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Constructing a Patio Lanai
Bob meets with Ana Bolanos to watch the Lanai built. Ana reviews the construction process and Bob joins in to help raise the walls. |
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Constructing Tapered Porch Columns using Preprimed Engineered Lumber
Bob Ryley is on site to help carpenter Pat Cloutier construct tapered columns on the front porch using pre-primed WindsorONE, an engineered lumber ... |
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Construction of the Roof Truss System
Bob explains the procedure as roof trusses are erected on the Roxbury House in Boston. |
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Converting Shipping Containers for Housing
Steel shipping containers, often seen as rusting hulks stacked high upon the decks of cargo ships or in ports, are being converted into homes and ... |
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Craning a Home on a Poured Foundation
The crew lowers the recycled "ell" onto the new foundation with a crane. Aligning the house to the foundation is delicate work and takes several ... |
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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 Tuscan feel evoked by ... |
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Custom Door Installation
Bob meets with Curt Weiss from J.W. Door who has made a custom door unit for the Los Angeles remodel, with glass lights designed in an arts and ... |
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Cutting and Laying Roof Rafters for Vaulted Roof
Bob helps lay the rafters on the roof of the home. The rafters all follow the same cutting pattern so they can all be laid into place. After two ... |
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Deconstructing Engineered Wood
Engineered wood can offer superior strength over many building materials. |
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Decorative Support Columns on the Modular Home
Bob meets with Jeff Davis of Chadsworth Columns to look at the structural columns supporting the rear deck of the modular home. The four-by-six ... |
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Delivery and Installation of the Modular Home's Second Floor
Bob Vila oversees the delivery and installation of the first section of the second floor of the home. Bob points out the complexity of this piece ... |
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Demolition and Framing a French Door
Berky and the crew remove the old horsehair plaster in the existing 1890 kitchen. The framing and sheathing are original to the house. They are ... |
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Demolition in the Upstair Living Quarters
Bob tours the upstairs at the governor's mansion restoration after the demolition is completed. |
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Demolition of the Front Porch
Contractor Bob Ryley discuss the front porch demolition. The existing farmer's porch will be removed, but first, Ryley checks the framing to ... |
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Discussing Efficient Framing Materials
Bob outlines the steps involved in framing up the house. Once the first floor joists were in place, the crew started in on the subfloor using ... |
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Discussing Engineered Wood
Dennis Hodgrin of APA shows Ryley the engineered wood used in the Yonkers "Blitz Build". |
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Discussing How Glulams are Manufactured
Bob visits the Willamette Industries glue laminated facilities in Eugene, Oregon, for a tour with General Sales Manager Steve Killgore to learn ... |
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Discussing the Engineered Wood Building Materials and the Wall Layout
Bob discusses the wall layout with carpenter Bob Ryley and confers with Bryan Readling from A.P.A., The Engineered Wood Association, on the use of ... |
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Discussing the Engineered Wood Flooring System
Bob confers with Lise LaFrance of the A.P.A., The Engineered Wood Association, about their engineered floor system as volunteers assemble the ... |
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Discussing the Garage Framing and Selecting a Garage Door
Bob and Ryley review the plans and progress of the post-and-beam storage building, and choose doors for the end of the building. Framing continues ... |
