Tour of the Building in Boston's Leather District

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• Episode 1 - Loft Conversion Initial Tour

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  Bob takes a walking tour of some of Boston's best-preserved antique commercial buildings in the Leather District with architectural historian Brian Pfeiffer, ultimately winding up at the gracious brick front of the project building on Atlantic Avenue.<br> <br> The developers, Neal and Ron Gold, have gotten started converting this old fur storage building to residential loft space. Architect Greg Rochlin and carpenter Bob Ryley are on-site to consult about the possibilities for this unit.

• Episode 2 - Plumbing, Heating, and the "Big Dig"

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  Window installation gets underway in the project apartment, six stories above Atlantic Avenue, after Bob inspects the basement to see how the plumbing and heating installations are coming along. Also, Dan McNichol takes Bob down into the bowels of the earth to see how Boston's famous highway project, the "Big Dig", is progressing.

• Episode 3 - Plastering the Loft

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  The plastering crew is hard at work on stilts, while Bob goes on a field trip to Cambridge, where world-renowned landscape architect Martha Schwartz has made a spacious, and imaginative, home and office out of an industrial building on the railroad tracks. Back at our site, the architect and designer have modeled some intriguing ideas for Bob.

• Episode 4 - Elevating the Kitchen and Bedroom

• Episode 5 - Paint and Plate Glass Windows

• Episode 6 - Framing a Wall With Built-In Cabinets

• Episode 7 - Installing Plumbing Fixtures

• Episode 8 - Installing Stainless Steel Countertops

• Episode 9 - Drywall and Plastering Tips

• Episode 10 - Installing Track Lighting

• Episode 11 - Building a Closet System

• Episode 12 - Kitchen Work and Shutters