Season 6 - Master Bedroom
Newton, MA
A master bedroom suite in a compact 1930s Colonial Revival home in suburban Newton, Massachusetts, gets a makeover. Bob details the process of building the foundation from forming, and cement pouring to inspection, still work, and backfilling. Also see how the interior baseboard molding and window trim is milled to match the rest of the house.
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| To kick off the addition in Newton, Massachusetts, Bob takes us on a tour of the neighborhood: "The Garden City" boasts a wide variety of American architectural styles and is ...
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| We wind up at the 1930s Colonial Revival home of Tracy and Linda Gallagher, where we meet the architect and contractor they've enlisted to help them increase their living space ...
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| Bob and Ryley begin demo on the deck in the back of the house. The supporting beams are cut and the deck parts are carried away. Bob also notes the ...
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| Bob and Linda, our homeowner, take a look at the new addition. Linda points out the corner notches that add architectural interest to the otherwise boxy back. The notches are ...
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| Bob and Ryley take a look at the corner of the house where the sidewall has been removed to show the plywood and Douglas fir sheathing. Ryley explains that the ...
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| Bob is on the second floor of the addition where the crew is putting up twenty four foot long sidewalls. Bob and the crew push the sidewall up and Ryley ...
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| Bob and roofer Paul Morris demonstrate gutter installation techniques. Several pieces are assembled on site to hang the gutters including the corners and trim.
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| Bob and roofer Paul Morris start by cutting a rough opening in the roof and laying a weather shield. The skylight is mounted into place and the flashing is applied. ...
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| Bob and carpenter Bob Ryley demonstrate how to layout and build interior partitions. Ryley lays the framing at 16" centers and measures the top and bottom plates. The studs are ...
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Application of Blue Board, Plaster and Shingles Video Clips (HA0619)
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| Bob meets with architects Mark and Geoffrey who are making a follow up visit to the project. Every two weeks they come by to check the progress in the field ...
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| Bob discusses the advatages of using blue board and plaster as compared to drywall and watches as the plaster is applied. Starting with the ceiling, the tape is covered first ...
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| Bob meets Ryley outside where he is putting sidewall shingles on the new addition. Bob points out the newly trimmed window and the ten inch wide piece of felt around ...
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| Bob meets with Ryley to install baseboard and then goes on to Paul Morise's workshop to make the moldings.
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| Bob meets with Ryley to install baseboard and window casings. Bob discusses a few time saving techniques and the various cuts used to get a good fit. Ryley measures out ...
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| Bob meets with Bill Wilcox to build a landing and steps up to the French doors. Bob reviews the footings built to hold the deck and stairs, and the techniques ...
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| Bob and Ryley meet in the workshop to build a set of bookcases for the home. Ryley demonstrates the various cuts used and the joining methods to keep the piece ...
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| Bob meets with Mark McCullough to finish off trimming out a set of French pation doors. Mark explains the proceedure for applying the trim to the doors and adjacent windows.
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| Bob meets with Ryley as he installs a two-section window seat with a built-in reveal for baseboard heating. With a few measurements and a bit of scribing, Ryley fits the ...
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| Bob meets with Bill Wilcox who is building the bathroom vanities. The vanities come as laminated boxes that are individual units that fit together. This is the standard method that ...
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| Bob visits the shop where vanity cabinets are made and gets a hands-on demonstration of how the units are constructed.
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| Bob meets Jack O'Leary, the plumbing and heating contractor for this remodeling project. They discuss the old heating unit, which was an oil-fired steam system that used radiators throughout the ...
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| Bob is joined by Steven Nyz who will be installing a vanity top. They are using Surell solid-surfacing, a revolutionary one-piece sink and vanity top combined. When installing this top-of-the-line ...
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| Bob visits with Butch and Dennis LeDonne who are instaling Rover Tile aggregate tile on the master bathroom floor with epoxy thin set.
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| The window trim is prepped for painting. Nail holes are filled with latex interior wood putty and the gaps near the edges of the woodwork are filled with a silicone ...
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| Bob and Bob Ingram discuss the Rover Tile that is going into the master bath and children's bathroom. The tile is a combination of ninety five percent marble chips plus ...
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| Bob tours the Sherwin-Williams paint manufacturing plant in Winter Haven, Florida, and sees how paint is made with plant manager J.A. Samples.
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| Bob meets with flooring specialist Mary Docker and looks at Amtico, a new flooring product from England. New to the U.S market, the floor is a vinyl product that mimics ...
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| Bob meets with landscape designer Ruth Foster to discuss the foundation plantings. Ruth explains her material choices and cost saving measures. A lattice is applied under the deck and several ...
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| For the final visit to the new family room and master bedroom suite addition in Newton, Bob takes a look at the master bedroom and talks with the interior designer. ...
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| For the final visit to the new family room and master bedroom suite addition in Newton, Bob checks out the family room with the homeowners and the interior designer and ...
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