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Facing and Insulating the Steel Shipping Container
Facing and Insulating the Steel Shipping Container
David Cross from TAW shows Bob how the exterior is finished with heavy-gauge steel to bring any voids out to plane. It is then ...
Green Building Products and Technologies at the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project
Green Building Products and Technologies at the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project
At the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project in Hartland, Vermont Bob meets up with Susie Sweitzer and general contractor Mark Albee, ...
Hurricane, Flood, and Earthquake Resistant Building
Hurricane, Flood, and Earthquake Resistant Building
Bob meets with Beth Judge of Clemson University to review hazard-resistant building techniques at a demonstration house used ...
HVAC System for the Home Addition
HVAC System for the Home Addition
Bob meets with Mark, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning mechanic. Bob and Mark have an in-depth discussion on why a ...
Installing an Acoustic Coffered Wood Ceiling for Sound Attentuation
Installing an Acoustic Coffered Wood Ceiling for Sound Attentuation
Bob meets with Joe Adams and Ralph McGrath, in the media room of the Elm Court Cottage in the Berkshires. They are installing ...
Installing Insulation and Plastering
Installing Insulation and Plastering
House two of the Elmwood project. Bob Ryley and Tim Grether of Owens Corning install insulation and vapor barrier in bathroom. ...
Installing Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels
Installing Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels
Bob and Ryley check out the Insulspan panels with Frank Baker from Insulspan. The Styrofoam panels save steps in construction ...
Installing Skylight, Acrylic Block Panels and Hydro-Air System for Cooling
Installing Skylight, Acrylic Block Panels and Hydro-Air System for Cooling
House ten of the Elmwood project. The third floor rec room remodel continues with the installation of Hy-Lite acrylic walls, ...
Installing Sound Attenuation Insulation
Installing Sound Attenuation Insulation
Bob recaps the work done so far in the nursery project at the home in Melrose, Massachusetts. The house has already been ...
Installing Sound Attenuation Insulation
Installing Sound Attenuation Insulation
George Saylor from Owens Corning is on location in this episode to discuss the insulation products that will be used in the ...
Insulating the Attic with Sound Proofing Insulation
Insulating the Attic with Sound Proofing Insulation
Bob watches the crew from Anderson Insulation as they insulate an attic space that's being converted into a teenager's room. ...
Insulating the Foundation
Insulating the Foundation
Bob and Ryley insulate the foundation of an attached solar greenhouse. They use 2-inch-thick Dow styrofoam (extruded ...
Insulating the Home
Insulating the Home
Jim and John Case show Bob how to insulate the cathedral ceiling. To insure airflow and prevent condensation buildup they ...
Insulation to Conserve Heat and Reduce Noise
Insulation to Conserve Heat and Reduce Noise
Bob joins Buddy Loxley from MAP Insulation to talk installation in the master bedroom. The crew is using R-15 fiberglass ...
Modular Home Construction Basics
Modular Home Construction Basics
In this segment, Bob Vila visits the Simplex Industries modular home plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the Home Again ...
Noise Control Using Fire Batts
Noise Control Using Fire Batts
Bob looks at the sound attenuation product being used in the ceilling of the Manhattan Brownstone. Chris Vila, the project ...
Pouring Concrete for the Home Addition
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.
Precast Concrete Foundation Installation
Precast Concrete Foundation Installation
Bob Vila meets with Jim Costello from Superior Walls of America to discuss the difference between precast panels delivered to ...
Preparing the Turret Room for the Spa Tub
Preparing the Turret Room for the Spa Tub
House eleven of the Elmwood project continues. The floor is prepared to receive the spa tub.
R-Control SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels)
R-Control SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels)
R-Control has created building systems for walls, floors, roofs, and ceilings. Covered with a skin of OSB (oriented strand ...
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