Season 14 Episodes
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
11. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.