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September 28, 2011 | Wednesday
Touring the Georgia-Pacific Drywall Plant
Bob tours the Georgia-Pacific drywall plant in Marcus Hook, PA with Monty Palmowski.
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September 27, 2011 | Tuesday
Pella Window Factory Tour
Bob visits the Pella Window Factory in Pella, IO to see how they reproduce the special circle-head window in the basement ...
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September 27, 2011 | Tuesday
Tour of the Parallam Beam Factory
Bob joins David Parker at Macmillan-Bloedel’s Parallam plant in Vancouver, BC to see how the special engineered beams are ...
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September 27, 2011 | Tuesday
Visiting a Wooden Window Factory
Bob visits the Wes-Pine wooden window factory in Hanover, MA.
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September 27, 2011 | Tuesday
Touring a Roofing Shingle Plant
Bob takes us on a tour of the IKO roofing shingle plant in Wilmington, DE.
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September 27, 2011 | Tuesday
Visiting Shepley Wood Products
Bob visits Shepley Wood Products to discuss what to look for when ordering lumber.
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September 26, 2011 | Monday
Touring Chicago's Modern Architecture
Bob meets with architectural historian Susan Benjamin to tour five buildings in Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper.
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September 26, 2011 | Monday
Touring a Converted Two-Flat in Chicago
For inspiration, Bob tours a recent Wicker Park renovation: the conversion of a two-flat residence into a single family home.
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September 22, 2011 | Thursday
Final Tour of the Porch, Swimming Pool, and Interior
Bob tours the finished porch and pool area, and exchanges comments on the beautiful completed project with the architect.
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September 22, 2011 | Thursday
Tour of a Keewaydin Island House
Bob takes a field trip to Keewaydin Island, where he tours an island cottage that was created by a colorful artist.
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September 22, 2011 | Thursday
Meeting Jim Ross in NYC
Bob travels to meet retired developer Jim Ross in New York City, where the two discuss the revitalization of the South Str...
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September 22, 2011 | Thursday
Florida Architecture
Bob and Andrea, a Florida architect, look over some building models and visit examples.
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September 22, 2011 | Thursday
Neighboring Cracker Cottage Tour
Hoping to find inspiring remodeling ideas, Bob tours a recently revamped cracker cottage nearby.
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September 21, 2011 | Wednesday
Revitalizing the Hemingway Home in Cuba
In 1939, after selling the film rights to his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway purchased Finca Vigía, ...
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September 20, 2011 | Tuesday
Reviewing the Home Exterior
Bob and carpenter-contractor Bob Ryley review the exterior of the home, pointing out the new trellis and the new entryway....
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