Home Again with Bob Vila

Cape-style Home: Clearing the Lot

Construction begins on a Cape Cod-style home being built in Marstons Mills, Massachusetts. Included...

Cape-style Home: Ell and Deck

A recycled "ell" is added,and a first-floor deck is built. Also: tips on ordering lumber.

Cape-style Home: Wall Construction

Bob visits Barbara Gooddale in her authentic antique Cape Cod house to get a feel for the style and...

Cape-style Home: Staircase and Roof

A staircase is built and the second floor is toured. Also: Bob Vila visits a shingle plant in Delaw...

Cape-style Home: Ceiling, Roof and Plumbing

Some demolition is done on the old ell to prepare it for renovation; ceiling joists and roof rafter...

Cape-style Home: Bulkhead, Trim and Roofing

A bulkhead is installed; a soffet, facia and drip edge are added to the front of the house. Also: a...

Cape-style Home: Joining the Old Ell

The old ell is joined to the new construction, with some demolition done to make room for a shed do...

Cape-style Home: Front Door, Shingles and Plumbing

Bob and Ryley install the pre-hung front door and visit Shepley Wood Products to see how it was mad...

Cape-style Home: Wiring, Clapboards and Window Trim

Bob goes over the electrical wiring with John Hickey, cedar clapboards are put up, and Hand Cassidy...

Cape-style Home: Kitchen Design and Septic System

Bob discusses the kitchen layout with designer Amy O'Haire, then visits her showroom. Claude Daigle...

Cape-style Home: Paneling, Furnace and Tile

Our contractor Ryley shows us how to put up the pine interior paneling in the living room; Bob chec...

Cape-style Home: Floor Painting and Bathroom Vanity

Artisan Terry Maiche shows us two inexpensive ways to dress up a floor with paint: spattering and s...

Cape-style Home: Landscaping and House Tour

Bob discusses landscaping with specialist Susan Hofer--sod, a gravel driveway, brickwork, fences, p...

Two-family Greystone: House and Neighborhood Tour

Now in Chicago, Bob takes a driving tour with realtor Catherine Caravette of our new neighborhood,...

Two-family Greystone: Plans Discussed and Demolition Begins

Bob discusses plans with local architect Bill Bauhs, and takes a tour of downtown Chicago's strikin...

Two-family Greystone: Engineered Beams and Plumbing

Bob and Ron discuss the removal and shoring up of bearing walls, to be replaced by special engineer...

Two-family Greystone: Parallam and Iron Beam

The crew installs a Parallam beam in the living room and iron beams in the back masonry wall. Ron G...

Two-family Greystone: Basement Excavation Begins

Scott Smith's excavation crew digs out the basement to make room for a basement slab. Bob discusses...

Two-family Greystone: Electrical Work Begins

The concrete basement floor is poured, leveled, and screeded; our contractor Ron repairs a broken w...

Two-family Greystone: Plumbing Continues

Bob goes downtown to the Merchandise Mart to see a selection of bathroom fixtures. Back at our grey...

Two-family Greystone: Plaster and Drywall Work

Drywall and plaster work is discussed. Also: a visit to a drywall plant in Delaware.

Two-family Greystone: Budgeting and Tiling

A review of the project's budget and progress. Also: a trip to an appliance showroom, and the bathr...

Two-family Greystone: Lighting and Flooring

Wooden floors are refinished and new windows are installed. Also: a visit to a light-fixtures store.

Two-family Greystone: Landscaping Begins

Kitchen cabinets are installed and the landscaping work begins.

Two-family Greystone: Flooring and Stairs

Installed: a basement staircase. Also: a visit to a flooring plant.

Two-family Greystone: House Tour

Kitchen countertops are mounted. Also: a tour of the home with an interior decorator.

Coach House: Coach House Tour

Bob and contractor Ron Gan look around our next projectan old deserted "coach house." Architectural...

Coach House: Plans Discussed and Demolition Begins

Bob discusses plans for the coach house with our architect, Mike Morgan, and with contractor Ron Ga...

Coach House: Excavation Begins

Bob tours architect Frank Lloyd Wright's studio and sees some houses Wright designed in Greater Chi...

Episode 30

Coach House: Roof Demolition

The Eagle roofing crew strips several ancient layers of old roofing, and a section of the roof is r...

Coach House: Fireplace and Staircase

Bob tours the Hill Arboretum, an apartment project adapted for the physically challenged. Back at t...

Coach House: Project Status, Cabinets and Whirlpool Tub Installed

Bob tours the completed living room and dining room of the coach house, then reviews work done on t...

Coach House: Finishing Touches and Landscaping

Bob installs the finishing touches in the coach house kitchen, including some galvanized steel feat...

Coach House: House Tour

Bob takes the grand tour of the finished coach house exterior with Ron, our contractor. We go insid...