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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 Drywall Inside the Skylight
Hanging Drywall Inside the Skylight
Bob interviews drywall contractor Mark Richardson, as he hangs drywall inside a skylight and attaches the corner bead, then ...
Home Maintenance Checklist
Home Maintenance Checklist
Here's a simple bi-annual "Top to Bottom" checklist to keep your home in shape year round.
HVAC System for the Greenhouse
HVAC System for the Greenhouse
Bob meets with Dave Talbot, the HVAC contractor, to discuss the heating and cooling for a greenhouse. A system of thermostats, ...
Installing a Skylight
Installing a Skylight
Bob and Chris Vila meet Dino Koukoudakis from Dino's Construction who is installing a custom rectangular skylight from Wasco. ...
Installing an ODL Tubular Skylight
Installing an ODL Tubular Skylight
Bob joins Charlie on the third floor of the Medford house where he's installing an ODL tubular skylight. It's a pretty simple ...
Installing Anderson Skylights
Installing Anderson Skylights
Bob discusses the installation of the Anderson skylights. The framing is adjusted to accommodate the openings and the windows ...
Installing Skylight, Acrylic Block Panels and Hydro-Air System for Cooling
Installing Skylight, Acrylic Block Panels and Hydro-Air System for Cooling
House ten of the Elmwood project. The third floor rec room remodel continues with the installation of Hy-Lite acrylic walls, ...
Installing the Greenhouse Windows
Installing the Greenhouse Windows
Ryley demonstrates the greenhouse's motorized windows. At the touch of a button, or via a thermostat, the floor and ceiling ...
Installing Velux Skylights
Installing Velux Skylights
Bob Works on the installation of a Velux roof window installed in a metal shingle standing seam roof with Wayne Quarles.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Tour
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Tour
Bob starts the new state-of-the-art greenhouse project with a look at Boston's most famous solarium at the quirky, romantic ...
Mounting a Skylight and Laying Asphalt Shingles
Mounting a Skylight and Laying Asphalt Shingles
Bob and roofer Paul Morris start by cutting a rough opening in the roof and laying a weather shield. The skylight is mounted ...
Plan for the Greenhouse
Plan for the Greenhouse
Bob discusses plans for the new greenhouse with the architect and the homeowner. The position and angle of the greenhouse are ...
Replacing the Roof: Sheathing to Asphalt Shingles and Skylight Installation
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. ...
Skylight Installation
Skylight Installation
Bob meets with Ryley, the carpenter, and installs a Velux skylight on a curb mount. Ryley discribes the mounting hardware and ...
Skylights for Residences
Skylights for Residences
Skylights and roof windows can provide interior building spaces with the warmth and brightness of natural daylight. Their ...
Sunspace Basics
Sunspace Basics
Anyone who lives in a home with a sunspace will tell you that the sunspace is the most enjoyable room in the house. Many times ...
Sunspace Orientation and Glazing Angles
Sunspace Orientation and Glazing Angles
A properly designed sunspace can provide a bright, invigorating, and useful alternative to the typical space within a house. ...
Tour of the Completed Greenhouse
Tour of the Completed Greenhouse
The greenhouse addition is completed; Bob and Ryley tour the spectacular finished space. In addition to the greenhouse, a ...
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