Season 8 - Craftsman Bungalow
Studio City, CA
This project centers around the remodel of a Studio City bungalow in Los Angeles, California. It's a vintage kit house, purchased from a Sears & Roebuck catalog in 1923 and built in Hollywood.
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| Bob kicks off the Studio City, California, project by meeting Gavin and Michelle Langley, happy new homeowners of a vintage Sears kit house. They have lots of plans for preserving ...
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| Bob and Cortney Lofton demonstrate the installation of man-made slate roof shingles. Bob discusses the composition of the shingle and the installation process.
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| Bob and Cortney Lofton remove the front porch columns so they can be replicated. The matching cloumns will be used on the home's new back porch. Cortney also notices evidence ...
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| Bob interviews Mike Casas, a plastering contractor doing plaster repair over drywall and metal lath over wood lath.
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| Plumber Kevin Hanley reviews the installation of the new half-bath. A pedistal water basin and an antique toilet are installed. Electrical wiring is run to the kitchen where remnants of ...
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| Bob meets with Cortney Lofton, the carpenter, and rehabilitates some old double-hung windows with new nylon braided sash cords and new kerf-in thermoplastic weather stripping.
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| Bob takes us on a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House, just over the hill in Hollywood.
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| Bob reviews progress on the joist system for the new back porch. Concrete is poured and the framing starts. Bob confers with carpenter Cortney as he welds hangers on the ...
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| Bob confers with carpenter Cortney Lofton and cabinetmaker Brian Comeaux on the milling and construction of an interior soffit of the bungalow.
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| Bob observes the process of joining the legths of wood that will be installed in the kitchen. Straps are ripped and cut for the interior soffit.
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| Bob disucsses the process and chemicals used to clean and restore the home's vintage bathtub. A new finish of synthetic porcelain is applied to the pedestal sink once it has ...
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| Bob confers with two carpenters as they begin to install the dutch gable roof system on the back porch. The ridge beam is secured and rafters are added.
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| Contractor/carpenter Cortney Lofton shows Bob the original kitchen cabinets. They discover a few spots of original paint during the demolition process. Bob then visits a salvage yard to view turn-of-the-century ...
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| Bob works with the homeowners who are stripping old paint off an antique cabinet. They discuss the chemicals used to loosen the existing paint and note the several safety precautions ...
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| Bob and contractor/carpenter Cortney Lofton install clapboard siding on the front porch of the bungalow. They reinforce the gable to correct an existing sag and then add a moisture barrier ...
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| Larry Long from Anthony & Sylvan Pools is on hand to discuss the excavation and preliminary work done to create the new pool. Reinforcing rods are set in place to ...
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| Bob confers with carpenter/contractor Cortney as he sheaths the new back-porch roof of the Studio City Bungalow. Bob outlines the new ridge poles used to create the new roofing. Cortney ...
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| Bob meets with Curt Weiss from J.W. Door who has made a custom door unit for the Los Angeles remodel, with glass lights designed in an arts and crafts style ...
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| Bob examines the exterior of the home where several layers of paint are being removed. Cortney describes the procedures anbd tools used to restore the original windows. Priming is the ...
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| Bob plays hooky and takes us on a tour of the nearby CBS Studio Center, the first of the great big movie lots that gave Studio City its name.
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| Bob talks us on a private tour of the set of the television series "Grace Under Fire" and meets some interesting characters along the way.
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| Bob meets with Cortney who is installing porcelain mosaic tiles with acrylic mastic over an existing bathroom mortar bed and finishes the tiles with black grout.
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| Bob confers with contractor/carpenter Cortney Lofton as he lays the redwood decking for the back porch. They discuss the nails and tools used to secure the decking.
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| Bob confers with cabinetmaker Brian Comeaux as he installs the kitchen cabinets built in his shop for the Studio City bungalow.
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| Rope lights are installed in the ceiling of the living room. The ropes are cut to length, capped, and clipped into place. The lights are then covered with a stained ...
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| Bob learns the process used to create stained glass windows. Designs begin on paper, blown to actual size and traced onto the glass using a light table. A variety of ...
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| Australian-born architect and homeowner, Gavin Langley, shows Bob how attics are insulated in his home country. Down Under, insulation is installed between rafters and above the ceiling. This arrangement reduces ...
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| Bob confers with cabinetmaker Brian Comeaux as he builds then installs a dining room china cabinet for the Studio City bungalow.
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| The newly built china cabinet is installed. The unit was constructed in several peices to allow it to fit throught the home's entrance. Several final cuts and adjustments are made ...
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| Larry Long is on hand to oversee the final step of the pool's contruction. The pool is washed and vacuumed. Bob discusses the materials and mixing ratio used in the ...
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| Bob and home owner Gavin repair and refinish a 75 year old oak floor. Becuase the thickness of the new patch floor panels differ from the original, a belt sander ...
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| Bob takes us on a tour of the Japanese Garden at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens to get some ideas for the Zen garden our homeowners will be installing ...
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| Bob and Cortney install a counter around a new apron front Kolher sink. The counter is set atop the sink, scribed and marked, and then cut to fit. Lastly, a ...
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| Bob takes a tour of the homes' exterior noting the attention to detail. The crowned gates are complete and a locking latch has been added to secure the pool. Bob ...
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| A satellite dish has been installed and Bob learns of the benefits of a satellite television system over cable. Bob notes the small size of the dish as compared to ...
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| Bob meets with Donanld Young for a tour of the home's Zen garden. Donald discusses the plant choices and lighting requirements in a garden this size. Slate tiles are also ...
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| We head inside with Gavin and Michelle to see what they've done with the Craftsman-style decor. With a comfortable master suite and French doors opening onto the ample new porch ...
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