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Bench Construction
Bench Construction
The wood has arrived for the perimeter benches and Bob and Ryley begin their construction. The wood is a cypress, which is ...
Building a Composite Deck
Building a Composite Deck
Bob joins Wes Lohr of Lohr Construction as they install the deck framing and deck on one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts houses. ...
Building a Deck in Plymouth and Nantucket Sound
Building a Deck in Plymouth and Nantucket Sound
Bob shows the construction elements of the new backyard deck in Plymouth, Mass. This deck is made using ipe wood, a unique ...
Building a Door
Building a Door
Bob meets with Ryley and builds a door jig to and a plank door with beadboards. Ryley oultines the door construction process ...
Building a Medicine Cabinet
Building a Medicine Cabinet
Bob shows the plan for the handcrafted medicine cabinet and Ryley shows Bob the wood that will be used in its construction. ...
Building a Western Red Cedar Deck
Building a Western Red Cedar Deck
Bob checks out the structure for the western red cedar deck that is being built at the Masher home in Rowley. He points out ...
Building an Interior Soffit
Building an Interior Soffit
Bob confers with carpenter Cortney Lofton and cabinetmaker Brian Comeaux on the milling and construction of an interior soffit ...
Building the Rooftop Deck Using Ipe
Building the Rooftop Deck Using Ipe
Bob is up on the roof of the Waterfront Warehouse Rehab project building to observe the deck installation. The hardwood deck ...
Discussing How Glulams are Manufactured
Discussing How Glulams are Manufactured
Bob visits the Willamette Industries glue laminated facilities in Eugene, Oregon, for a tour with General Sales Manager Steve ...
Discussing the Home's Exterior
Discussing the Home's Exterior
Bob talks to Ryley about a fence and a brick path and to landscaper Susan Hoffer about a perennial and herb garden.
Discussion of the Northern White Cedar Picket Fence
Discussion of the Northern White Cedar Picket Fence
Bob meets with Dave Gordon from Cantarten Forest Products to discuss the design and installation of a northern white cedar ...
Drying Out Construction Materials To Prevent Mold Growth
Drying Out Construction Materials To Prevent Mold Growth
Once all the windows are in place, drying out the interior of the addition can be addressed. This drying-out process has ...
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.
Framing the Mashpee Home with Pressure-Treated Lumber
Framing the Mashpee Home with Pressure-Treated Lumber
Bob meets with Wes Lohr, the general contractor for the River Hill homes, as his crew sets the sill and the first floor deck ...
Hanging a Shiplap Pine Wood Door
Hanging a Shiplap Pine Wood Door
Bob and Ryley install a new pre-hung shiplap pine door, which they build themselves, in the shop.
Harvesting Lumber Within an Ecologically Sensitive Forest
Harvesting Lumber Within an Ecologically Sensitive Forest
On the next stop on tour of the Hancock Land Company, Bob and Patrick Moore are joined by Peter McKinley, Hancock's staff ...
Installing Bellawood Hardwood Flooring
Installing Bellawood Hardwood Flooring
Bob joins Steve Shelowitz from Williamsburg Parquet Flooring to observe the installation of the hardwood floors in the ...
Installing Paneling in the Master Bedroom Closet
Installing Paneling in the Master Bedroom Closet
Bob joins David Ives who is installing the farm grown mahogany paneling in the master bedroom closet.
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
In this segment Ryley installs yellow pine tongue-and-groove flooring and Gary D'Lessio installs Pergo high-pressure laminate ...
Installing Shiplap Pine Wood Paneling
Installing Shiplap Pine Wood Paneling
Bob meets with Mark and Ryley to install some pine shiplap panelling in the basement room.
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