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Bob checks in on installation of the bathroom plumbing fixtures in this segment. The crew is installing a custom vanity countertop and undermount sink...
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| | Applying Adjustable Legs and Toekick to Bathroom Vanities
Bob meets with Bill Wilcox who is building the bathroom vanities. The vanities come as laminated boxes that are individual units that fit together. Th...
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| | Applying Glazed Wall Tile in the Bathroom
Rob Shedrofsky from Davinci Stone explains the tiling process to Bob as the Porcelanosa wall tile is installed in the bathroom. A glazed clay tile is ...
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| | Applying Mortar Scratch Coat for Shower Wall Tiles
Bob visits with Mike Bennet, who is floating mortar bed walls in a bathroom. Starting with 15# felt paper then expanded diamond metal lathe held on by...
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| | Bathroom Fixtures and Porcelanosa Tile
Bob and Chris Vila continue the walk-through of the Manhattan Brownstone with a look at the new bathroom. The former bathroom was completely gutted, b...
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| | Bathroom Fixtures Installed
Bob meets Dave Kohler from Kohler, Wisconsin who is installing a Kohler lavatory on a Yonkers Blitz Build that is part of a Habitat for Humanity Proje...
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| | Bathroom Floor Installation
Bob visits with Butch and Dennis LeDonne who are instaling Rover Tile aggregate tile on the master bathroom floor with epoxy thin set.
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| | Bathroom Plumbing Work and Electrical Wiring the Kitchen
Plumber Kevin Hanley reviews the installation of the new half-bath. A pedistal water basin and an antique toilet are installed. Electrical wiring is r...
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| | Bathroom Vanity Installation
Bob Vila delivers a "Colonial" model, flush mount Robern medicine cabinet to an upstairs bath. Bob Ryley is busy installing the z-bar (named for its z...
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| | Behind the Walls and Pocket Door Installation
Bob looks at what goes behind the walls before putting on the blue board: wiring, light fixtures, heat ducts, water lines and a pocket door frame.
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| | Block Wall Demolition
Bob and Ed Weller meet to demolish a block wall to open up the room for the remodel. An electrician has disconnected the area's wiring and an exposed ...
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| | Boiler Pipes and a In-Floor Radiant Heat in Bathroom
Bob meets with the plumber to look at the air handler and then goes upstairs to check out a bathroom floor heated with radiant heat.
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| | Celebrating on the Completed Patio and Lanai
Bob gives us a final tour of the new lanai and spa. The unique banana leaf shape of the patio posed several contruction challenges, but the final prod...
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| | Completing the Miami Master Bedroom
The finishes put the final touches on the bedroom of the Miami condo. The bed is from Nature's Rest and has a renewable latex technology. Vintage find...
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| | Condo Design Ideas with DD Allen
DD Allen shows off her updated 600-square-foot retreat in Downtown Miami. Originally a one-bedroom condo, she invites Bob to step up into her studio b...
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| | Cook Center Installation
Bob helps Kevin install Kitchen Aid Oven and Kohler Pro cook center.
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| | Copper Plumbing Installation
Tom Higham is on hand to demonstrate how install copper plumbing for the bathroom lavatory. A copper T is used to join the various pipes. The pipe end...
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| | Crown Point Bathroom Cabinets Installation
Ryley installs the built-in vanity from Crown Point Cabinetry in the downstairs master bath. The first step is to attach the three cabinet units toge...
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| | Discussing Architectural Ideas for the Miami Condo
Bob Vila and project architect Michael Pierce brainstorm ideas for this small condo with a great view of Biscayne Bay. The condo, a collection of clos...
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| | Discussing Jetted Tub Home Spa and Replacing Finial on Roof Turret
House eleven of the Elmwood project. The spa is installed into the 3rd floor exercise room and the final section is put on the new roof.
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| | Elm Court's Utility Room and Washer and Dryer Hookup
Donald Brazie from D & B Plumbing demonstrates how to hook up a washer and dryer in a utility room that was formerly a bathroom on the Elm Court's sec...
