Building a Porch Railing
Carpenter Bob Ryley and George (from Crosswinds Enterprises) collaborate to build a porch railing for the accessible home. Looking on, Bob discusses the building codes that pertain to the rail and the materials used.
Carpenter Bob Ryley and George (from Crosswinds Enterprises) collaborate to build a porch railing for the accessible home. Looking on, Bob discusses the building codes that pertain to the rail and the materials used.
Carpenter Bob Ryley continues to fashion a wooden bracket for the exterior of the accessible home.
Carpenter Bob Ryley lays out and constructs a corner bracket for the accessible home.
Bob tours the Roxbury project with its architect, Fernando Domenech, who explains the difference between adaptability and accessibility, when it comes to designing homes for the disabled.
Thomas Menino, then mayor of Boston, summarizes the redevelopment efforts focused on Roxbury. Also, Menino helps Bob and the contractors install the front door.
An excavation specialist, working under the oversight of a city inspector, digs the trench for new water service to the accessible home. Inside, contractors are at work installing six-inch fiberglass sidewall insulation.
Bob joins a carpenter at the site of accessible home in Roxbury, MA to look over the construction of a temporary exterior safety stairs.
Bob joins a three-man team from Cliff Electric, the firm performing all the ‘rough-in’ wiring.
Bob meets with plumbing contractor, who demonstrates how all the waste lines come together in a residence and how they exit the house.
Bob confers with contractor Arnold Johnson (from Crosswinds Enterprises), as he adds siding to the accessible home.