Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey heads to Tampa, Fla., to help a homeowner cool off his garage workshop with a ductless air conditioning system What Is It? Tom helps a homeowner eliminate a mysterious leak in her living room ceiling.
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General contractor Tom Silva helps homeowners in Houston install crown molding in their bedroom using an innovative fastening system What is it? Roger and Kevin head outside to replace a rotting cedar fence post.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey heads to Tampa, Fla., to help a homeowner cool off his garage workshop with a ductless air conditioning system What Is It? Tom helps a homeowner eliminate a mysterious leak in her living room ceiling.
Roger helps a homeowner conserve water by installing an innovative rainwater collection system Tom helps a pair of homeowners connect two rooms in their home by removing an interior load-bearing wall.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner update the look of her bathroom by installing a new vanity cabinet, countertop, and sink What Is It? Tom and Kevin discuss types of wall insulation and how each is installed.
Prepping the footings for the new porch columns civil engineer Mike Kosmo does the perc test a stunning neighborhood shingle-style house removing a rotted red maple from the side yard with a tree crew and crane.
Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard's plan for major work in the back to re-grade and create a large new patio Norm Abram and homeowner Paul Friedberg begin demolition in the basement, Kevin learns how to loosen a stuck sewer cap.
Reviewing the "new" house: the good news-an exterior in pretty good shape and beautiful intact woodwork-and the bad news-some structural issues and a disconnected, sorely outdated kitchen extensive plaster damage bathrooms in need of updating.
Three methods of applying stain to a cedar fence -- rollers, mini-rollers, and a homeowner spray gun helping a homeowner install cellular PVC window boxes to the front of his house plants that can grow in window boxes during the fall and winter.
Electrician Scott Caron works with a homeowner to upgrade his electrical service from 100 to 200 amps landscape contractor Roger Cook visits the Broad Meadow Brook garden, a place that is designed to attract butterflies.
Dana and Don show the interior design choices at their architecture studio Richard demonstrates how a heat pump works Mark watches as stone veneer is applied plumber installs a wall hung toilet tank Don builds his powder room vanity.
Richard watches as the home is sealed against air leaks Jeff reviews his pre-drywall checklist Kevin sees the landscape plan Jeff fabricates pieces for porch columns and rails Tommy puts on shingles as the final layer of the exterior wall system.
Removing a service pole at the front of the property Norm helps Charlie build the flared porch columns a new brick patio the kitchen cabinets are delivered the architect calls for decorative half timbers and stucco to accent the front gables.
The guys build an outdoor Yoga shed on the main house, a standing-seam copper roof is installed over the front porch Tommy trims a window using a PVC product with a rabbet joint plumber Kevin Bilo installs a state-of-the-art boiler.
Framing the new Arts and Crafts front porch using custom-cut and assembled rafters marble from Vermont for the countertops discovering how marble makes its way from inside the mountain to inside the kitchen color selection the lost art of stucco.
Demo of old walls reveal a hidden doorway the design plan for the new master bath presents a classic plumbing problem creating elaborate cuts with computerized cutting machines Scott Caron installs a ceiling fan new double-hung windows.
A custom range hood the original chimney is demo'ed and a new one is built Jill Goldberg discusses options for the fireplace other decisions to make are tile for the first floor powder room and whether to paint the wood panels in the living room.
Starting the new chimney seeing how bricks are mixed, formed, cut, and baked at a 100-year-old factory the homeowners' dream kitchen changing the pitch of the two back dormers to match the pitch of the new gable.
Tommy and Kevin see how the steel beams are fabricated Kevin finds Tommy supervising erection on the back of the house the third floor has been demo'ed and Richard starts an HVAC plan for the second floor the porch is demo'ed.
The new concrete foundation is poured Emily, Roger and Kim try to find mature specimen trees for the yard a precast concrete bulkhead is installed Mark erects a concrete wall the old foundation gets waterproofed with a synthetic rubber spray.
Tommy and Kevin replace a 100-year-old wooden beam with a new steel beam to provide support for the new addition local examples of Arts & Crafts style houses the old oil tank gets drained and removed digging for the new foundation begins.
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