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Reviewing the Wood Burning Boiler Features
Workers are putting the final touches on the farmhouse project in Quechee, VT. Landscape work has begun and, inside, Shaw carpet is being laid down.
A new Panasonic entertainment center is installed as part of Internet Home Alliance's "connected home" concept and Bob checks out the new Kinetico water treatment system.
A new Panasonic entertainment center is installed as part of Internet Home Alliance's "connected home" concept and Bob checks out the new Kinetico water treatment system.
- Part 1: Reviewing the Features of OnStar and the Home Entertainment Center
- Part 2: Reviewing the Wood Burning Boiler Features
- Back at the Cobb Hill co-housing community, Bob meets with builder Kevin O'Hara, who shows Bob the enormous Garn wood gasifying boiler that's just arrived.
The boiler heats hot water by burning the particulate in a second chamber after the wood has been burned. The hot water will be sent throughout the co-housing for heat. Community members will manually feed the lumber, which will be harvested right on the property as fuel for the boiler.
The individual residences will be tied together with Ecoflex insulated underground pipe. Each pod (there are three in the community) will have its own backup gas boiler for when the temperature really drops. - Part 3: Kinetico Water Purification System and Gas-Fired Water Heater
- Part 4: Selecting Carpet With Kathy Ireland
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.
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
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Episode 4 - Framing and Wiring for the Future
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
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Episode 8 - Finish Trim and Cabinet Installation
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Episode 9 - Stone Wall Construction and Covered Bridges
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Episode 10 - Connected Home Update and Garage Doors
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Episode 11 - Kitchen Update and Bathroom Tile Installation
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Episode 13 - Project Completion
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