This Cambridge, Mass., house started life as a dark, divided 1887 two-family then it is turned it into a bright, open Scandinavian-style one-family.
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A visit to Prospect Park Norm meets Michael R. Streaman and Karen Shen to check framing progress and kitchen layout Richard meets with contractors for options on the old heating system Roger visits a garden center and a roof garden in Tribeca.
Kevin O'Connor and Norm Abram restore a neglected 1904 brownstone in Brooklyn converting the former rooming house into a three family home while preserving and restoring period detail wherever possible.
Completing landscaping work reviewing how the choices of lighting, hardware and wood finishes contribute to the barn effect finishing the security system and industrial light fixtures a signature table for dining room touring the finished job.
Roger installs a berm and fence Wes Wirth and Amy review the native plants they've chosen Richard shows Kevin how the house is being cooled with a split-type air conditioning system Tom Silva installs a handcrafted copper owl weathervane.
Learning more about the LEED for Homes program and how the Weston house will qualify how they build window trim kits in the Bensonwood shop and how they are installed at the project house the new industrial steel staircase.
A local non-profit farm stand general contractor Tom Silva puts down composite decking how the town of Weston is working towards sustainable harvest trees for its residents to use a neutral paint color palette is selected for the second floor.
Installing granite steps on the entry porch and flooring on the first floor test driving new appliances before buying them installing a cure for the cell phone dead zone a few unexpected options for furnishing a timberframe home.
At the project house in Weston Jeff Wolfe is installing solar panels a prefabricated Habitat for Humanity house that volunteers assembled in 8 days red distressed vertical boards custom half-round copper gutters and decorative brackets.
On the roof at the project house in Weston, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows Kevin O'Connor the new solar hot water system, perfect for the cold climate tile contractor Mark Ferrante preps a shower stall for tile.
Three methods of applying stain to a cedar fence -- rollers, mini-rollers, and a homeowner spray gun helping a homeowner install cellular PVC window boxes to the front of his house plants that can grow in window boxes during the fall and winter.
Electrician Scott Caron works with a homeowner to upgrade his electrical service from 100 to 200 amps landscape contractor Roger Cook visits the Broad Meadow Brook garden, a place that is designed to attract butterflies.
Installing a granite veneer water table installing the old roof boards on the ceiling of the new ell building a dry laid stone wall plumbing manifold a carpenter talks about leaving his corporate job.
Installing a rainwater harvesting system touring a handmade lighting factory assembling a new boathouse on site plants are heeled in for the winter.
The yard gets planted a custom home office is built from off-the-shelf materials old floors are reused on the second floor installing an EV charger the front door gets a high-sheen finish.
Kevin heads to a brewery to learn how to make his own beer Bridget Lancaster stops by with a lesson on ales versus lagers Tom is in Baltimore to help install a do-it-yourself rain barrel Richard's advice on what not to put in disposers.
Roger heads to Texas for a lesson on planting a butterfly garden Tom maps out the best tools for woodworking beginners Scott helps a homeowner find automatic illumination for her closet.
Richard travels to Atlanta to replace a vessel sink with a self-rimming sink Scott installs a motion sensor security light in a driveway.
Jenn shows homeowners how to use organic waste to create compost Richard checks out a troublesome steam boiler to find out why it's losing so much water the guys ask "What Is It?"
Richard and Kevin discover how Germany has become a world leader in energy efficiency they find answers in the mechanical rooms of a home and a bed and breakfast Kevin and Ross head to Texas to install a residential wind turbine.
Roger shows how to clean out a driveway pothole and repair it Tom and Kevin find inspiration in an old Shaker table design and bring history to life What Is It? Scott turns a vintage railroad lantern into a modern electric lamp.
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