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Mike Kintzing from Owens Corning introduces Bob to a new to residential acoustical ceiling product. QuietZone's Solserene attaches directly to hard su...
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| | Adapting New Technology to Historic Properties
Bob Berle shows Bob Vila the bowels of the home and points out the decay that was prevalent but currently under repair. The 35,000 square foot basemen...
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| | Air Conditioning Condenser Install
Kevin Callahan from Sears joins Bob to talk about the new Kenmore air conditioning condensers that will be installed. The condensers are Energy Star r...
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| | Analyzing Energy Efficiency in Older Homes with Infra-red Technology
Bob meets with Ren Anderson and they use an infrared camera to look at the energy efficiency of some older houses as well as the Habitat house they ar...
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| | Antique Reproduction Lighting Fixtures, Granite Countertop, and Reclaimed Floor
House four of the Elmwood project. New lighting arrangements, granite countertop and finish the reclaimed pine floor.
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| | Attic Insulation
Australian-born architect and homeowner, Gavin Langley, shows Bob how attics are insulated in his home country. Down Under, insulation is installed be...
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| | Baseboard Radiant Heat Installation
Bob is in the basement talking with Erling Andersen from A.I.M. Radiant Heating. A.I.M.'s "Boiler Room In A Box" has been installed and the baseboard ...
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| | Basement Finishing System Installation
An Owens Corning "Basement Finishing System" is being installed at the sister project house. Bob takes us through the framing process, which begins wi...
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| | Blower Door Test
Janet MacIlvaine and George James from the Department of Energy show Bob how they conduct a blower door test on the Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build p...
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| | Blowing In Cellulose Insulation
Bob meets up with Joe Sheridan from Energy Guard to learn more about the US Greenfiber Cocoon cellulose insulation application that is taking place in...
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| | Blown-In Insulation
Mark Long and Bob Roundtree blow in Guardian Ultra Fit fiberglass insulation.
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| | Blown-In Insulation in the Plaster Walls
Bob again meets up with insulation contractor Joe Sheridan in the main house where the Cocoon insulation in being blown into the original plaster wall...
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| | Bob Tours the Almost Completed Plymouth House
Bob tours a basement recreation room that has recently been remodeled. The walls, ceilings, and floors have all be restored. The living room has been ...
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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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| | Building a Basement Rec Room
Ryley builds out a rec room floor in the Plymouth house. Ryley explains how to keep the room from being damp. Ryley puts down 4 mil plastic then 2 by ...
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| | Building a Community with Environmentally Friendly Materials
Bob interviews Gwen Noyes about the Cambridge Cohousing development constructed with environmentally friendly materials.
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| | Building a Victorian Style Breezeway
Bob points out that Victorian cottages had camp-style exposed framing in the old days and Ryley is attempting to recreate this look with modern attrib...
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| | Building an Energy Star Certified Home
John Livermore joins Bob to explain the Energy Star Homes program started in the 1970s by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The red blower doo...
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| | Building for Hurricane Safety
We meet contractor Ed Weller. He and Bob take a tour of another work-in-progress for a look at some building techniques unique to tropical climates li...
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| | Building the Brick Fireplace
Bob talks with general contractor Ted Riley about the fireplace construction. The project started with cinder blocks in the basement and then the bric...
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| | Building Walls Using SIPs, Structural Insulated Panels
Bob visits the site to watch the crew lead by Steve Thompson of Premier Building Systems raise the SIPS walls and then talks with Jim Tracy of Premier...
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| | Cellulose Insulation Installation
Insulation contractor Rick Davenport shows Bob how they install wet-spray cellulose insulation into open walls. The material is typical cellulose insu...
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| | Discussing Insulation and Efficient Building Technology
Bob and Mark continue their tour of an unit under construction at the Cobb Hill Co-Housing project. Mark explains to Bob that the moisture barrier on ...
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| | Discussing the Features of the Loft
Architect Greg Rochlin and carpenter Bob Ryley are on site to consult on the possibilities for our loft unit.
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| | Discussing the Hydronic In-floor Radiant Heating System
Bob meets with mechanical contractor, Frank Iadarola to watch the installation of the Heatway hydronic radiant heating system in the slab of the autom...
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| | Discussing the Poured-in Insulated Concrete Form System
Bob meets with Larz Anderson from Owens Corning to discuss the Lite-Form Insulating System used in the garage's foundation. A poured-in-place concrete...
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| | Discussing the Radiant Heat and Hot Water Boiler
John Marran of Energy Kinetics and heating expert Frank Iadarola review the System 2000 boiler system that will supply heat to the hydronic floors and...
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| | Efficient Burnham Boiler for Heat and Hot Water
Bob visits with Mark Lundquist of Burnham Hydronics to check out the boiler for the hot-water heating system being installed in the Mashpee, Massachus...
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| | Elm Court Foyer and Fireplace
Bob Vila greets Sonya Berle who shows off the large foyer and explains how she and her husband started with small restorations in New Orleans before b...
