Watch Home Again With Bob Vila

TV Shows with Bob Vila

Watch clips or full episodes from Dwelling house Again with Bob Vila and Bob Vila, not to mention his Web series, Building Light-green. That's a total of 17 years in TV available correct here, now. Relish!

Tempest-Ready Housing

Bob partners with St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services (SPNHS), a NeighborWorks affiliate, and Tampa Armature Works (TAW) to create affordable, energy-efficient, storm-ready housing from recycled steel shipping containers.

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Bob Vila is in St. Petersburg, FL, learning how to create affordable, energy-efficient, tempest-ready housing from recycled steel shipping containers. Bob and the team build a roomy, single-family abode that improves this once-blighted neighborhood and creates opportunity for showtime-time homeownership.

Victorian Kitchen & Bathroom Remodel

Bob undertakes the partial remodeling of a historic Queen Anne Victorian home in Rowley, MA.

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Bob Vila undertakes the partial remodel of a historic Victorian home in Rowley, MA. The house is a classic New England gem with many partitioned rooms, plus the added entreatment of a big thousand with preserved wetlands beyond. From permits and approvals to the addition of a mudroom and deck, this project focuses on family space.

Chicago Jitney Business firm

A coach house in Chicago is reborn! This projection includes gutting and rebuilding the interior construction, finishing the basement, adding a roof dormer, and faux-finish painting.

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A bus business firm in Chicago is reborn! This projection includes gutting and rebuilding the interior structure, finishing the basement, and adding a roof dormer. Local artists even show Bob how to give the newly renovated home some panache with a artistic, Chicago-style decorating approach and faux-finish painting techniques.

Ii-Family unit Greystone

Bob tracks the progress of a two-family greystone in Chicago's Wicker Park undergoing a remodel.

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Bob Vila tracks the progress of a two-family greystone in Chicago'south Wicker Park neighborhood that is undergoing renovation. The project documents a low-budget upgrade of the building's two apartments and concludes with a decorator's tour showcasing the eye-catching results.

Greatcoat-Way Home

Bob'due south first project for Bob Vila'south Home Again is a Cape Cod-style home in Marstons Mills, MA. Bob takes the viewer through all the steps of building a house from scratch.

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Bob Vila's commencement project for "Home Again" is a Cape Cod-fashion home in Marstons Mills, MA. Bob takes the viewer through all the steps of building a house from scratch: from builder's plans and foundation digging to framing, cedar shingling, installing a heating system, and using artist's paint techniques on the interior.

Cracker Cottage

Bob rejuvenates a pocket-size but classic Florida firm, focusing on low-cal, ventilation, and outdoor living.

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Bob Vila rejuvenates a modest but classic Florida business firm, focusing on lite, ventilation, and outdoor living. Projects include opening walls, improving air conditioning and ventilation, blowing in some insulation, and putting in a new entry.

Split-Level Ranch

A worn-out, 17 year-old raised ranch, with problems familiar to many homeowners, gets a new expect.

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Bob Vila is in Plymouth, MA, to oversee the remodel of a worn-out, 17-year-one-time raised ranch with problems familiar to many homeowners. The façade is re-sided and repainted, windows are replaced, and a new entry is congenital. Inside, the new bath and kitchen, which are added, provide the project highlights.

Ranch Expansion

Bob takes on the expansion of a 35 yr-quondam ranch house in Wayland, MA, while keeping a shut heart on the project budget.

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Bob takes on the expansion of a 35 year-sometime ranch house in Wayland, MA. With an eye on the budget, projects include European kitchen cabinets, a state-of-the-fine art closet arrangement for the chief bedroom, custom built-in bookshelves, an eye-catching fan detail on the front façade, and a individual deck off the master sleeping accommodation.

Victorian

Bob tackles a remodeling and structure project on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard.

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Bob Vila tackles a remodeling and structure project on the isle of Martha'south Vineyard. The expansion of the cabin transforms a tiny vacation home into a spacious family retreat with an accurate 'Vineyard Victorian' look.

Cabin in the Forest

Bob explores the concept of sustainable design by putting resource management theories into practice for everyday living.

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Bob Vila explores the concept of sustainable design past putting resources management theories into practice for everyday living. Projects include a pre-bandage foundation arrangement, globe-friendly septic system, free energy-efficient appliances, and more than.

