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Composite Deck Installation
Composite Deck Installation
In the middle of a Berkshire forest Jim Precht from Advanced Environmental Recycling Technology (AERT) shows off a recycled ...
Converting Steel Shipping Containers to Housing
Converting Steel Shipping Containers to Housing
Bob talks about the vast number of steel shipping containers abandoned in America's ports. Because America is no longer an ...
Environmentally Friendly Composite Shake Shingles
Environmentally Friendly Composite Shake Shingles
Bob meets with Brian Eberle from Enviroshake of Chatham, Ontario, to discuss the environmentally friendly shake shingles which ...
Land Conservation and Scientific Farming at Billings Farm
Land Conservation and Scientific Farming at Billings Farm
Bob visits the Billings Farm, home of Frederick Billings, one of the fathers of the land conservation movement in the United ...
Naple's Architectural Salvage Yard
Naple's Architectural Salvage Yard
Bob takes a tour of a salvage yard to shop for inexpensive used doors and bathroom vanities. Bass & Bass Salvage Yard (Flea ...
Progress Report on the Restoration Project
Progress Report on the Restoration Project
Bob gets an update on the governor's mansion project from architect John Paul Hanbury.
Rebuilding the Deck with Salvaged Lumber
Rebuilding the Deck with Salvaged Lumber
Bob and Ryley rebuild the deck in the rear of the addition using salvaged lumber from the demolition. Bob outlines the plans ...
Recycling a Hardwood Floor
Recycling a Hardwood Floor
Bob visits with Leo Boudreau to learn how to recycle hardwood flooring from one room to another on a remodel project. First ...
Recycling Old Porch Posts for Use
Recycling Old Porch Posts for Use
Bob and Charlie look at a couple of the old posts that the architect intended to reuse. However, Charlie discovered that they ...
Recycling Straw to Make Building Products
Recycling Straw to Make Building Products
In Tuscon, Arizona, with Kevin Kelley, President of the Civano Development, looks at straw that is recycled into building ...
Removing Junk and Debris
Removing Junk and Debris
Homeowner Sarah Monzon tells how she called 1-800-GOT-JUNK to take away the refuse from their basement, including demolition ...
Reviewing the Modular Home's Exterior
Reviewing the Modular Home's Exterior
Bob Vila tours the modular home project in the Berkshire Hills in Western Massachusetts. Bob reviews the exterior skin ...
Salvaged Brick Hearth
Salvaged Brick Hearth
Bob visits a Federalist Revival house in Charleston, South Carolina. He watches Ralph lay a new hearth with salvaged brick.
Salvaging the Sink and Removing Asbestos Tile
Salvaging the Sink and Removing Asbestos Tile
Bob meets Jim Kweskin of Fort Hill Construction who will serve as the project supervisor for the Brownstone remodel. Kweskin ...
Walk-Through and Salvage Before Interior Demolition
Walk-Through and Salvage Before Interior Demolition
Bob and Chris Vila review the spaces and fixtures in the New York Brownstone prior to demolition. In the pink kitchen, 50s ...
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