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Building a Custom Modular Staircase Video

Bob meets with Thomas “Doc” Dougherty, the stair builder at Simplex Industries, to discuss the progress of the staircase in the modular home project. The staircase is located in the center section of the home on the first floor. The staircases are all built at the Simplex plant specifically for each home. The stringers are routed out with a seven degree dove tail router bit and wedges are installed with the risers and treads to insure an extremely tight fit and prevent future squeaking.

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	Tour of the Simplex Modular Home Factory In this segment, Bob continues his tour of the Simplex Industries manufacturing facility. The plant workers are precutting all the plywood for the project house, as well as other homes ... Watch video and view full description
	High-Speed Drywall Finishing The next stop on the Simplex tour is the drywall finishing area. To speed up the process, they use what is known as a taping bazooka. The bazooka extrudes tape ... Watch video and view full description
	NOW PLAYING Building a Custom Modular Staircase Bob meets with Thomas “Doc” Dougherty, the stair builder at Simplex Industries, to discuss the progress of the staircase in the modular home project. The staircase is located in the ...