Greenhouse

Bob heads to Cape Cod in the dead of winter to watch over the construction of a custom, high-tech greenhouse.

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Bob Vila heads to Cape Cod in the dead of wintertime to picket over the construction of a custom, high-tech greenhouse. The design and construction of a new add-on to the front of an existing house afforded the creation of this conservatory and of a new front entry pavilion that features a mahogany pergola supported by limestone columns.

Federal-Style Home

Bob tackles the revitalization of an exquisite Federal-style home, built in the early 1800s, which survived the Civil War but barely survived Hurricane Hugo in 1989.

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Bob Vila tackles the revitalization of an exquisite Federal-style dwelling house, built in the early 1800s, which survived the Civil War but barely survived Hurricane Hugo in 1989. A major aspect of the project is the painstaking process of restoring the original plaster ornamentation and woodwork to their original particular.

Dream Garage and Boat Storage

An innovative and functional post-and-beam befouled construction is designed to provide space to store, and perform piece of work on, boats and cars.

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This innovative and functional post-and-axle barn construction is designed to provide space to store, and perform work on, boats and cars. Bob Vila takes us through the story,which centers around creating a land-of-the-fine art, ergonomically efficient, well-lit, and safety environment.

Principal Bedchamber

A main bedroom suite in a compact 1930s Colonial Revival home in suburban Newton, MA gets a makeover.

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A main bedroom suite in a meaty 1930s Colonial Revival dwelling in suburban Newton, MA, gets a makeover. Bob Vila details the process of building the foundation, from forming and cement pouring to inspection and backfilling. Also, Bob sees how the interior baseboard molding and window trim is milled to match what exists in the rest of the home.

Malibu Beach Firm

Bob transforms a worn-out California embankment house on stilts into an elegant Spanish-style villa, worthy of its glamorous location—Malibu.

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Bob Vila transforms a California beach house on stilts into an elegant Spanish-style villa, worthy of its glamorous location—Malibu. Projects include an elegant winding staircase, a state-of-the-art sprinkler system, environmentally friendly blown-in cellulose insulation, and seismic code compliance.

Craftsman Bungalow

Bob oversees the remodeling of a Studio City bungalow in Los Angeles, CA.

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Bob Vila oversees the remodel of a Craftsman bungalow in Los Angeles, CA. It's a vintage kit house, purchased from a Sears & Roebuck itemize in 1923 and built in Hollywood. Working with contractors, Bob helps restore the home's thoughtful details while adding improvements fit for the owners' modern lifestyle.

Kitchen Remodel

Bob follows the remodeling and expansion of the kitchen and family room of a 15-year-old house in suburban Miami.

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This projection features the remodeling and expansion of the kitchen and family room of a 15-year-old suburban Miami tract house. Innovative and fun projects include walls built using insulated physical forms, stucco application, and glass cake walls.

Accessible Home

The accessible dwelling house project follows an urban renewal story, involving grass-roots activism and affordable housing.

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This project follows an urban renewal story, involving grass-roots activism and affordable housing. Bob Vila reports on nine newly built iii-bedroom homes, including one with accessibility for people with disabilities.

Elmwood Neighborhood

Customs building in the historic Elmwood neighborhood of Providence, RI is the focus of this projection.

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The theme of community edifice in the historic Elmwood neighborhood of Providence, RI, is the focus of this project. Rather than tackling one business firm, Bob Vila is helping xi neighbors tackle smaller projects like porches, kitchens, bathrooms, and even a tertiary-flooring artist'due south studio.

Loft Conversion

Bob highlights the world of stylish city living, past chronicling the conversion of an apartment in Boston's Leather District into a sleek, modern residential loft infinite.

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Bob Vila highlights the globe of stylish city living past chronicling the conversion of a loft flat in Boston's Leather District. This unit is getting a pinnacle-of-the-line treatment: cutting edge design, custom-made piece of furniture and casework, sleek modernistic fixtures, and up-to-date appliances.

Executive Mansion

In Richmond, Virginia, the oldest continuously occupied governor'south mansion in America is in need of serious repairs, and Bob's team is there to assistance.

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In Richmond, Virginia, the oldest continuously occupied governor's mansion in America is in demand of serious repairs, and Bob Vila's team is there to help. Projects include the consummate overhaul and modernization of the basement to include a state-of-the-art caterer'south kitchen for official functions, all new mechanical systems, and updates for handicapped accessibility.

