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Bob meets Larry, the tile contractor, who is installing floor tiles in the bathroom. Larry starts out by putting down an under-layment, letting it dry then snapping chalk reference lines to insure the grout line remain parallel to the vanity and shower. Larry gives a tip on where to start tiling a bathroom to lessen the likelihood of tile failure and water damage. Larry�s assistant, Leo, then cuts the tile using a diamond tipped water-cooled, tile saw. Bob comes back to Larry who then nips the tile to the specifications and lays it.

Kevin Benjer in on hand to demonstrate the correct way to apply asphalt roofing shingles and a ridge vent. Chaulk lines are drawn to ensure proper alignment and then each course of shingles are added. The ridge vent is installed last and help provide ventilation to the attic.

Bob meets Ryley outside where he is putting sidewall shingles on the new addition. Bob points out the newly trimmed window and the ten inch wide piece of felt around it called a spline. The spline is common in the Northeast to prevent moisture from coming in between the trim and the shingle once shrinkage has occurred. Ryley explains that he is using a red cedar eighteen-inch perfection shingle that is rejoined and rebutted to form a perfectly square shingle. This type of shingle is higher in quality and price than a standard white cedar shingle, but it is better for taking paint and stain. Because Ryley is using an eight-inch exposure on the shingle, he can use a third fewer shingles on the project. He uses a story pole up the corner of the house as a guide for each row of shingles. Bob and Ryley take the strapping off and raise it to the next chalk line to start a new row. The chalk string is moved so that it can hold the shingles in place. Ryley and Bob put the shingles on the strapping and cut the middle ones to size. Then they are nailed in place and the process repeats. Ryley uses five penny galvanized box nails nailed twice into each shingle.

Bob and Ryley demonstrate step by step how to frame up a 6' x 12' walk-in closet for the master bedroom. The framing crew installed partition backers to receive the partitions and a ledger board on top for the top plate. First Ryley lays out the top and bottom plates and begins to build the first partition. On the next partition Ryley carefully measures for the door opening and then together Bob and Ryley construct and raise the remaining partitions.

Bob is with contractor Tim Berky as they clad the exterior of the Rowley Victorian. Berky explains that they will follow the cues from the original 1890s exterior of the home. The top of the addition will copy the molding cap at the roofline with a frieze board, cornice molding, and planchard at the top of the clapboards. New clapboards are also being installed on the addition. Berky needed to match the existing siding so that no inconsistencies would show. He created a story pole to show where the existing clapboards are so they can match on both sides, even with a 1 5/8-inch difference from side to side. The clapboards have their smooth side out, finished with a mill glaze that will take a painted finish well. Berky nails in the new clapboard by lining up the new clapboard along the top of the previous row.