Residential Home Building Exterior Roof Siding Decks Flooring Skylights

Exterior Finishing

Part One: ROOF COVERINGS

DVD 30 min. w. Part Two (30 min.)

Felt paper ... Temporary plastic ... The 3-tab strip shingle ... Measuring

for side lap & courses ... Weights per Square ... Starter strip, overlap,

nails ... Setting jacks ... Powered lifts ... Striking lines, working to

overhangs ... Little rocks in tar, stickdowns ... Ridge vent ... Top

course ... Valley flashing & overlap ... Chimney flashing: bottom, sides,

saddle ... Skylight trim & flashing ... Sheet terne & copper Rolls,

folds, & standing seams ... Machine seam forming ... Valley joints

Snow Guards ... Guttering: on-site fabrication ... Joints & pop rivets

Downspouts

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Exterior Finishing

Part Two: CORNICE, PLYWOOD

SIDING & PARGING

30 min, on DVD w. Part One

Cornice: lookouts, soffit, fascia, moulding ...Ext. trim prime, rake

boards ...Soffit ventilation strip, insect screen ...Gable end vents

Attic cooling flow ...Plywood siding prime, spray vs airless

Pre-coating, matching sheets ...Shiplap, correct framing ...Siding

nails ...Fitting around openings: working in whole sheets ...Overhangs,

maintaining plumb, penetrations ... The rake joint ... Second course,

Z-trim ... Marking & making finish cuts ... Edges & trim Parging:

averaging surface on block walls, sealing to windows & penetrations

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Exterior Finishing

Part Three: DOORS, PORCHES

& DECKS

DVD 30 min. w. Part Four (30 min.)

Inside/outside Entryways ... Porch roofs: framing, mounting

lighting ...Porch trim, exterior drywall ...Front doors: rough

openings, fitting units, thresholds, caulk sealing ...Locksets &

hardware ...Flashing above and below ...Glass doors ...Posts ...Flashing

add-on bands ... Double bands, notching & bearing, hangers &

ledgers ...Nailing decking, rigidity ...Handrails & picketing code

Functional trim ...Stairway rails, open vs closed risers

Proportional spacing

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Exterior Finishing

Part Four: WINDOWS

& SKYLGHTS

30 min, on DVD w. Part Three

Bringing the outside in ...Window units: glazing, glass, lights ...The

double-hung: essential terms ...Sashes, stops, jambs, casing ...Sills,

aprons, muntins, mullions, grids ...Insulating units ...Casement

windows, sliding, awning, hopper ...Modern materials & clad

construction ...Installing units ...Installing large units ...Stresses and

strains in large units ...Clad moulding & flashing in one piece

Windows in the roof: the skylight ...Cutting holes in the roof

Mounting frames ....Controls & wiring for remotes ...Flashing &

trim Cleaning

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