Lifespan Business firm

Mountain Pleasant, SC, a suburb of Charleston, is the scene, not just of a remarkable new habitation, but of a remarkable transformation in suburban living.

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Bob Vila heads to the Low Land: Mount Pleasant, Due south Carolina. Steeped in tradition, this historic suburb of Charleston is the scene, not simply of a remarkable new dwelling, but of a remarkable transformation in suburban living at the developing community of I'On.

Habitat for Humanity

Bob introduces the latest in sustainable materials and efficient building techniques on a Habitat for Humanity build.

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Bob Vila introduces the latest in sustainable materials and efficient building techniques on a Habitat for Humanity build. This projection documents a v-day procedure that transformed an empty lot into a snug, comfortable, and sustainable home in Yonkers, NY.

Victorian Restoration

In a neighborhood of family unit homes on tree-lined streets, only five miles from downtown Boston, Bob'southward scouts discovered a Victoria-era abode that needs a full-scale renovation. The new owners, a work-at-home professional person couple with children, would like to add modern features, while retaining the essential aspects and overall integrity of the sometime home.

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Located just five miles from downtown Boston, Bob's scouts discovered a Victorian-era house in a neighborhood of family homes on tree-lined streets that was past due for a full-scale renovation.

The home's new owners, a piece of work-at-home family unit, have set goals to modernize the dwelling house's floor plan, update the building's mechanical and electrical systems, and add home role and piece of work spaces for two busy professionals.

Vermont Farmhouse

Bob works with the Quechee Lakes Development Company to build a residence that hearkens back to the past even so satisfies the needs of a family unit in the new millennium.

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The wooded New England setting, with quaint towns and covered bridges, provides the perfect backdrop for edifice a traditional Vermont-fashion farmhouse.

Bob works with the Quechee Lakes Development Visitor to build a residence that hearkens back to the past still satisfies the needs of a family in the new millennium.

Manhattan Remodel and Greatcoat Cod Affordable

This project deals with two very unlike notions of domicile. On one hand, Bob is participating in the revitalization of an apartment on the Upper Due west Side of Manhattan. On the other hand, Bob is involved with the construction of several quality affordable homes in Mashpee, MA.

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This projection deals with two very different notions of abode. Bob begins on New York City'southward Upper Westward Side, where an 1890s Brownstone is revitalized through high-quality craftsmanship and sensitive design. New York's by meets its present, as the entire floor is recaptured and refurbished to create a spacious urban apartment on the doorstep of Key Park.

At the same time, Bob works with a Cape Cod developer to utilise Massachusetts land use statute 40B to create affordable housing, and a neighborhood of homes in Mashpee, MA. These Energy Star certified homes show how quality building practices and reasonable asking prices can piece of work together to provide livable, affordable homes and neighborhoods to those who work in our communities.

Modern Colonial

This project focuses on the construction of a Colonial-style home congenital with both history and the future in mind.

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This project focuses on the construction of a Colonial-way home built with both history and the future in mind. While the 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom home will take a traditional exterior and interior detailing, the program will suit the needs of a modern family, including piece of cake-maintenance fireplaces, a great room, principal suite, sun room, iii-car garage, and a large walk-out basement with plenty of room for recreation and indoor/outdoor living.

Modular Mount Retreat

Beautifully sited on wooded acreage with breathtaking views of some of the most beautiful countryside in New England, this Arts and Crafts-style bungalow certainly doesn't look manufactory-congenital. You'd never know it was a modular habitation unless Bob took yous through its construction from pre-fabrication to on-site assembly.

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Beautifully sited on wooded acreage with scenic views of some of the most beautiful countryside in New England, this Arts and Crafts way bungalow certainly doesn't look factory-congenital. Yous'd never know it was a modular home unless Bob took you to the Pennsylvania mill where it was built, almost from beginning to finish.

The house goes down the assembly line from framing, through wiring and plumbing, all the way to the installation of floor and priming for pigment.

The house is trucked to its pre-fabricated foundations on the lot, and start all the finishing touches that will prove that a modular house doesn't take to be a cookie-cutter affair.

Miami Beach Condo

Bob and the crew demonstrate how to employ infinite, colour, and choice finishes to make the nearly of a small-scale space. By transforming the kitchen, living, and bath spaces, the remodel gives the condo a light-filled, open, and airy feeling-- a quality the flat, in its original country, very much lacked.

