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The walls come preassembled and are raised like an old-fashioned barn raising. Tommy comes by at the end to inspect the construction. On the main house, a standing-seam copper roof is installed over the front porch. Kevin and Tommy watch the final pieces go on. Tommy shows Kevin how to trim a window using a PVC product.
At its simplest, baseboard consists of a simple plank nailed, screwed or glued to the wall; however, particularly in older houses, it can be made up of a number of moldings for decoration. A baseboard differs from a wainscot ; a wainscot typically covers from the floor to around 1-1.5 metres (3' to 5') high (waist or chest height), whereas a ...
17th century Delft blue and white tile with sea monster. Delftware wall tiles, typically with a painted design covering only one (rather small) blue and white tile, were ubiquitous in Holland and widely exported over Northern Europe from the 16th century on, replacing many local industries. Several 18th century royal palaces had porcelain rooms ...
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In architecture, the dado is the lower part of a wall, [1] below the dado rail and above the skirting board. The word is borrowed from Italian meaning "dice" or "cube", [ 2 ] and refers to " die ", an architectural term for the middle section of a pedestal or plinth .
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Steve meets interior designer Bill Reardon, who explains his approach to the project. Part of it includes a decorative wall finish of joint compound and successive latex paint washes, as applied by artisan Julia Clay. Up in the master suite, the carpet has gone down quickly, and our master carpenter prepares to install brass door hardware.