Season 15 - Manhattan Remodel & Cape Cod Affordable
New York, NY and Mashpee, MA
In the second half of Season 15, Bob Vila’s Home Again takes on two projects that focus on very different notions of home. Bob begins on New York’s Upper West Side where an 1890s Brownstone is revitalized through high-quality craftsmanship and sensitive design. New York’s past meets its present as the entire floor is recaptured and refurbished as a spacious urban apartment on the doorstep of Central Park. At the same time, Bob works with a Cape Cod developer to ...
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| In this episode of Bob Vila's Home Again, Bob introduces us to an 1890s Brownstone on New York's Upper West Side. Brownstones were built on the sidestreets off Central Park ...
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| Bob enters the Brownstone apartment to find more evidence of 1940s updates in this turn-of-the-century row house. Curved ceiling shapes, a built-in bar, and chopped-up space show layers that were ...
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| Bob and Chris Vila review the spaces and fixtures in the New York Brownstone prior to demolition. In the pink kitchen, 50s cabinets with interior lighting are marked for architectural ...
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| Bob and Chris Vila work their way to the back of the apartment, through the hallway with its Victorian wallpaper, past the closet with original built-ins, and into the bedroom ...
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| Bob meets Jim Kweskin of Fort Hill Construction who will serve as the project supervisor for the Brownstone remodel. Kweskin points out the salvage work that is taking place, including ...
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| Bob continues to link New York's past and present with a visit to Central Park. Once just a swamp with rocky outcoppings and indigent shanty towns, Frederick Law Olmsted's Central ...
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| The furred out walls from the 1940s, the oringinal lathe and plaster, and all the extra building materials have been removed from the 1890s Brownstone, leaving the original brick party ...
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| Bob meets lead carpenter Connor McKenna from Thorough Construction, who is working with the original floor joists in preparation for the hardwood floors. Bob remarks again on the hig-quality craftmanship ...
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| Bob and Chris Vila join Andy Grover of Hallsted Welles Associates for the installation of a new, flexible, stainless-steel chimney liner. Grover has already completed exploratory demolition at the smokebox, ...
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| Bob joins Connor McKenna of Thorough Construction as he works on installing the new steel-stud framing. McKenna is again using the laser level, this time in vertical position, set five ...
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| Bob visits with Jim Vaccaro and Tom Ferontie of Mashpee Commons, in New Mashpee, Massachusetts. This urban and community development is set to evolve over years. It has a mix ...
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| Bob talks with Pat Fiero of the Housing Assistance Corporation about the difficulty in finding land and developing affordable housing on Cape Cod. Fiero tells the story of Dennis, Masssachusetts, ...
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| Bob meets with Joe Valle, the developer and general contractor for the River Hill development in Mashpee, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Although Mashpee has zoning laws that restrict housing ...
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| Bob meets Bob Bevilacqua at the River Hill site in Mashpee, Massachusetts, where Bevilacqua and his crew have undertaken a mammoth job of earth moving as they cleared and prepared ...
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Falmouth's Model for Quality Affordable Housing Video Clips (HA1512)
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| Bob visits with John Druley of Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Druley is developing a parcel of land in Falmouth that will have eight homes, two of them affordable for ...
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| Bob and developer John Druley walk through a home under construction by Qualker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts. This standard design is used for both the market-priced and affordable homes. The ...
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| Bob joins John Druley at another of the Quaker Homes that is nearly completed and ready for landscaping. This home is virtually the same as the first-time homebuyer model that ...
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| Bob and John Druley of Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts, tour the interior of a finished single-family home in the development Druley is building with Act 40B approval. This model ...
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| Bob and Join Druley continue their tour of the finished model built by Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Druley gives Bob a sense of the finishes and options that will ...
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| Bob's back at the Mashpee site where he meets with developer Joe Valle to discuss the foundation that is being poured. Valle explains that the excavation work for an average ...
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| Bob meets with Wes Lohr, the general contractor for the River Hill homes, as his crew sets the sill and the first floor deck to frame the new house. Lohr ...