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In this condo renewal project, Bob and the crew demonstrate how to use space, colour, and choice finishes to make the near of a small space.

The kitchen is converted into an elegant dining space looking onto the living expanse, while a closet is transformed into a bar with recessed lighting and glass shelves. And the pocket-sized bathroom turns into an oasis with luminous drinking glass tile, a wash of color, and sleek new fixtures.

Pocket doors with an antique-wait are installed and so every bit to separate the living and sleeping spaces, and piece of furniture is selected to reflect Miami's unique personality.

Finally, the outdoor space overlooking Biscayne Bay is made applied and, perchance well-nigh chiefly, comfortable.

Waterfront Warehouse Rehab

Bob heads to the DUMBO neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York for this project involving an abandoned warehouse built in the mid-19th century. The manager for the project is real estate professional person Chris Vila, Bob's oldest son.

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Bob Vila heads to the Dense neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, for this project involving an abased warehouse built in the mid-19th century. Bob's adaptive reuse will yield 3 ultra-hip apartments with commercial infinite at street level. Project manager is Bob's oldest son, Chris Vila, who helps guide this consummate rehabilitation of a beat-up building in the city that never sleeps.

Storm-Ready Design

Bob meets with FEMA and FLASH to learn how a dwelling can survive a hurricane, how to build a hurricane resistant dwelling house, and meets homeowners that are rebuilding after losing it all.

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When hurricanes strike again and again, as they did in Florida in 2004, the effects are devastating. Bob Vila and crew work to completely rebuild a damaged house, using new standards for tempest-ready housing. Along the way, Bob investigates a domicile's vulnerabilities in extreme weather and learns why some edifice systems fail and others succeed.

Basement Finishing and Family Space

A young family with an quondam house repurposes their basement and refurbishes their thousand to create family and recreational spaces for their active, growing kids.

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Bob Vila helps a young family with an old business firm create family unit and recreational infinite for their agile kids. Projects include replacement window installation, innovative plumbing solutions, and smart storage to make indoor and outdoor spaces platonic for this growing family unit.

Bob'due south Shingle Style Home

This 26-episode project centers effectually the remodel of Bob's ain gracious Shingle Style domicile in Cambridge, MA.

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This project centers effectually the remodel of Bob Vila'south own gracious Shingle Mode dwelling in Cambridge, MA. Information technology's a house with a lot of history and cute architectural details, many of which were obliterated in remodels of the 50s and the 70s. On the centennial of the house's construction, Bob gets together the best talents in the business to recreate and renew it to its onetime glory, making some important modifications along the way that volition transform this into a dream house for today.

Babyproofing the House

Bob talks to industry specialists about healthy living environments and child prophylactic products as he helps a young expectant couple upgrade and childproof their abode.

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In Melrose, MA, Bob Vila helps a young couple expecting their first kid to prepare their home. The focus is on creating a safe place with a strong accent on indoor air quality and a good for you living environment. Bob reviews kid prophylactic products with manufacture specialists, as they outfit the home from pinnacle to bottom in preparation for the new baby.

Building Dark-green

In Bob's new Building Green Spider web series, he focuses on green projects that are embracing the cleanest and near efficient technologies.

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In Bob's newBuilding Greenish Web series, he focuses on green projects that are embracing the cleanest and most efficient technologies. He demystifies greenish home blueprint and construction also equally the myth that building green has to mean building expensively or unattractively. His premise is that homes are where people tin can make the biggest departure, and he non merely demonstrates how – he shows viewers how they can put changes into identify that will actually save them money while saving the planet. Whether he'southward touring a contemporary urban flat complex in the South Bronx, NY, a Georgian Colonial firm in Westchester that had to rebuild afterward extensive mold damage, or an earth-bermed house made of salvaged materials in upstate New York, he helps people salve the all-time of the past while incorporating the newest advances.

Building an Addition for an Elderly Parent

Bob introduces Howard Brickman who is building an addition for an elderly in-police force. Innovative techniques and improved building practices translate to quick construction, a minimum of waste product, and free energy savings down the road.

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More than and more homeowners are converting their houses into multi-generational homes for themselves, their children, and their aging parents. In Norwell, MA, Bob Vila meets a couple making room for a mother in law.

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