Discussing the Basement Renovation
Ron Gan and architect Bill Bauhs talk over the budget and convince Bob to renovate the basement.
Ron Gan and architect Bill Bauhs talk over the budget and convince Bob to renovate the basement.
Plumber Don McPoland shows how the new water service is connected to the house.
Bob joins David Parker at Macmillan-Bloedel’s Parallam plant in Vancouver, BC to see how the special engineered beams are manufactured.
Bob and general contractor Ron Gan review the demolition and discuss replacing the bearing walls with special engineered beams.
Plumber Dan Macias replaces the old toilet with a new, high-efficiency model.
Bob heads to the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago, the largest wholesale design center in the city, to see a selection of bathroom fixtures at K & B Galleries with Susan Kaiser.
General contractor Ron Gan talks through the process of bricking in a window in the new kitchen. Ron also addresses the installation of a smaller bathroom window.
Bob discusses the electrical layout of the first floor with electrician Slav Witowski.
Bob helps general contractor Ron Gan demonstrate how to repair a broken window pane the old-fashioned way.
The concrete basement floor is poured, leveled, and screeded.