1 comments about Framing.

1. Dean and Robin show the ropes pretty well, as usual, for framing techniques. The details are good, but, as always, there is room for improvement.

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1 comments about Drywall.

1. This video is overly simplistic and pretty much ignores any of the more challenging aspects of finishing drywall.
   It does not address techniques for achieving acceptable finished joints on end-butted sheets.
   It does not address "nail pops" or the advantages/disadvantages of nails versus screws.
   There are no close-up shots to show a "finished" joint and how to achieve "even" or flat joints, on factory edges.
   Sanding and sponge finishes are mentioned, but not in any detail.

   If you are facing a serious drywall job and need to know the finer points of drywall finishing you will find this video lacking.

3 comments about Siding.

1. I purchase this video from home time , and I truly enjoyed it. I believe it gives , The "do it yourself" person good basic information to side one's home. I would recommend it to any one who is going to side their home.



2. I am very disappointed that the cover shows vinyl siding there is NOTHING in this video that I recieved that says anything about vinyl siding it is all about wood lap siding.
   what a rip do not purchase as a how to guide to vinyl siding.



3. Before purchasing this video....Please, please contact the seller and have them check the box to see if there is any indication on it that states it covers the application of vinyl siding!! I have a customer who purchased this video from me...Brand New...Factory Sealed...and he is upset with the purchase. He thought because the picture shown has vinyl siding in the picture that the tape would have vinyl siding. You cannot assume this!! You need to have the seller check the box to determine if it does or not. However I haven't received the tape back...he is returning it....so I am not sure what the back of the box says. Just be aware...this tape may NOT have vinyl siding application in it.
   BEST ADVICE>>>BEFORE ANY PURCHASE...if you are not sure....EMAIL THE SELLER and ask them to check it. It may save you alot of frustration and anger. Sellers try hard to make your experience positive....but we are limited to the same information you are at times.
   Thank You
   Susan

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1 comments about This Old House - Creating a New Kitchen I: Plumbing & Electricity.

1. If you want to see an outdated, uninformative video that is only peripherally about kitchen plumbing and electric, then this is the one for you. It's actually the first of a two part howler done in 1990 by "This Old House" and it a complete waste of money. The tape is only 60 minutes, the first 10 of which are inexplicably wasted with a tour with the creepy homeowners and Bob Vila of the house to be refurbished. Then you waste a little more time with the kitchen designer (you'll wonder: is that a toupee or not?), again with NOTHING whatsoever about plumbing or electric. You are treated with superficial discussions about carpentry, demolition and design before you finally get to see a plumber - 45+ minutes into the tape. And guess what? You learn nothing at all about plumbing or even hiring a stinking plumber. One minute they're parading Rich the plumber throughout the house then the next has the homeowner moaning about how much the plumbing job done a few days ago cost. You don't see any plumbing ever being done. Believe it or not, the electric portion of the tape worse, with less than 30 seconds of seeing existing wiring and later a passing reference to wiring being done. My beefs with the tape are twofold: first, it is not identified as a "This Old House" tape. If I had know the source material, I would have stayed far, far away. TOH is not a how-to show by any stretch of the imagination. My second beef is that the video had nothing to do with plumbing or electric. What I wanted was a how-to video that had the basics of plumbing/electric tasks commonly found in a kitchen renovation. What I got was a puff piece that had everything but what was advertised in the title. Unfortunately, there was no description about the tape's contents on the Amazon.com sales page, and judging by the title, one could easily think that they're getting something worthwhile. This is the biggest rip-off I've seen in a long time, and PBS should be ashamed for their part in marketing this bait-and-switch.

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