Home Again with Bob Vila

The exterior of the Manhattan Brownstone gets a facelift, while custom cabinetry is installed in the kitchen.

At the Manhattan Brownstone, tiles are set in the bathroom, and a pedestal sink is installed.

The affordable housing development is nearly complete; Bob Vila tours.

Workers lay down sod, install hardwood flooring, and hang interior and exterior doors at the Mashpee, MA, project house.

A new deck goes in at the Mashpee, MA, project house, while contractors drywall the interior.

Bob Vila returns to the affordable housing project in Mashpee, MA, where he learns more about the town's creative zoning relief strategies.

It's time for doors, windows, ceilings, and mechanicals to be added at the Manhattan Brownstone; Bob Vila looks on.

At the Cape Cod affordable home, contractors are at work on interior framing, window installation, and roof building.

Bob Vila returns to New York City's Upper West Side, where trades of all kinds are continuing work on the Brownstone floor-through apartment.

At the Mashpee, MA, project site, foundation and framing work is underway. Included: how nail guns revolutionized the building industry.

Bob Vila tours an affordable housing development in nearby Falmouth, MA.

Bob Vila heads to Mashpee, MA, where a state law is helping to put higher-density, affordable housing in place for families in the community.

Cornice molding is discovered intact, and brickwork is removed to accommodate the installation of a new fireplace in the Manhattan Brownstone.

Bob Vila reviews the history of Manhattan Brownstones and tours the project space Also: a tour of Central Park in New York City.

Bob Vila tours the completely remodeled Miami Beach condo, which has been transformed into a light filled and stylish vacation getaway.

The inset bar is completed; art glass is selected for the pocket doors; and the original aluminum sliders to the balcony are completely refurbished to work, and look like new.

The bathroom gets a contemporary update, as contractors install a suite of new. Also: the HVAC unit is set up in a closet, and Bob Vila tours a Pierce Allen designed Miami apartment.

Bob Vila confronts the remodeling challenge of choosing a flooring material that attenuates sound while retaining a sleek, clean look. In the kitchen, counter tops are installed.

Semi-custom cabinets are installed in the condo's kitchen, and contractors complete the shower stall with vitreous glass tile.

Bob Vila surveys the condo in its post-demolition state. Plumbing work is underway, and pocket doors are installed. Also: a tour of Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.

The crew proceeds to remove carpets and cabinets, while Bob Vila tours a recently remodeled condo in the same complex to gather ideas about small-space design.

Bob Vila zeroes in on the Miami condominium market and, with help from architect Michael Pierce, lays out plans to achieve a fresher, airier look and feel in this one-bedroom unit.