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Reviewing the Home's Layout Video

Bob meets developer Joe Valle and general contractor Wes Lohr at the Mashpee affordable home site. This three-bedroom starter home features an open floor plan with integrated space and living activities. Kitchen and dining areas are shared and adjacent to the living room on one side and the laundry on the other. The large open spans are made simple with the use of engineered lumber products like the joists and glulams. The open plan is enhanced by a cathedral ceiling in the living room that is produced by a jack valley. Lohr explains how construction of the jack valley differs from the standard add-on peak that is typical of the modified Cape design. This framing method brings dramatic, usable space to the interior of the home, making it seem much larger and more spacious.

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	NOW PLAYING Reviewing the Home's Layout Bob meets developer Joe Valle and general contractor Wes Lohr at the Mashpee affordable home site. This three-bedroom starter home features an open floor plan with integrated space and living ...
	Installing Energy Efficient Windows Christopher Burk of Simonton Windows shows Bob the Pro-Finish new-construction windows that are being installed in the Mashpee homes. These extruded-vinyl windows are construction ready with a nail fin for ... Watch video and view full description
	Installing an Affordable Palladian-Look Window Bob moves to the outside of the Mashpee home where installation of the three double-hung windows and a half-round window on top are creating a Palladian look for the front ... Watch video and view full description
	Protecting the Roof With a Synthetic Underlayment Sandro Di Pede of Interwrap explains the new technology behind roofing underlayments like the Titanium UDL being used on the Mashpee affordable home. Used in conjunction with an ice and ... Watch video and view full description
	Cladding the Roof in Fiberglass Shingles The roof of the Mashpee affordable home is ready for shingles. Dan Horton of IKO shows Bob the Cambridge 30 double-layer shingle selected for the roof. It is a laminate-style ... Watch video and view full description