Video: Anatomy of a Boiler



With the heating season upon us, it’s a good time to get to know your boiler a little better. Today, in the first of three segments, John Cataneo of Gateway Plumbing (whom Forum readers may recognize as Master Plumber) gets up close and personal with the boiler in our basement. Tune in next week for parts 2 and 3, when we’ll get into specific procedures and maintenance issues.

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Video: Replacing a Window



Join us today as handyman Tony Davis provides his unique take on how to remove and replace an old window. Meanwhile, to see all the videos we’ve posted recently, just select “Video” from the “Topics” dropdown menu near the top of the page. Ideas for future Handyman segments?

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Video: Inside the Gates Renovation Blog



This video should help pull together all the posts from the Gates Renovation Blog over the past year. Enjoy. To see all the videos we’ve posted recently, just select “Video” from the “Topics” dropdown menu near the top of the page.

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Video: Exposing the Wood Ceiling Beams


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Video: Prospect Heights House Tour 2007



For those of you who missed this year’s Prospect Heights House Tour (or those of you who want to relive it), we hit the streets with a cameraman in tow, checking out several of the houses and talking to some homeowners and tour go-ers. At one stop, we even bumped into Marty Markowitz who shared some thoughts with us on screen. (As with our last video, big thanks to the folks at Rumur.tv for their production skills.) For those who attended, what were the highlights of the tour?
Prepping for the Prospect Heights House Tour [Brownstoner]

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Video: Inside the Bed Stuy Reno Blog



For those of you who’ve been following along with the Bed Stuy Renovation Blog from the beginning, this video should tie a lot of things together; for those of you who’ve yet to check it out, this should be a great intro. More of this kind of thing to come.

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2005 Victorian Flatbush House Tour Video


We’ve been remiss in not drawing your attention to reader-submitted movie we’ve got up on in the Videos section. Nelson Ryland caught last year’s Victorian Flatbush house tour on video and edited it down to a digested format that should fit into everyone’s schedule. Think of it as a good way to psyched up for June 11th!

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New Neighborhood Drive-By Video


If you have a moment, we’ve uploaded the second neighborhood video in the column to the right. This time, we take a bumpy ride through Williamsburg. We apologize in advance for any car sickness you may experience.

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