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Managing ConstructionSeptember 26, 2011 | MondayBob joins architect Bill Bauhs to discuss plans for renovating the two-flat greystone.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 26, 2011 | MondayBob and the realtor tour the interior of an old greystone two-flat in Chicago's Wicker Park. They find ten-foot ceilings, ...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 22, 2011 | ThursdayBob makes his final visit to the sister project, a conversion of a Manhattan tenement. The new tenants have moved into the...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 22, 2011 | ThursdayBob travels to the Lower East Side of Manhattan in order to visit the ongoing rehabilitation of a tenement building.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 22, 2011 | ThursdayBob confers with contractor Al Stouse as his crew begins demolition work on the Naples project.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 22, 2011 | ThursdayBob tours the Naples, FL cracker cottage that he has selected to remodel.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 20, 2011 | TuesdayOnce the deck has been installed, Bob heads to picturesque Nantucket to see a very large and impressive backyard deck.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 20, 2011 | TuesdayPlumbers gut the bathroom by removing the tub, sink, tile, and toilet.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 20, 2011 | TuesdayBob and the architect survey the problem areas of the home and eventually focus on the decaying deck.
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 20, 2011 | TuesdayThe architect begins the design for the remodel using Autocad software. Computers make changing the architects' initial pl...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 20, 2011 | TuesdayBob makes plans with the architect and demolition begins on site. The chalet front is removed and scaffolding is built to ...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 19, 2011 | MondayA new concept in housing is being developed here with a grassroots development corporation called Nuestra Comunidad conver...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 19, 2011 | MondayBog gives a mid-renovation tour, reviewing the progress that's been made on various projects throughout the house. He also...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 19, 2011 | MondayBob tours the ongoing remodeling project, remarking on some of a large project's difficulties. Next, Bob tours the upstair...
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Managing ConstructionSeptember 19, 2011 | MondayBob discusses the "wet" walls, and an alarm system, as well as smoke and fire protection, are installed.
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