Sealing the openings around doors, windows, and other penetrations in the shell of a house reducing heating costs by installing a weather-responsive control on one's boiler reducing energy costs keeping things cool with a whole house fan.
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Kevin visits Delaware to help a new mother childproof her home Richard uses his skills to fix an under-counter mount sink Scott gives Kevin a tutorial on the latest voltage testers.
Rotting problems in the garage the kitchen is plastered, the new white oak flooring is down, and the cabinets arrive floor color a new generation of kitchen garbage disposers installing a new standing seam copper roof over the back porch.
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.
Building a utility cover differences in CO detectors and monitors cleaning out creosote build-up in a brick kitchen fireplace.
Repairing a leaking three-valve shower while retaining the bathroom's original 1930s tile refreshing an eroding sloped yard.
Sealing the openings around doors, windows, and other penetrations in the shell of a house reducing heating costs by installing a weather-responsive control on one's boiler reducing energy costs keeping things cool with a whole house fan.
Tom Silva shows Kevin how to repair damaged laminate countertops landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner rebuild a brick walkway What Is It? Richard shows Kevin different types of filters for forced-air heating and cooling systems.
Roger Cook helps a homeowner transplant a giant Rhododendron bush Roger, Richard Trethewey, Tom Silva, and Kevin O'Connor ask, What is it? Richard helps a homeowner increase his water pressure with an electric water pressure booster.
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps two homeowners repair the damage done to their lawn when a new well was installed What Is It? Tom shows a homeowner how to make a piece of curved stair molding with some red oak and a few simple power tools.
Kevin O'Connor travels to Nashville, Tenn., where he helps a pair of homeowners brighten up their kitchen with some new pendant lighting up in the loft, houseplant expert Carrie Kelly shows Roger how to care for cactus plants and other succulents.
Roger Cook shows a pair of homeowners how to transplant a large, mature tree to their front yard Richard helps two homeowners sleep better at night by quieting their noisy heating system.
Cutting a doorway tying in the new foundation with the old installing a beam to remove some of the wall abutting the front staircase.
Salvaging reusable material and radiators before major demolition begins spraying old hemlock trees to protect them from damaging insects cutting off the garage addition.
Touring the inside and outside of an 1880 Country Cape located in the countryside of Concord, Mass.
On Nov. 8, 2018, the residents of Paradise woke to a wildfire that would burn many homes and take lives following three families as they rebuild their homes.
Following one family on its journey to restore a derelict house in the process trades people and neighbors come out of the woodwork to help.
The Generation Next initiative encourages young people to consider the building trades as a profession.
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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