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| | Energy Efficient Boiler Installed
A high-efficiency Buderus boiler is installed in the Roxbury, Mass., house. Steve Offutt from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency describes the E...
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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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| | Feng Shui for the Home
Bob visits Emma and Jacob Josselyn in their Cape Cod-style home to see the new Vermont Castings Addison cast-iron electric stove that will warm the co...
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| | Final Tour of the Tropical Themed Home
For the final show here in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob gives us the grand tour of the new kitchen with the happy homeowner. We see how the tropic...
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| | Governor's Mansion Tour
Bob joins Roxane Gilmore, Virginia's first lady, to tour the governor's mansion, and meets preservationist Fred Ecker who is removing a mantel for res...
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| | Green Building Products and Technologies at the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project
At the Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project in Hartland, Vermont Bob meets up with Susie Sweitzer and general contractor Mark Albee, an experienced "green bui...
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| | Handicapped Accessible Thermostat Installation
Electrician Brad Owens installs an accessible Honeywell thermostat with Bob. Termed an "Easy Read" thermostat, the device has large lettering and pron...
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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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| | Hurricane, Flood, and Earthquake Resistant Building
Bob meets with Beth Judge of Clemson University to review hazard-resistant building techniques at a demonstration house used to teach builders and arc...
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| | HVAC System for the Greenhouse
Bob meets with Dave Talbot, the HVAC contractor, to discuss the heating and cooling for a greenhouse. A system of thermostats, blowers, vented windows...
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| | HVAC System for the Home Addition
Bob meets with Mark, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning mechanic. Bob and Mark have an in-depth discussion on why a homeowner had to add an ...
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| | Individual Zone Heating and Cooling
Bob meets with Meredith Schelp from Mitsubishi Electric HVAC to learn about the City-Multi HVAC system that will heat and cool the Manhattan Brownston...
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| | Installation of the Buderus High Efficiency Boiler
Bob talks with factory representative Chris Hoff and heating contractor Peter Lydon during the installation of a Buderus high-efficiency boiler. They ...
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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 Gas Fireplace and Refinishing a Hardwood Floor
Joe Murphy installs a direct vent gas driven fireplace, Howard Brickman refinishes the hardwood floor.
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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 New Gas Furnace
Bob meets with Alex Alexander to check out the new gas furnace, then takes a trip to the shop to see how Alex uses a computerized plasma cutter to cut...
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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 an Acoustic Coffered Wood Ceiling for Sound Attentuation
Bob meets with Joe Adams and Ralph McGrath, in the media room of the Elm Court Cottage in the Berkshires. They are installing a sound attenuation, gri...
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| | Installing an Oil-Fired Boiler For the New Home Addition
Bob meets Jack O'Leary, the plumbing and heating contractor for this remodeling project. They discuss the old heating unit, which was an oil-fired ste...
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| | Installing High Velocity, Flexible Duct Air Conditioning in an Older Home
House eleven of the Elmwood project. The air conditioning system for the third floor exercise area is installed.
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| | Installing Insulation and Plastering
House two of the Elmwood project. Bob Ryley and Tim Grether of Owens Corning install insulation and vapor barrier in bathroom. Jim Larson from Georgia...
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| | Installing Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels
Bob and Ryley check out the Insulspan panels with Frank Baker from Insulspan. The Styrofoam panels save steps in construction since they include struc...
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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 Sound Attenuation Insulation
George Saylor from Owens Corning is on location in this episode to discuss the insulation products that will be used in the Waterfront Warehouse Rehab...
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| | Installing the Chimney Liner
Bob and Chris Vila join Andy Grover of Hallsted Welles Associates for the installation of a new, flexible, stainless-steel chimney liner. Grover has a...
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| | Installing the Greenhouse Windows
Ryley demonstrates the greenhouse's motorized windows. At the touch of a button, or via a thermostat, the floor and ceiling windows open and close. Bo...
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| | Installing the Mantel
Bob goes back to the governor's mansion to install the restored mantelpiece.
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| | Installing the Rumford Fireplace Throat and Flue
The mortar is troweled onto the top of the firebox where the pre-cast throat will be installed. This throat prevents the loss of heated room air up th...
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| | Installing the Water-Cooled HVAC System
Jeff Akers of The Air Authority explains how heat is recovered from the water that flows to each of the units in the high-rise apartment to fuel the h...
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| | Insulating the Attic with Sound Proofing Insulation
Bob watches the crew from Anderson Insulation as they insulate an attic space that's being converted into a teenager's room. Owner Eric Anderson shows...
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| | Insulating the Foundation
Bob and Ryley insulate the foundation of an attached solar greenhouse. They use 2-inch-thick Dow styrofoam (extruded polysytrene) around the inside pe...
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| | Insulating the Home
Jim and John Case show Bob how to insulate the cathedral ceiling. To insure airflow and prevent condensation buildup they install channels between eac...
