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Installing an independent housing unit at your property can be a big investment, but if planned well, an income suite...
Highlights The average cost range to add a bathroom to a home is$5,000 to $35,000, with many homeowners paying $15,0...
Sunrooms can be a major plus to your home. Sunny, full of natural light, and often equipped with heating and cooling,...
Typical Range: $8,000 to $80,000 National Average: $30,000In this era of bright LED lights, more and more people a...
An awning installed at nearly any part of your home lets you take a welcome breather from the sun, wind, or rain this summer or any time of the year.
Natural light is coveted indoors, especially as it filters through the windows on a cool spring or fall day and warms...
Homeowners hoping to spruce up their interiors, make exterior repairs, or embark upon a long-desired home addition may find themselves daunted and dismayed by the...
Whether you’re looking to renovate your entire kitchen, complete with new cabinetry and appliances, or you just want to update your living room with a fresh coat ...
In California wine country, a house-hunting couple struck upon a cozy, cedar-shingled cabin. Encompassing 960 square ...
Doubling the size of your house with a new addition is not identical to, say, putting a second bath in that small bac...
There’s been a lot of talk invested in the last few years in trying to define what is an historically sensitive addit...
As real estate markets across the country deal with sluggish sales and plunging prices, many people who, just a coupl...
Job loss, broken retirement nest eggs, and declining health may encourage more Americans to consider moving in with t...
As a family matures, space needs change. Noise levels alter. A need for privacy arises. Entertainment choices diverge...
No matter what you call it, an in-law suite or an intergeneration living unit, it's the same thing in the end: one ad...
If you’re planning on adding to your house, great care must be taken to protect the trees and their root systems from...
Bob introduces homeowner Howard Brickman. Steve Ivas, an environmental engineer, describes the area wetlands, which must be accommodated. Innovative building tech...
Bob introduces Medford, MA, a city five miles north of Boston. Settled in 1630, Medford once flourished with industry, including the shipbuilding building. Today,...
Bob tours the first floor of the house, then turns his attention to the family room addition. Demolition has taken place in the barn, where a concrete floor has r...
Much of the space on the first floor has been opened up to give the house a 21st-century lifestyle feel. The framing of the new addition is ongoing, and the Kohle...
A representative from Owens Corning tells Bob about the architectural shingles that have been selected to replace the old roofing material. And Velux VSE skylight...
Architect and town planner Andres Duany explains how the project house in Mount Pleasant, SC may be expanded if necessary.
General contractor Sam Daniels gives Bob the details about the three-level northeast addition.
Carpenter Bob Ryley and general contractor Sam Daniel issue a progress report on the construction of the north addition to the Viriginia governor's mansion.
Bob meets Arquitectonica's Laurinda Spear, an architect who has come up with some eye-catching and very tropical ideas for the project.
Bob meets with stucco contractor Angelo Dattini, who walks Bob through the first steps of stucco application.
Bob meets homeowners Tracy and Linda Gallagher at their 1930s Colonial Revival home. Bob also meets the architect and contractor, whom the Gallaghers have enliste...
Bob and contractor Paul Morse review the excavations and formwork for the foundation.
Bob reviews the framing for the new addition. Homeowner Linda points out the corner notches, which add architectural interest. And a large opening punctuates one ...
Bob joins Jack O'Leary to review the rough-in plumbing and electrical work, and, together, they install a roof vent.
Bob and carpenter Bob Ryley demolish a wall on the second floor in order to connect the framed-in addition to the existing house.
Bob joins carpenter Bob Ryley, who is putting sidewall shingles onto the exterior of the new addition.
Bob meets Jack O'Leary, the plumbing and heating contractor for the Newton, MA project. Since the house has doubled in size with the neaddition, the old heating u...
Bob and carpenter Paul Morse go over the details of the budget and discuss whether or not they'll be able to finish the project under the estimated cost.
Bob is on site to discuss the design of the completed addition with the project architects.
The foundation has been hand-dug and the forms laid for the footings. Bob and contractor Bob Ryley discuss the layout of the greenhouse foundation and framing.
Bob reviews the turret structure that's been added to the project house. Then Bob and contractor Bob Ryley and the rest of the workmen raise a gable wall in accor...
The designer shows Bob around the addition, pointing out certain highlights, such as the breezeway with exposed studs and the Victorian-influenced lighting design...
Bob meets with homeowner Paul Paresky and tours the project. Expanding the lakefront home with a second floor addition will be a major undertaking. General contra...
Bob remarks on how much progress has been made in one week of work on the Wayland project home. The footings have been established and the crew has begun building...
Bob reflects on the project house's previous appearance and how the addition will change both the appearance and functionality of the home.
Contractor Bob Ryley demonstrates how to build a gable end dormer into the new roof.
Contractor Larry Landers demonstrates how to install roofing shingles around skylights.
Electrician Steve Bradley is on hand to install the electrical wires and boxes for the addition. Bob discusses the codes regarding receptacle placement and Steve ...
Bog gives a mid-renovation tour, reviewing the progress that's been made on various projects throughout the house. He also provides an update on the changes have ...
Bob helps carpenter Bob Ryley and crew install a new box bay window, which will enlarge the dining space and enhance the interior atmosphere.
Bob reviews the plans to create a new screen porch with a ceiling fan at the Naples project house.
Bob meets with homeowner David Masher and architect Greg Colling at the project house, a Queen Anne Victorian in Rowley, MA's historic district, to review plans f...
