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Applying a Veneer Coat of Plaster over Blue Board
Applying a Veneer Coat of Plaster over Blue Board
Bob explains how the blue board is attached, shows how the cornerbead is attached, and talks about factory edge seams. Bob ...
Attic Insulation
Attic Insulation
Australian-born architect and homeowner, Gavin Langley, shows Bob how attics are insulated in his home country. Down Under, ...
Building an Energy-Efficient Florida Home
Building an Energy-Efficient Florida Home
This home will be about 50 percent more energy efficient than a typical Florida home. Bill Zoeller, a consulting architect ...
Carpet Installation on the Third Floor
Carpet Installation on the Third Floor
Bob visits with Chris Flynn learns about the new carpet being installed on the third floor and how the sections are seamed ...
Electrical Wiring the Third Floor
Electrical Wiring the Third Floor
Bob meets Brendon Driscoll, the electrician who is installing the new wiring. The initial wiring stage is called the "rough ...
Hanging Doors and Installing New Door Trim
Hanging Doors and Installing New Door Trim
Bob meets with Ryley on the third floor of the Cambridge House to re-hang the old doors (they've been stripped) and install ...
House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room
House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room
House eleven of the Elmwood project. The attic of a house, owned by Don DeSantis and Ron Hirschauer, is transformed into an ...
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House ten of the Elmwood project. Owners Peter Haraty and Brent Bachelder make one large open space in this third floor remodel.
Installation of the HVAC System
Installation of the HVAC System
Bob joins Paul Costello and Lou Mazzini in the old dairy building to discuss the SpacePak high velocity hydro air HVAC system ...
Installing a Marvin Palladian Window
Installing a Marvin Palladian Window
Bob and Ryley meet with Michael Roche to install a Marvin Palladian window, which has a round arched-top with a flanking flat ...
Installing an ODL Tubular Skylight
Installing an ODL Tubular Skylight
Bob joins Charlie on the third floor of the Medford house where he's installing an ODL tubular skylight. It's a pretty simple ...
Installing High Velocity, Flexible Duct Air Conditioning in an Older Home
Installing High Velocity, Flexible Duct Air Conditioning in an Older Home
House eleven of the Elmwood project. The air conditioning system for the third floor exercise area is installed.
Insulating the Attic with Sound Proofing Insulation
Insulating the Attic with Sound Proofing Insulation
Bob watches the crew from Anderson Insulation as they insulate an attic space that's being converted into a teenager's room. ...
LP TechShield
LP TechShield
TechShield radiant barrier sheathing can help homeowners conserve energy by keeping up to 97 percent of the sun's radiant heat ...
Preparing the Turret Room for the Spa Tub
Preparing the Turret Room for the Spa Tub
House eleven of the Elmwood project continues. The floor is prepared to receive the spa tub.
Redesigning the Third Floor
Redesigning the Third Floor
Bob meets with Gregory Rochlin to discuss the third floor structural redesign. Additional supports will be added to the ...
Repairing the Brick Chimney
Repairing the Brick Chimney
Bob meets with Ed and Lisa Zywusko, a husband and wife masonry team and sees how they are going to refurbish the old brick ...
Retrospective of 11 Historic Restoration Projects in the Elmwood Neighborhood
Retrospective of 11 Historic Restoration Projects in the Elmwood Neighborhood
Bob recaps the entire Elmwood project. It was a community effort on may of the houses and great pains were made to adhere to ...
Review of the Attic Conversion Plans
Review of the Attic Conversion Plans
Bob meets up with structural engineer Steve Siegel on the Medford's home third floor. The attic is right from the 1880's and ...
Running HVAC Ductwork in a New Colonial
Running HVAC Ductwork in a New Colonial
Bob meets with Peter Merianos and the crew from Coastal Heating and Air Conditioning who are fabricating the AC ductwork on ...
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