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Exterior Painting With an Airless Sprayer

Project: Vermont Farmhouse, Episode 7, Part 1

Painting is getting started on the exterior of the house. Bob is shown the techniques being used to paint the front façade, and custom cabinets from Crown Point Cabinetry are ready to go in the kitchen. Ryley and Pat Cloutier will install the cabinets, but first, Bob takes us on a tour of the Crown Point factory in Claremont, NH to see what goes into their construction.

Part 1: Exterior Painting With an Airless Sprayer: Latex paint is being applied on the exterior of the Vermont farmhouse by workers using airless sprayers. These tools use pressure to push paint through the line.

A putty color was chosen for the trim paint. The trim and field will both get two coats of paint. The painters will come back and redo the trim after the paint on the field is dry.

The trick to painting clapboards with the airless sprayer is to hold it six to eight inches from the surface with the nozzle perpendicular to the wall. By making narrow swathes across the surface, one can control the consistency of the coating and avoid drips.
Part 2: Crown Point Cabinet Factory Tour
Part 3: Installing Crown Point Kitchen Cabinets

The wooded New England setting, with quaint towns and covered bridges, provides the perfect backdrop for building a traditional Vermont-style farmhouse.

Bob works with the Quechee Lakes Development Company to build a residence that hearkens back to the past yet satisfies the needs of a family in the new millennium.

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Episode 4 - Framing and Wiring for the Future
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Framing work progresses, as Dan Enright and crew work on the home's hip roof, as well as the truss system over the garage. In the basement, Bob talks to Tim Woods (from Internet Home Alliance) about the special wiring that is being installed to make this farmhouse a "connected" home.
Episode 5 - Exterior Update
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Bob tours the exterior of the farmhouse project in Quechee, VT, where windows have been installed, Weyerhaeuser siding has gone up, and the roof framing has been finished. Also, there is a new bulkhead door.<br> <br> Installation of the home's standing seam metal roof is also underway. Pat Cloutier (from Cloutier Construction) is on-site putting down some Georgia-Pacific redwood decking. And Bob Ryley is on board to help Pat trim out some columns on the back porch with WindsorONE engineered lumber.<br> <br> Bob takes a trip to the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Community to learn about some of the farming techniques being practiced.
Episode 6 - Flooring and Interior Trim
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Bob tours the interior, looking at the finished drywall and insulation. In the living room, a new Shaw pre-finished hardwood floor is being put down. David LaFosse (from LaFosse & Co.) is on hand to talk to Bob about the process. In the kitchen Ryley and Pat Cloutier are busy putting up trim around the windows.
Episode 8 - Finish Trim and Cabinet Installation
Episode 9 - Stone Wall Construction and Covered Bridges
Episode 10 - Connected Home Update and Garage Doors
Episode 11 - Kitchen Update and Bathroom Tile Installation
Episode 12 - Home Entertainment and Carpet Installation
Episode 13 - Project Completion

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