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Work begins on a Victorian home in a reemerging suburb of Boston. Bob and crew will spend 13 weeks at the home, remodeling it inside and out.
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Season 12 - Victorian Restoration
Medford, MA
Medford, Massachusetts, the United State's fifth oldest city, is the setting for the second half of the twelfth season of "Bob Vila's Home Again." Located just five miles from downtown Boston, Bob's scouts discovered a Victorian-era house in a neighborhood of family homes on tree-lined streets that was past due for a full-scale renovation. The home's new owners, a work-at-home family, have set goals to modernize the home's floor plan, update the building's mechanical and electrical systems, and add home office and work spaces for two busy professionals.
Bob and his crew enter the project with the goal of reworking the design of the house for the lifestyle of a modern family. Most of the large-scale changes take place in the home's interior. In typical Victorian fashion, the house was originally arranged as a rabbit warren of small rooms. The new layout calls for an open floor plan, a glass block atrium, a large family room, a state-of-the-art media room, and a modernized kitchen. Because the family works at home, an adjacent dairy barn will be transformed into a studio space, and offices will be added in the basement and top floor of the house.
The exterior of the house will change to distinguish the new and old construction. A covered walkway will join the main house and the converted barn, as well as provide a means for connecting and relating the two buildings. The new section will be sided and roofed in copper to create a juxtaposition of new and old. Other modern accents of color and glass will give the house an eclectic yet unified exterior look.
From the start, the plan included a unique wiring plan that would take advantage of the latest wired and wireless technology to provide fast and reliable Internet connectivity, home security, and a peerless whole house entertainment experience. The wiring plan connects each room to
a central control panel that allows data, voice, and video signals to be shared from room to room. Not only will the house have its own internal computer network (allowing the homeowners to work from anywhere in the house), but also a dedicated high-speed Internet connection that will help them monitor the house when they are away.
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Dates Aired: December 3-9, 2001 | June 3-9, 2002
Bob's next project brings him to Medford, Mass., a suburb of Boston. This ambitious restoration project involves renovating a Victorian home and a former dairy barn that is also part ...
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Dates Aired: December 10-16, 2001 | June 10-16, 2002
In this episode, Bob focuses on the barn, a former dairy storage building that will be converted into an artist's studio and office space. Along with contractor Charlie Tomaszewski, he ...
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Dates Aired: December 17-23, 2001 | June 17-23, 2002
Contractor Charlie Tomaszewski and crew are hard at work moving the front door of the main house to accommodate a new entranceway. In addition, Tomaszewski uses an air-driven palm nailer ...
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Dates Aired: December 24-30, 2001 | June 24-30, 2002
In this episode Bob catches up on all the work that's been going on at the Victorian renovation in Medford. Rough electrical work is in progress, as well as the ...
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Dates Aired: December 31-January 6, 2002 | July 1-7, 2002
The barn's roof system gets a makeover in this episode. First, new LP sheathing forms the new roof deck, then Owens Corning shingles and Velux skylights are installed. Inside the ...
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Dates Aired: January 7-13, 2002 | July 8-14, 2002
Bob joins contractor Charlie Tomaszewski on the third floor of the main house to install an ODL tubular skylight to help brighten what will eventually be an office. Also, Bob ...
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Dates Aired: January 14-20, 2002 | July 15-21, 2002
Back in the barn, a crew from Energy Guard is blowing in Green Fiber Cocoon cellulose insulation. Outside Bob looks at the American Standard air conditioning condensers before checking in ...
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Dates Aired: January 21-27, 2002 | July 22-28, 2002
In this episode, blue board is installed in the upstairs of the barn. Bob talks with Bill Reid from US Gypsum about the differences between blue board and the drywall ...
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Dates Aired: January 28-February 3, 2002 | July 29-August 4, 2002
The driveway is the focus in this episode, as new pavers are laid down outside the barn. Brian Kallmeyer and Nick Pastore from Unilock explain how to properly install the ...
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Dates Aired: February 4-10, 2002 | August 5-11, 2002
Flooring is being installed in the barn in this episode, and Bob talks to Fred Giuggio of Quick-Step about the new interlocking laminate floor system that is being installed. In ...
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Dates Aired: February 11-17, 2002 | August 12-18, 2002
The exterior of the Medford, Mass. house's landscaping gets underway in this episode. Kristian Fenderson, the landscape architect, and Tom Strangfeld from Weston Nurseries talk Bob through the landscape design ...
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Dates Aired: February 18-24, 2002 | August 19-25, 2002
The kitchen storage and workspaces are the focus in this episode as Bob helps out with the Merillat cabinet installation and the new countertops by Silestone. Bob also gets a ...
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Dates Aired: February 25-March 3, 2002 | August 26-September 1, 2002
The Medford project is complete, and Bob takes us on a tour of the finished house. Outside, Bob catches up with homeowner Rikk Larsen and talks about the new features ...
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