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A Panelized Home: All Decked Out
With beautiful ocean views to enjoy year-round, creating outdoor living spaces was part of the plan from day one. |
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A Panelized Home: Tips for your Next Deck Project
Building a deck can add beauty and value to any home. Here, some advice before you get started. |
 
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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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Accessible Solutions: Entrances
Most single-family homes have several different entrances including, for example, a front door, garage door, kitchen door, and deck or patio doors. |
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Accessible Solutions: Walkways and Front Porches
Solving specific accessibility challenges with walkways and porches. |
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Applying Rubber Roofing and Flashing
The crew is on the new roof deck to apply a rubber roofing material. A thin layer if adheasive is applied and allowed to set up before the the ... |
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Architect Project Plans and Door Demolition
Work gets started as Greg Rochlin presents architectural plans and demolition begins, revealing an old pocket door. |
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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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Back Porch and Kitchen Tour
Bob takes a look at the back side of the Habitat for Humanity house and the kitchen. |
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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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Barbecue Station and Gas Grill
Bob closes his review of the Rowley Victorian remodel with a look at the barbecue station that sits below grade and is accessed by inset western ... |
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Blending Decks into Yards and Landscapes
To avoid a chunky separation between your deck and yard, soften the deck’s perimeter with plantings to create a seamless flow from the house to ... |
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Building a Composite Deck
Bob joins Wes Lohr of Lohr Construction as they install the deck framing and deck on one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts houses. The footings are ... |
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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 Deck and Stairs
Bob meets with Bill Wilcox to build a landing and steps up to the French doors. Bob reviews the footings built to hold the deck and stairs, and ... |
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Building a Deck in Plymouth and Nantucket Sound
Bob Shows the construction elements of the new backyard deck in Plymouth, Mass. This deck is made using Epay wood, a unique renewable source wood ... |
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Building a Deck Stairway
The stairway leading up to the rear deck is composed of 1-by-four-inch Mahogany treads. The distance from the ground to the top of the finished ... |
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Building a Free Floating Deck
Bob visits a job site where a deck is being added onto a house. Due to flood plain regulations, the deck cannot be attached to the house, it has ... |
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Building a Handicapped Access Ramp
Bob Ryley builds a handicapped access ramp to this house. The concrete portion is poured at a pitch of 1in 20. The ramp transitions to a wooden ... |
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Building a Pergola over the Deck
Charlie, the GC, is building a BrattleWorks pergola from pre-cut red cedar on the mahogany deck. Charlie slides the stringers over the joists he ... |
