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An Affordable Exterior Paint Job
An Affordable Exterior Paint Job
Bob is at the Mashpee site with Joann Borges of CertaPro Painters, a national painting company with 220 franchises throughout ...
Cedar Shake Shingles and Clapboard Siding
Cedar Shake Shingles and Clapboard Siding
Bob meets with Michael Shiels to discuss the progress on the modular home project’s exterior construction. Bob points out some ...
Cladding the Roof in Fiberglass Shingles
Cladding the Roof in Fiberglass Shingles
The roof of the Mashpee affordable home is ready for shingles. Dan Horton of IKO shows Bob the Cambridge 30 double-layer ...
Environmentally Friendly Composite Shake Shingles
Environmentally Friendly Composite Shake Shingles
Bob meets with Brian Eberle from Enviroshake of Chatham, Ontario, to discuss the environmentally friendly shake shingles which ...
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 ...
Framing the Mashpee Home with Pressure-Treated Lumber
Framing the Mashpee Home with Pressure-Treated Lumber
Bob meets with Wes Lohr, the general contractor for the River Hill homes, as his crew sets the sill and the first floor deck ...
Installing a Therma-Tru Pre-Hung Door
Installing a Therma-Tru Pre-Hung Door
Bob is joined by Michael McDevitt of Therma-Tru Doors as Wes Lohr and his crew prepare for the installation of the pre-hung ...
Installing Architectural Shingles
Installing Architectural Shingles
Ken Langevin from Owens Corning tells Bob about the architectural shingles that have been selected to replace the old roofing ...
Installing Energy Efficient Windows
Installing Energy Efficient Windows
Christopher Burk of Simonton Windows shows Bob the Pro-Finish new-construction windows that are being installed in the Mashpee ...
Protecting the Roof From Hurricane-Force Wind
Protecting the Roof From Hurricane-Force Wind
Bob is joined by Leslie Chapman-Henderson of FLASH — the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes — at the storm-ready house in Punta ...
Protecting the Roof With a Synthetic Underlayment
Protecting the Roof With a Synthetic Underlayment
Sandro Di Pede of Interwrap explains the new technology behind roofing underlayments like the Titanium UDL being used on the ...
Removing the Concrete Wall Forms and Planning the Plaster Finish
Removing the Concrete Wall Forms and Planning the Plaster Finish
It has been nearly 12 hours since the concrete was poured on the Punta Gorda, Florida, storm-ready house. The crew from Solid ...
Reviewing the Work Involved in Building a Hurricane-Resistant Home
Reviewing the Work Involved in Building a Hurricane-Resistant Home
Bob recaps the project in Punta Gorda, Florida, where a home built in the 1960s was completely destroyed by the winds and ...
Using Roof Ties to Secure a Roof Against Hurricane Uplift
Using Roof Ties to Secure a Roof Against Hurricane Uplift
Randy Shackelford of Simpson Strong-Tie joins Bob on site at the storm-ready house in Punta Gorda, Florida. Shackelford looks ...
Vinyl Siding Installation
Vinyl Siding Installation
Bob is back at our urban townhouse. He walks down the side and points out the two-story rear porch that has been recovered ...
Window Placement and Installation on a Colonial
Window Placement and Installation on a Colonial
Bob looks at the order and placement of the windows on the façade of the modern Colonial. Upon closer inspection, the ...
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