Tom builds a structural wall to solve bowing in the roof on the third floor, Norm shows Kevin how the roof has been under-structured since it was built Tom helps get LVLs tucked into the brick sidewalls and fastened in place.
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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.
Tom finishes the forms for the new foundation and pours the concrete with a new intern Richard gets the house safe for demolition Roger and his apprentice save roses and lilacs from being trampled by construction mold is found in the basement.
A project dedicated to the Generation Next Initiative, working with apprentices, schools, and non-profits to promote the building trades in the younger generation Mike Rowe joins the crew the family plans to make accommodations for their children.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey visits Cortland, Ill., to learn how corn is harvested and stored in a grain elevator he helps a nearby homeowner seal and insulate his ductwork Kevin shows how to maintain clothes washers and dryers.
Roger Cook visits a tropical botanic garden to learn how to care for orchids as houseplants Roger, Kevin O'Connor, Richard Trethewey, and Tom Silva ask "What is it?" Tom helps a homeowner purchase and install a kitchen wall cabinet.
Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor build a storage bench for an entryway plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey demonstrates how to solder copper pipes landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner maintain an overgrown perennial garden.
Kevin O'Connor meets appliance repairman Richie Isaacson to learn how to maintain kitchen appliances Kevin, Roger Cook, Richard Trethewey and Tom Silva ask, "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner install a rain gutter, downspout and rain barrel.
Electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner hang a flat panel TV on the wall and conceal all the wiring different types of electrical outlets Roger heads to Miami to help a homeowner control the insect pests in her yard without using pesticides.
Richard Trethewey heads to Cheyenne, Wyoming to help a homeowner install a toilet Roger and Kevin patch a lawn with grass seed.
Organizing a shed the importance of yearly service checks for furnaces installing a pea stone walkway to match an existing walkway at the front of a house.
Working on the front door mineral wool insulation kitchen cabinets and counters working on three separate HVAC systems.
Creating an urban patio rewiring part of the house with intact plaster ceiling hanging a new fire rated door fitting a new bathtub installing a replacement window.
Bringing the back porches on a triple-decker up to code eliminating fire odor by ice blasting installing new vinyl framing the inside.
Removing asbestos a plumber works on dormant pipes visiting a community garden architectural historian Arthur Krim talks about three-deckers pulling off the melted vinyl siding.
Nathan installs soft-close kitchen cabinets the team shares some home inspection nightmares Richard and Kevin discuss how gas regulators work Jenn cleans up an overgrown garden.
Kevin learns how to protect homes from earthquakes Mark stains concrete Tom explains why and how to change the locks in a new home Richard travels to Cleveland to reroute a lengthy dryer vent.
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