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Attaching Steel Support Beams to the Foundation
Attaching Steel Support Beams to the Foundation
The structural steel supports are delivered and Bob discusses their unique construction. Ryley drills the necessary holes and ...
Basement Finishing System Installation
Basement Finishing System Installation
An Owens Corning "Basement Finishing System" is being installed at the sister project house. Bob takes us through the framing ...
Behind the Walls and Pocket Door Installation
Behind the Walls and Pocket Door Installation
Bob looks at what goes behind the walls before putting on the blue board: wiring, light fixtures, heat ducts, water lines and ...
Building a Container House
Building a Container House
Steel shipping containers can be converted to strong, safe, comfortable, and eco-friendly housing in just 90 days.
Building a Gunite Cement Swimming Pool
Building a Gunite Cement Swimming Pool
Bob is joined by Tom McNealy of Blue Haven Pools as the crew forms, sprays, and shapes a gunite cement pool. McNealy explains ...
Building a Metal Stud Wall
Building a Metal Stud Wall
Bob meets Denny Ruffini to see how a metal stud wall is built in the basement. Bob explains his decision for choosing metal, ...
Building Affordable Homes from Shipping Containers
Building Affordable Homes from Shipping Containers
Bob is in St. Petersburg, Florida, to tour a finished affordable home after completing projects in other parts of the country. ...
Building for Hurricane Safety
Building for Hurricane Safety
We meet contractor Ed Weller. He and Bob take a tour of another work-in-progress for a look at some building techniques unique ...
Building Framing with Metal Studs
Building Framing with Metal Studs
Ron Gan explains the advantages of using metal wall studs in the galley kitchen. They are generally cheaper than wood, ...
Building Joists and Rafters
Building Joists and Rafters
Ryley and Bob discuss the special beam being installed which utilizes a fletch plate. The plate is made of steel and is then ...
Cabinet Boxes Installed
Cabinet Boxes Installed
Bob confers with carpenter David Ives and Brian Dauphinee as they install cabinet boxes in the curved wall of the Loft ...
Constructing a Patio Lanai
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 ...
Converting Shipping Containers for Housing
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 ...
Electrical Wiring with Metal Studs
Electrical Wiring with Metal Studs
Bob joins electrician Jose Rodriguez as he installs wiring in metal framing at the storm-ready house. Rodriguez uses plastic ...
Foundation Layout
Foundation Layout
The foundation was hand dug and the forms are layed for the footings. Bob and Ryley discuss the layout of the greenouse ...
Framing a Garage Workshop
Framing a Garage Workshop
When choosing the framing and construction materials for your garage, consider how it will be used, what fire and safety ...
Framing the Back Porch
Framing the Back Porch
Bob reviews progress on the joist system for the new back porch. Concrete is poured and the framing starts. Bob confers with ...
House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room
House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room
House eleven of the Elmwood project. The attic of a house, owned by Don DeSantis and Ron Hirschauer, is transformed into an ...
How to Cut Metal Studs
How to Cut Metal Studs
Behind the Scenes - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab - Leave your saw on the shelf! Cutting metal studs is quick and easy, and can ...
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 ...
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