Framing the new mudroom and powder room on the first floor contending with a termite-damaged sill in front an eco-friendly plan to address the termites and carpenter ants.
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Richard Trethewey heads to Cheyenne, Wyoming to help a homeowner install a toilet Roger and Kevin patch a lawn with grass seed.
Framing the new mudroom and powder room on the first floor contending with a termite-damaged sill in front an eco-friendly plan to address the termites and carpenter ants.
A crane lifts a steel beam that will carry the load of the house insulated concrete forms for the foundations and above-grade walls on the additions pouring the foundation and walls lead laws the kitchen is gutted the dining room wall goes down.
Removing old yews demolishing a sun porch a visit to the estate's original gatehouse progress on excavation out front and back a team of concrete cutters cuts through 10-inch-thick concrete foundation walls.
Renovation begins on a 1940s house on Boston's famous Charles River Tom conducts a structural investigation Richard finds asbestos to be removed Roger puts erosion control in place to protect the flood plain.
Team members talk about their fathers as mentors airflow in buildings finishing a baseball bat display case.
Using common electrical tools an in-depth home energy assessment painting.
Tommy installs the shiplap using reclaimed granite, Kevin helps Roger's crew lay a second set of steps for the walkway Roberto finds and cuts a marble slab for the kitchen island Mark builds the cast stone mantel surrounding for the new fireplace.
Assembling the roof on the ground a lift helps raise the roof into place the technique of Lazure painting, a watercolor style of painting interior walls refinishing oak veneer installing wood paneling in the living room screening trees.
Using pre-primed red cedar to shingle the house a stylist helps figure out window treatments radiant floor tubing is installed in the tracks under the existing old basement floor repairing the grand living-room fireplace repointing loose bricks.
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.
Replacing the front walk with a new bluestone design modifications on the replacement windows a tile contractor uses a shower waterproofing system made up of prefab components a painting contractor starts paint prep.
Repointing the old brick foundation repairing the sagging front porch rebuilding the rotted historic porch railing detailing the fire blocking and fire caulking as spray foam insulation begins in the balloon frame house.
A landscape architect presents a plan for a yard Tom shows Kevin how he removed steps to the roof deck Richard shows Kevin how they've kept the ducts out of the roof rafter bays the plumbers use waste pipe in the bedrooms to dull sound.
Tom is working on the ceiling Kevin travels to Fairfield, Conn. the framing progress on the second floor a review the framing upgrades on the third floor Tom installs a new skylight Richard arrives with ductwork for air conditioning.
Tom relocates a load-bearing partition wall appropriate colors for the outside of the Victorian-era house Sally takes Kevin to Porter Square to see the style she's after upgrading and relocating the electrical service on the house.
Deconstruction continues Kevin visits an eco-resale store Jack Kelly removes a sick Norway maple the architects show Kevin the plan via a 3D computer model, then they visit the house that inspired Sally Peterson's design ideas.
This Old House is in Cambridge, Mass., where the crew turns the inside of a dark, divided 1887 two-family into an open, Scandinavian-style one-family Kevin O'Connor tours the house, while Roger Cook finds surprises outside.
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