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| Bob joins General Contractor Wes Lohr as they frame the back wall of the affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Lohr walks Bob through the framing process as the deck is ...
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| Bob continues framing the affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts, with General Contractor Wes Lohr. Lohr begins by squaring the wall, which is done by taking measurements from corner to corner ...
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Hardwood Floors, Traditional Plaster, and Fiberglass Drywall Video Clips (HA1514)
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| Bob joins Steve Clementi of Stanley Co. for the installation of quarter-sawn Ash in the main room of the Manhattan Brownstone. Clementi explains how the crew lays the floor to ...
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| Bob talks with Gary Annino of Boro Plastering about the traditional three-coat plaster job they are doing on the brick walls of the Manhattan Brownstone. Annino explains that a drywall ...
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| It's time for the finish coat on the new plaster walls. Gary Annino explains how the plasterer creates a gauge of slaked lime and water. The gauge acts like a ...
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| John McEvoy of Thorough Construction is leading the crew for the drywall installation. They have chosen DensArmor Plus, a 5/8-inch fiberglass-faced drywall from Georgia-Pacific. Eliminating the paper or organic materials ...
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Affordable Framing, Roofing, and Windows in Mashpee Video Clips (HA1515)
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| Bob meets developer Joe Valle and general contractor Wes Lohr at the Mashpee affordable home site. This three-bedroom starter home features an open floor plan with integrated space and living ...
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| Christopher Burk of Simonton Windows shows Bob the Pro-Finish new-construction windows that are being installed in the Mashpee homes. These extruded-vinyl windows are construction ready with a nail fin for ...
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| Bob moves to the outside of the Mashpee home where installation of the three double-hung windows and a half-round window on top are creating a Palladian look for the front ...
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| Sandro Di Pede of Interwrap explains the new technology behind roofing underlayments like the Titanium UDL being used on the Mashpee affordable home. Used in conjunction with an ice and ...
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| The roof of the Mashpee affordable home is ready for shingles. Dan Horton of IKO shows Bob the Cambridge 30 double-layer shingle selected for the roof. It is a laminate-style ...
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Installing Drop Ceilings, Custom Windows, and Mechanicals Video Clips (HA1516)
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| Bob walks through the Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment with project manager Chris Vila, looking first at the ductwork that has been run in the ceiling for the forced air heat. ...
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| Bob looks at the sound attenuation product being used in the ceilling of the Manhattan Brownstone. Chris Vila, the project manager, explains that unlike fiberglass batts, this Roxul AFB fire ...
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| Bob starts on the balcony of the Manhattan Brownstone where open space was standard for these urbsan town homes. The balcony of this floor-through apartment is actually large enough to ...
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| Bob talks with Brian Heinz of Pella windows about the large, custom double-hung windows that are being installed in the Manhattan Brownstone. In keeping with the original 1890s-style window, they ...
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| Bob meets with Meredith Schelp from Mitsubishi Electric HVAC to learn about the City-Multi HVAC system that will heat and cool the Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment. This system allows for ...
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Paneling the Kitchen, Installing Hot Water, and Hanging Doors Video Clips (HA1517)
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| Bob meets Jason Hill from New England Classic as their ready-measured and pre-cut paneling system is installed in the Manhattan Brownstone. This flat-panel classic American design is modeled after the ...
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| Robert Kirkpatrick from Rinnai joins Bob to explain the tankless hot-water system being installed in the Manhattan Brownstone. Kirkpatrick explains that there are three key advantages to the tankless system. ...
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| Bob shows the Woodport medium-density fiberboard doors selected for the Manhattan Brownstone. They are historically accurate five-panel doors like those made popular in the 1890s. The fifth panel is actually ...
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| Bob works with the crew from Thorough Construction as they prepare the Woodport door for hanging on site. The door is stabilized by a horse that holds it steady while ...
