In the barn, Tom and Kevin build a watertight fire pit cover Scott teaches Kevin about the evolution of fuses the guys ask "What Is It?" Richard heads to Missouri to upgrade and vent a bathroom sink.
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All hands are on deck for the last few days of the project, tightening up the old house while adding on just enough space to achieve better flow and living space for the family friends and family celebrate the finished job with a wrap party.
The finished countertops and the kitchen island installing the wood butcher block shopping for and putting new plants in the yard fabricating and installing wood elements in the library installing the kitchen backsplash with a new urethane grout.
Visiting a gardener to acquire some plants how to patch, prime, and paint a water-damaged ceiling exploring how the countertops are fabricated both by machine and by hand constructing new built-in bookshelves for the living room.
Roger Cook begins to put down asphalt for the new driveway in the kitchen, Norm Abram helps Tom Silva as he begins to install the new cabinets Kevin meets up with lighting specialist Bob Joyce to see the latest in under-cabinet lighting.
Kevin helps Tom build a new deck Roger and Bill Pierce lay concrete pavers in the new patio Catherine Mitchell shows Kevin tiles for the kitchen backsplash Patrick Hunt shows Norm some new oak flooring that matches the house's existing flooring.
Preparation for the exterior paint job Tom Silva and Norm Abram install custom copper half-round gutters inside, plastering contractor David Crawford and his crew put up a base coat of veneer plaster removing an old garage.
Tom builds a new stairway to the basement Richard shows Kevin how to select a good quality faucet a vaulted ceiling in the hallway connects the front of the house to the new addition out back Tony puts spray foam insulation in the new addition.
Basic voltages of cordless tools handling simple clogs in a bathroom sink, kitchen sink and toilet repairing a fireplace and replacing its cover.
Composting at home custom built-in drawers, cubbies and shelves for a front hall closet installing a concrete block retaining wall.
Nathan shows how he organizes his work truck Richard explains different kinds of bidets Mauro spray paints a handrail Mark helps a homeowner replace an old, patched driveway.
How shrubs are harvested cost-effective ways to seal windows for the winter building a box joint jig.
Richard Trethewey talks about how he became a plumber smart thermostats and their features understanding switch legs replacing an old rotted porch column base.
Making a stone water fountain for the garden breaking down miter saw blades the team discusses challenges of the ongoing supply chain issues.
Mark installs a metal railing using anchoring cement Richard weighs the pros and cons of steam heat Tom demonstrates the correct way to replace a cracked kitchen floor tile Roger, Jenn and Kevin try out a tool that easily splits kindling.
With construction complete, landscape work begins Richard Trethewey reviews the house's waste and water configuration and meets with the HVAC contractor Kevin explores Florida's Fort Myers area installing PVC decking and prefab railings.
There has been extensive framing work, but most of the house had to be rebuilt David shows Norm architectural shingles that look like slate Kevin O'Connor meets with carpenter Ed Curet to see the new siding a historically informed color scheme.
Engineering challenges Kevin meets with David Price to learn about his CDC Kevin and Lanita Tolentino go over renovation plans the foundation walls for the new addition have been poured shoring up the house's structure framing crew arrives.
The crew partners with the city of Boston and local non-profit Nuestra Comunidad to take a foreclosed and abandoned house and turn it into affordable housing in Roxbury, Mass. joining the project are apprentices from YouthBuild Boston.
Installing a whole house humidifier system how to quickly paint shutters in bulk creating a triangular top outdoor end table out of teak wood.
Creating a focal point wall common sprinkler heads installing a submersible sump pump to solve a flooded basement problem.
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