St. Petersburg FL Bob kicks off season two of Bob Vila in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he partners with St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services (SPNHS), a NeighborWorks affiliate, and Tampa Armature Works (TAW) to create affordable, energy-efficient, storm-ready housing from recycled steel shipping containers. David Cross of TAW shows Bob how these abandoned shipping containers make ideal building units because they are built to last and can be fitted with windows, doors, and super-insulating ceramic paint for a quick-build solution that is right ... View full project description
Bob kicks off Season 2 of Bob Vila in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he meets with Askia Aquil of St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services to talk about the upcoming project ... Watch video and view full description
Bob meets Buba Barrow of Barrow Construction, the general contractor for the container-built housing project, and Ray Price of SPNHS, the project manager for the job. Barrow, a former engineer ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks about the vast number of steel shipping containers abandoned in America's ports. Because America is no longer an exporting nation, only an importing nation, it is too expensive ... Watch video and view full description
David Cross from TAW shows Bob how the exterior is finished with heavy-gauge steel to bring any voids out to plane. It is then faced in a sheet-metal wrap to ... Watch video and view full description
Back on site, Bob joins Ray Price for a look at the ISBU's on their foundations. The total footprint of the house is 58 feet from front to back, or ... Watch video and view full description
Hurricane-Resistant Roof and Windows, Historic St. Petersburg Video Clips
Bob is back in Bartlett Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, where they are helping to revitalize the neighborhood by building a new home out of four steel shipping containers. Bob ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks with Bill York and Rob Davis of FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) about the construction of a storm-resistant roof system built with roof trusses. Bob reviews ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks with Stephen Hugh of Clearwater Window and Door Installation about membrane flashing that has been applied between the joint of the steel frame and the steel skin that ... Watch video and view full description
Bob visits the historic neighborhoods and parks of St. Petersburg, Florida, starting with Roser Park, known as "the neighborhood a cookie built" because its founder, Charlie Roser, had sold his ... Watch video and view full description
Bob stresses the importance of careful planning, vision, creativity, and homeowners' pride of place in creating a sustainable neighborhood. St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services (SPNHS) is encouraging first-time home buyers ... Watch video and view full description
Steel Walls, Exterior Finishes, and Floorplans Video Clips
Bob Vila recaps the construction done so far of a storm resistant home in St Petersburg, Florida, where abandoned shipping containers have been converted to modules for affordable housing. Bob ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks to Derek Mercer and Delwin Carter of Tampa Armature Works about how to treat the steel exterior of the building to make it look more like a conventional ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks to Ty Moses of Tampa Armature Works who will put on the finishes. The plug holes have been filled with body filler to make a smooth surface. A ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks with Leslie Chapman-Henderson from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) about the technologies involved in securing a roof. Chapman-Henderson explains the importance of keeping a roof secure ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks to Steve Armstrong, the project architect and engineer, about converting old shipping containers into houses. Armstrong recounts how he was approached by Tampa Armature Works to get ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks with David Cross from Tampa Armature Works. Cross reviews the versatility of designing houses with shipping containers. Both traditional and contemporary models are available using this method of ... Watch video and view full description
Bob is in St. Petersburg, Florida, to tour a finished affordable home after completing projects in other parts of the country. The St. Petersburg container-built homes are part of a ... Watch video and view full description
The front of the home is complete and looks like the exterior of any home in the American suburbs. Bob talks with Ray Price, the project manager for St. Petersburg ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks with Buba Barrow, the general contractor for the project, about finishing touches being added to the home. On the front porch, a non-slip tile is being installed. Because ... Watch video and view full description
The finishing touches are being added to the interior of the home in St Petersburg. The appliances are being delivered and installed. The home features an open plan with a ... Watch video and view full description
Because this is an affordable house, most of the items in the kitchen were builder-supplied. The kitchen features oak cabinets and laminated countertops. With affordable homes, it's important to acquire ... Watch video and view full description
Bob talks with David Cross formerly of Tampa Armature Works, now of S G BLocks, the company that has taken these abandoned shipping containers and converted them into home-building units. ... Watch video and view full description
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