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Planting Bulbs and Seeding the Lawn

Project: Victorian Kitchen & Bath Remodel, Episode 10, Part 2

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The 100-year-old clapboard home is ready for painting. Ronald Boyajian of California Paints checks the moisture level in the wood with a two-pronged meter before selecting a linseed oil-based tinted primer and Velvet Flat acrylic latex paint. In the garden, landscape designer Ruth Foster shows Bob how to plant bulbs correctly and how to reseed compacted, damaged grass.

Part 1: Painting the Exterior
Part 2: Planting Bulbs and Seeding the Lawn: Bob meets with landscape designer Ruth Foster, who explains the correct method of planting bulbs. For turf, Foster suggests a relaxed approach, with perennial rye and fescue planted, mown high, and over-seeded, both in the fall and at the tail end of winter.
Part 3: Landscape Design on a Sloping Bank

Bob undertakes the partial remodeling of a historic Victorian home in Rowley, MA. The house is a classic New England gem with many partitioned rooms, a large yard, and preserved wetlands beyond. The owners want to make their home more family friendly, and to open it up for casual entertaining. The architect helps create a design that works for the house and the family. From permits and approvals to the addition of a mudroom and a deck to the installation of cabinets and cozy radiant heat, this project focuses on family space. Appliances are modernized and updated, while architectural details like the Queen Anne window, reproduction trim, and copper roof are added to restore the original character to this historical beauty.

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Episode 1 - Preview of Victorian Kitchen Remodel
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Bob is in Rowley, MA for the partial remodeling of a Queen Anne Victorian in the town's historic district. Homeowner David Masher and architect Greg Colling explain how the addition will follow the linear plan of the home, and will ultimately lead onto a new deck, regraded back yard, and landscaped side yard. Outside, contractor Tim Berky gets approval to dig and starts preparing the addition's footings.
Episode 2 - Foundation Work, Roofing, and Installing French Doors
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Bob and contractor Tim Berky review the newly poured foundation that's been pointed in order to blend with the existing Victorian foundation. The new 5' x 16' mudroom addition is framed and topped with a hip roof that will be sheathed in copper. Also, Berky and his crew install new Pella French doors. These solid-wood framed, double-paned, argon-filled, low-e glass doors let in light, retain warmth, prevent heat gain, and have a triple-latch system for added security.
Episode 3 - Exterior Trim and Spray-Foam Insulation
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The Queen Anne Victorian addition is ready for clapboard siding to match the existing façade and trim. Inside, the demolition is complete, the chimney stack has been removed, and a custom steel structural support has been placed where the load-bearing dining-room wall once stood. Insulation specialists explain, and begin to install, the expanding foam, closed-cell insulation. Outside, contractor Tim Berky completes a custom backerboard and transitional bed molding to match the original 1890s molding.
Episode 4 - Radiant Heat, Oak Flooring, and Deck Piers
Episode 5 - Deck Framing and Artisanal Tiles
Episode 6 - Cedar Decking and Copper Roofing
Episode 7 - Cherry Cabinets, Cultured Stone, and Cedar Deck Rails
Episode 8 - Countertops and Appliances
Episode 9 - Custom Trim Work, Landscaping, and Bathroom Fixtures
Episode 11 - Fire Escape, Lighting, Doors, and Hardware
Episode 12 - Final Tour

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