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| | Energy Efficient Washer Dryer Set Installed
Bob and Ryley install a Maytag Neptune washer-dryer set. Manufacturer's representative Jay Klosterman describes the product's energy saving features. ...
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| | Evaluating the HVAC and Plumbing Systems
Bob meets with plumbing and HVAC contractor Frank ladarola, to look at a 40+ year old converted gas from oil furnace that needs to be replaced with a ...
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| | Excavation for a New Waterline
Bob meets with Dick of John Hawley Inc. to watch the excavation for the installation of a new waterline and discuss the details of the process.
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| | Exterior Tour and Plumbing
Bob and Ryley tour the exterior of our cabin. The cabin will have a lot of exposed wood surfaces, which will pose some problems for the contractors. J...
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| | Final Tour of the Completed First Home in the Project
Bob takes us on final tour of this Elmwood neighborhood project. The homeowners, Luke and Jane, have decorated and Bob reviews the area's new features...
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| | Final Tour of the Completed Home Gym and Spa
House eleven of the Elmwood project continues. Bob takes a final tour of the home spa and discusses the new equipment in the exercise room.
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| | Final Tour of the Completed Interior
Charleston, SC interior designer Carolyn Griffen gives Bob a final tour of the I'On project house.
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| | Final Tour of the Completed Second Home in the Project
House two of the Elmwood project. Attaching new casings to laundry closet. Permanently installed vanity. Then a final tour of the finished remodel.
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| | Fitting the Vanity Top and Sink
Ernie Wernecke of Princeton Custom Cabinetry is back to show Bob how the vanity top is customized to accommodate a bulging wall. Wernecke scribes then...
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| | Flooring, Plumbing, and Plastering
The old flooring has been removed and Bob outlines the process of installing the new. LVL supports allow a restructuring of the house with larger room...
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| | Framing out Wet Wall for Waste Pipes
Bob discusses the "wet" walls in the expansion project. With the addition of a second floor, special attention needs to be paid to load bearing issues...
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| | Gas-Fired Water Heater
Bob checks out the ProMax "75" gas-fired water heater from A. O. Smith. It has a blower on top which provide us the air necessary for combustion. This...
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| | Glass Shower Doors, Tracks, and Handles
Tom Memory of Coastal Doors joins Bob to complete the installation of the glass shower doors. The heavy, safety-tempered glass doors are bolted on a t...
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| | Glass Tile Installation in the Shower
Test The walls in the shower are nearly complete as the crew gets ready to grout the Vitrus GlassTile they've installed. Bob shows how glass tile diff...
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| | High Efficiency HVAC System from Energy Kinetics
Plumbing and heating contractor Frank Iadarola meets with Mike Kaufmann to look at the high-efficiency System 2000. The low mass unit will be used to ...
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| | High Efficiency Water Heater Installation and Buderus Boiler Factory Tour
Bob visit the Buderus boiler manufacturing plant with Chris Hoff to see how the house and water heater is made.
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| | Home Two: Bathroom Remodel
House two of the Elmwood project. Homeowners Pat and Roger Simons go over the goals of their bathroom remodel.
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| | Hot Tub Installation
House three of the Elmwood project. Covering the deck with a rubber roof and the delivery and installation of the hot tub.
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| | Hot Tub Installation
Bob joins Ed Weller and Laez Wilent to observe the installion of a custom-made hot tub. A person may wonder, why a hot tub in South Florida? For thera...
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| | House Four: New Kitchen Plan, Demolition, and Reclaimed Pine Flooring Prep
House four of the Elmwood project. Kitchen and bath remodel at the home of Mark and Christina Macheska. An overview of the problems and solutions, dem...
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| | House One: Tour Gothic Carpenter-style Home
The first Elmwood project in Providence, RI. Kitchen and bathroom needs a full remodel. Bob tours the house and discusses the new proposed kitchen lay...
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| | House Redecorating
For the final visit to the new family room and master bedroom suite addition in Newton, Bob checks out the family room with the homeowners and the int...
