Even for 1982 that vinyl flooring pattern is so out of date. Looks like something purchased from a early 70's Sears catalog. I hate wood paneling. Just about every house or office in the 70's and 80's had that crap nailed up. It makes a house look dark, depressing, and cheap. A lot of people put that up to keep from having to paint.
I've noticed not enough light in the living room,former garage. Should have put picture windows in front and back walls. I like a room to have a window on every exterior wall.
And 50 years later I was paid to pull up and toss out this state of the art flooring material. Cabinets, too. In fact the only thing timeless in this are the hard wood floors.
I agree with you. I also have empathy for the most part for the cast because they had a super low budget (by 1982 New England standards) and they had to get the absolute most out of every dollar they parted with (which wasn't nearly the case.) A bad design for the project was at fault, I think, and the area where this house is located was a part of the greater Boston area that had really bad soil and water pollution from chemical waste spillage. On the bright side, I learned how to tile a floor and hang a door properly so it isn't all that bad.
it's quite interesting to me, as i've ripped out so many kitchens and floors that are as dating as this one. To see the old timers putting this stuff in as new cutting edge style and material lol. That kitchen, floor, and wall paper looked dated brand new lol.
I like the deck idea from the front entry, but I disagree with the notion of keeping the kitchen door. Remove the door, wall it off, remove the steps, and re-side it, then put in a new door in the back of the house.
Holy crap, did they ruin this house or what? I’m convinced this entire season was conceived by some snobby architectural types at PBS as a thinly-veiled way to completely make fun of all their “idiot” do-it yourselfer viewers in their old tract homes...Mylar wall paper, plastic laminated cabinets, that hideous vinyl floor, turn the garage into a living room with a pot belly stove? I love the Earl Shibe “Resilient Floor Covering” guy. Just wow... lol
Wood and coal stoves were hugely popular at the time, just a few years after the 1979 oil embargo, and laminate cabinets were common well into the 1990s, especially as cheap, builder grade items. The rest was explained by the show's very low budget severely limiting how much new construction they could do on this one, and also just the aesthetics of the time. The material choices were reasonably popular in 1982, not cutting edge high style, maybe a few years out of date, but not everyone keeps up with trends
My mother must have watched this back then cause around 1982-83 she did all the walls in our house with ugly ass wallpaper just like that ..almost looks like my mom as well with that ugly dress.mom can I bring you back to the past to slap the shit out of you for my dad cause he had to go along with this bullshit .2 slaps one for me cause my friends had to be subjected to coming in my childhood home just to throw up and one huge slap for my pops
This guy cutting this vinyl flooring must have thought he was the cats meow back then .now we just fold it in and cut it with a dam utility knife .im sure that guy went out of business after this show aired back in 1982
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Funny how bob seems to always describe things better than the expert consultant
The wallpaper consultants never fail to crack me up
Bringing 1972 fashions and patterns to 1982.
and 1952
Three peeps Named Bob !!! 😂😂
just bought a house and had the pleasure of removing 2 layers of flooring to prep for tile. can't believe this was common practice in the 80s.
Love the flooring reminds me of my childhood
yeah definitely seen that floor before lol.
House is so busy with doors , colors , corners , and different levels and floors turned out to be a disaster
Noooo, not vinyl flooring. I remember it from my parents house in 1982😂😂
Nobody puts bullsh$t design choices on blast like Bob. Nobody puts Bob's bullsh$t on blast like Norm. Checks and balances.
What does accent means, to the house paper? the meaning they put for a simple wood work is amazing.Lol!
On the 4oth anniversary special they should have gone back to this house.
I think it fell down.
@Slapjabber surprisingly not. It has changed a lot over the years. It's now stories. I'd bet the 1982 kitchen and bathroom are long remodeled since.
why was wallpaper ever in style?
Back when bob vila actually worked 😂
Cheapo Bob WORK?? Never!! lol.
Got in the way is more like it. :)
That man never worked...he just faked it better back in the day
Bob Vila is a national treasure. He’s an asset to America the likes of which we may never see again. Plus he’s hung like a horse.
