ...more

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Add stairway headroom with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how add stairway headroom. Steps: 1 Carefully pry old stair treads from staircase. 2 Use ...more

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Build wooden landscape steps with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install landscape steps. Steps: 1 Drive 1x2 stake into ground, then use ...more

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Install attic stairs with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install attic stairs. Steps: 1. Mark rough opening of new fold-down staircase on ...more

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Add a humidifier to a forced air system

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to add a humidifier to a forced air system. Steps: 1. Screw the humidifier to a wall ...more

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Repair a smokey exhaust flue with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair a smokey exhaust flue. Steps: 1. Check the draw of water-heater exhaust ...more

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Replace window sash cords

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to replace window sash cords. Steps: 1 Unscrew the window stop from each side jamb. ...more

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Insulate a window with sash weights

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to insulate a window with sash weights. The hardest part of this improvement is removing ...more

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Install a storm window

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a storm window. The difficulty of this task depends on the size and condition ...more

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Replace sash weights with spring balances

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to replace sash weights with spring balances. This requires some skill to remove the sash ...more

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Choose exterior shutters

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to choose exterior shutters. The hard part of this project is choosing shutters that best ...more

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Insulate window weight pockets

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to insulate the window weight pockets. Removing and replacing the window trim is the only ...more

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