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R-Control SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels)
R-Control has created building systems for walls, floors, roofs, and ceilings. Covered with a skin of OSB (oriented strand ... |
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Replacing the Roof: Sheathing to Asphalt Shingles and Skylight Installation
Bob flashed back to the installation of the new roof. First the crew removed the old layers of roofing material from the barn. ... |
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Restoring the Front Porch
House nine of the Elmwood project. Another 1895 house, now owned by the Henderson family, gets a total front porch restoration. |
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Retrospective of 11 Historic Restoration Projects in the Elmwood Neighborhood
Bob recaps the entire Elmwood project. It was a community effort on may of the houses and great pains were made to adhere to ... |
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Review of the Roof Construction Process
At the Yonkers Blitz-Build for Habitat the crew uses a crane to install the roof panels made of SIPS. |
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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 ... |
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Reviewing the Pergola Design
Bob reviews the progress of the greenhouse construction and examines the framing of the pergola roof. |
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Rigid Roof Insulation Installation
Bob helps Ryley install the roof insulation and the "jet blocks" of false rafter tails. Bob discusses the advantages of this ... |
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Roof Deck Construction
Bob and Chris Vila meet with David and Jed Walentas from Two Trees Development, the developers of the waterfront warehouse ... |
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Roof Flashing
Bob meets with Ed Weller and looks at the roof flashing details. Bob reviews the various pieces involved in flashing including ... |
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Roof Framing for Hurricane Safety
Bob goes inside with Ed to look at the roof framing details designed to meet Florida hurricane codes. Perfortated strapping is ... |
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Roof Framing for Hurricane Safety with Reflective Sheathing for Energy Savings
Bob meets with Brian Redding of the APA-Engineered Wood Association and they look at the roof framing techniques for resisting ... |
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Safety Railing Installation
Ironworker Jimmy Canka secures the rooftop deck's safety railing to its footings. The individual sections of the simple ... |
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Securing the Roof-Truss System
Bob talks with Bill York and Rob Davis of FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) about the construction of a storm-resistant ... |
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Setting the Glulam Ridge Beam and Structural Insulated Roof Panels
Bob confers with carpenter Bob Ryley and Steve Thompson of Premier Wall Systems as they set the glulam for the roof ridge and ... |
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Sheathing the Back Porch Roof
Bob confers with carpenter/contractor Cortney as he sheaths the new back-porch roof of the Studio City Bungalow. Bob outlines ... |
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Skylight Installation
Bob meets with Ryley, the carpenter, and installs a Velux skylight on a curb mount. Ryley discribes the mounting hardware and ... |
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Slate Roofing
Bob meets with general contractor Richard Marks and roofer Joe Wells to go over the proper installation techniques for a slate ... |
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Standing Seam Metal Shingled Roof Installation
Bob intalls a standing-seam metal shingled roof with roofing contractor Dean Fraser. Used primarily on agricultural buildings ... |
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Standing Seam Steel Roof Installation
Bob and Ted look at the Quechee home's standing seam steel roof and then flashback to the installation. For the job the ... |
