Bedford | Welcome to the Bedford Project
Work begins on a 300-year-old farmstead.
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Episode 2
Bedford | And the Work Begins
The crew transplantis shrubs and plants to a safe place until the job is complete. They also clear small trees and overgrowth that are in the way of the new family room addition.
Episode 3
Bedford | Work on the Addition Begins
The crew removes old clapboards and opens up a hole in the old fieldstone foundation that will connect the old basement space to the new. They also patch a rotted sill.
Episode 4
Bedford | New Entrance, Old Bricks
Framing up the new roof that will overlay the existing roof; repairing the exterior chimney; weaving in bricks.
Episode 5
Bedford | Yard and New Gable Wall
Work begins on clearing the backyard. The crew assembles and raises the gable wall for the family room addition and repairs a historic windowsill.
Episode 6
Bedford | New Space Revealed
The family room addition is framed up and sheathed. The crew installs new post supports in the kitchen accommodate a new stove vent hood and repairs the window sash.
Episode 7
Bedford | Insulation, Roofing
The crew tops off cellulose insulation in walls, builds raised beds out of fieldstone, and waterproofs the roof.
