diff --git a/src/gulpfile.js b/src/gulpfile.js
index 6e01cde0..9580d9ed 100644
--- a/src/gulpfile.js
+++ b/src/gulpfile.js
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ gulp.task("install", function (callback) {
 
 var gulpMain = "../bin/src/gulpmain.js";
 if (fs.existsSync(gulpMain)) {
-    console.log("found");
     require(gulpMain);
 }
-else {
-    console.log("not found:  "  + path.resolve(gulpMain));
-}
+
 module.exports = gulp;
diff --git a/src/gulpmain.ts b/src/gulpmain.ts
index af149b38..1dce1523 100644
--- a/src/gulpmain.ts
+++ b/src/gulpmain.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 /// <reference path="typings/node.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="typings/q.d.ts" />
 
+
 var fs = require("fs");
 var gulp = require("gulp");
+var del = require("del");
 var path = require("path");
 var exec = require("child_process").exec;
 import stylecopUtil = require("../tools/stylecop-util");
 import tsUtil = require("./taco-cli/compile/typescript-util");
 import dtsUtil = require("../tools/tsdefinition-util");
-var del = require("del");
-var ncp = require("ncp");
-var Q = require("q");
 
 var compilerPath = {
     src: ".",  // gulp task compiles all source under "taco-cli" source folder
-    bin: "../bin",
+    bin: "../bin/src",
+    tools:  "../bin/tools"
 };
 var copFile = path.join(compilerPath.src, "../tools/internal/TSStyleCop.js");
 
@@ -27,17 +27,16 @@ gulp.task("default", ["rebuild"]);
 
 /* Compiles the typescript files in the project, for fast iterative use */
 gulp.task("compile", function (callback: Function): void {
-    compileTS(callback);
+    var tsCompiler = new tsUtil.TypeScriptServices();
+    console.log("compilerPath.src:  " + path.resolve(compilerPath.src));
+    console.log("compilerPath.bin:  " + path.resolve(compilerPath.bin));
+    tsCompiler.compileDirectory(compilerPath.src, compilerPath.bin, callback);
 });
 
 /* full clean build */
-gulp.task("rebuild", ["copy-package-json", "run-stylecop", "copy-resources"], function (callback: Function): void {
-    compileTS(callback);
-});
-
-/* full clean build */
-gulp.task("clean-build", ["clean"], function (callback: Function): void {
-    compileTS(callback);
+gulp.task("rebuild", ["clean"], function (callback: Function): void {
+    gulp.run("compile");
+    gulp.run("copy");
 });
 
 /* Runs style cop on the sources. */
@@ -50,29 +49,15 @@ gulp.task("run-stylecop", ["clean-build"], function (callback: Function): void {
     }
 }); 
 
-/* Cleans up the bin location. */
+/* Cleans up the bin location, will have to call "gulp prep" again */
 gulp.task("clean", function (callback: Function): void {
-    //del([compilerPath.bin + "/**"], { force: true }, callback);
-    console.log("abc");
+    del([compilerPath.bin + "/../**"], { force: true }, callback);    
 });
 
 /* copy package.json files from source to bin */
-gulp.task("copy-package-json", ["clean-build"], function (callback: Function): void {    
-    var cliPath: string = "/taco-cli/package.json";
-    var utilPath: string = "/taco-utils/package.json";
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(compilerPath.bin, cliPath), fs.readFileSync(path.join(compilerPath.src, cliPath)));
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(compilerPath.bin, utilPath), fs.readFileSync(path.join(compilerPath.src, utilPath)));
-    callback();
-});
-
-/* copy package.json files from source to bin */
-gulp.task("copy-resources", ["clean-build"], function (callback: Function): void {
-    ncp(path.join(compilerPath.src, "taco-cli/resources"), path.join(compilerPath.bin, "taco-cli/resources"), {clobber: true}, callback)
-});
-
-/* with package.json files setup in Bin folder, call npm install */
-gulp.task("install-bin-modules", ["copy-package-json"], function (callback: Function): void {
-    exec("npm install", { cwd: path.join(compilerPath.bin, "taco-cli")}, callback);
+gulp.task("copy", function (callback: Function): void {    
+    gulp.src(path.join(compilerPath.src, "/**/package.json")).pipe(gulp.dest(compilerPath.bin));
+    gulp.src(path.join(compilerPath.src, "/**/resources.json")).pipe(gulp.dest(compilerPath.bin));
 });
 
 /* auto-generate taco-utils.d.ts*/
@@ -87,14 +72,7 @@ gulp.task("generate-dts", function (cb: Function): void {
     cb();
 });
 
-function compileTS(callback: Function) {
-    var tsCompiler = new tsUtil.TypeScriptServices();
-    console.log("compilerPath.src:  " + path.resolve(compilerPath.src));
-    console.log("compilerPath.bin:  " + path.resolve(compilerPath.bin));
-    tsCompiler.compileDirectory(compilerPath.src, compilerPath.bin, callback);
-}
 /* Task to generate NPM package */
 
 /* Task to run tests */
-
 module.exports = gulp;