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In 1989, when Bob Vila launched his groundbreaking home improvement show “Bob Vila’s Home Again,” Georgia-Pacific was on location supplying materials and offering insight on how building products go from raw materials, to manufacturing, and finally to your home.

In this special section, Georgia-Pacific and BobVila.com take a look back at some of the highlights and products used over the past 16-plus years. From the first wallboard segment in 1989 to new advances like Georgia-Pacific DensArmor® drywall and Plytanium® plywood products, Georgia-Pacific continues to innovate and improve homes everywhere.

Fiberglass- Faced Wallboard Installation In this scene, Bob meets with Thad Goodman from Georgia-Pacific. Goodman is installing a new wallboard product called DensArmor. DensArmor consists of a noncombustible gypsum core embedded with a fiberglass ... Watch This Video

Fiberglass-Faced Wallboard Combats Mold and Moisture Bob meets Thad Goodman from Georgia Pacific who is on site to install DensArmor fiberglass-faced wallboard in the storm-ready house. The four-by-ten sheets are drilled into furring strips installed ... Watch This Video

Installing Fiberglass Drywall John McEvoy of Thorough Construction is leading the crew for the drywall installation. They have chosen Dens Armor, a 5/8-inch fiberglass-faced drywall from Georgia Pacific. Eliminating the paper or ... Watch This Video

Installing Fiberglass-Faced Drywall Bob is joined by Thad Goodman of Georgia Pacific as th eir Densarmor fiberglass-faced drywall isinstalled in a Mashpee, Massachusetts home. This gypsum-based drywall is just like traditional drywall, ... Watch This Video

Georgia Pacific Mill Tour Bob visits a Georgia Pacific lumber mill and goes on a tour with Randi Bonanni. Randi outlines the harvesting and mill processes. Watch This Video

Installing the Sub-Floor Bob introduces Reggie Ray from Georgia Pacific to discuss the laying of the sub-floor with southern yellow pine tongue and groove plywood. He discusses some of the advantages to using ... Watch This Video

Georgia Pacific Wallboard Plant Bob is at the port of Wilmington, Delaware at the Georgia Pacific wallboard plant. Every three weeks a cargo vessel laden with thirty thousand tons of gypsum from Nova Scotia ... Watch This Video

Raising the Gables Bob meets with GC Ted Riley as Dan Enright as his framing crew prepare to raise the gable end wall. The gable has a 12-12 pitch making it a 45-degree. ... Watch This Video

Front Porch Work Bob talks with Ron Holen from Georgia Pacific as carpenter Pat Cloutier puts the finishing touches on the redwood front porch deck. Ron points out that some of the advantages ... Watch This Video

Making Plywood Bob visits the Georgia Pacific plywood plant near Savannah, GA to see how Birch veneer plywood is made. Most of the products made in the GP plant originate from resources ... Watch This Video

Efficient Framing Materials for New Colonial Bob outlines the steps involved in framing up the house. Once the first floor joists were in place, the crew started in on the subfloor using ToughPly, a thicker plywood ... Watch This Video

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 This Video

Windows and Board-and-Batten Engineered Siding The skin of the modular home is finished with windows from Pella. The Pella double-hung Architect Series six over one design was chosen for the project. The upper window ... Watch This Video

Leveling the Floor and Installing the Subfloor Bob meets lead carpenter Connor McKenna from Thorough Construction, who is working with the original floor joists in preparation for the hardwood floors. Bob remarks again on the hig-quality craftmanship ... Watch This Video