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Inspecting the Concrete Slab in the Basement
Ryley and Mike Wescott inspect the basement concrete slab after the pour and then they go over other construction details in ... |
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Inspecting the Steel Reinforcements before the Concrete Pour
Bob talks with Randy Cole, from the City of Punta Gorda, who is on site to inspect the steel work before the concrete is ... |
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Installing a Retaining Wall
Bob talks with Mike Nasti of All Island Supply as the crew installs the Allen block retaining wall for the backyard terrace. |
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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 the Concrete Cellar Stairs
Back on site, pre-cast concrete cellar stairs, fabricated in Williston, Vermont, are lowered with a boom and bolted up against ... |
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Installing the Concrete Pavers
Nick Pastore, certified Unilock installer, finds the Unilock product easier to install than a natural stone like a Belgian ... |
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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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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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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 ... |
