 | Dates Aired: December 6-12, 1999 | June 5-11, 2000
Bob's next project takes him to Richmond, Virginia, and the restoration of the governor's mansion. Over the next thirteen weeks, he'll take us behind the scenes of the enormous renovation ...
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 | Dates Aired: December 13-19, 1999 | June 12-18, 2000
Today Bob tours the exterior and Carriage House with architect John Paul Hanbury and general contractor Sam Daniel. We'll review the plans for the rest of the mansion and after, ...
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 | Dates Aired: December 20-26, 1999 | June 19-25, 2000
Mike Westcott joins Bob in the basement where rebar and vapor barriers are being laid down in preparation for the concrete pour utilizing an elaborate concrete pump system. Bob continues ...
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 | Dates Aired: December 27-Janury 2, 2000 | June 26-July 2, 2000
Bob checks in with Sam Daniel to see how work is coming on the Carriage House, as a crew is hard at work removing flaking paint from masonry garden walls. ...
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 | Dates Aired: Janury 3-9, 2000 | July 3-9, 2000
Ryley joins Bob once again to look at the basement carpentry work?first at the framing stage and then while trim work is underway. What was once a rabbit warren of ...
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 | Dates Aired: Janury 10-16, 2000 | July 10-16, 2000
Work continues on the first floor. Bob joins Sam Daniel to check the progress on the new North Addition, and the installing of a dumbwaiter that will connect the basement ...
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 | Dates Aired: Janury 17-23, 2000 | July 17-23, 2000
Sam Daniel takes Bob around the exterior of the mansion to look at how the work is coming along. Inside on the second floor, Ryley is on hand to help ...
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 | Dates Aired: Janury 24-30, 2000 | July 24-30, 2000
Bob meets Executive Chef Mark Herndon to take a look at what's been done in the new basement kitchen to prepare for the state-of-the art foodservice equipment and appliances. Ryley's ...
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 | Dates Aired: Janury 31-February 6, 2000 | July 31-August 6, 2000
Restoring the historic features of the mansion is a major part of this renovation. Sam Daniel talks to Bob about the process of preserving certain aspects of the mansion, specifically ...
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 | Dates Aired: ]February 7-13, 2000 | August 7-13, 2000
The exterior of the mansion has undergone many changes. Bob and Sam tour the landscape, masonry work, and painting being done to give it a new face. On the second ...
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 | Dates Aired: ]February 14-20, 2000 | August 14-20, 2000
A small kitchen's being finished up for the Governor's private quarters. State-of-the-art appliances like the GE Advantium oven help create a more practical, efficient space for the first family. In ...
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 | Dates Aired: ]February 21-27, 2000 | August 21-27, 2000
Bob tours the exterior of the mansion with Sam Daniel then joins John Paul Hanbury, along with interior designer Barbara Page to roll out the Brussels carpet, move in ...
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 | Dates Aired: ]February 28-March 5, 2000 | August 28-September 3, 2000
On our final visit to Richmond's Executive Mansion, Bob takes a grand tour of the finished project. Beginning with the new exterior, Bob examines the complete renovation, joined by the ...
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