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Basement & Garage
September 20, 2011 | Tuesday
Contractor's Tour of the Interior
Bob accompanies carpenter-contractor Bob Ryley on a "contractor's tour" of the home with the aim of assessing any needed m...
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Basement & Garage
September 19, 2011 | Monday
Garage Door Opener Installation
Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley install a Craftsman garage door opener.
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Basement & Garage
September 13, 2011 | Tuesday
Heavy-Duty Metal Shelving and Preparing the Boat for Winter Storage
In the storage loft of the garage, a metal shelving system sturdy enough for industrial use is assembled. The boat arrives...
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Basement & Garage
September 13, 2011 | Tuesday
Tour of the Completed 'Boat Barn'
Bob takes a close look at the boat storage part of the building (the 'boat barn'), highlighting interior features like the...
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Basement & Garage
September 11, 2011 | Sunday
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
Contractor Bob Ryley installs tongue-and-groove yellow pine flooring, as Gary D'Lessio (from Pergo) installs high-pressure...
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Basement & Garage
September 10, 2011 | Saturday
Discussing the Greenhouse
Bob, Martha and the homeowner, Diana, discuss the greenhouse and the decor before Bob reveals a special suprise.
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Basement & Garage
September 10, 2011 | Saturday
Pouring the Concrete Foundation
Bob watches as the crew prepares the footings for the greenhouse foundation. Contractor John Pratt pours the concrete, usi...
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Basement & Garage
September 07, 2011 | Wednesday
Installing a Window Seat
Bob joins carpenter Bob Ryley, who is installing a two-section window seat with a built-in reveal for baseboard heating. W...
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Basement & Garage
September 02, 2011 | Friday
House Ten: Attic Conversion
Owners of the tenth Elmwood neighborhood project house, Peter Haraty and Brent Bachelder, want to create one large space o...
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Basement & Garage
September 02, 2011 | Friday
The Font Porch, Façade, and Yard
Bob visits the completed house and talks to the homeowners about their new home's new façade, with its completed porch and...
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Basement & Garage
August 19, 2011 | Friday
Inspecting the Concrete Slab in the Basement
Carpenter Bob Ryley and contractor Mike Wescott inspect the basement concrete slab, then go over other construction detail...
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Basement & Garage
August 19, 2011 | Friday
Pouring a Concrete Slab
As concrete specialist Phil Truit oversees the pouring of a concrete slab floor into the basement of an existing home, he ...
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Basement & Garage
August 19, 2011 | Friday
Prepping for Pouring Concrete
Bob confers with concrete specialist Phil Truit, whose team is pouring a concrete slab floor into an existing building.
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Basement & Garage
August 12, 2011 | Friday
Shoring Up the Attic With Supports
Engineers determined that the third floor roof was weak and in need of restructuring.
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Basement & Garage
August 11, 2011 | Thursday
Installing Smartside Engineered Wood Siding
Bob meets Lance Olson of Louisana Pacific as LP's Smartside lap siding is installed on a Mashpee house.
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