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Cladding, Insulating, and Zoning for an Affordable Home Video Clips (HA1518)
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| Bob is in Mashpee, Massachusetts, where the affordable housing project is well underway with five of the eleven homes currently under construction. Bob talks with developer and general contractor Joe ...
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| Bob meets Todd Skulksy of Perfection Fence as he installs the classic New England-style vinyl picket fence. This product has a wood look and is made of mono-extruded vinyl so ...
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| Bob meets Lance Olson of Louisiana Pacific as LP's Smartside lap siding is installed on a Mashpee house. SmartSide is a treated engineered wood siding made of medium density oriented ...
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| Bob is joined by Mikde Hobson of Westchester Insulation as the crew prepares one of the Mashpee houses for insulation installation. Hobson explains that this is a patented insulation system ...
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Affordable Paint Jobs, Septic, and Basement Entry Video Clips (HA1519)
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| Bob is at the Mashpee site with Joann Borges of CertaPro Painters, a national painting company with 220 franchises throughout North America. She explains that their size, ability to use ...
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| Bob is joined by Carl Thompson of Infiltrator Systems as the new leach field and Infiltrator chambers are laid out. The main drain from the house, the concrete septic tank, ...
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| Bob is at the Mashpee home site for the installation of the pre-cast basement entry system from Bilco. He looks at a finished system and remarks on the light, sturdy ...
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Installing a Composite Deck and Fiberglass Drywall Video Clips (HA1520)
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| Al Williamson of AlTim, Inc., shows Bob the new spout-nosed wheebarrow they have designed to make concrete and liquid pours easier and more efficient. Liquid concrete for footings is poured ...
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| Bob joins Wes Lohr of Lohr Construction as they install the deck framing and deck on one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts houses. The footings are poured and the deck posts ...
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| Bob is joined by Thad Goodman of Georgia-Pacific as their DensArmor Plus fiberglass-faced drywall is installed in a Mashpee, Massachusetts home. This gypsum-based drywall is just like traditional drywall, but ...
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| The composite deck is complete and the rails are being installed at the Mashpee, Massachusetts home site. Bill Naumann of LP Corp joins Bob to explain how the composite decking ...
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Installing Pre-Hung Doors, Hardwood Floors, and Gutters Video Clips (HA1521)
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| Bob is joined by Michael McDevitt of Therma-Tru Doors as Wes Lohr and his crew prepare for the installation of the pre-hung exterior door. Lohr has created a lead pan ...
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| Tom Sullivan of Bellawood is in one of the four Mashpee affordable homes where they have donated hardwood flooring for the living room, dining room, and kitchen of each house. ...
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| Bill Powers of GutterPro joins Bob at the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable home sites for the installation of their LeafGuard gutters. These gutters are fabricated on site with a specialized installation ...
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| Bob points out that one huge aspect of affordability is doors, windows, and trim stock. He is joined by Lou Trottier of Martin Namco at one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, ...
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| Peter Anderson of Stock Supply joins Bob as the pre-primed, Colonial-style molding is installed in one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes. This finger-jointed wood molding has a Colonial profile ...
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Affordable HVAC, Painting, Kitchen Cabinets and Counters Video Clips (HA1522)
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| Bob visits with Mark Lundquist of Burnham Hydronics to check out the boiler for the hot-water heating system being installed in the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes. This Burnham Spirit model ...
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| Bob is joined by Joann Borges of CertaPro Painters, who goes over techniques and selected paints for covering new walls and trim efficiently and evenly. They begin with the paint ...
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| Kenneth Carmode of WW Wood Products joins Bob as their Sequoia cabinets are installed in the kitchen of one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes. The cabinet doors are solid ...
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| Bob is in the kitchen of one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes where the kitchen cabinets are being installed. Bob is joined by Jim Wagoner of Falmouth Lumber to ...
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| John Spellman of Cape Cod Counter Works shows Bob the installation of the shop-made laminate counters in one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, homes. They were fabricated in the shop and ...
