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Vermont Farmhouse > Episode 8: Finish Trim and Cabinet Installation

Reviewing Energy Efficient Products in the Home

Project: Vermont Farmhouse, Episode 8, Part 2

General contractor Ted Riley talks with Bob about the finished trim work in the living room, and the fireplace installation is underway.

Next, it's off to Cobb Hill again, where Bob and general contractor Mark Albee tour the interior of one of finished units checking out the high performance windows and other energy efficient features.

Back on site, carpenter Bob Ryley is installing window trim in the master bathroom as well as cherry vanity cabinets from Crown Point.

Part 1: Building the Fireplace
Part 2: Reviewing Energy Efficient Products in the Home: At the Cobb Hill co-housing community, Bob and general contractor Mark Albee look at some of the energy efficient and eco-friendly products in use.

The home's large south-facing windows provide significant passive solar gain. They are Thermotech pultruded fiberglass windows from Canada and have Styrofoam insulation in them.

For cost reasons Mark is using Thermotech's double glazed window with one low-e coating. Because the glass and fiberglass have a similar expansion coefficient you get a window that is tight through all seasons.

The flooring is yellow birch from a mill in Maine. It's a certified sustainable product that is made from short pieces that would ordinarily be discarded.
Part 3: Trimming Out Bathroom Windows
Part 4: Crown Point Bathroom Cabinets Installation

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.

Also from Vermont Farmhouse

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 7 - Exterior Painting and Kitchen 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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