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| | Innovative Septic System Installation
Bob meets with Tom Florence to install the Flo-Well Polyvinylehelene septic system. The tank is much lighter than concrete systems, costs about 20% le...
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| | Installation of a Floating Vanity Cabinet
Bob Vila takes us from the shower that will also have a toilet and lavatory, through the dressing area with space reserved for a bench and cubby space...
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| | Installation of the HVAC System
Bob joins Paul Costello and Lou Mazzini in the old dairy building to discuss the SpacePak high velocity hydro air HVAC system that's being installed i...
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| | Installing a Bathroom Grab Rail
Bob and Ryley put the finishing touches on in the bathroom. They install a grab bar to help a person in a wheelchair to maneuver. The grab bar has a f...
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| | Installing a Cement Backerboard in the Bathroom
Bob meets Larry in the master bathroom, where he is installing a cement backerboard to the walls and floor of the shower stall and tiled floors. Larry...
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| | Installing a Fire Sprinkler System
A Grinnell commercial-type sprinkler system is installed in the garage and Bob gets a quick history of the fire sprinkler concept. Bob also gets a few...
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| | Installing a Glass Block Wall
Bob discusses the glass block wall being installed in the master bathroom. Since the blocks cannot be cut, measurements must be carefully thought thro...
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| | Installing a Granite Tub Surround, In-Floor Heat, and Fiber Optic Lighting
House eleven of the Elmwood project continues. A granite tub surround is installed as well as a unique fiber optic lighting system.
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| | Installing a Granite Vanity Top
Bob meets Rick and Brian of Star Granite Interiors to install the granite vanity top.
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| | Installing a Marble Tile Floor
Bob Vila meets with Nick Tagios from New York-based Tagios Tile and Marble as Tagios prepares to put down a traditionally installed marble floor. Prio...
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| | Installing a Mirror and other Glasswork
Bob meets with Bill Brody from Classic Glass and learns how to install a large mirror, a glass shelf, and a glass partition wall inside a shower.
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| | Installing a Moen Filter Faucet
Carlos Leuchtmann of Blue Ridge Plumbing installs the Moen filter faucet in the kitchen. Unlike other filters, the Moen faucet has the filter cartridg...
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| | Installing a New Plumbing Trap
Bob meets Bob Hubbard, the plumber who is cutting into old cast-iron pipe with a snap cutter. The old P-trap is removed because the new tub has been m...
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| | Installing a Pedestal Sink
Mario Taormina of N. Pagano Plumbing installs the Toto pedestal sink in the bathroom of the Manhattan Brownstone. Taormina stresses that the first ste...
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| | Installing a Preassembled Whole House Radiant Heating System
Bob meets with Erling Andersen of AIM (Andersen International Marketing) in the basement of the modern Colonial to discuss the heating system. The Boi...
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| | Installing a Shower Fixture
Bob Vila meets with Carlos Leuchtmann from Blue Ridge Plumbing, who shows Bob the shower pan and layout of the new fixtures. Leuchtmann explains that ...
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| | Installing a Tankless Hot Water Heater
Bob meets with Craig Rinaldi a plumbing contractor and Mary Moffroid from Controlled Energy who are installing the Aquastar Water Heater. The tankless...
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| | Installing a Toilet and Vanity in the Half Bathroom
Bob looks at the half-bath under the staircase with its tumbled marble mosaic floor and then watches plumber Ron Iadarola attach the "tender gray" Koh...
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| | Installing an Ice Maker
Bob gets some tips about how to hook up an automatic ice maker from plumber Ed Mann. Ed demonstrates how to connect the ice maker with the water suppl...
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| | Installing Bathroom Fixtures
Bob meets with Lenora Campos, from Toto USA, the largest toilet manufacturer in the world. Campos introduces Toto's new Mercer line of residential fix...
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| | Installing Ceramic Shower Tiles
Bob visits with Ed Zywusko who is installing ceramic tile in guest bath. The tiles are from Spain, Portugal, and Italy lending a very Mediterranean fe...