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| | Insulation to Conserve Heat and Reduce Noise
Bob joins Buddy Loxley from MAP Insulation to talk installation in the master bedroom. The crew is using R-15 fiberglass insulation from Owens Corning...
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| | Mantelpiece Work
Bob meets the restoration contractor, Richard Marks, in the library to go over the mantelpiece mockup.
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| | Modular Home Construction Basics
In this segment, Bob Vila visits the Simplex Industries modular home plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the Home Again project house is being cons...
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| | Multi-Zone HVAC System
Bob meets with Mark Gallivan from Sears HVAC and Brent Morin from Morin Mechanical Services to review the heating system installation at the modular h...
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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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| | Noise Control Using Fire Batts
Bob looks at the sound attenuation product being used in the ceilling of the Manhattan Brownstone. Chris Vila, the project manager, explains that unli...
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| | Original Art and Contemporary Furnishings Embellish the Finished Space
House ten of the Elmwood project. Bob gives the final tour of this unique third floor remodel.
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| | Oven Hood and Shelving Installation
Bob and Ryley install an resturaunt quality Braun oven hood vent to compensate for the lack of exhaust outside the building. The fan is equipped with ...
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| | Pouring Concrete for the Home Addition
Bob watches insulated forms set and filled with concrete for a house addition, and also a slab being poured inside.
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| | Precast Concrete Foundation Installation
Bob Vila meets with Jim Costello from Superior Walls of America to discuss the difference between precast panels delivered to the site and a tradition...
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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 Restoration Project
Bob gets an update on the governor's mansion project from architect John Paul Hanbury.
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| | Repairing the Brick Chimney
Bob meets with Ed and Lisa Zywusko, a husband and wife masonry team and sees how they are going to refurbish the old brick chimney. Ed demonstrates th...
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| | Review of the Post-and-Beam Barn
This is the final visit to the post-and-beam barn project, for a grand tour and a review of some of the great features installed over the last thirtee...
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| | Reviewing Energy Efficient Products in the Home
At the Cobb Hill co-housing community, Bob and GC Mark Albee look at some of the energy efficient and eco-friendly products begin used. The home's lar...
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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 Barn's Air Conditioning System
Bob catches up with Mike Donaghey from American Standard behind the barn to learn more about the compressors. The units are part of the barn's air-con...
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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 Wood Burning Boiler Features
Back at the Cobb Hill co-housing community, Bob meets up with builder Kevin O'Hara who shows Bob the enormous Garn wood gasifying boiler that has just...
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| | Revisions to the Landscaping Plan
Bob talks with Rick Lamb, landscape architect, about revisions to the landscape plan. Rick discusses the importance of choosing plants for all seasons...
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| | Rigid Roof Insulation Installation
Bob helps Ryley install the roof insulation and the "jet blocks" of false rafter tails. Bob discusses the advantages of this type of this rigid insula...
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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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| | Running HVAC Ductwork in a New Colonial
Bob meets with Peter Merianos and the crew from Coastal Heating and Air Conditioning who are fabricating the AC ductwork on site. With the Kenmore air...
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| | Supporting the Chimney Flues and Hearth
Bob and the mason discuss the chimney. Pointing out that we have two flues, one for the boiler in the basement and one for the wood stove. By code, th...
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| | The Bachelor's Den at Elm Court
Bob Vila visits one of the recently refinished rooms at the Elm Court shingle-style mansion. A custom Walnut coffered ceiling from Owens Corning’s Qui...
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| | The Blown-In Blanket Insulation Process
Bob is joined by Mikde Hobson of Westchester Insulation as the crew prepares one of the Mashpee houses for insulation installation. Hobson explains th...
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| | Tour of the Completed Boat Barn
Bob takes a close look at the boat barn part of the building. He highlights a few of the interior features including the lighting and mechanical syste...
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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 Greenhouse
The greenhouse addition is completed; Bob and Ryley tour the spectacular finished space. In addition to the greenhouse, a vestibule to the house has b...
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| | Tour of the Governor's Mansion's Ballroom
Bob meets with project architect, John Paul Hanbury to look at the ballroom and then we flash back with Sam Daniels to look at some details including ...
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| | Tour of the Mansion's Ballroom and Living Quarters
Bob and Roxane Gilmore tour the ballroom and upstairs living quarters. Roxane notes the various plans to restore and improve on some of the systems an...
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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 Premier Building Systems Factory
Bob tours the Premier Building Systems plant with General Manager, Steve Thompson where the structural insulated panels are made for this project. The...
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| | Visit to the Buderus Boiler Factory
The German-made Buderus boiler contains a stainless-steel burner tube. Also in this segment, Bob tours the Buderus factory in Wetzlar, Germany, with H...
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| | Wiring a Thermostat
Bob meets Steve Bradley, the electrician, who is "snaking" a thermostat wire in a wall for the air conditioning that's been added. The old thermostat ...
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