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Convection Oven Installation

Project: Vermont Farmhouse, Episode 11, Part 1

Bob catches up on progress in the kitchen. New appliances are being installed, including a Kohler sink, and a Kenmore garbage disposer, plus refrigerator.

In the bathroom, beautiful Shaw is being used. Offsite, Bob tours the Sumner Mansion in Hartland, VT with Professor Tom Visser, to learn more about historic Vermont Federal-style homes.

Part 1: Convection Oven Installation: Bob joins electrician Larry Dana in the Vermont farmhouse kitchen, as he installs the Kenmore Elite 30 self-cleaning convection oven. The oven requires a 220 high-voltage current-- it will be delivering a high degree of heat. Bob underscores that, as a rule of thumb, you should always connect your ground wires first.

Next, Larry connects the neutral wire, saving the potentially hot wire for last. Rather than putting the junction box back in the wall after connecting the wires, Larry leaves it floating behind the unit to facilitate servicing later on, if it becomes necessary.

In addition to the aesthetics, another advantage of the flush controls on these newly designed appliances is that, without the clutter of toggle switches and buttons, they are a lot easier to read and to keep clean.
Part 2: Installing the Dishwasher, Sink, and Garbage Disposal
Part 3: Antique Brick Work at the Burtch-Udall House and Sumner Mansion
Part 4: Reviewing the Bathroom Tile and Fixtures

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 7 - Exterior Painting and Kitchen Cabinet Installation
Episode 8 - Finish Trim and Cabinet Installation
Episode 9 - Stone Wall Construction and Covered Bridges
Episode 10 - Connected Home Update and Garage Doors
Episode 12 - Home Entertainment and Carpet Installation
Episode 13 - Project Completion

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