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| | Installing Cultured Marble Shower Walls
Bob installs cultured marble panels in a bathroom with Jack Miklaus. Jack demonstrates fabrication and installation techniques.
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| | Installing Custom Shower Doors and Bath Hardware and CO Detector
Bob meets with Greg VanGrover of Ketcham Reflections to observe the finishing touches in the bathroom shower. VanGrover works with architectural drawi...
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| | Installing Floor Tile in the Bathroom
Bob meets with Roger who is installing floor tiles over a mortar bed in the bathroom.
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| | Installing Moen Faucets in the Bathroom Vanity
Carlos Leuchtmann of Blue Ridge Plumbing joins Bob to install the Moen Kingsley faucet and handles. Leuchtmann begins with the quick-connect lock tab ...
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| | Installing Plumbing Loop and Fixtures for Multiple Head Shower
Bob tours the upstairs master bath with an eye towards the space's luxury appointments, including the double vanity fixtures, granite countertop, and ...
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| | Installing Porcelain Mosaic Tiles in the Bathroom
Bob meets with Cortney who is installing porcelain mosaic tiles with acrylic mastic over an existing bathroom mortar bed and finishes the tiles with b...
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| | Installing Pre-Cast Concrete Basement Stairs and a Bulkhead
Bob is at the Mashpee home site for the installation of the pre-cast basement entry system from Bilco. He looks at a finished system and remarks on th...
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| | Installing PVC Pipe
Bob Vila shows a Victorian Style house where the rough plumbing is being installed. The house has a half basement with the remainder being just crawls...
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| | Installing Skylight, Acrylic Block Panels and Hydro-Air System for Cooling
House ten of the Elmwood project. The third floor rec room remodel continues with the installation of Hy-Lite acrylic walls, HVAC system and insulatio...
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| | Installing the Bathroom Faucet
Bob meets Steve Bottazzi, a plumbing contractor. Steve is installing a lavatory in a vanity by installing the faucet on the lav first, then putting th...
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| | Installing the Energy Star Washer and Dryer
Bob convenes with carpenter Bob Ryley and plumber Dave DuVerger who are installing the laundry appliances. Bob details a few of the features of the En...
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| | Installing the Farm Sink in the Kitchen
The Kohler "Dickinson" sink in the Quechee home's kitchen has the look and feel of an old-fashioned farm sink. It's enameled cast iron and it seems to...
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| | Installing the Leach Field and Chambers for the Infiltrator Septic System
Bob is joined by Carl Thompson of Infiltrator Systems as the new leach field and Infiltrator chambers are laid out. The main drain from the house, the...
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| | Installing the Toto One-Piece Toilet
Bob looks at the Toto one-piece, 1.6 gallon toilet that will be installed in the lavatory. Unlike other toilets, the Toto model hides all obvious work...
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| | Installing Tumbled Marble Tile in the Shower
Bob visits with Ed Zywusko who is undertaking a tricky tile installation in a shower area, and then joins plumber Frank Iadarola in a flashback.
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| | Interior Decorating
Charleston, SC interior designer Carolyn Griffen gives Bob a final tour of the I'On project house. Guy Walters gives details on the Thomasville Heming...
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| | Kinetico Water Filtration System Installed
Bob meets up with plumber Ted Moxham and Kinetico rep Dave Krupinski in the basement where Ted is installing a Kinetico water purification system. 85%...
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| | Kinetico Water Purification System
Back in the basement, Bob explains how the Kinetico water purification system works. The system uses kinetic energy created by the flow of the water i...
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| | Kitchen Demolition
Contractor/carpenter Cortney Lofton shows Bob the original kitchen cabinets. They discover a few spots of original paint during the demolition process...
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| | Kitchen Plumbing Installed
The final connections are made to the new kitchen appliances including a garbage dsiposal and gas stove.
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| | Kohler "Champagne" Bathtub Installation
Up in the master bath a Kohler "champagne" tub has been installed. The tub is designed to be filled to the brim and the framing must support the addit...
