How to Hang Kitchen Cabinets: Overview
About $100 for necessary Shopping List items, plus the cost of the cabinets and finish of your choice Requires precise measuring and lifting upper units into place When This Old House contractor Tom Silva started his carpentry career over 35 ... [... more]
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Judgment Fire
 Great who done-it: In Bear Creek, Yvette La Rue hears the screams from her neighbor's house and calls 911. Deputy Tempe Crabtree responds to the domestic dispute in which building contractor Tom Cannata had battered his wife Jackie. Tom is taken away [... more]
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Morgaine The Witch 7 - Morgaine And Moonwood
After Doomsday What? That's the question the modern-day sorceress Morgaine is asking herself, having sacrificed what she wanted most, to possess the love of Michael Ellul at any cost, in order to save the world. And no one is going to like the answer. [... more]
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Circular Saw Basics
For construction projects and heavy-duty carpentry, circular saws are typically used more than a hammer. General contractor Tom Silva provides some basic information on how to use circular saws -- safely and efficiently. He also gives some ... [... more]
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House-Call: Increasing Stairway Clearance
Many older houses have lower doorways, ceilings and landing clearances than those found in modern home designs. General contractor Tom Silva hits the road for a "house call" -- investigating a problem for a tall homeowner whose low ceiling ... [... more]
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House-Call: Quieting a Noisy Garage-Door
General contractor Tom Silva makes a house-call to a homeowner who has a noisy garage-door opener. This particular garage-door opener happens to be located directly underneath the master bedroom belonging to the homeowners. Every time the door ... [... more]
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10 Uses for Newspaper
We're all watching more news than we read, but there's still plenty of newspaper to recycle—about 9 million tons every year. Here are other ways to consume the news. To fix small holes in drywall, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva ... [... more]
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Detecting Drafts
Energy expert Bruce Torrey uses an infrared camera to spot temperature changes inside walls, directing This Old House general contractor Tom Silva as he marks the places where he'll need to beef up insulation. A smoke stick demonstrates how air ... [... more]
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Window Glazing
Double-pane insulated glass with low-E coating is a major energy saver. Here, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs a tilt-in double-hung sash Single-Pane Window Double-Pane Insulated Glass Triple-Pane Insulated Glass Low-E and ... [... more]
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Bye-Bye, Bounce
Whenever anyone walked across the kitchen floor in the home where This Old House general contractor Tom Silva grew up, teacups trembled in their saucers and pots and pans rattled on the stove. "It was nerve-racking," Tom recalls. Eventually his [... more]
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Building a Prefab House
Homeowners Amy and Pete Favat with TOH general contractor Tom Silva at the job site. Panels come together, with the aid of computers, in the Bensonwood shop in New Hampshire—complete with insulation, rough plumbing, and electrical chases built ... [... more]
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Proper Insulation
When it comes to insulation, says This Old House general contractor Tom Silva, money truly can buy happiness. "It's the wisest way to invest that I know of," he says. "A well-insulated house will make you more comfortable in every season. [... more]
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