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  1. DIY Kitchen Remodel: Heated Tile Floor, Cabinets and Counters

    Published: 3 Aug 2025

    Andrew Thron walks through a full DIY kitchen remodel in six stages: planning, demolition and rough-in, a heated tile floor, cabinet installation, countertops, and final touches.

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  2. Fireplace Built-ins From Unfinished Wall Cabinets and Beadboard

    Published: 29 Jul 2025

    Part 2 of a fireplace project shows how built-ins with storage were added beside a fireplace.

    View project: Fireplace with Built-ins
  3. Staircase Makeover: Refinish Railing, Add a Runner Under $400

    Published: 29 Jun 2025

    A homeowner refinishes a dark builder-grade staircase railing and newel posts by sanding with 80 and 120 grit and applying a one-coat sunbleached stain to match the white oak floors.

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  4. $500 Small Bathroom Makeover: Drywall Patching, Paint and Vanity

    Published: 9 May 2024

    The first episode of a guest bathroom makeover on a $500 budget that was meant to take 2 to 3 days.

    View project: Full Bathroom Makeover
  5. Basement Stair Remodel Over Carpet Stairs With Pine Plywood Treads

    Published: 11 Nov 2022

    A homeowner turns a carpet-stripped basement staircase into a finished one by laying 1/4 in. pine plywood treads over the existing treads, adding routed pine bullnose nosing, then staining and…

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  6. Cement Board and Aqua Defense Waterproofing for a Shower Wall

    Published: 22 May 2022

    Shows how to hang half-inch cement board on tub and shower walls, cut it with an oscillating tool, tape the joints with fiber mesh and thinset, and roll on Aqua Defense waterproofing.

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  7. Painting a Plywood Shed Workshop and Epoxy Coating the Floor

    Published: 26 Feb 2021

    Episode 2 of a shed-to-workshop conversion covers priming and painting the plywood interior with a Wagner Control Pro 150 airless sprayer, then applying a Rust-Oleum garage concrete epoxy kit with…

    View project: Shed to Workshop Conversion
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