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  1. Insulating Basement Walls with 2 in. XPS Foam Board and Tape

    Published: 31 May 2026

    Josh shows how to insulate basement block or poured concrete walls with 2 in. Owens Corning FOAMULAR NGX XPS rigid foam board.

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  2. Epoxy a Garage Floor: Acid Etch, Two Coats and Pot Life Limits

    Published: 16 Aug 2025

    A step-by-step guide to epoxying a garage floor: measure the area, fill cracks, remove items, degrease, acid-etch, let the floor dry 24 to 48 hours, then mix and roll two coats of epoxy with flakes…

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  3. 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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  4. Painting a Hallway Without Tape: Sanding, Cutting In and Rolling

    Published: 15 Jan 2022

    A professional painter shows homeowners how to repaint a hallway without taping.

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  5. 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…

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  6. Tiling a Shower Wall: Cement Backer Board, Membrane and Thinset

    Published: 1 Feb 2020

    The video shows how to tile a shower wall as part of a bathroom remodel: removing the old tile, replacing the backing with cement backer board, waterproofing it, and setting, grouting and sealing…

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  7. Epoxy Garage Floor: Grind, Prime, Roll and Seal a 750 sq ft Slab

    Published: 17 Jan 2020

    A contractor shows how his crew coats a roughly 750 square foot garage floor with a tinted 100% solids epoxy.

  8. Replacing Worn Oak Stair Treads and Covering Pine Risers

    Published: 5 May 2019

    Tom Silva of Ask This Old House shows a homeowner how to replace loose, cracked, noisy split-level stair treads with new red oak.

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