Raising and Spring-Bracing the Walls

Project: Cape-Style Home, Episode 3, Part 3



Bob visits Barbara Gooddale in her authentic antique Cape Cod house to get a feel for the style and practicality of this design. Back at the project house, the crew gets busy framing, raising, and spring-bracing the walls.
Part 1: Framing the Walls
Part 2: Further Site Preparation
Part 3: Raising and Spring-Bracing the Walls
Bob works with the crew to raise and spring-brace the walls at the Cape Cod house.
Bob Vila's first project for "Home Again" is a Cape Cod-style home in Marstons Mills, MA. Bob takes the viewer through all the steps of building a house from scratch: from architect’s plans and foundation digging to framing, cedar shingling, installing a heating system, and using artist’s paint techniques on the interior.

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