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A History of Elm Court
A History of Elm Court
Bob Vila meets with Bob Berle at Elm Court in the Berkshire Hills. Berle‘s great-great grandparents, Vanderbilt-Sloanes, had ...
A History of New York Brownstone Development and Design
A History of New York Brownstone Development and Design
In this episode of Bob Vila's Home Again, Bob introduces us to an 1890s Brownstone on New York's Upper West Side. ...
Adding Clapboard Siding
Adding Clapboard Siding
Riley explains the installation process for the new clapboard being installed. Using a story pole, they are able to keep a ...
Applying Stucco
Applying Stucco
Bob meets with the stucco contractor, Angelo Dattini, on the remodeling project in Coral Gables, Fla., a suburb of Miami. They ...
Back Porch and Kitchen Tour
Back Porch and Kitchen Tour
Bob takes a look at the back side of the Habitat for Humanity house and the kitchen.
Brick Facade History and Restoration
Brick Facade History and Restoration
Bob and Chris once again meet up with Cas Stachelberg from Higgins and Quasebarth to talk more about the façade restoration. ...
Brick Facade Restoration
Brick Facade Restoration
Bob meets with Allan Cox from Nawkaw Corporation, on the front of the New York restoration project to discuss the bricks. The ...
Caulking and Painting Clapboard Siding
Caulking and Painting Clapboard Siding
The clapboard siding on the modern Colonial is being prepped and primed with Bob Vila Signature Collection paints. Bob is on ...
Cedar Shake Shingles and Clapboard Siding
Cedar Shake Shingles and Clapboard Siding
Bob meets with Michael Shiels to discuss the progress on the modular home project’s exterior construction. Bob points out some ...
Cedar Siding and Metal Flashing
Cedar Siding and Metal Flashing
In a progress report, Ted Riley shows Bob the pre-primed red cedar siding from Weyerhaeuser that has been used on the Quechee ...
Cement Fiber Siding Installation
Cement Fiber Siding Installation
Bob confers with contractor Arnold Johnson of Crosswinds Enterprises, as he installs siding on the Roxbury House in Boston.
CertainTeed WeatherBoards FiberCement Siding
CertainTeed WeatherBoards FiberCement Siding
Steve Easley is joined by CertainTeed's Steve Booz to discuss the siding being used on the EnergyWise House. CertainTeed ...
Completing the Trim on the Oriel Windows
Completing the Trim on the Oriel Windows
The western red cedar decking is complete on one side of the house and Tim Berky, the general contractor, is completing trim ...
Constructing Clapboard Sunburst Fan for Gable-end
Constructing Clapboard Sunburst Fan for Gable-end
Bob meets with Brian Quinn, the siding contractor, and installs beautiful gable-end fan sunbursts from clapboard siding. Brian ...
Convenience Products
Convenience Products
Larry Ratliff from Convenience Products joins energy expert Steve Easley to talk about strategies to fill the 1000s of tiny ...
Creating Decorative Styrofoam Columns
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 ...
Cultured Stone® Facade
Cultured Stone® Facade
Mark Murphy from Owens Corning shows Bob a new man-made stone product for the exterior of the modular home project. Southern ...
Cultured Stone® Rear Facade on Modular Home
Cultured Stone® Rear Facade on Modular Home
Bob takes a closer look at the area under the rear deck of the modular home. The grade of the hill allows for a full height ...
Discussing Cedar Shingle Siding
Discussing Cedar Shingle Siding
House seven of the Elmwood project. Homer Earl from the Cedar shake and shingle bureau tells us what makes a good shingle. ...
Engineered Wood for the Home's Exterior Trim
Engineered Wood for the Home's Exterior Trim
Bob meets with Dave Probst of Louisiana Pacific to learn about LP's Smart System Products being used as exterior trim.
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