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Tour of the Completed Greenhouse

Project: Greenhouse, Episode 8, Part 1

Bob and contractor Bob Ryley tour the spectacular finished greenhouse addition. The homeowner gets some professional help shopping for plants at Haskell's Nursery from Martha Stewart, who transforms the greenhouse into an elegant setting for "tea for three". Then Bob delivers a big surprise by revealing the true identity of the homeowner!

Part 1: Tour of the Completed Greenhouse: Bob and contractor Bob Ryley tour the spectacular finished greenhouse and, in addition to the greenhouse, a vestibule to the house has been created, solving the homeowners' issue with cold winter air coming in the front entrance.
Part 2: Plant Shopping With Martha Stewart
Part 3: Tour of the Greenhouse With Martha Stewart
Part 4: Discussing the Greenhouse

Bob Vila heads to Cape Cod in the dead of winter to watch over the construction of a custom, high-tech greenhouse. The design and construction of a new addition to the front of an existing house afforded the creation of this conservatory and of a new front entry pavilion that features a mahogany pergola supported by limestone columns.

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Episode 1 - House Tour and Demolition
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Bob begins the state-of-the-art greenhouse project by visiting Boston's most famous solarium, that of the quirky and romantic Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Back at the project site, Bob meets the homeowner, tours the existing house, and discusses plans for the addition with the architect. Contractor Bob Ryley begins demolition.
Episode 2 - Pouring the Footings
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Bob surveys the newly excavated foundation layout and sees the concrete poured along a special conveyor belt to make the footings. Bob then travels to New York City to experience a large-scale, world-class greenhouse, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
Episode 3 - Attaching Steel Uprights
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The custom-made steel uprights that will support the weight of the greenhouse arrive, and, soon after, they are attached to the foundation. Rigid insulation is also added to retain heat, even in the dead of winter. Bob takes a walk down Boston's Commonwealth Avenue for a look at two upscale solariums from the last century-- one at Burrage House, the other at Webster House.
Episode 4 - Building Masonry Walls
Episode 5 - Heating and Ventilating System
Episode 6 - Installing Windows and Glass Walls
Episode 7 - Adding Stucco and Laying a Stone Floor

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