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| | Kohler Shower Installation
Bob meets Eli and Greg who are installing the finish kit of the Kohler shower tower in the loft bathroom in downtown Boston. Greg explains the compute...
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| | Kohler Showroom and Factory Tour
Bob tours the Kohler factory in Wisconsin with the founder's great granddaughter, Laura Kohler. Laura shows off several new products and reproduction ...
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| | Landscaping in the Falmouth Affordable Housing Development
Bob joins John Druley at another of the Quaker Homes that is nearly completed and ready for landscaping. This home is virtually the same as the first-...
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| | Laying Down the Mohogany Deck and Final Tour of Third House
House three of the Elmwood project. Laying down the mahogany decking and a final look at the project.
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| | Laying Glazed Ceramic Floor Tiles
Bob meets Larry, the tile contractor, who is installing floor tiles in the bathroom. Larry starts out by putting down an under-layment, letting it dry...
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| | Luxury Kitchen Appliances, Finishes, and Cabinetry
Bob and Chris Vila are in the huge kitchen of the Manhattan Brownstone with floor-to-ceiling cabinets and oversized elements that take advantage of th...
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| | Malibu Master Bedroom Tour
Bob and our designer, Robyn, take us on a tour of the master bedroom and Bath. Starting in Bath Bob points out the simple extravagant Mexican tile pe...
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| | Marble and Venetian Glass Aggregate Bathroom Floor Tiles
Bob and Bob Ingram discuss the Rover Tile that is going into the master bath and children's bathroom. The tile is a combination of ninety five percent...
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| | Marble Countertop Installation
Bob visits with Greg Rockland the plumber who is installing a marble countertop supported by stainless steel brackets. Eli is installing an electric p...
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| | New Hot Water Boiler Installation
Bob joins Steve Bottazzi, a plumbing contractor, who is taking out an old boiler system and installing a new state-of-the-art system. The new system a...
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| | Painting Walls with High Gloss Paint
Bob goes into the bathroom where painter Dirk VanKoughnett is painting the walls. VanKoughnett is using a high gloss paint, a surface that is enjoying...
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| | Plumbing and Electrical Work in the Home Addition
Bob joins Jack O'Leary and looks at rough-in plumbing and electrical and they install a roof vent.
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| | Plumbing Installation and Creating a Tile Mural
House two of the Elmwood project. The new Kohler tub and plumbing are being installed and Pat Simons creates a tile mural for her bathroom.
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| | Plumbing with PVC Piping
Bob meets with Gerry Folan, the plumbing contractor, who demonstrates how all the waste lines come together in a residence and how they exit the house...
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| | Plymouth House Grand Tour
The house is finally finished, and Bob takes us on the grand tour. First we tour the exterior; and see the finished landscape, the paint, the gutters,...
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| | Pouring a Concrete Floor
Bob watches a strip of concrete being poured between two existing slabs. Rebar is placed in the two adjoining floors to prevent craking and a joining ...
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| | Preconstruction Home Tour
Bob tours the interior of the home with homeowner Paul Paresky. Starting in the Master bedroom Bob points out the view of Lake Cochituate from the lar...
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| | Preparing a Shower Pan for Tumbled Stone Tile Installation
Bob watches tile setter, Tim Galvin build up a shower pan and tile. The pan helps protect the surrounding area from moisture. Tim applies a mortar on ...
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| | Preparing the Site for a Modular Home Delivery
Bob meets with Michael Shiels from Shiels Builders who is the local on-site contractor for the Modular Mountain Retreat project. Shiels insures all ho...
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| | Preparing the Turret Room for the Spa Tub
House eleven of the Elmwood project continues. The floor is prepared to receive the spa tub.
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| | Progress Report on the Home Renovation
Bob meets up with general contractor Ron Gan to discuss the progress on the project. The plaster has been taken off the load bearing wall to reveal th...
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| | Progress Report on the Restoration Project
Bob gets an update on the governor's mansion project from architect John Paul Hanbury.
