Home Again with Bob Vila Season 14, Episode 18: Modular Mountain Retreat: Assembling a Modular Home

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Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Welcome to Brooklyn!

A 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.

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Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Demolition and Preservation in Brooklyn

Bob Vila tours the Sweeney Building, which boasts stunning views. Back at the warehouse, demolition is underway. Included: a consult with a preservation expert.

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Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Interior Demolition, Framing With Metal Studs, and Water Taxi Tour

Interior 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.

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Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Brick Facade Restoration and Period Windows Installed

Power washing is underway on the façade and new windows are installed. Included: Bob Vila tours the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.

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Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Rooftop Work and Wood Floor Installation

Work on the roof deck continues, while Bob and Chris Vila confer with HVAC and plumbing contractors and hardwood flooring is installed indoors.

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Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Marble Tile, Cherry Cabinets, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music

Marble 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.

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Waterfront Warehouse Rehab: Roof Deck and High-Tech Bathroom Features

The roof, deck, and bathroom remodeling near completion. Included: a tour of famed Coney Island.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Modular Home Construction and Site Preparation

Bob Vila and crew travel to the Berkshires, located in western Massachusetts, for the prefab construction and on-site assembly of a modular home.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Modular Construction Details and Foundation Work

Bob Vila talks on-site with contractors—and in Scranton, with Simplex Industries—about the manufacture and assembly of pre-cast foundation panels.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Modular Construction, Wiring, and Drywall

The work underway includes roof assembly, subfloor installation, wall framing, and drywall application in the main living areas of the home.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Interior and Exterior Finishes On a Modular Home

Work 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.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Assembling a Modular Home

The main sections of the modular house arrive from the Simplex factory, and the building lot quickly transforms into a home site.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Shake Roof and Stone Facade for Modular Home

The 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.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Panelized Cedar Shingles, a Metal Roof, and the Mount

The metal roof system is fabricated and set into place. Included: a tour of The Mount, a lavish retreat formerly owned by Edith Wharton.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Direct Vent Heat and Composite Deck Materials

Easy-to-install crown molding is installed, along with a gas fireplace. Meanwhile, decking gets underway outside.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Energy Efficient Heat, Column Deck Supports, and the Mount

Progress continues to be made on the exterior of the modular mountain retreat.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Berkshires Architecture, Shakespeare & Co., and Structured Wiring

Bob Vila takes a final tour of the interior. Also: a visit to one of the Berkshires' artistic centers, Shakespeare and Company.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Introducing Elm Court

Bob Vila makes his first visit to Elm Court, a historic home in Lenox, MA, abandoned for 50 years before restoration.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Sound Insulation and Restored Rooms at Elm Court

Bob Vila continues his tour of the fully-restored rooms at Elm Court in Lenox, MA.

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Modular Mountain Retreat: Elm Court Decor and Ongoing Restoration

Bob Vila takes his final tour through Elm Court, paying special attention to the fully restored sections of the exquisite historic mansion.