Master Bedroom

Newton, MA

This 13 episode project highlights the remodel of a master bedroom suite in a compact 1930s Colonial Revival home in suburban Newton, Massachusetts. The family has chosen to invest in location rather than size. They've got a great school system but feel the need to give their tiny house a little expansion. With limited land to work with, Bob explores some innovative ways to expand the value of the property without overstepping the budget.

As the addition gets underway Bob details the process of building the foundation from forming, and cement pouring to inspection, still work, and backfilling. He even visits Boston Sand & Gravel to see how the cement is produced to order for the job. Bob spotlights the second floor framing and then heads up on the roof to demonstrate the correct way to apply asphalt shingles around a skylight installation to avoid future leaks. Other project features include sweating copper joints, applying skimcoat plaster, and shingling the sidewall with red cedar. The new boiler is installed and connected to flexible vinyl piping. Out back, sections of the old deck are integrated into the new one to save time and money and recycle materials.

Woodworking is highlighted in a trio of segments. Bob visits the contractor's workshop to see how the interior baseboard molding and window trim is milled to match the rest of the house. Back in Ryley's workshop Bob and Ryley put together some bookshelves and then build them into the new family room. Over at GC Paul Morse's workshop, Bob and Paul construct a custom vanity for the new master bath. A stunning new aggregate tile product makes a big splash on the master bathroom floor and an exciting vinyl flooring product from Britain utilizes computer aided design to create a customized in the new family room.

On site field trips include a visit to the Georgia-Pacific plant where the deck's pressure-treated lumber is processed and a Sherwin-Williams factory in Florida where Bob gets a first hand look at how paint is made.

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	House and Neighborhood Tour (HA0614) Dates Aired: December 4-10, 1995 \| June 3-9, 1996 To kick off the Newton project, Bob takes us on a tour of the neighborhood: "The Garden City" boasts a wide variety of American architectural styles and is one of ... View show summary
	Building the Foundation (HA0615) Dates Aired: December 11-17, 1995 \| June 10-16, 1996 Bob and contractor Paul Morse check out the progress at the Newton site: the excavation's been done for the new addition, and we see the process of building the foundation ... View show summary
	Framing Partitions (HA0616) Dates Aired: December 18-24, 1995 \| June 17-23, 1996 Newton homeowner Linda Gallagher takes Bob through the newly framed first floor; upstairs, carpenters Bill and Ryley are relocating a window to make way for the new master bathroom. We ... View show summary
	Applying Roofing Shingles (HA0617) Dates Aired: December 25-31, 1995 \| June 24-30, 1996 Today Bob's on the roof of the new addition on the Newton house: we see how the new gutter is attached and see how to correctly apply new asphalt roofing ... View show summary
	Rough Plumbing and Wall Demolition (HA0618) Dates Aired: January 1-7, 1996 \| July 1-7, 1996 Rough plumbing begins in the new addition; Bob and the plumber show us how to sweat a copper joint. Upstairs, Ryley and Bill are breaking through the existing wall for ... View show summary
	Application of Blue Board, Plaster and Shingles (HA0619) Dates Aired: January 8-14, 1996 \| July 8-14, 1996 The architects make a site visit to be sure their plans have been correctly executed; we see the last of the blue board applied to the new family room ceiling, ... View show summary
	Adding Molding and Trim (HA0620) Dates Aired: January 15-21, 1996 \| July 15-21, 1996 Bob and Ryley demonstrate how to make the tricky cuts needed for interior baseboard molding and window trim. We take a trip to the contractor's workshop to see how this ... View show summary
	Deck Work (HA0621) Dates Aired: January 22-28, 1996 \| July 22-28, 1996 In this show at the Newton project, Bob and the crew shows how sections of the old backyard deck can be reused and added to in order to save time ... View show summary
	Bookshelf Construction and Installation (HA0622) Dates Aired: January 29-February 4, 1996 \| July 29-August 4, 1996 Ryley and Bob put together some bookshelves in the shop, then build them into the new family room. That room also gets a cozy window seat along the end wall, ... View show summary
	Vanity and Boiler (HA0623) Dates Aired: February 5-11, 1996 \| August 5-11, 1996 State-of-the-art cabinet making is in action at Paul's workshop, as he and Bob put together a new custom vanity for the new master bathroom. Back on site, it's installed and ... View show summary
	Painting and Tiling (HA0624) Dates Aired: February 12-18, 1996 \| August 12-18, 1996 Bob gives us some pointers on interior painting here at the Newton project, then takes us on a field trip to a factory in Florida to see what goes into ... View show summary
	Custom Flooring and Landscaping (HA0625) Dates Aired: February 19-25, 1996 \| August 19-25, 1996 Today's the contractor's punch list day: Paul and Bill are on site taking care of those last minute details and finishes. Bob shows how an exciting new flooring product uses ... View show summary
	House Tour (HA0626) Dates Aired: February 26-March 3, 1996 \| August 26-September 1, 1996 For the final visit to the new family room and master bedroom suite addition in Newton, Bob and the homeowners give us a tour of the finished space: from finishes ... View show summary