Season 5 - Greenhouse
Osterville, MA
Bob takes the viewers to Cape Cod, Mass. in the dead of winter to build a custom, high tech greenhouse. Design and construction of a new addition to the front of an existing house creates a greenhouse/conservatory as well as an elegant new front entry pavilion with a mahogany pergola supported by limestone columns.
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| Bob starts the new state-of-the-art greenhouse project with a look at Boston's most famous solarium at the quirky, romantic Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. We look at a house where the ...
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| Bob discusses the layout of the house and its past modifications, including a new kitchen, dining, and entertainment areas.
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| Bob discusses plans for the new greenhouse with the architect and the homeowner. The position and angle of the greenhouse are set to maximize the Southern light in the colder ...
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| Contractor Bob Ryley discuss the front porch demolition. The existing farmer's porch will be removed, but first, Ryley checks the framing to determine how the greenhouse will be connected to ...
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| The foundation was hand dug and the forms are layed for the footings. Bob and Ryley discuss the layout of the greenouse foundation and framing.
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| Bob travels to New York City to take a break from winter in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, a museum greenhouse on a much larger scale.
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| Bob watches as the crew prepares the footings for the greenhouse foundation. John Pratt pours concrete and using a conveyor instead of the traditional pump. Bob and Ryley begin placing ...
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| The structural steel supports are delivered and Bob discusses their unique construction. Ryley drills the necessary holes and the supports are fastened to the foundation.
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| Bob takes a walk down Boston's Commonwealth Avenue for a look at an upscale solarium from the last century at Burrage House and Webster House.
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| Bob and Ryley insulate the foundation of an attached solar greenhouse. They use 2-inch-thick Dow styrofoam (extruded polysytrene) around the inside perimeter and across the entire soil surface. This area ...
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| The bricklayers are on hand to dress up the foundation. Bob notes the "anti-freeze" that has been added to the concrete to compensate for the cold weather installation and discusses ...
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| Bob interviews Don Burton from Indiana University as he tours a 1955 state-of-the-art greenhouse. He then tours a modern state-of-the-art greenhouse under construction at the University.
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| The architect visits for an update and Bob and Ryley begin installing the Paralam rafters. Ryley discusses the construction and preparation of the high-pressure man-made rafters.
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| Bob and Ryley install sloped glazing on a solar greenhouse with the help of Mark Santos. They use a commercially available mounting system to attach the glazing, which consists of ...
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| The wood has arrived for the perimeter benches and Bob and Ryley begin their construction. The wood is a cypress, which is excellent in damp environments.
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| Ryley demonstrates the greenhouse's motorized windows. At the touch of a button, or via a thermostat, the floor and ceiling windows open and close. Bob then helps Ryley assemble and ...
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| Landscape designer Ruth Foster explains her selection of plant material and flowering shrubs for the backyard and directs the planting of a Sephora Japonica tree to shade the greenhouse from ...
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| Bob meets with John Clancy who is applying "California" stucco inside the greenhouse. A tint is applied to the mix to match the interior and a latex bonding material helps ...
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| Bob discusses the bluestone floor being installed in the floor of the greenhouse. A landscape cloth set below the stone dust to prevent water from seeping through causing the stones ...
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| The greenhouse addition is completed; Bob and Ryley tour the spectacular finished space. In addition to the greenhouse, a vestibule to the house has been created, solving the homeowners' issue ...
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| The homeowner gets some professional help shopping for plants at Haskell's Nursery from Martha Stewart, who comes back to the site to transform the greenhouse to an elegant setting for ...
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| Bob, Martha, and Diana look at plants in the new greenhouse. Martha describes the choices and placement of the various plants. A wide selection pots and containers are also used ...
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