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Installing the Precast Foundation
The basement walls are lifted into place and secured. The prebuilt walls have a insullation of R5 and have steel reinforced ... |
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Measuring Concrete
If you're pouring a concrete foundation, cellar floor, or garage floor, how do you figure out how much concrete you need? ... |
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Patio Plan and Demolition
Bob meets with the contractor to demo the old patio slab and layout the new banana leaf patio. An imaginary graph is applied ... |
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Paving Options
If you're installing a patio or walkway, you'll find a wide variety of materials available. For an informal look, use crushed ... |
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Pouring a Concrete Floor
Bob watches a strip of concrete being poured between two existing slabs. Rebar is placed in the two adjoining floors to ... |
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Pouring a Concrete Slab
Phil Truit pours a concrete slab in an existing house. |
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Pouring Concrete for the Foundation
Bob and Ryley discuss the concrete that is being poured into the Styrofoam forms for the foundation. Modern concrete trucks ... |
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Pouring Concrete for the Home Addition
Bob watches insulated forms set and filled with concrete for a house addition, and also a slab being poured inside. |
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Pouring the Concrete Floor
Concrete contractor Shawn Doyle is on hand to review the techniques used in pouring the concrete floor of the garage. A laser ... |
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Pouring the Concrete Foundation
Bob watches as the crew prepares the footings for the greenhouse foundation. John Pratt pours concrete and using a conveyor ... |
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Precast Concrete Foundation Installation
Bob Vila meets with Jim Costello from Superior Walls of America to discuss the difference between precast panels delivered to ... |
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Precast Foundation System
Bob discusses a new foundation system that doesn't require a concrete truck on site. The base is levelled with crushed stone ... |
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Preparing a Building Site and Pouring Foundation
Bob and Ryley survey the lot and discuss "perc" testing. As it turns out, the soil on the lot is ideal for the required septic ... |
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Prepping for Pouring Concrete
Bob visits Phil Truit as he pours a concrete slab in an existing building. |
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Project Update on the Patio and Kitchen
Bob meets with the contractor, Ed Weller, for a project update. The patio is well underway and the landscaping is beginning. A ... |
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Pumping Concrete to Make a Floor
Bob meets Mike Walker the concrete finisher who is pouring a concrete floor. What is very interesting about this project is ... |
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Remodeling Your Driveway: Choosing the Right Materials for Your Home
Basic asphalt blacktops are just the starting point for driveways. Concrete can be plain, stained or stamped; pavers can ... |
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Removing the Concrete Wall Forms and Planning the Plaster Finish
It has been nearly 12 hours since the concrete was poured on the Punta Gorda, Florida, storm-ready house. The crew from Solid ... |
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Repainting Masonry
Here are some things to keep in mind when you're painting masonry.Like any surface, masonry needs to be prepped thoroughly ... |
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Reviewing the Landscape Design
Bob discusses landscape of the governor's mansion with contractor Sam Daniel. |
