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Aluminum Replacement Window Installation
Aluminum Replacement Window Installation
Bob Vila visits a loft conversion in downtown Boston. He meets with Ryley and Bob George from New England Window, and helps ...
Analyzing Energy Efficiency in Older Homes with Infra-red Technology
Analyzing Energy Efficiency in Older Homes with Infra-red Technology
Bob meets with Ren Anderson and they use an infrared camera to look at the energy efficiency of some older houses as well as ...
Architectural History of the Brooklyn Warehouse
Architectural History of the Brooklyn Warehouse
Bob meets with Bill Higgins of Higgins and Quasebarth Restoration to discuss the project building's history. Higgins utilizes ...
Back Porch and Kitchen Tour
Back Porch and Kitchen Tour
Bob takes a look at the back side of the Habitat for Humanity house and the kitchen.
Brownstone Facade Details and Windows
Brownstone Facade Details and Windows
Bob is outside the Manhattan Brownstone to show off the refurbished façade of the building. The Brownstone carvings have been ...
Building an Energy-Efficient Florida Home
Building an Energy-Efficient Florida Home
This home will be about 50 percent more energy efficient than a typical Florida home. Bill Zoeller, a consulting architect ...
Combining Two Double Hung Windows
Combining Two Double Hung Windows
Bob explains the homeowners wish to have windows centered in the wall so that bookcases can be added. Since the home’s ...
Exterior Paint Stripping and Priming
Exterior Paint Stripping and Priming
Bob examines the exterior of the home where several layers of paint are being removed. Cortney describes the procedures anbd ...
Exterior Tour and Plumbing
Exterior Tour and Plumbing
Bob and Ryley tour the exterior of our cabin. The cabin will have a lot of exposed wood surfaces, which will pose some ...
Federal Home Layout
Federal Home Layout
Bob visits a Federal-style house undergoing reconstruction, as well as adding an addition, in Charleston, S.C., with ...
Federal-Style Home Restoration Update
Federal-Style Home Restoration Update
Bob meets with Richard Marks, general contractor at the Charleston, SC, remodel of a Federal-style home. Richard explains the ...
Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home
Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home
For the final show here in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob gives us the grand tour of the new kitchen with the happy ...
Finished Interior of a Single Family Home
Finished Interior of a Single Family Home
Bob and John Druley of Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts, tour the interior of a finished single-family home in the ...
Fixing Old Double Hung Windows
Fixing Old Double Hung Windows
Bob meets with Cortney Lofton, the carpenter, and rehabilitates some old double-hung windows with new nylon braided sash cords ...
French Door and Weep Holes on the Balcony
French Door and Weep Holes on the Balcony
Bob starts on the balcony of the Manhattan Brownstone where open space was standard for these urbsan town homes. The balcony ...
Greenhouse Glass Installation
Greenhouse Glass Installation
Bob and Ryley install sloped glazing on a solar greenhouse with the help of Mark Santos. They use a commercially available ...
Guardian Industries Low-E Glass
Guardian Industries Low-E Glass
Guardian Industries' Performance Plus II Low-E can save significant energy dollars when incorporated into a window such as the ...
Hanging Doors and Installing New Door Trim
Hanging Doors and Installing New Door Trim
Bob meets with Ryley on the third floor of the Cambridge House to re-hang the old doors (they've been stripped) and install ...
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House Ten: Attic Recreation Room Conversion: Demolition and Roof Reframing
House ten of the Elmwood project. Owners Peter Haraty and Brent Bachelder make one large open space in this third floor remodel.
Impact-Resistant Windows and PGT Factory Tour
Impact-Resistant Windows and PGT Factory Tour
Bob is at PGT Industries in Venice, Florida, for a visit with Dave Olmstead, the code compliance officer for PGT Industries, ...
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