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A Panelized Home: Closing the Envelope
With the foundation in place, the trucks bring in the house sections for assembly. |
 
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A Visit to the Berkshires
Bob meets with Bill Wilson of the Berkshire Visitors Bureau to discuss the beautiful areas surrounding the project home. The Berkshires are ... |
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Adding a Third Floor Dormer
Bob meets Ryley who is adding a third floor dormer to an existing home. Ryley will be recreating a shed dormer with a hip dormer above to the ... |
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Advantages of a Precast Foundation System
Chris Vila joins Superior Walls’ Mel Zimmerman to talk about a few of the benefits of a factory-built foundation system. Constructed in a ... |
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Architectural Details and Framing
Bob and Linda, our homeowner, take a look at the new addition. Linda points out the corner notches that add architectural interest to the ... |
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Architectural Styles of Classical Columns
The column is a fundamental architectural element and one of the defining characteristics of Classical architecture. |
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Attaching Steel Support Beams to the Foundation
The structural steel supports are delivered and Bob discusses their unique construction. Ryley drills the necessary holes and the supports are ... |
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Backfilling the Basement Foundation System and Installing the Deck Supports
At the modular home site in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts Bob meets with Michael Shiels to discuss the backfilling of the Superior Walls ... |
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Basement Finishing System Installation
An Owens Corning "Basement Finishing System" is being installed at the sister project house. Bob takes us through the framing process, which ... |
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Behind the Walls and Pocket Door Installation
Bob looks at what goes behind the walls before putting on the blue board: wiring, light fixtures, heat ducts, water lines and a pocket door frame. |
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Building a Container House
Steel shipping containers can be converted to strong, safe, comfortable, and eco-friendly housing in just 90 days. |
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Building a Covered Porch
Bob lends a hand to contractor Bob Ryley as he begins construction of the porch at the project on Martha's Vineyard. Ryley starts out by ... |
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Building a Gable Roof
Ryley shows how to build a gable end dormer into the new roof. Ryley starts with a header at ceiling height and then installs the roof rafters to ... |
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Building a Gunite Cement Swimming Pool
Bob is joined by Tom McNealy of Blue Haven Pools as the crew forms, sprays, and shapes a gunite cement pool. McNealy explains that the excavation ... |
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Building a Metal Stud Wall
Bob meets Denny Ruffini to see how a metal stud wall is built in the basement. Bob explains his decision for choosing metal, inculding water ... |
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Building a Modular Home
Bob meets with Pat Fricchione from Simplex Industries of Scranton, Penn. to discuss the modular home industry and specifically the home being ... |
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Building a Pergola and Gate
Bob confers with contractor/carpenter Cortney Lofton as he builds a gate and pergola at the Studio City Bungalow. |
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Building a Shed Roof
Bob talks with lead framing carpenter Dan Enright as he and his crew work on the shed roof over the kitchen/family room area. What complicates the ... |
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Building a Victorian Style Breezeway
Bob points out that Victorian cottages had camp-style exposed framing in the old days and Ryley is attempting to recreate this look with modern ... |
