Tom Silva travels to Colorado to help a family build a DIY swing set for their young son, Charlie Tom and the parents work together to build Charlie a beautiful play set that will last for years.
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Removing a service pole at the front of the property Norm helps Charlie build the flared porch columns a new brick patio the kitchen cabinets are delivered the architect calls for decorative half timbers and stucco to accent the front gables.
The guys build an outdoor Yoga shed on the main house, a standing-seam copper roof is installed over the front porch Tommy trims a window using a PVC product with a rabbet joint plumber Kevin Bilo installs a state-of-the-art boiler.
Framing the new Arts and Crafts front porch using custom-cut and assembled rafters marble from Vermont for the countertops discovering how marble makes its way from inside the mountain to inside the kitchen color selection the lost art of stucco.
Demo of old walls reveal a hidden doorway the design plan for the new master bath presents a classic plumbing problem creating elaborate cuts with computerized cutting machines Scott Caron installs a ceiling fan new double-hung windows.
A custom range hood the original chimney is demo'ed and a new one is built Jill Goldberg discusses options for the fireplace other decisions to make are tile for the first floor powder room and whether to paint the wood panels in the living room.
Starting the new chimney seeing how bricks are mixed, formed, cut, and baked at a 100-year-old factory the homeowners' dream kitchen changing the pitch of the two back dormers to match the pitch of the new gable.
Tommy and Kevin see how the steel beams are fabricated Kevin finds Tommy supervising erection on the back of the house the third floor has been demo'ed and Richard starts an HVAC plan for the second floor the porch is demo'ed.
The new concrete foundation is poured Emily, Roger and Kim try to find mature specimen trees for the yard a precast concrete bulkhead is installed Mark erects a concrete wall the old foundation gets waterproofed with a synthetic rubber spray.
Tommy and Kevin replace a 100-year-old wooden beam with a new steel beam to provide support for the new addition local examples of Arts & Crafts style houses the old oil tank gets drained and removed digging for the new foundation begins.
Jill Goldberg sorts through colors and wallpaper ideas for the living room old plaster walls are demolished Kim Turner presents her first landscape plan a certified arborist removes the old Silver Maple the exterior back wall is taken down.
Exploring what has been preserved and altered over the years the plans for the second and third floors how the homeowners envision using the outdoor space the inefficient boiler plans for future mechanical and plumbing systems outdated kitchen.
Tom Silva travels to Colorado to help a family build a DIY swing set for their young son, Charlie Tom and the parents work together to build Charlie a beautiful play set that will last for years.
Building a flag display case replacing a circuit breaker the team explains how their trades were affected by COVID-19.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps two homeowners repair their broken water softener Roger helps a homeowner repair and prevent deer damage to one of his evergreen trees a viewer tip on how to reduce airborne dust while sanding.
Roger helps improve the appearance of an unsightly concrete retaining wall with wooden lattice and climbing vines What is it? Tom shows Kevin how to flash a newly-installed window properly Richard helps a homeowner quiet a noisy PVC plumbing vent.
Tom and Kevin build and install new laminate kitchen countertops Roger helps a homeowner create a clean border between a garden bed and a lawn using steel edging.
General contractor Tom Silva heads to Atlanta to help a homeowner install a solid oak front door Tom, Kevin O'Connor, landscape contractor Roger Cook, and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey ask What Is It? driving rebar into the ground.
How ice dams form and how to prevent them working with an insulation contractor to apply closed-cell spray foam in an attic What Is It? tips for connecting gutter downspouts Roger heads to Philadelphia to plant two trees on a busy city street.
In the back garden of the single house, the pergola is installed a landscape architect oversees the planting of hydrangeas, and the European kitchen cabinets are fitted Kevin meets the craftsman building the dining table Ross tours a smart home.
Charleston boasts a colorful housing stock a siding color a meeting in Rainbow Row inspecting the framing hiding waste pipes from the floor above plaster work on the old staircase walls the repair plan that calls for a pergola.
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