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Opening up the Kitchen Space Video

Bob points out the original backplastering in the corner of the room. As the room was to be covered in bead-board wainscot, plaster was applied to the back of the exterior wall sheathing up to the height of the wainscot to create a more draftproof wall. The wall above the top of the wainscot received a traditional plaster and lath treatment. With the new triple LVL installed, married to the old floor joists, and now going into the existing beam, the load of the second floor in this part of the house has been transferred to the foundation and Charlie's crew removes the temporary supports creating a spacious kitchen/family room that runs the full width of the house.

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	Discussion of the Home's Floor Plan Bob looks over the plans for the project with GC Charlie Tomaszewski. The carriage house (once the dairy building) and the main house will be joined by a breezeway. The ... Watch video and view full description
	Supporting and Repairing Load Bearing Walls Charlie and Bob discuss how important it is to determine where the load-bearing walls are when undertaking a major remodel. Charlie points out the doubled-up 18-inch Georgia-Pacific LVL that is ... Watch video and view full description
	NOW PLAYING Opening up the Kitchen Space Bob points out the original backplastering in the corner of the room. As the room was to be covered in bead-board wainscot, plaster was applied to the back of the ...