Partnering with Homes For Our Troops to build a house for an Army veteran Matt DeWitt and his family understanding their daily challenges and the significance of a specially adapted home checking out plans for the project.
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Jenn visits Washington's Cherry Blossom Festival and plants a tree Mark learns how Mount Rushmore was built and shows stone cutting Nathan visits Abe Lincoln's house then replaces mortise hardware.
Using a mobile CNC routing machine building a dog dish stand using power tools different methods for wiring a portable generator to a house.
Planting an indoor garden the basics of using a hole saw replacing a common terra-cotta hearth with slate tile.
Replacing a shower valve with a conventional pressure balanced one refinishing stair treads removing moss from a roof.
Tightening a loose stair railing stripping paint off old door hardware the uses and purposes of electrical boxes replacing an old thermostat with a smart thermostat.
Installing a ceiling light installing the temperature rating system for ceiling lights the uses for different types of trowels building a tool storage shelf.
Kevin O'Connor works with maker Jenn Largesse Jenn Nawada revives a stoop Heath Eastman adds a fireplace insert.
Mark explains the history and function of Colonial-era beehive ovens and restores one in a house built in 1750 Richard explains the failure points in toilet tanks and how to repair them Jimmy DiResta invites Tom to his shop for a welding lesson.
Replacing a traditional stair railing with more modern cable railing why standard PVC should not be used to vent gas appliances and what should be used instead upgrading a standard, flat panel hollow core door to look more modern.
Ross and Richard discuss indoor air quality Richard helps a homeowner replace her polybutylene piping with conventional PEX home inspection nightmares selecting drop cloths Tom explains different methods for silencing a squeaky door.
Kevin arrives to see Tommy framing the new mudroom color-scheme options for the exterior of the house restoring a claw-foot tub new wires for new fixtures in the master suite shaping new molding that matches the exterior.
The framing of the front porch with the ledger board begins snaking ductwork puzzle Kevin and Katherine search for furnishings at an outdoor antiques show in Brimfield Tommy has finished the deck framing and shows Kevin how he builds the stairs.
The plan to keep the existing boiler but add a ducted system and a condenser for air conditioning replacing an old water line brick for new porch piers pouring a concrete rat slab Katherine makes final tile selections for the bathrooms.
Tommy jacks up the basement ceiling with braces and installs a new support to fix the floor saving a marble tub Tommy pulls up flooring for patching other areas Tommy and Kevin finish the basement with new lally columns.
Roger and Katherine take inventory of plants plans for the kitchen/dining area Belmont's Victorian home styles Tommy determines how to provide structural support repairing window pulley systems usable items are removed during demolition.
A new project begins in Belmont, Mass., with a focus on salvage and restoration homeowners Katherine and Murat Bicer plan to revive their 1895 Victorian by building a front porch, refurbishing the original windows and opening up the kitchen.
Roger, Tom and Norm build a greenhouse locals help out at the DeWitt project Kevin meets a vet in Florida Norm makes a rustic table and a closet.
Matt DeWitt's disability doesn't limit his cycling passion ADA-approved and Energy Star-rated homes how a couple's accessible home allowed them to start a family touchless faucets and toilets an ADA-compliant shower an automatic door opener.
Partnering with Homes For Our Troops to build a house for an Army veteran Matt DeWitt and his family understanding their daily challenges and the significance of a specially adapted home checking out plans for the project.
Norm and Kevin recall the 1966 Garrison Colonial and its transformation Kevin meets the homeowner to see the spaces over the garage Kevin and Jody join Jeremy in the kitchen to see the finished space Tom joins to celebrate another job well done.
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