He never did work norm did it all
Even for 1982 that vinyl flooring pattern is so out of date. Looks like something purchased from a early 70's Sears catalog. I hate wood paneling. Just about every house or office in the 70's and 80's had that crap nailed up. It makes a house look dark, depressing, and cheap. A lot of people put that up to keep from having to paint.
I've noticed not enough light in the living room,former garage. Should have put picture windows in front and back walls.
I like a room to have a window on every exterior wall.
Nobody cares what you like
bob did not cry over asbestos he was a man
yeah because he wasn't the one doing the work. The ones who did were the ones who ended up possibly dying a horrible death from asbestosis.
@@chrisburns5691 wrong
And 50 years later I was paid to pull up and toss out this state of the art flooring material. Cabinets, too. In fact the only thing timeless in this are the hard wood floors.
The only saving grace of this home is the sunroom. The rest is just tragic
I agree with you. I also have empathy for the most part for the cast because they had a super low budget (by 1982 New England standards) and they had to get the absolute most out of every dollar they parted with (which wasn't nearly the case.) A bad design for the project was at fault, I think, and the area where this house is located was a part of the greater Boston area that had really bad soil and water pollution from chemical waste spillage. On the bright side, I learned how to tile a floor and hang a door properly so it isn't all that bad.
As a child of the 80s this paper plan is horrendous
it's quite interesting to me, as i've ripped out so many kitchens and floors that are as dating as this one. To see the old timers putting this stuff in as new cutting edge style and material lol. That kitchen, floor, and wall paper looked dated brand new lol.
@@chrisburns5691 to
Is that guy in the red lumber jack flannel Archie bunker step son
Son-in-law you dickhead, not stepson
I watched these first run back in the day and even then I knew Norm's hair was tragic.
Lmaoooooo .... you could probably learn how to build....... a sailboat....roasted
wall paper....the Bane of humanity...wait wheres the deep shag carpet ?
back in 1976.
I like the deck idea from the front entry, but I disagree with the notion of keeping the kitchen door. Remove the door, wall it off, remove the steps, and re-side it, then put in a new door in the back of the house.
The kitchen is far too smol. Even for 1982. Everything is of its time. It will all be gone by now. Thank fuck for that.
Wallpaper is just a bad idea. Always hideous
thats one ugly house 😂😂
ugliest kitchen i've ever seen.
Holy crap, did they ruin this house or what? I’m convinced this entire season was conceived by some snobby architectural types at PBS as a thinly-veiled way to completely make fun of all their “idiot” do-it yourselfer viewers in their old tract homes...Mylar wall paper, plastic laminated cabinets, that hideous vinyl floor, turn the garage into a living room with a pot belly stove? I love the Earl Shibe “Resilient Floor Covering” guy. Just wow... lol
Wood and coal stoves were hugely popular at the time, just a few years after the 1979 oil embargo, and laminate cabinets were common well into the 1990s, especially as cheap, builder grade items. The rest was explained by the show's very low budget severely limiting how much new construction they could do on this one, and also just the aesthetics of the time. The material choices were reasonably popular in 1982, not cutting edge high style, maybe a few years out of date, but not everyone keeps up with trends
this was the style at the time. I grew up in a house that had that exact same floor lol.
That is some ugly wallpaper
I Like it lol and I’m 15 😳
I'm 60, seen a lot of wallpaper in my time. Trust me, that's ugly wallpaper. LOL
it somehow made that kitchen even uglier.
The budget was super tight. Why wallpaper in the whole house instead of paint?
My mother must have watched this back then cause around 1982-83 she did all the walls in our house with ugly ass wallpaper just like that ..almost looks like my mom as well with that ugly dress.mom can I bring you back to the past to slap the shit out of you for my dad cause he had to go along with this bullshit .2 slaps one for me cause my friends had to be subjected to coming in my childhood home just to throw up and one huge slap for my pops
This guy cutting this vinyl flooring must have thought he was the cats meow back then .now we just fold it in and cut it with a dam utility knife .im sure that guy went out of business after this show aired back in 1982
Lmao you just time travelled 38 years into the past to roast that fool to a crisp!
@@bigpicturethinking5620 this comment is amazing. You should’ve integrated the phrase “cats meow” into it
My god, that is some ugly flooring.
Wallpaper is kinda gross!