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| | Pumping Concrete to Make a Floor
Bob meets Mike Walker the concrete finisher who is pouring a concrete floor. What is very interesting about this project is that the concrete will be ...
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| | Quartz Tile Installation
The tile floor in the penthouse bathroom is being installed in this segment. The tile is a manmade product from Turkey call Sim Stone and has been ins...
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| | Restoring the Vintage Bathtub with Synthetic Porcelain
Bob disucsses the process and chemicals used to clean and restore the home's vintage bathtub. A new finish of synthetic porcelain is applied to the pe...
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| | Review of the Bathroom Tiling and Fixtures
Bob looks at the finished wall tile from Shaw in the second floor bathroom off the hall. The bathroom is cleverly designed with the tub and toilet in ...
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| | Review of the Waste Water Heat Recovery System
Bob meets with plumber John Fuscillo and they check out the wastewater recovery system where the heat from waste water is used to heat "fresh" water b...
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| | Reviewing Features of the Completed Master Bathroom
A final peek into the master bath reveals amenities such as the Wellborn Cabinets vanity, his and hers sinks, and a whirlpool tub. A clever feature of...
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| | Reviewing the Apartment's Paint Colors, Finishes, and Roof Deck
Bob is back in the penthouse apartment, this time in the main hallway that has the Marmorino wall finish that flows into the lavatory, which features ...
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| | Reviewing the Home's High-Velocity, Mini-Duct HVAC System
Bob looks at the HVAC units in the basement of the Medford home. There are 5 SpacePak units that, with their state-of-the-art foil-wrapped ductwork, d...
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| | Reviewing the Kitchen and Layout of the Ranch-Style Home
Bob meets plumber Charlie Delvecchio of Cape Plumbing at the ranch-style affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Delvecchio shows Bob the Moen sing...
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| | Rinnai On-Demand Water Heaters
Bob and Chris Vila check out the Rinnai on-demand water heaters that will control the domestic hot water and radiators in the Manhattan Brownstone apa...
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| | Salvaging the Sink and Removing Asbestos Tile
Bob meets Jim Kweskin of Fort Hill Construction who will serve as the project supervisor for the Brownstone remodel. Kweskin points out the salvage wo...
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| | Shower Stall Install
Bob meets with the plumber to discuss the installation of the shower stall in the kid’s bathroom. They discuss shoring up the walls and the pre-instal...
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| | Soldering a Copper Pipe Joint
Plumber Jack O'Leary shows Bob how to sweat a copper pipe joint. Jack cleans the pipe ends and fittings prior to applying the flux and explainsthe pur...
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| | Solid Surface Bathroom Vanity Top Installation
Bob is joined by Steven Nyz who will be installing a vanity top. They are using Surell solid-surfacing, a revolutionary one-piece sink and vanity top ...
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| | Space Savings and Increased Effeciency With a Tankless Hot Water Heater
Robert Kirkpatrick from Rinnai joins Bob to explain the tankless hot-water system being installed in the Manhattan Brownstone. Kirkpatrick explains th...
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| | Stamped Metal Ceiling and Medallion Kitchen Cabinets Installed
House four of the Elmwood project. Replacing ceiling with a metal ceiling and Medallion cabinets install.
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| | Stone Patio, Landscaping, and Outdoor Lighting
Bob meets with landscape designer Ruth Foster, about her plan for a stone patio, a hot tub, and outdoor lighting. Low voltage outdoor lighting is also...
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| | Sweating a Joint in Copper Plumbing
The plumber Steve Bowton shows Bob how to sweat a joint in copper plumbing. First he cleans the pipes with an emery cloth. Then he explains that plum...
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| | Swimming Pool Construction
Larry Long from Anthony & Sylvan Pools is on hand to discuss the excavation and preliminary work done to create the new pool. Reinforcing rods are set...
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| | Tankless Hot Water Heater
Chris Vila meets with Jack Frederick from Frederick/Gerahty to review the hot water heater. The Continuum unit from Rinnai is an instant-on unit that ...
