Season 2 - Babyproofing the House
Melrose, MA
For his second project, Bob is in Melrose, Massachusetts, to help a young couple update and prepare their home for a new baby. These episodes will focus on healthy and safe living spaces for families and young children. A primary issue for all families is sound control, so Bob looks at solutions to help quiet the clamor. He meets with an environmental psychologist who specializes in noise issues and their impact on the home. Bob also tours the American Lung ...
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| Bob reviews how building or renovating a house can sometimes be an unhealthy proposition. Asthma, allergies, and other respiratory problems can often be attributed to manmade chemicals in the home. ...
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| Bob talks with Bernadette Upton of Eco-Decor about her involvement with the American Lung Association's Baby's Breath program and how their key prescriptions for healthy indoor air were applied ...
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| Moving to the baby's room, Bob continues to talk with Bernadette Upton of Eco-Decor about the materials used in an ideal room for baby. Although the room is designed for ...
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| Bob talks with Nick Beasley, owner of a home in Melrose, Massachusetts. Beasley reviews how he and his family bought a two-family home in Melrose. The house was originally built ...
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| Bob talks with Nick Beasley about insulating his 100-year-old home. Insulation contractorsare installing Pro Pink blown-in fiberglss insulation from Owens Corning. Joe Arrigo from Owens Corning talks about installing insulation ...
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| Bob previews projects for the baby's room including sound insulation from Owens Corning. New products to reduce sound transmission and improve overall insulation will be featured in the upcoming episode. ...
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Enclosed-Blind Windows, Window Installation, and Master Bath Video Clips (BV0205)
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| Bob reintroduces the nursey project in Melrose, Massachusetts, where they have already insulated the third-story ceiling with blown-in fiberglass insulation. He recaps the house tour with homeowners Nick and Maggie ...
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| Bob is joined by Cordell Burton of Pella Windows, who shows him the enclosed, snap-in between-the-glass blinds that are being installed in the nursery. The interchangeable blinds snap-in easily between ...
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| Homeowner and contractor Nick Beasley walks Bob through the progress to date in the master and kids bath, including leveling the floors, building partition walls, and installing cementitious board for ...
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| Nick Beasley shows Bob the custom poplar and MDF (medium-density fiberboard) panels he has made for the tub wall in his new master bath. He installs the panel, which has ...
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| When installing a new toilet, the first step is to ensure that the floor is level. With the toilet flange in place, the plumber places a ring of beeswax atop ...
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| Bob looks at the tiles selected for the bathroom with homeowner and contractor NIck Beasley. They first look at the hexagon tile on the floor that is well-suited to an ...
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Sound Reduction, No VOC Paints, and Painting Techniques Video Clips (BV0206)
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| Bob recaps the work done so far in the nursery project at the home in Melrose, Massachusetts. The house has already been insulated for the tough New England winters and ...
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| Bob talks to Ed Waller from CertaPro Painters about painting of the guest bedroom in the Melrose, Massachusetts, project. Waller explains that the paint being used is a latex paint ...
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| Bob talks to Ken Lanoie of Owens Corning about adding sound attenuating insulation to the nursery. Lanoie describes the QuietZone Solserene Ceiling Fabric System used in the project. A Solserene ...
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| Bob closes the show by previewing upcoming tasks involved in completing this project, including adding finishing touches to the bathroom, natural products for the nursery, and baby safety products such ...
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| Bob talks with Jay Martel from the International Association for Child Safety about the Configure Gate product from KidCo. This baby gate differs from older gates in its safety features ...
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| Bob talks with Ginny Turner of Ecobaby Organics and Pure Rest organic baby bedding products. Turner explains that many bedding products are made from synthetic materials, which are cheaper but ...
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| Bob moves on to the master bathroom and reviews the work already completed. Shelving has been installed as has paneling under the window. New double windows give a nice historic ...
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| Bob moves to the kitchen in the Melrose remodeling project and talks with Jay Martel from the International Association for Child Safety about kitchen safety for toddlers. Martel reviews new ...
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| Bob reviews the work done in the nursery in the Melrose remodeling project. Some of the furniture has arrived, insulation has been installed, the Solserene sound-reducing ceiling has been put ...
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Completed Nursery, Baths, and Glass Shower Wall Video Clips (BV0208)
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| Bob recaps the work done so far in the Melrose remodeling project. A new nursery has been created for the soon-to-arrive baby, blown-in insulation has been installed in the attic, ...
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| Bob talks with Nick Beasley, owner of the Melrose home, about the layout of the home before and after remodeling. The house previously featured a half-bathroom off the master bedroom ...
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| Bob moves on to the third floor of the Melrose nursery remodeling project to review what has been done in preparation for the baby. The third floor will primarily be ...
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| Bob moves on to the children's nursery in the Melrose remodeling project. Bob reviews how the room used to appear before the cosmetic work was done. Insulation was blown into ...
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