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Green Homes Special Series
Part Seven: Foundations
A solid foundation is essential for any home. But today’s emphasis on “green” suggests that other factors be considered as well. |
 
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Home Foundation Inspection
Bob meets with the contractor to inspect the poured footings and discuss the pouring process. They begin installing the sill ... |
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Home Maintenance Checklist
Here's a simple bi-annual "Top to Bottom" checklist to keep your home in shape year round. |
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Innovative Septic System Installation
Bob meets with Tom Florence to install the Flo-Well Polyvinylehelene septic system. The tank is much lighter than concrete ... |
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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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Installing a Bulkhead
Bulkheads usually come in kits. Lay out the pieces first and follow the directions step by step, and it should only take you ... |
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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 Pre-Cast Concrete Basement Stairs and a Bulkhead
Bob is at the Mashpee home site for the installation of the pre-cast basement entry system from Bilco. He looks at a finished ... |
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Installing Steel Stair Stringers for the Bulkhead
Installer Juan Gonsalves shows Bob how to install steel stair stringers. Simplifying the stairbuilding process, these ... |
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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 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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Installing the Superior Walls Foundation System
Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity |
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Insulating Concrete Slabs, Foundations and Basements
Most residential concrete-foundation systems will come into contact with the ground and face moisture-management and heat-loss ... |
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Insulating the Foundation
Bob and Ryley insulate the foundation of an attached solar greenhouse. They use 2-inch-thick Dow styrofoam (extruded ... |
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Insulspan Structural Panels
Behind the Scenes - Dream Garage |
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Laying Precast Foundation System
Ryley meets with Jim Whiteside, construction manager for Habitat and they look at the pre-cast foundation by Superior Wall ... |
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Laying the Decking for the First Floor
Bob Vila and Ryley review the preparation of the site prior to lying the decking. Ryley states that they started with a sill ... |
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Lite-Form Insulating System
Behind the Scenes - Dream Garage |
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Manufactured Stone Veneer
You can get the look of a hand-laid stone wall on your foundation, chimney, or columns without all the back-breaking work. At ... |
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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? ... |
