It's the holiday season at the AskTOH barn Tom and Kevin build a toy box for Tom's grandson Kevin travels to UL Laboratories in Chicago to learn about preventing fires from holiday decorations the guys exchange gifts.
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Roger digs up a large, established shrub by the front walkway to be transplanted in the backyard and shows Kevin how work on the new fieldstone sitting wall is progressing a replacement window radiant heat panels under the entry hall.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace his leaky outdoor faucet Roger Cook shows Kevin how to sharpen a lawn mower blade properly What Is It? Tom and Kevin build custom shelving for a walk-in closet.
Tom helps a homeowner repair a wobbly newel post at the bottom of a staircase Richard shows Kevin several methods for cutting rigid pipes and flexible tubing Roger visits an expert to learn how to reproduce plants from cuttings and by grafting.
How to attract many different species of birds using different types of birdfeeders and birdseed various types of interior moldings and their uses conserving water by installing a new type of dual-flush valve in an existing toilet.
Roger shows a homeowner how to use and maintain string trimmers Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor discuss different types of woodworking clamps and their uses Kevin and a remediation team help a homeowner remove dangerous lead paint from her old house.
Wrapping the columns under the back porch in shingles saving the old plaster in the billiards room using a new adhesive system selections for the home's lighting, paint colors, and furnishings rare and valuable antique pool tables.
Why Heartbreak Hill is a challenge for runners of the Boston Marathon prepping the exterior of the house for paint the progress on the bluestone patio and massive bluestone stairs spray foam insulation.
Roger Cook is building the fieldstone and mortar sitting wall treatment to stop the termite activity Tom Silva shows a new dowel fastening system Richard shows high velocity mini-duct systems feeding air to the lower floors.
Roger digs up a large, established shrub by the front walkway to be transplanted in the backyard and shows Kevin how work on the new fieldstone sitting wall is progressing a replacement window radiant heat panels under the entry hall.
Kevin O'Connor works with a siding contractor to install a new vinyl window sill and casing with a traditional colonial molding profile Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner install a new dishwasher.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a recirculation pump to provide hot water quickly to a bathroom contractor Tom Silva shares a tip for fixing the handle on a casement window Kevin helps a homeowner line her fireplace chimney.
The crew places a center beam in the old ranch house to support the second story a hole is cut in the original foundation for a new basement window Kevin visits an engineered lumber factory in Canada Tommy and Jeff raise the end gables.
Mark and Jeff take down the chimney Scott and Shayla window shop Jeff and Richard visit a convention to discover new plumbing products back at the ranch, the exterior walls come down Jeff reuses the original rafters for new wall framing.
Reviewing the progress being made upstairs in the master suite, it's time to tile the bathroom foam board is put on the walls and floor new gas lines are installed demonstrating the old-school way of cutting and connecting the steel pipes.
How to apply the self-sealing membrane and flashing a thick plastic vapor barrier to prevent mold growth in the basement in Rhode Island, contractor Jeff Sweenor builds a Chippendale railing system for the Idea House metal ductwork.
Plans are made to reuse the timbers as a sliding barn-type door for the new pantry restoring a flower garden an uninsulated crawl space Kevin helps Richard lay out a heating system before the concrete floor is poured installing new columns.
Norm teaches apprentices Bailey, Austin, and Nathan how to frame a wall in the master bedroom Richard shows how to build a drain stack for the master bath Kevin finds Tommy and his young crew laying fir decking on the frame they made last week.
Framing a deck chimney gets demo'ed Kevin, the homeowners and their interior designer design the new tile floors Tommy and the apprentices finish the framing and move on to the stairs a wood-burning stove snaking the flue up through the roof.
Building a new subfloor hunting for an old clawfoot tub Tom demonstrates how to check porch level and build a hip roof Project JumpStart Tommy teaches the apprentices how to calculate the cuts needed to make the rafters.
The new addition foundations are poured and backfilled installing a beam to support the new opening from the dining room to the kitchen the interior designer helps with decisions Tommy and Kevin discuss the new apprentices.
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