Richard shows Kevin a few devices for preventing plumbing floods Roger helps a pair of homeowners replace some overgrown shrubs with appropriate foundation plantings Tom shows Kevin how to repair a rotted windowsill using a two-part epoxy.
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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.
Tom travels to Philadelphia to help a homeowner put the finishing touch on a backyard pizza oven Richard shows Kevin how to apply teflon tape, pipe dope and wicking to threaded pipe connections.
General contractor Tom Silva helps two homeowners build a railing for their porch Roger and Kevin visit a stone yard to learn about stone used to build walls.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey travels to Georgia to fix a kitchen sink drain and takes in some of the sights of Atlanta What Is It? Tom helps a homeowner quiet his squeaky hardwood floors.
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner repair a crack in an asphalt walkway by cutting the asphalt with a cold chisel, removing the tree root underneath and installing a "cold patch" Tom helps a homeowner get rid of mold in her attic.
Checking the progress in the owner's unit as the new white oak flooring is installed the showerhead combination that includes a master showerhead, a handheld showerhead and tub filler the paint color scheme for the first floor a new privacy fence.
Inspecting the new exterior paint job white oak flooring is laid down in the parlor with two decorative accent strips of cherry plaster crown moldings are replicated the progress on a new retaining wall the brick patio new replacement windows.
Norm meets local refinisher John Thomas for an assessment of the wood finishes in the house and how to properly restore them some period-appropriate tile combinations for the bathrooms and kitchen converting the old steam radiators to hot water.
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.
Host Kevin O'Connor and electrician Scott Caron head to Denver to install a ceiling fan on a cathedral ceiling What Is It? Richard visits New Jersey to install a water softener.
Tom Silva demonstrates the proper way to use hand planes Roger helps a homeowner repair a cracked stone walkway.
Installing a low-impact automatic irrigation system flooring the ICF foundation gets a stucco-like finish.
Running new water and sewer lines the house is brought up to code with fire sprinklers doghouse dormers are made watertight.
Installing a New England fieldstone natural stone veneer making custom wallboards for the Weston home back in Weston, Tom shows homeowner Pete Favat the new custom garage doors and how they are installed and operated.
The building envelope is almost complete the Bensonwood crew places the last of the roof panels and sets the five-thousand pound cupola to cap off the house Tom Silva shows how the windows are properly flashed and installed.
A tour of the first and second floors Roger is working on building the landscape plans for an elaborate drainage plan with a rain garden scarf joints with the final roof rafter in place, a traditional tree branch dedication ceremony is held.
Mark Roentsch shows Kevin how the assemblies are joined together Pete Favat shows Kevin the new kitchen space Norm travels to New Hampshire to see the kitchen being finished first floor exterior walls are craned into place.
The crew begins craning in and setting the basement level fabricating the floor panels and adding radiant heating and insulation in a controlled environment the completed floor systems are craned into place.
Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Bensonwood in New Hampshire prefabricated wall systems pre-wiring the building with a new wiring system the crew gets ready for the dramatic house raising that will take place over the next three weeks.
The new house in Weston the work in the timberframe office using sophisticated software and computer-controlled cutting machines to begin fabricating over 300 timbers for the project installing a new insulated in-slab radiant heating system.
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