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A Visit to the Berkshires
Bob meets with Bill Wilson of the Berkshire Visitors Bureau to discuss the beautiful areas surrounding the project home. The Berkshires are ... |
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Accessible Solutions: Entrances
Most single-family homes have several different entrances including, for example, a front door, garage door, kitchen door, and deck or patio doors. |
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Accessible Solutions: Walkways and Front Porches
Solving specific accessibility challenges with walkways and porches. |
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Architect Project Plans and Door Demolition
Work gets started as Greg Rochlin presents architectural plans and demolition begins, revealing an old pocket door. |
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Architectural Styles of Classical Columns
The column is a fundamental architectural element and one of the defining characteristics of Classical architecture. |
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Back Porch and Kitchen Tour
Bob takes a look at the back side of the Habitat for Humanity house and the kitchen. |
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Building a Covered Porch
Bob lends a hand to contractor Bob Ryley as he begins construction of the porch at the project on Martha's Vineyard. Ryley starts out by ... |
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Building a Handicapped Access Ramp
Bob Ryley builds a handicapped access ramp to this house. The concrete portion is poured at a pitch of 1in 20. The ramp transitions to a wooden ... |
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Building a Porch Railing
Ryley helps build a porch railing on the Roxbury project. Bob discusses the building codes that pertain to the rail and materials used. |
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Building the Farmers Porch
Larry Begins by installing the ledger to the frame of the home for the new deck. Bob talks to the contractor regarding the types of nails chosen, ... |
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Chadsworth's Columns Installation
Behind the Scenes - Elmwood Neighborhood |
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Completed Porch, Swimming Pool, and House Tour
Finally, we take a look at the finished porch and pool, and review the beautiful finished project with the architect to close the series. |
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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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Creating a Gingerbread Railing
Bob meets Ryley outside the Victorian style house in Massachusetts to help him with the railing. Ryley starts with two by six vertical grain fir ... |
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Creating Summer Shadows
Simple ideas to help create a shady spot to protect you from the hot summer sun. |
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Custom Balusters
Consider custom milled balusters for your porch restoration. Carefully remove an original baluster for replication. The millwork will use this as ... |
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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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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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Durable Front Entry Columns for Colonial Home
At the modern Colonial's front entry, Bob takes a look at the columns that support the overhang at the front entry. An alternative to wooden ... |
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Federal Home Layout
Bob visits a Federal-style house undergoing reconstruction, as well as adding an addition, in Charleston, S.C., with contractor Richard Marks. |
