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Backfilling the Basement Foundation System and Installing the Deck Supports
At the modular home site in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts Bob meets with Michael Shiels to discuss the backfilling ... |
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Building a Covered Porch
Bob lends a hand to contractor Bob Ryley as he begins construction of the porch at the project on Martha's Vineyard. Ryley ... |
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Constructing Tapered Porch Columns using Preprimed Engineered Lumber
Bob Ryley is on site to help carpenter Pat Cloutier construct tapered columns on the front porch using pre-primed WindsorONE, ... |
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Creating Decorative Styrofoam Columns
Bob looks at the exterior design elements on the Punta Gorda house with Jesse Gonzalez of Mercedes Homes. Bob mentions the ... |
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Decorative Support Columns on the Modular Home
Bob meets with Jeff Davis of Chadsworth Columns to look at the structural columns supporting the rear deck of the modular ... |
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Durable Front Entry Columns for Colonial Home
At the modern Colonial's front entry, Bob takes a look at the columns that support the overhang at the front entry. An ... |
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Environmentally Friendly House
John Picard, an environmental specialist, explains some of the features that make the Malibu house more environmentally ... |
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Federal-Style Home Restoration Update
Bob meets with Richard Marks, general contractor at the Charleston, SC, remodel of a Federal-style home. Richard explains the ... |
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Fighting Carpenter Ants and Repairing the Porch
House six of the Elmwood project. The porch rebuild continues with decking, bases for columns and the columns themselves. |
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Final Tour of the Federal-Style Home
For our final visit to the Charleston project, we take a grand tour of the elegant, restored Federal-style mansion, focusing ... |
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Framing the Back Porch
Bob reviews progress on the joist system for the new back porch. Concrete is poured and the framing starts. Bob confers with ... |
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House Eight: Renovating Side Porch and Home Inspection for Structural Issues
House eight of the Elmwood project. The home of Jim Verity has a side entry restored with the original columns and installs ... |
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Indiana Limestone Factory Tour
Bob tours the Indiana Limestone factory with Dave Kern and follows the fabrication of the limestone columns for his greenhouse. |
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Installing a Seismic Frame
Bob checks out the progress on the seismic frame. We see the installation of tubular steal columns to support the header and ... |
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Installing Staved Columns in the Vestibule and Front Hall
Bob meets with trim carpenter David Ives to discuss the staved columns he is installing to visually break up the vestibule and ... |
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Removing Lead Paint from Exterior Surfaces
House seven of the Elmwood project. Bob investigates the methods used to remove lead paint from the porch columns. |
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Removing the Porch Columns
Bob and Cortney Lofton remove the front porch columns so they can be replicated. The matching cloumns will be used on the ... |
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Securing Load Bearing Columns with Metal Straps to Prevent Wind Lift
Steel straps are tied down on the band joists of the home. These steel straps are threaded through the columns to the top and ... |
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Sheathing the Back Porch Roof
Bob confers with carpenter/contractor Cortney as he sheaths the new back-porch roof of the Studio City Bungalow. Bob outlines ... |
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Shirley-Eustis Colonial Governor’s Mansion Tour
Bob meets with Lynn from the Shirley-Eustis Colonial Governor’s Mansion Association. She points out the Palladian façade. The ... |
