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Modular Construction
Streamline construction and save on-site costs by building a modular house. Even custom homes can be designed and built in ... |
 
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Playground Construction, Part Two
Bob visits the playground in Columbus, Ohio to check on the construction progress. Bob discusss the materials and techniques ... |
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Plumbing with PVC Piping
Bob meets with Gerry Folan, the plumbing contractor, who demonstrates how all the waste lines come together in a residence and ... |
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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 Foundation
The slab was poured at the same time as the footing, saving a lot of steps. The process was very streamlined. Insul-Tarp, a ... |
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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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Pre-Cast Foundation System
Many alternatives to poured slab basement foundations are available today. Pre-cast foundations can be installed in almost any ... |
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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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Preparing Insulated Moisture Barrier and Forms for Foundation Pour
The Norwell home is getting ready for the foundation pour. It will be a monolithic or single pour as they create the slab and ... |
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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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Prevent Damage from Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants damage wood by hollowing it out for nesting and, unlike termites, wood damaged by carpenter ants does not ... |
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Project Update: Site Grading and Foundation Work
Steve Easley visits the EnergyWise House building site where foundation work is well underway. The site has been cleared and ... |
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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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Reduce Radon Levels - Hiring a Contractor
Reducing radon levels in your home is serious business. Here are a few pointers on what to look for in when hiring a ... |
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Restoring the Front Porch
House nine of the Elmwood project. Another 1895 house, now owned by the Henderson family, gets a total front porch restoration. |
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Reviewing the Plans for the Foundation
Bob and Ryley make their first tour of the site where the foundation is already in place. Ryley notes that with a sloping ... |
