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Flooring & Stairs
September 11, 2011 | Sunday
Building the Staircase
Bob and contractor Bob Ryley build and install the stairs between the first and second story. Ryley explains the math invo...
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Flooring & Stairs
September 10, 2011 | Saturday
Installing a Bluestone Floor
Bob discusses the bluestone floor being installed in the greenhouse.
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Flooring & Stairs
September 07, 2011 | Wednesday
Amtico Flooring Installation
Flooring specialist Mary Docker introduces Bob to Amtico. A flooring product from England, Amtico is vinyl that mimics the...
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Flooring & Stairs
September 07, 2011 | Wednesday
Bathroom Floor Installation
Bob visits with Butch and Dennis LeDonne, who are using thin-set epoxy to install an aggregrate product from Rover Tile on...
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Flooring & Stairs
September 05, 2011 | Monday
Wood Floor Repair
Bob and homeowner Gavin repair and refinish a 75-year-old oak floor. Because the new patch floor panels have a different t...
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Flooring & Stairs
September 03, 2011 | Saturday
Making Mosaic Tiles
Bob meets with Sarah McCaleb, an artist who has adapted works of popular Miami artist Romero Britto into mosaic tile.
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Flooring & Stairs
September 03, 2011 | Saturday
Pouring a Concrete Floor
Bob watches over a fresh strip of concrete being poured between two existing slabs.
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Flooring & Stairs
September 01, 2011 | Thursday
Installing a Reclaimed Pine Floor
Bob Riley and Howard Brickman install a reclaimed hard pine floor. The orientation of the boards is explained, and the moi...
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Flooring & Stairs
August 31, 2011 | Wednesday
Home Elevator Installation
Bob meets Mike Vogt (from Access Industries) and carpenters (from the Whitaker Company), who are installing a residential ...
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Flooring & Stairs
August 26, 2011 | Friday
Installing Steel Stair Stringers for the Bulkhead
Installer Juan Gonsalves shows Bob how to install steel stair stringers.
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Flooring & Stairs
August 26, 2011 | Friday
Building Temporary Stairs
Bob joins a carpenter at the site of accessible home in Roxbury, MA to look over the construction of a temporary exterior ...
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Flooring & Stairs
August 23, 2011 | Tuesday
Pergo Floor Installation
Joel Trepitti (from Pergo) talks Bob through the installation of the wood laminate flooring.
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Flooring & Stairs
August 23, 2011 | Tuesday
Progress Report on the Loft Common Areas
Developer Neal Gold gives Bob a progress report on the work underway in the common areas of the building.
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Flooring & Stairs
August 23, 2011 | Tuesday
Choosing the Right Floor
Interested in choosing the right floor? Appearance matters, but don't forget the ongoing demands of material maintenance.
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Flooring & Stairs
August 22, 2011 | Monday
Hand-Stitching Carpets
Bob learns about hand-stitching carpets, as he watches Peter Mead use a traditional technique.
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