-
Episode 1 - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Welcome to Brooklyn!
Release Date: 2003-09-08A new project begins in Brooklyn, NY. Bob Vila tours the abandoned warehouse slated to become a three-unit residential building with ground-floor commerical space.
-
Episode 2 - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Demolition and Preservation in Brooklyn
Release Date: 2003-09-15Bob Vila tours the Sweeney Building, which boasts stunning views. Back at the warehouse, demolition is underway. Included: a consult with a preservation expert.
-
Episode 3 - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Interior Demolition, Framing With Metal Studs, and Water Taxi Tour
Release Date: 2003-09-22Interior work and demolition are progressing simultaneously. A new tongue-and-groove plywood subfloor is being installed and basic wall framing has begun. Also: Bob Vila takes a water taxi tour of New York harbor.
-
Episode 4 - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Brick Facade Restoration and Period Windows Installed
Release Date: 2003-09-29Power washing is underway on the façade and new windows are installed. Included: Bob Vila tours the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.
-
Episode 7 - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Rooftop Work and Wood Floor Installation
Release Date: 2003-10-20Work on the roof deck continues, while Bob and Chris Vila confer with HVAC and plumbing contractors and hardwood flooring is installed indoors.
-
Episode 8 - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Marble Tile, Cherry Cabinets, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Release Date: 2003-10-27Marble tile work is started in the bathroom. In the kitchen, new cabinets are installed, along with a center island. Also: a tour of the historic Brooklyn Academy of Music.
-
Episode 11 - Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Roof Deck and High-Tech Bathroom Features
Release Date: 2003-11-17The roof, deck, and bathroom remodeling near completion. Included: a tour of famed Coney Island.
-
Episode 14 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Modular Home Construction and Site Preparation
Release Date: 2003-12-08Bob Vila and crew travel to the Berkshires, located in western Massachusetts, for the prefab construction and on-site assembly of a modular home.
-
Episode 15 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Modular Construction Details and Foundation Work
Release Date: 2003-12-15Bob Vila talks on-site with contractors—and in Scranton, with Simplex Industries—about the manufacture and assembly of pre-cast foundation panels.
-
Episode 16 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Modular Construction, Wiring, and Drywall
Release Date: 2003-12-22The work underway includes roof assembly, subfloor installation, wall framing, and drywall application in the main living areas of the home.
-
Episode 17 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Interior and Exterior Finishes On a Modular Home
Release Date: 2003-12-29Work continues at the Simplex Industries plant in Scranton, PA. The interior finishes are being installed (hardwood floors, kitchen cabinets and counters, etc.), along with the windows and exterior siding.
-
Episode 18 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Assembling a Modular Home
Release Date: 2004-01-05The main sections of the modular house arrive from the Simplex factory, and the building lot quickly transforms into a home site.
-
Episode 19 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Shake Roof and Stone Facade for Modular Home
Release Date: 2004-01-12The project site is buzzing with activity. As the assembly of the home's main sections nears completion, shingles are installed and stone veneer is applied to the foundation.
-
Episode 20 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Panelized Cedar Shingles, a Metal Roof, and the Mount
Release Date: 2004-01-19The metal roof system is fabricated and set into place. Included: a tour of The Mount, a lavish retreat formerly owned by Edith Wharton.
-
Episode 21 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Direct Vent Heat and Composite Deck Materials
Release Date: 2004-01-26Easy-to-install crown molding is installed, along with a gas fireplace. Meanwhile, decking gets underway outside.
-
Episode 22 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Energy Efficient Heat, Column Deck Supports, and the Mount
Release Date: 2004-02-02Progress continues to be made on the exterior of the modular mountain retreat.
-
Episode 23 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Berkshires Architecture, Shakespeare & Co., and Structured Wiring
Release Date: 2004-02-09Bob Vila takes a final tour of the interior. Also: a visit to one of the Berkshires' artistic centers, Shakespeare and Company.
-
Episode 24 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Introducing Elm Court
Release Date: 2004-02-16Bob Vila makes his first visit to Elm Court, a historic home in Lenox, MA, abandoned for 50 years before restoration.
-
Episode 25 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Sound Insulation and Restored Rooms at Elm Court
Release Date: 2004-02-23Bob Vila continues his tour of the fully-restored rooms at Elm Court in Lenox, MA.
-
Episode 26 - Modular Mountain Retreat: Elm Court Decor and Ongoing Restoration
Release Date: 2004-03-01Bob Vila takes his final tour through Elm Court, paying special attention to the fully restored sections of the exquisite historic mansion.