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Managing ConstructionNovember 30, 2011 | WednesdayEven if your proposed renovation concerns only interior spaces—a thorough examination of the exterior is still essential.
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Managing ConstructionNovember 30, 2011 | WednesdayA common philosophy behind the most appealing and practical interiors.
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Managing ConstructionNovember 30, 2011 | WednesdaySome evening when the house is quiet, shut off all the lights.
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Managing ConstructionOctober 17, 2011 | MondayAdvice on cutting costs by reviewing and detailed estimation of costs.
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Managing ConstructionOctober 14, 2011 | FridayThis is a test: What type of filter does your furnace or air conditioner require? What is the paint color of your li...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 30, 2011 | FridayBob meets with homeowner David Masher and architect Greg Colling at the project house, a Queen Anne Victorian in Rowley, M...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 30, 2011 | FridayGeneral contractor Tim Berky and his crew remove the old horsehair plaster in the kitchen. The framing and sheathing are f...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 28, 2011 | WednesdayBob tours the completed living room and dining room of the coach house, then heads down into the basement to see the work ...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 28, 2011 | WednesdayThe tour of the project house continues up into the attic and down into the basement. Bob and general contractor Ron Gan d...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 28, 2011 | WednesdayBob and general contractor Ron Gan take a look around the old, abandoned coach house.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 28, 2011 | WednesdayBob finishes the interior tour with the kitchen and master bedroom. Then, Bob, general contractor Ron Gan, and realtor Cat...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 28, 2011 | WednesdayBob goes over budget expenditure and progress to date with contractor Ron Gan and realtor Catherine Caravette.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 27, 2011 | TuesdayThe crew installs a Parallam beam in the living room along with iron beams on the back masonry wall.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 27, 2011 | TuesdayBob and general contractor Ron Gan review the demolition and discuss replacing the bearing walls with special engineered b...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 27, 2011 | TuesdaySidewall contractor Dean Fraser shows us how to apply cedar shingles.
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