Home Again with Bob Vila

Bob Vila begins a brand new project in the heart of South Carolina's low country where the focus is on community living.

Work continues on the first floor, as the walls are framed throughout. Also: a tour of the Clemson University high-wind test house, built to demonstrate new building techniques for hurricane safety.

Bob tours the neighborhood of I'On, built around a myriad of architectural styles and designs. Meanwhile, construction on the roof of the project house continues.

Masons go to work constructing the fireplace, while columns are put into place on the porch.

With new windows and French doors being installed, Bob Vila helps apply exterior siding and cedar trim.

Custom-made garage doors are installed along with a skylight above the family room.

The framing inspector visits the project site, and contractors put in a pre-built stairway.

Traditional shutters go up on the front porch, and tile work begins in the bathroom.

The plasterer is hard at work and in the dining room, the carpenter is doing the trim. In the garage, insulation is put in.

Landscaping begins and a granite vanity top is installed in the first-floor bathroom. Also: a tour Middleton Place, home to exquisite gardens.

In the the kitchen, cabinets and appliances are installed, while painters work using historically accurate colors upstairs.

Workers install the reclaimed lumber living room floor, hang handmade lanterns on the porch, and install new Energy Star appliances.

Bob Vila tours the completed home, evaluating the landscaping, exterior, and decorated interior, which local designer Carolyn Griffith is on hand to explain.