Bob Vila looks at creating a home from two very different angles in the second half of Season 15 of Bob Vila's Home Again. He’ll spend half his time in New York revitalizing an 1890s Brownstone and the other half creating new, affordable homes on Cape Cod, in Mashpee, Massachusetts.

Season 15 -

Manhattan Remodel & Cape Cod Affordable

New York, NY and Mashpee, MA

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In the second half of Season 15, Bob Vila’s Home Again takes on two projects that focus on very different notions of home. Bob begins on New York’s Upper West Side with his son, Chris Vila, for a remodel of an 1890s Brownstone. Bob shows the detail and craftsmanship that characterized these urban town homes at the end of the nineteenth century. Carved up as apartments and stripped of original detailing in the 1940s, this Brownstone is looking for a sensitive revitalization that can bring its elegant past together with a contemporary lifestyle. The focus here is on craft and design as the entire floor is renovated to become a spacious apartment that looks out onto the streets of New York. Simultaneously Bob undertakes a project in Mashpee, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, where a forward-thinking developer has invoked a state land-use law to allow development of affordable homes in this nearly unaffordable community. The focus is on building community and quality housing for all income levels as Bob looks at what makes housing affordable. Bob visits the Druley development in Falmouth, Massachusetts to see how quality building and reasonable prices can go together, and outfits Energy Star certified homes for this new River Hill neighborhood.

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	A New Lift for a Manhattan Brownstone (HA1509) Dates Aired: November 8-14, 2004 \| May 9-15, 2005 Bob Vila’s Home Again on the Upper West Side of New York to renovate a nineteenth-century Brownstone. Brownstones defined the neighborhoods of New York society in the 1890s. But time ... View show summary
	Demolition in the Manhattan Brownstone (HA1510) Dates Aired: November 15-21, 2004 \| May 16-22, 2005 The big story is the cornice molding found in tact when the drop ceiling came down. The molding will set a tone for the main living space, where the bricks ... View show summary
	Building Affordable Homes on Cape Cod (HA1511) Dates Aired: November 22-28, 2004 \| May 23-29, 2005 Affordable housing is the story in this project as Bob heads to Mashpee, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, where a state law is helping put higher density, affordable housing in place ... View show summary
	Falmouth's Model for Quality Affordable Housing (HA1512) Dates Aired: November 29-December 5, 2004 \| May 30-June 5, 2005 Bob Vila’s Home Again heads to Falmouth, Massachusetts, to tour a neighborhood created by Quaker Homes that serves as a model for creating quality affordable homes. Bob joins developer John ... View show summary
	Foundations and Framing (HA1513) Dates Aired: December 6-12, 2004 \| June 6-12, 2005 It’s all about structure in this episode of Bob Vila’s Home Again. Bob’s back on Cape Cod at the Mashpee home site where the foundation forms are set and ready ... View show summary
	Hardwood Floors, Traditional Plaster, and Fiberglass Drywall (HA1514) Dates Aired: December 13-19, 2004 \| June 13-19, 2005 Bob Vila’s Home Again returns to New York’s Upper West Side, where trades of all kinds are continuing work on the Brownstone floor-through apartment. Bob starts in the large central ... View show summary
	Affordable Framing, Roofing, and Windows in Mashpee (HA1515) Dates Aired: December 20-26, 2004 \| June 20-26, 2005 Bob’s at the Cape Cod affordable home, where interior framing, windows, and roofing are underway. Open communal space, a cathedral ceiling, three bedrooms, and a loft area make this 1,800-square-foot ... View show summary
	Installing Drop Ceilings, Custom Windows, and Mechanicals (HA1516) Dates Aired: December 27, 2004-January 2, 2005 \| June 27-July 3, 2005 It’s time for doors, windows, ceilings, and mechanicals in the Manhattan Brownstone. Bob joins Chris Vila, the project manager, for a look at the ceiling that had to be reopened ... View show summary
	Paneling the Kitchen, Installing Hot Water, and Hanging Doors (HA1517) Dates Aired: January 3-9, 2005 \| July 4-10, 2005 Bob joins Jason Hill of New England Classic as the paneling is installed in the kitchen and living area of the Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment. This ready-to-assemble Shaker-style flat panel ... View show summary
	Cladding, Insulating, and Zoning for an Affordable Home (HA1518) Dates Aired: January 10-16, 2005 \| July 11-17, 2005 Bob is back at the affordable housing project in Mashpee, Massachusetts, where he meets with developer Joe Valle, the chair of the Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals, Mashpee’s Assistant Town ... View show summary
	Affordable Paint Jobs, Septic, and Basement Entry (HA1519) Dates Aired: January 17-23, 2005 \| July 18-24, 2005 Bob is at the affordable home site with JoAnn Borges of CertaPro painters who explains that an affordable, durable paint job requires quality products and technology to do the job ... View show summary
	Installing a Composite Deck and Fiberglass Drywall (HA1520) Dates Aired: January 24-30, 2005 \| July 25-31, 2005 Bob is in Mashpee, where they are pouring the footings for the new deck, installing composite decking, and drywalling the interior. Starting outside, Bob joins the crew as they pour ... View show summary
	Installing Pre-Hung Doors, Hardwood Floors, and Gutters (HA1521) Dates Aired: January 31-February 6, 2005 \| August 1-7, 2005 Bob is in Mashpee, Massachusetts, where sod is going down outside, hardwood floors are going down inside, and interior and exterior doors are being hung. These affordable homes are built ... View show summary
	Affordable HVAC, Painting, Kitchen Cabinets and Counters (HA1522) Dates Aired: February 7-13, 2005 \| August 8-14, 2005 Bob’s in Mashpee, Massachusetts, where the four affordable homes are nearing completion. An 84 percent efficiency, sealed-combustion Burnham Spirit boiler will allow the homeowner to finish off the basement at ... View show summary
	Installing Glazed Wall Tile and a Pedestal Sink (HA1523) Dates Aired: February 14-20, 2005 \| August 15-21, 2005 Bob is at the Manhattan Brownstone, where work is underway in the bathroom to hang wall tile and set up the pedestal sink. Bob meets Rob Shedrofsky of Davinci Stone, ... View show summary
	Refurbishing Wrought Iron, Custom Kitchen Cabinets, Profile Molding (HA1524) Dates Aired: February 21-27, 2005 \| August 22-28, 2005 The façade of the Manhattan Brownstone has its wrought iron work, carvings, and Brownstone paint stripped and refurbished by Erik Nadoban of Nadoban Painting. Inside, a huge kitchen is outfitted ... View show summary
	Kitchens, Feng Shui, and Energy Star Homes (HA1525) Dates Aired: February 28-March 6, 2005 \| August 29-September 4, 2005 At the Mashpee, Massachusetts homes, general contractor Wes Lohr is adding finishing details like the Permex shutters from J&L Shutters. Developer Joe Valle reviews Massachusetts’ Act 40B affordable housing law ... View show summary
	Finish Details in the Manhattan Brownstone (HA1526) Dates Aired: March 7-13, 2005 \| September 5-11, 2005 Bob Vila’s Home Again wraps up its 15th season on a walk-though of the completed Manhattan Brownstone floor-through apartment. From the exterior façade, where 1890s Brownstone and wrought iron detailing ... View show summary