Season 6 - Kitchen Remodel
Miami, FL
This project features the remodeling and expansion of the kitchen and family room of a 15 year old suburban Miami tract house. Innovative and fun projects include walls built using insulated concrete forms, stucco application, and glass block walls.
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| Bob takes a shoreline tour of Miami, his hometown, to introduce the new 13-week project. Bob highlights several of the homes along the waterfront and the history of area. Also ...
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| We move out of Miami center to Kendall, where we meet Teresa Lopez, owner of a cramped 25-year old tract house in need of more living space. Bob tours the ...
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| Bob meets Arquitectonica's Laurinda Spear, an architect who has come up with some eye-catching and very tropical ideas for the project. Due to local zoning laws, the original concept of ...
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| We meet contractor Ed Weller. He and Bob take a tour of another work-in-progress for a look at some building techniques unique to tropical climates like Miami's.
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| Bob frames an exotic partition wall made to resemble a banana leaf in a Miami kitchen renovation. He also pours concrete to patch a floor with contractor Ed Weller.
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| Bob takes a tour of The Barnacle House, one of the first homes built in Dade County, to see how early settlers built to deal with the heat.
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Pouring the Foundation and Constructing the Walls Video Clips (HA0603)
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| Bob meets with Ed Weller and looks at the roof flashing details. Bob reviews the various pieces involved in flashing including the drip strip, fascia, felt and roofing nails.
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| Bob goes inside with Ed to look at the roof framing details designed to meet Florida hurricane codes. Perfortated strapping is used to tie the roof down in strong winds.
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| Bob discusses the existing landscape with landscape architect Juan Capote and what Juan plans to do to improve it.
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| Bob meets with the stucco contractor, Angelo Dattini, on the remodeling project in Coral Gables, Fla., a suburb of Miami. They attach diamond-mesh lath using self-tapping screws to metal strips ...
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| Bob Meets with stucco contractor Angelo Dattini on the job in Miami, Fla. They are mixing Rinker-brand stucco with Pompano sand in a wheelbarrow.
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| Bob takes a tour of a William Randolph Hearst treasure: the Ancient Spanish Monastery, which was transported stone by stone from Spain.
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| Bob and Ed Weller meet to demolish a block wall to open up the room for the remodel. An electrician has disconnected the area's wiring and an exposed beam is ...
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| Bob watches a strip of concrete being poured between two existing slabs. Rebar is placed in the two adjoining floors to prevent craking and a joining compound is added to ...
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| Bob frames an exotic partition wall to resemble a banana leaf in a Miami kitchen renovation. The crowning pieces have been pre-cut and are ready for installtion.
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| Bob meets with Mark, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning mechanic. Bob and Mark have an in-depth discussion on why a homeowner had to add an air-conditioning unit to an ...
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| Bob meets with the contractor to demo the old patio slab and layout the new banana leaf patio. An imaginary graph is applied to the patio area and the new ...
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| Bob discusses the glass block wall being installed in the master bathroom. Since the blocks cannot be cut, measurements must be carefully thought through. A special cement is used to ...
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| Bob treats us to a tour of a heavy-duty, no-nonsense kitchen at Yuca, one of Miami's favorite Cuban-American restaurants. Bob explores the various dishes being prepared and the floorplan of ...
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| Bob joins Ed Weller and Laez Wilent to observe the installion of a custom-made hot tub. A person may wonder, why a hot tub in South Florida? For therapeutic reasons, ...
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| Bob joins Ed Weller, who is working on a kitchen addition. Laurinda Spear has designed a banana leaf partition that Ed's crew will be making out of a revolutionary hardened ...
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| Bob meets with Roxana Patino to work on a stained galss window designed after a tropical fruit. Roxana demonstrates the building process and the special glasses used.
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| Bob meets with the contractor, Ed Weller, for a project update. The patio is well underway and the landscaping is beginning. A stone bbq grill is started and inside the ...
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| In this segment, Bob Vila meets with Rich Rogers who explains fabricating techniques for Surell, a solid-surface material manufactured by the Formica Corporation.
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| Bob meets with landscaper Ed Capote to discuss the plans for the yard. Ed has designed a lush tropical feel accenting the views from within the house.
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| Bob Vila meets with contractor Ed Weller, who explains how the steel-framed kitchen table will support a surface of Surell and also how the table will be mounted.
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| Bob meets with landscape architect Juan Capote to discuss planting a feature garden. Several of the larger plants have been brought in and a tropical sink hole has been created ...
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| Bob meets with Pat Estevez to discuss exterior paint selection and application techniques. Several paint colors are being used to accent the kitchen addition. Acrylic paint is used to stand ...
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| Bob and contractor Ed Weller look at the outside electric grill. The Gen Air grill uses weather proof wiring and sealants to protect it from the environment. It also includes ...
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| Bob meets with landscape architect Juan Capote to discuss the installation of a sod lawn. Juan discusses the initial grading and sod types used in this project.
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| Bob and Ed Weller check out the kitchen pantry and the open shelves made of Surell. A unique pantry shelving system is used to maixmize the kitchen storage. The Surell ...
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| Bob meets with Ana Bolanos to watch the Lanai built. Ana reviews the construction process and Bob joins in to help raise the walls.
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| For the final show here in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob gives us the grand tour of the new kitchen with the happy homeowner. We see how the tropical ...
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| Looking at the completed kitchen and family room remodel in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob meets with the architect, who explains how the space came together.
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| Bob gives us a final tour of the new lanai and spa. The unique banana leaf shape of the patio posed several contruction challenges, but the final product is a ...
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