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…expensive, so do-it-yourselfers now have lots of options to choose from. Traditional Plaster On existing plaster walls, a fresh coat of plaster has always been the way to smooth out a bumpy or damaged finish. Traditional three-coat…

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…trowel. 4) First, a thin coat of plaster is spread over the seams in long even swipes. 5) Bob is shown here gathering plaster with a trowel. He will work from the…
…Things go quickly at this stage, lots of plaster gets mixed and the finish progresses nicely…

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…shutters in the front windows of the loft, Ryley applied a jam to the drywall. It was…
…jam was scribed on the backside before Ryley attached it to the drywall and then drilled…
…the hinges attached to the jams, Bob and Ryley lifted the shutters into place. The…

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…Before putting the Super Stack in place, Ryley connected the hot and cold water hookups…
…left and right sides of the unit. Bob, Ryley, and Barry pushed the Super Stack into place in the small closet, and Ryley would connect the ductwork later. Hard…

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…was a simple cedar planter. Built by Bob Ryley in the project house's workshop, the…
…create the planter's decorative feet, Ryley created a series of intersecting circles…
…deviations from the intended pattern. Ryley uses a biscuit cutter, a specialized tool…

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Bob Ryley and Bill Warren install thermo-clad Klima…
…easier to install and more weathertight. Ryley and Bill use stainless steel tab nails to…
…integrated j-channel (or modified j-bead as Ryley refers to it) makes drywalling a breeze…

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Bob and Ryley install Pella ProLine® windows in the side walls of the Dream Garage…
…ponderosa pine with aluminum clad exteriors and come with a nailing flange. Ryley prefabricated picture frames for all the windows routing out the back for…

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