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Question to Ask a Contractor before You Hire
Although you may be in a rush to get the repairs done, there are many important steps to hiring a contractor. Make sure the firm you hire is the ... |
 
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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 board) to provide an ... |
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Re-roof Nailing
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Redesigning the Third Floor
Bob meets with Gregory Rochlin to discuss the third floor structural redesign. Additional supports will be added to the existing roof to allow for ... |
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Removing Shingles
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Repairing Gutters
Minimize gutter repairs by keeping them clean and maintained. |
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Replacing the Gutters
The Melrose home had only one gutter left on the front, which had been neglected and was clogged with muck. In the back of the home, a vinyl ... |
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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. Next they added a ... |
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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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Restoring Wooden Gutters
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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 the historic look of ... |
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Review of the Attic Conversion Plans
Bob meets up with structural engineer Steve Siegel on the Medford's home third floor. The attic is right from the 1880's and clearly no longer ... |
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Review of the Colonial Architectural Style
As an introduction to a grand rounds tour of the completed Modern Colonial project house, Bob takes a final look at the home's exterior with an ... |
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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 products on the house. ... |
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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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Ridge Vents
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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 type of this rigid ... |
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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 rehab, on the top of a ... |
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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 the drip strip, ... |
