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Kitchen Remodel - Miami, FL

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Kitchen Remodel

Miami, FL

This colorful 13 episode project set in Bob's home town features the remodeling and expansion of the kitchen and family room of a 15 year old suburban Miami tract house. Bob teams up with one of Miami's highest-profile architects, Laurinda Spear of Arquitectonica, to give the project a playful flair while maintaining a practical perspective on the location and scale of the house.

The primary concern of the homeowner is lack of space, her eat-in kitchen is cramped and offers little storage. The original builder's cabinets aren't in bad shape but need a facelift, and the appliances while well cared for are likely to start breaking down in the near future. The tiny family room has been outgrown and is unfortunately overpowered by a large entertainment center. Redecorating aside, what the place nneds most is to be enlarged.

Bob enlists the help of Cuban-American contractor Ed Weller, and they and the architect set out to keep the new construction at a scale appropriate to the existing house yet innovative and fun. Walls for the new addition are built using ICFs?insulated concrete forms?an innovative wall system in which styrofoam blocks are stacked and secured with steel bars and then filled with concrete. Stucco application and glass block installation are also showcased. A tropical theme is woven throughout the project. The family room partition takes on the shape of a banana leaf while the custom designed stained glass feature window for the new addition bears the shape of a slice of exotic fruit. Unique mosaic tile inserts, adapted from the works of popular Miami artist Romero Britto, are exactingly installed on the floor. Out back landscapers turn the tired yard into a useful space to relax in the shade with a state-of-the-art spa and a outdoor grill in the new backyard lanai.

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	Project Introduced (HA0601) Dates Aired: September 4-10, 1995 \| March 4-10, 1996 Bob takes a shoreline tour of Miami, his hometown, to introduce the new 13-week project. We move out of the city center to beautiful Coral Gables, Miami's first suburb, and ... View show summary
	Inspection of Structure (HA0602) Dates Aired: September 11-17, 1995 \| March 11-17, 1996 We meet contractor Ed Weller, and he and Bob take a tour of another work in progress for a look at some building techniques unique to tropical climes like Miami's. ... View show summary
	Pouring the Foundation and Constructing the Walls (HA0603) Dates Aired: September 18-24, 1995 \| March 18-24, 1996 After the new foundation is poured, Bob shows us a new system for constructing the walls: stacking Styrofoam forms and pumping them full of concrete. Speaking of concrete, we take ... View show summary
	Roofing and Landscaping (HA0604) Dates Aired: September 25-October 1, 1995 \| March 25-31, 1996 After a progress report and some roof work with contractor Ed Weller, Bob joins landscape architect Juan Capote for a preview of what he'll be doing to transform the yard ... View show summary
	Choosing a Stucco Finish (HA0605) Dates Aired: October 2-8, 1995 \| April 1-7, 1996 Bob and Angelo choose from a variety of possible stucco finishes for the new exterior walls, then take a tour of a William Randolph Hearst treasure: the Ancient Spanish Monastery, ... View show summary
	Tying Floor Slabs and Building a Partition (HA0606) Dates Aired: October 9-15, 1995 \| April 8-14, 1996 Bob and Ed show us the tricky process of tying in the old floor slab with the new, and work begins on the new family room partition that will take ... View show summary
	Adding a Glass Block Window (HA0607) Dates Aired: October 16-22, 1995 \| April 15-21, 1996 After some more exterior demolition, Bob and Gabriel Nagy-Boszoky add a glass block window between the new lanai and the master bath. The Bob treats us to a tour of ... View show summary
	Spa Installation and Window Construction (HA0608) Dates Aired: October 23-29, 1995 \| April 22-28, 1996 We install a state-of-the-art spa on the lanai, complete with all the bells and whistles. Inside on the new banana-leaf partition, a new product called Ligna by Formica is applied ... View show summary
	Installing Tile (HA0609) Dates Aired: October 30-November 5, 1995 \| April 29-May 5, 1996 On the new lanai deck, exterior tile with the look of coral rock is installed. Inside, the homeowner starts brainstorming with interior designer Vickie Ward, and we see where the ... View show summary
	Landscaping and Countertop (HA0610) Dates Aired: November 6-12, 1995 \| May 6-12, 1996 After a brief progress report, Bob checks out the progress in the back yard, where Juan Capote and crew are planting the new palms that will shield the house from ... View show summary
	Installing a Feature Garden and Grill (HA0611) Dates Aired: November 13-19, 1995 \| May 13-19, 1996 Juan Capote installs an eye-catching feature garden outside the dining room window, and Ed and Bob take a look at the new outdoor grill being built into the lanai. Pat ... View show summary
	Installing Pantry System (HA0612) Dates Aired: November 20-26, 1995 \| May 20-26, 1996 The new sod goes down in the yard, and Bob and Juan talk about lawns in South Florida. Ed's inside installing a space-saving pull-out pantry system, and we take a ... View show summary
	House Tour (HA0613) Dates Aired: November 27-December 3, 1995 \| May 27-June 2, 1996 For the final show here in the Miami suburb of Kendall, Bob gives us the grand tour. We tour the interior with the happy homeowner for a look at how ... View show summary