Vermont Farmhouse Project

First Floor Framing and Basement Slab Installation (HA1202)

Dan Enright and the crew from Enright Carpentry are on location to continue with the first floor framing using weather-resistant engineered wood. In the basement, work gets underway pouring the concrete floor and installing a bulkhead entryway. Bob takes a side trip to the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Community in Hartland, Vermont. Mark Albee of Albee/O'Hara Construction joins Bob to talk about the co-housing concept and some of the environmentally friendly building techniques being used on this project.

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	Reviewing the Home's Layout With the first floor deck framing underway, Bob orients viewers to the home's layout and provides a progress report on the construction so far. Engineered wood products feature heavily in ... Watch video and view full description
	Installing Water Resistant AdvanTech Engineered Wood Flooring As the framers get started on the first floor deck, Bob highlights the features of Advantech subflooring. The material, fabricated with water resistant resins, is ideal for Vermont as it ... Watch video and view full description
	Green Building Products and Technologies at the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project At the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project in Hartland, Vermont Bob meets up with Susie Sweitzer and general contractor Mark Albee, an experienced "green builder". Mark notes that except for the ... Watch video and view full description
	Discussing Insulation and Efficient Building Technology Bob and Mark continue their tour of an unit under construction at the Cobb Hill Co-Housing project. Mark explains to Bob that the moisture barrier on the wall is reinforced ... Watch video and view full description
	Installing the Concrete Cellar Stairs Back on site, pre-cast concrete cellar stairs, fabricated in Williston, Vermont, are lowered with a boom and bolted up against the house foundation. The stairs, which weigh a good ton, ... Watch video and view full description
	Finding a Level with a Laser Ted Riley explains to how the concrete crew uses a laser to assure that they get a level slab. The crew first sets up the laser and then the target ... Watch video and view full description

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• Doucette Industries - GFX Drainwater Heat Recovery System

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• Quechee Lakes Development Co. (Quechee, VT) - Real Estate Developers

Structural & Framing
• Huber Woods - Advantech

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Vermont Farmhouse Project

First Floor Framing and Basement Slab Installation (HA1202)

Reviewing the Home's Layout

Installing Water Resistant AdvanTech Engineered Wood Flooring

Green Building Products and Technologies at the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project

Discussing Insulation and Efficient Building Technology

Installing the Concrete Cellar Stairs

Finding a Level with a Laser