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| | Tiling the Shower
Bob visits with Eddie Zywusko the mason and tilesetter who is working in a L-shaped shower. Eddie installed a water/ice shield, then cement board and ...
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| | Toto Low-Flow Toilet
Bob Vila meets with Lenora Campos from Toto USA, the largest toilet manufacturer in the world and a leader in water technology. Several years before t...
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| | Tour of Redesigned Kitchen and Bath in House Four
House four of the Elmwood project. Bob tours the finished kitchen, bath remodel project.
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| | Tour of the Completed Brooklyn Apartment
Bob tours the penthouse apartment with its exposed beams, stainless steel countertops, Mahogany details, and Solserene acoustic ceiling from Owens Cor...
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| | Tour of the Completed Brooklyn Warehouse Remodel
Bob quickly points out some of the features of the second floor apartment including sandblasted exposed beams, stone countertops and TOTO USA's Baldwi...
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| | Tour of the Completed Interior of an Affordable Home
Bob and Join Druley continue their tour of the finished model built by Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Druley gives Bob a sense of the finish...
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| | Tour of the Completed Kitchen
Bob tours the open-plan kitchen with its Merillat cherry cabinets and salvaged green breakfast nook-the only remaining feature from the original kitch...
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| | Tour of the Craftsman Style Interior Décor
We head inside with Gavin and Michelle to see what they've done with the Craftsman-style decor. With a comfortable master suite and French doors openi...
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| | Tour of the Interior Design Upstairs
Bob tours the finished upstairs focusing on the interior design.
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| | Tour of the Master Bathroom
Bob tours the master bathroom where Charlie Tomaszewski, the general contractor, is putting in some finishing touches. They look at the custom-finishe...
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| | Tour of the Master Bedroom
In the master bedroom Bob notes the soothing putty wall color and green-painted nook that houses the bathroom's glass block wall. He shows us the anti...
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| | Tour of the Master Bedroom
Bob tours the master bedroom suite and admires the space, scope and view. Of particular note is the Charles Shackleton mirror framed in carved cherry ...
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| | Tour of the Storage Area and Bathroom
Contractor Bob Ryley puts finishing touches on the loft conversion in Boston. Bob tours storage areas and bathroom of loft with the designer.
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| | Touring the Landscaping and Meeting Pamela Anderson
In his grand finale here in Malibu Beach, Bob take us on a tour of the tiled courtyard with palms and fountain. We get a surprise visit from "Home Imp...
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| | Touring the Master Bedroom in the Modular Home
Bob Vila and Michael Shiels visit the master bedroom section of the modular home. The expanse extends sixteen by forty feet including the master bedro...
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| | TPO Rubber Slate Roof Installed on Victorian-Style Roof
House eleven of the Elmwood project. A new kind of rubber slate is applied to the entire roof.
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| | Trimming Out Bathroom Windows
Bob checks in with Ryley who is trimming out the two windows over the vanity in the first floor master bath. The interior designer suggested that the ...
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| | Vent Pipe Installation
A vent pipe is installed in the ranch's roof. A hole is cut and a shield added to created a weather tight seal around the pipe and roof shingles. Down...
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| | Visit to Max Gail's Home
Bob Vila visits Max Gail’s home. Max has lived on the property for over fifteen years and started with just a teepee. His home follows the same patter...
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| | Walk-Through and Salvage Before Interior Demolition
Bob and Chris Vila review the spaces and fixtures in the New York Brownstone prior to demolition. In the pink kitchen, 50s cabinets with interior ligh...
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| | Water Purification System and Kinetico Plant Tour
Bob meets with Neil Sugarman to check out the water conditioning system and then goes on a tour of the Kinetico plant in Cleveland to see how the wate...
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| | Wheelchair Accessible Bathroom Shower
Bob visits a Roxbury, Massachusetts home where a Kohler shower stall in being installed. The unit is called a free will shower. It is meant for someon...
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| | Wheelchair Accessible Toilet Installation
Bob meets Gerry Folan a plumber who is installing a specialized toilet. Phil Boggs from Kohler discusses the unique features of the toilet. It is a hi...
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