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Barn Demolition
Bob is inside the old barn where demolition is still taking place. The old staircase has been removed and the opening above is ... |
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Brick Facade History and Restoration
Bob and Chris once again meet up with Cas Stachelberg from Higgins and Quasebarth to talk more about the façade restoration. ... |
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Building a Custom Modular Staircase
Bob meets with Thomas “Doc” Dougherty, the stair builder at Simplex Industries, to discuss the progress of the staircase in ... |
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Building a Custom Stair Railing
Bob visits with carpenter Kenney to look at stair details. Kenney shows Bob how to add strength and rigidity to the railing ... |
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Building a Deck and Stairs
Bob meets with Bill Wilcox to build a landing and steps up to the French doors. Bob reviews the footings built to hold the ... |
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Building a Deck Stairway
The stairway leading up to the rear deck is composed of 1-by-four-inch Mahogany treads. The distance from the ground to the ... |
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Building a Handicapped Access Ramp
Bob Ryley builds a handicapped access ramp to this house. The concrete portion is poured at a pitch of 1in 20. The ramp ... |
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Building a Kitchen Staircase
Todd Allen builds an elaborate staircase in the kitchen. Bob discusses this type of "housed staircase" and reviews the plans ... |
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Building Basement Stairs
Bob and Riley are in the basement planning and building a new staircase. Riley explains the "rise over run" rule in designing ... |
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Building Exterior Stairs
Bob meets with the carpenter at the accessible house in Roxbury, Mass. and builds a temporary set of exterior stairs. |
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Building Stairs
Bob and Ryley explain the process of building a simple set of stairs for the Cape-Style home. Several factors, including the ... |
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Building the Foyer Staircase
Bob visits with Mark Fortunati who is building traditional looking staircase in the foyer. The stringers, which hold the ... |
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Building the Staircase
Bob and Ryley build and install the stairs between the first and second story. Because of the floor layout, the stairs have ... |
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Building Wooden Stairs
Bob helps carpenter Bob Ryley cut and install stairs leading to the garage's storage area. Starting with the stringers, Bob ... |
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Building Wooden Stairs in the Front Hall
Interior carpenter John Kiley is hard at work on the staircase in the front hall. The pre-cut risers have already been hung, ... |
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Elm Court Stair Hall
Bob Vila meets with Bob and Sonya Berle on one of the many staircases at the Elm Court in Lenox, Massachusetts. This stair ... |
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Exterior Tour of the Greystone
Bob tours the finished exterior with contractor Ron Gan, then goes inside to see Christine Smyth's spectacular decorating job. |
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Home Elevator Installation
Bob meets Mike Vogt from Access Industries in Kansas and some carpenters from the Whitaker Company who are installing a ... |
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Installing a Fire Escape
Steve Forman from Redi-Exit joins Bob to talk about the extruded-aluminum escape ladder from Redi-Exit that is installed at ... |
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Installing Stair Handrails and Balusters
Stair railing and balusters are installed. Bob Ryley describes the techniques used and the various checks and balances to make ... |
