Season 10 - Executive Mansion
Richmond, VA
In Richmond, Virginia, the oldest continuously occupied governor's mansion in America is in need of serious repairs, and the Home Again team is there to help. Projects include the complete overhaul and modernization of the basement to include a state-of-the-art caterer's kitchen for official functions, all new mechanical systems, and updates for handicapped accessibility.
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| Bob's next project takes him to Richmond, Virginia, and the restoration of the governor's mansion. First, Bob tours some of Richmond's sights and sounds.
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| Bob joins Roxane Gilmore, Virginia's first lady, to tour the governor's mansion, and meets preservationist Fred Ecker who is removing a mantel for restoration.
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| Bob and Roxane Gilmore tour the ballroom and upstairs living quarters. Roxane notes the various plans to restore and improve on some of the systems and plans for a new ...
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| Bob checks progress in the basement and attic of the governor's mansion before going on to the guest cottage where he meets Luis Knuckles and Mike Wescott to review the ...
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| Bob continues his historic house tour with a look at Wickham House, a high-style museum designed by Alexander Parris, the architect of the Virginia governor's mansion.
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| Ryley works with contractor Fred Ecker to restore an old window sash. The pulley system is carefully removed and secured. The window panes are then taken out and evaluated.
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| Bob meets with Charles Carter for a tour of the Shirley Plantation, the oldest plantation in Virginia and the oldest family owned business in North America.
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| In the governor's mansion, Bob and Bob Ryley look at baseboard replicas and how the space behind is used.
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| Bob Ryley installs baseboard molding on the floor of the governor's mansion. Bob Lidle, trim carpentry foreman shows Bob some baseboard trim work involving a baseboard heat register.
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| Bob tours the exterior of the Virginia governor's mansion with Sam Daniel then joins John Paul Hanbury, along with interior designer Barbara Page to roll out the Brussels carpet, move ...
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| Bob then takes us back to Colonial Williamsburg and visits a cabinetmaker's shop where traditional methods of building furniture are still in practice.
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| Back at the governor's mansion, some gorgeous silk drapes are being hung in the ballroom, and Bob visits the shop where they are made.
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| On our final visit to Richmond's executive mansion, Bob takes a grand tour of the finished project. Beginning with the new exterior, Bob examines the completed renovation, joined by the ...
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| Bob takes a grand tour of the finished renovation on the Virginia governor's mansion with Barbara Page, the interior designer, and First Lady Roxane Gilmore.
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| Bob tours the finished historic renovation of the Virginia governor's mansion and its historic office, the grand ballroom, dining rooms, the finished kitchen, and the new living quarters on the ...
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