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.
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The new floor plan explaining the system to ensure a flat ceiling in the kitchen leveling out the existing concrete floor options for the front yard reviewing shade gardens, woodland paths and hardscape options window openings.
Tom frames the new roof to repair and repoint the failing brick foundation, something is added to keep water at bay. Roger meets a landscape architect to see an Italianate Garden Norm helps Tom cut through the wall for the new mudroom entrance.
Tom doing more demo Mark McCullough is ready to get the new foundation going and Kevin lends a hand the pitched floor and ledge are dug and cut out to make room for a level floor a concrete curb Tom and Kevin make a breathtaking discovery.
Richard investigates an Arlington Heights landmark back at the house, Tom shows Kevin a hidden back staircase, ceiling height, and decent framing second-floor joists in the former full bath are badly compromised, and the old stairs need removal.
A modest 1872 Italianate-style remodel in Arlington, Mass. the homeowners want to open up the floor plan and make a bigger kitchen they plan to create a master suite the challenges of foundation work a host of issues in finishing the basement.
A year after Sandy, Norm and Kevin take stock of recovery at the Jersey Shore Richard visits Mantoloking to see a house that survived a breach Kevin checks out the Point Pleasant project Richard finds a landscaper planting some container gardens.
Getting a lesson in surfing the Bay Head house is lifted to its final height complications of trying to pour footings at sea level why fiber cement siding makes sense installing composite decking the punch list is completed.
A natural barrier island in Point Pleasant, Carlos removes siding, fits hurricane strapping, and pours a slab insulated CMU "breakaway wall" panels bringing back Jersey Shore landscapes after Sandy the progress on Rita's modular Cape.
Sand shoaling now obstructs the waterways fitting a hurricane-resistant window package and structural hardware at junctures a plumber is repairing damage, running new gas and sewer lines the arrival of the modules that will form Rita's new house.
Kevin meets Mayor Akers and Lou Cirigliano from Casino Pier to check out the work in progress at Seaside Heights, N.J. Norm finds the framing complete at the Bay Head cottage and the crew installing decking on the porch.
A builder shows Norm the progress on the framing the Point Pleasant house is up on cribbing traditional wooden piles are a cost-effective way to go for new construction Norm takes Richard to see a Mueller's Bakery.
Exploring landscape technology different walkway and driveway deicers and how they might impact masonry products building a modern bench.
Installing precast concrete steps refinishing an old table replacing a front lamppost.
General contractor Tom Silva helps a pair of homeowners install a new sliding glass door Tom, along with host Kevin O'Connor, landscaping contractor Roger Cook and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey ask, What is it?
Installing new aluminum gutters and downspouts What is it? Richard helps a homeowner install a new energy-efficient clothes washer and dryer.
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook travels to Baltimore to help transform a small urban backyard into a pleasant outdoor living space Tom shows Kevin some new ways to install fiber cement siding without creating a lot of dust.
Tom travels to Philadelphia to help a homeowner put the finishing touch on a backyard pizza oven Richard shows Kevin how to apply teflon tape, pipe dope and wicking to threaded pipe connections.
General contractor Tom Silva helps two homeowners build a railing for their porch Roger and Kevin visit a stone yard to learn about stone used to build walls.
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.
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