Federal-Style Home

Charleston, SC

Bob tackles the revitalization of an exquisite Federal-style home, built in the early 1800s, which survived the Civil War but barely survived Hurricane Hugo. The nine episode series kicks off with a carriage tour of one of the nation's most lovingly preserved historical districts, Charleston, South Carolina. Richard Marks, whose business it is to help homeowners restore and improve their homes using authentic techniques and materials passed down from Charleston's antebellum heyday, applies his expertise to this project as well. The house boasts excellent woodwork and ornamental plaster details which will require painstaking work to restore them to their original grandeur. While in Charleston, Bob visits a number of exceptional Georgian mansions and tours Millford Plantation, a spectacular Greek Revival governor's mansion still ringing with echoes of the Civil War.

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	Selecting the Site (HA0501) Dates Aired: September 5-11, 1994 \| March 6-12, 1995 Bob sets out on a carriage tour of historic Charleston, South Carolina, to get a feel for the elegant and well-preserved architecture of one of the most beautiful cities in ... View show summary
	Discussing the New Addition (HA0502) Dates Aired: September 12-18, 1994 \| March 13-19, 1995 We get a look at how the newly framed owner's addition will blend gracefully into the back of the old house for expanded living space. Richard Marks and the mason ... View show summary
	Installing Windows and Repairing the Roof (HA0503) Dates Aired: September 19-25, 1994 \| March 20-26, 1995 The new addition gets homemade windows made to match those in the old Federalist era, and the siding is also cut and detailed to match. Bob is invited into the ... View show summary
	Molding Plaster Details (HA0504) Dates Aired: September 26-October 2, 1994 \| March 27-April 2, 1995 With the antique plaster cornice work repaired, the mason shows how to blend the joints between it and the new drywall. Bob takes us on a field trip to Millford ... View show summary
	Drywall Joints and Glass Cabinet Doors (HA0505) Dates Aired: October 3-9, 1994 \| April 3-9, 1995 With the antique plaster cornice work repaired, the mason shows how to blend the joints between it and the new drywall. Bob takes us on a field trip to Millford ... View show summary
	Painting the Siding and Installing Shutters (HA0506) Dates Aired: October 10-16, 1994 \| April 10-16, 1995 Bob covers some of the techniques involved in stripping and repainting the siding on the old house, as compared with the treatment given to the new addition siding. We're invited ... View show summary
	Building the Portico and Restoring the Fireplaces (HA0507) Dates Aired: October 17-23, 1994 \| April 17-23, 1995 The new portico is under construction on the front facade of the house; next door, Bob takes a peek into the elegantly appointed Guillard-Bennett House, one of the jewels in ... View show summary
	Painting the Interior (HA0508) Dates Aired: October 24-30, 1994 \| April 24-30, 1995 Painting on the interior of the house gets underway, and the newly built kitchen cabinets are finished and primed. Bob takes a field trip with a different slant at Charleston's ... View show summary
	House Tour and Decorative Painting (HA0509) Dates Aired: October 31-November 6, 1994 \| May 1-7, 1995 For our final visit to the Charleston project, we take a grand tour of the elegant restored Federalist: finishes are completed and the interior design is underway as the owners ... View show summary