Interior framing for the Colonial style home is beginning to reveal a home well suited for a modern family. Vila tours the home's first and second floors to establish the layout, while roofing work is underway to close the home to the elements.
The first and second floors continue to take shape as framing continues in this episode. Bob tours the work that’s been happening on the first floor, including the great room and sunroom. Roof rafters and a ridge beam are also being put in place. Upstairs, Bob Ryley is getting ready to frame in the walk-in closet in the master bedroom. Bob gives him a hand framing the old-fashioned way, without the luxury of power tools , just some hammers and a little sweat.
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Bob outlines the steps involved in framing up the house. Once the first floor joists were in place, the crew started in on the subfloor using ToughPly, a thicker plywood ... Watch video and view full description
Ryley and Bob look at the Colonial's rear façade and then head inside to watch as the crew frames out the modified hip roof on the sunroom. With its flat ... Watch video and view full description
Bob and Ryley demonstrate step by step how to frame up a 6' x 12' walk-in closet for the master bedroom. The framing crew installed partition backers to receive the ... Watch video and view full description
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