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Installing Glazed Wall Tile and a Pedestal Sink Video Clips (HA1523)
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| Rob Shedrofsky from Davinci Stone explains the tiling process to Bob as the Porcelanosa wall tile is installed in the bathroom. A glazed clay tile is being used on the ...
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| Mario Taormina of N. Pagano Plumbing installs the Toto pedestal sink in the bathroom of the Manhattan Brownstone. Taormina stresses that the first step is to shut off the water ...
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| Bob visits the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park with Doug Blonsky of the Central Park Conservancy. The carved sandstone structure is maintained by on-staff conservators who clean the sandstone and ...
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Refurbishing Wrought Iron, Custom Kitchen Cabinets, Profile Molding Video Clips (HA1524)
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| Bob focuses on the exterior of the Manhattan Brownstone, where paint has built up over the last 100 years and now obscures the details and carvings on the facade. Erik ...
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| Thomas Bump of Fine Custom Cabinetry shows Bob the Maple and hardwood panel cabinets that were built specifically for the Brownstone kitchen. The floor-to-ceiling cabinets were built in the shop, ...
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| The front room of the Manhattan Brownstone is getting its finishing touches as prefabricated oversize cove molding is installed at the ceiling. This molding is made of plaster and fiberglass ...
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| Bob meets general contractor Wes Lohr at the Colonial-style affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The exterior of the home is receiving finishing touches as synthetic Permex shutters from JL Shutters ...
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| Bob is inside one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes where the work is nearly completed. Bob walks us through a non-traditional open floor plan in this Colonial-style home. The ...
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| Developer Joe Valle explains Massachusetts' Act 40B to Bob. This statute allows a developer to make full use of the land, without the constraints of stringent town zoning laws, in ...
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| Bob meets Kelli and Scott Jacobson and their daughter who will soon be moving into the Cape Cod-style affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Scott is a contractor and Kelli an ...
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| Bob meets plumber Charlie Delvecchio of Cape Plumbing at the ranch-style affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Delvecchio shows Bob the Moen single lever, pull-out spray faucet that he has installed. ...
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| Bob meets Scott Howard of Dean's Carpet as he installs Stainmaster nylon carpet in one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes. This nylon carpet is engineered to fight off stains ...
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| John Livermore joins Bob to explain the Energy Star Homes program started in the 1970s by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The red blower door is in place to do ...
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| Damon Markowski from Leviton shows Bob the dimmers that have been installed to control light levels and save power. Leviton has also provided a built-in surge pression module that protects ...
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| Bob visits Emma and Jacob Josselyn in their Cape Cod-style home to see the new Vermont Castings Addison cast-iron electric stove that will warm the corner of their dining room. ...
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| Bob is outside the Manhattan Brownstone to show off the refurbished façade of the building. The Brownstone carvings have been cleaned of excess paint to bring them back to life. ...
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| Bob shows us the completed living room of the Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment. The entire space is opened up and is now 22 feet square with 12 1/2 foot ceilings. ...
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| The huge space that is the kitchen of the Manhattan Brownstone has received its finishing details. Basaltina stone covers the counters, island, desk area, and built-in bar. There is a ...
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| Kara Roberts from Smith & Noble joins Bob in the front rooms of the Manhattan Brownstone to show him the Smith & Noble wide-slat blinds that have been installed. The ...
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| Bob and Chris Vila are in the huge kitchen of the Manhattan Brownstone with floor-to-ceiling cabinets and oversized elements that take advantage of the abundant space. The island is a ...
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| Bob and Chris Vila continue the walk-through of the Manhattan Brownstone with a look at the new bathroom. The former bathroom was completely gutted, but the footprint remains the same. ...
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| Bob and Chris Vila check out the Rinnai on-demand water heaters that will control the domestic hot water and radiators in the Manhattan Brownstone apartment. A Rinnai residential unit will ...
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| Bob and Chris Vila are in the back spaces of the Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment to check on finish details. The refurbished bedroom space has cove molding at the high ...
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