Beachfront homeowners are determined to pool their own resources to build a stone and sand revetment at the Point Pleasant project, the homeowner is mired in scheduling setbacks a structural engineer explains a FEMA A zone versus a V zone.
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A look at Arlington's Spy Pond and the ice-harvesting industry water pressure problems Tom installs the new pre-finished Brazilian chestnut flooring in the kitchen Norm and installer Peter Robinson install the new gutters at the house.
How to remove a hydrangea with roots undermining the foundation of the house the final exterior paint color Kevin travels to Richburg, S.C., to see how building materials hold up to hail keeping water and dampness at bay in the basement.
Roger uses granite steps for the front entry Roger places the middle step on a bed of ice the moldings and medallion are repaired a 3D printing specialist shows how the repairs can be made by a computer a railing is added to the porch.
Tom Silva puts special guest Edgar Hansen to work patching cracks in the horsehair plaster Norm and Tom raise the height of the railing on the second-floor landing removing the old set of concrete stairs at the front entry.
Historically informed options for painting the exterior of the Italianate-style home patching holes in the veneer floors a solution to the ugly PVC intake finishing up the roughs places upstairs that should get radiant heat.
Roger is onsite with a solid plan to let light into the yard Richard revisits the benefits of using PEX instead of copper for the water supply lines Tom shows Kevin how to convert a jamb that once held a door into an elegant cased opening.
Windows installed in the new eat-in kitchen Tom ties in the second-floor addition with matching clapboards Tom shows Kevin how he's replicating the 150-year-old corbels back in the basement, Richard removes the waste pipe in the way of the stairs.
General contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install balusters on his new staircase Tom, Kevin O'Connor, Richard Trethewey, and landscaping contractor Roger Cook ask, What is it? Roger helps a homeowner install a new stone footpath.
Helping a homeowner in Canada install a new kitchen sink Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor some tools that no home workshop should be without landscaping contractor Roger Cook and arborist Matt Foti rescue a tree from volcano mulching.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace his leaky outdoor faucet Roger Cook shows Kevin how to sharpen a lawn mower blade properly What Is It? Tom and Kevin build custom shelving for a walk-in closet.
Tom helps a homeowner repair a wobbly newel post at the bottom of a staircase Richard shows Kevin several methods for cutting rigid pipes and flexible tubing Roger visits an expert to learn how to reproduce plants from cuttings and by grafting.
How to attract many different species of birds using different types of birdfeeders and birdseed various types of interior moldings and their uses conserving water by installing a new type of dual-flush valve in an existing toilet.
Roger shows a homeowner how to use and maintain string trimmers Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor discuss different types of woodworking clamps and their uses Kevin and a remediation team help a homeowner remove dangerous lead paint from her old house.
Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor demonstrate how to use all types of ladders safely plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey replaces a three-handle shower valve with a single-handle anti-scald valve.
New-generation composite decking made of recycled plastic and wood waste a paint promises richer colors and low VOCs what goes into a quality can of paint updating the living room fireplace mantel's style to fit the newly renovated house.
Setting footings for a pergola giving a concrete stoop a makeover with fieldstone veneer risers and a bluestone cap trimming out windows vines at the Arnold Arboretum using pitching sticks to create a mud job at the base of a new shower.
Opening up the front yard and perennial beds blending the old plaster work with the new safely taking down a Norway maple a tour of Boston's streets and a splash into the Charles River removing paint from old shingles.
Work on the exterior is progressing using an acrylic stucco system in the basement waterproofing the valley where the flat roof meets the pitched roof of the new entry addition installing four different kinds of insulation throughout the house.
Spacing balusters evenly drilling holes in studs to run wire building deck chairs ways to deal with a damp basement.
Mauro Henrique explains why he became a painter how to test soil at home adding a receptacle to a kitchen island.
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