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Installing Underground Sprinkler System; Replicating Porch Balusters & Railing
Installing Underground Sprinkler System; Replicating Porch Balusters & Railing
House eight of the Elmwood project. The side entrance deck needs more support. An underground sprinkler system is installed ...
Installing Water Resistant AdvanTech Engineered Wood Flooring
Installing Water Resistant AdvanTech Engineered Wood Flooring
As the framers get started on the first floor deck, Bob highlights the features of Advantech subflooring. The material, ...
Interior Layout of the Warehouse Rehab
Interior Layout of the Warehouse Rehab
Bob meets with Chris Vila to discuss the demolition and clean up. One of the project's early obstacles was the roof. To close ...
Kohler
Kohler "Champagne" Bathtub Installation
Up in the master bath a Kohler "champagne" tub has been installed. The tub is designed to be filled to the brim and the ...
Landscaping, Front Column Installation and Installing a Home Security System
Landscaping, Front Column Installation and Installing a Home Security System
House eight of the Elmwood project. Landscaping add the finishing touch for the front porch. The final touches to the front ...
Laying Out and Framing the Deck
Laying Out and Framing the Deck
Bob checks in with Ryley as he lays out and begins to frame for the deck. The original deck was removed and new concrete ...
Laying the Decking for the First Floor
Laying the Decking for the First Floor
Bob Vila and Ryley review the preparation of the site prior to lying the decking. Ryley states that they started with a sill ...
Leveling the Floor and Installing the Subfloor
Leveling the Floor and Installing the Subfloor
Bob meets lead carpenter Connor McKenna from Thorough Construction, who is working with the original floor joists in ...
Louisiana Pacific SmartSystem Engineered Wood Siding Plant Tour
Louisiana Pacific SmartSystem Engineered Wood Siding Plant Tour
Bob visits Two Harbors, MN where Charles Bradford, VP of manufacturing, takes him on a tour of the plant where Louisiana ...
Manufacturing Laminate Flooring
Manufacturing Laminate Flooring
Bob reviews the electrical layout of a home renovation.
Manufacturing MDO Plywood
Manufacturing MDO Plywood
Bob visits the visits the Simpson Plywood plant in Shelton, WA where Jim Langenberg shows Bob how plywood and especially MDO ...
Manufacturing the Engineered Wood Floor Joists
Manufacturing the Engineered Wood Floor Joists
Bob visits the Willamette I-joist Mill in Woodburn, Oregon to watch the process of manufacturing these engineered joists. Bob ...
Modular Home Construction Basics
Modular Home Construction Basics
In this segment, Bob Vila visits the Simplex Industries modular home plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the Home Again ...
Modular Home Delivery
Modular Home Delivery
Bob meets with Pat Fricchione and Dave Boniello from Simplex Industries to observe the delivery of the modular home pieces to ...
Opening up the Kitchen Space
Opening up the Kitchen Space
Bob points out the original backplastering in the corner of the room. As the room was to be covered in bead-board wainscot, ...
OpenJoist 2000
OpenJoist 2000
Open Joist 2000 is an engineered wood system designed to maximize solid-sawn lumber strength while minimizing lumber waste. ...
Parallam Beam Installation
Parallam Beam Installation
Ron Gan discusses the previously existing bearing wall and ceiling spans. With the wall removed, the crew then installs a ...
Pella Window Installation
Pella Window Installation
Bob meets with Brian Kaley and Tim McFadden from Pella Windows to discuss the new fenestration that will be employed in the ...
Placing the Engineered Wood Glulam Roof Ridge Beam
Placing the Engineered Wood Glulam Roof Ridge Beam
Bob confers with Paul Pacella of Maine Post and Beam over the cutting and placement of the engineered wood glulam ridge beam ...
Plywood Testing Facilities Tour
Plywood Testing Facilities Tour
Bob takes a tour of the American Plywood Association testing facilities with Tom Williamson, the Executive Vice President of ...
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