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.
Caring for echinaceas cutting stone with a saw and chisel replacing a kitchen sink and faucet wrapping up kitchen projects.
Failure points in a hose spigot painting vinyl siding how and why to maintain pruners building a custom fence gate.
Roger visits Harvard University to learn about their new organic lawn-care program and shows Kevin how to make his own compost tea Tom helps a homeowner prevent mildew in his attic by re-routing a bathroom fan that was improperly vented.
General contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor head outside the barn to build a basic picnic table using common framing lumber What is it? Richard helps a homeowner install a new utility sink in a basement laundry area.
Helping a homeowner seal out drafts by installing weather-stripping on her front door several ways to monitor and save electricity helping a homeowner determine the proper size for a heating system by performing a comprehensive heat-loss analysis.
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey travels to Philadelphia to install a battery back-up sump pump What Is It? Tom fixes a rusty metal railing on a set of front steps Kevin shares a tip about how to store a wheelbarrow.
Host Kevin O'Connor works with an electrician in Atlanta to install a front porch light Roger shows Kevin a tip about splitting firewood Richard helps a homeowner who has hot water coming from his cold-water faucet.
The house in Newton is nearly finished Kevin finds Tommy and Charlie installing a final detail on the stove Roger uses flowers, shrubs, and fruit trees to highlight the yard Liz and Joe pick a countertop.
Front porch firewood from a Norway maple siding is almost complete Norm and Liz work on the deck ornamental brackets are installed quartz counters installed in Newton, Roger creates a new walkway Liz puts in new windows eight drywells.
The new floor plan explaining the system to ensure a flat ceiling in the kitchen leveling out the existing concrete floor options for the front yard reviewing shade gardens, woodland paths and hardscape options window openings.
Tom frames the new roof to repair and repoint the failing brick foundation, something is added to keep water at bay. Roger meets a landscape architect to see an Italianate Garden Norm helps Tom cut through the wall for the new mudroom entrance.
Tom doing more demo Mark McCullough is ready to get the new foundation going and Kevin lends a hand the pitched floor and ledge are dug and cut out to make room for a level floor a concrete curb Tom and Kevin make a breathtaking discovery.
Richard investigates an Arlington Heights landmark back at the house, Tom shows Kevin a hidden back staircase, ceiling height, and decent framing second-floor joists in the former full bath are badly compromised, and the old stairs need removal.
A modest 1872 Italianate-style remodel in Arlington, Mass. the homeowners want to open up the floor plan and make a bigger kitchen they plan to create a master suite the challenges of foundation work a host of issues in finishing the basement.
A year after Sandy, Norm and Kevin take stock of recovery at the Jersey Shore Richard visits Mantoloking to see a house that survived a breach Kevin checks out the Point Pleasant project Richard finds a landscaper planting some container gardens.
Getting a lesson in surfing the Bay Head house is lifted to its final height complications of trying to pour footings at sea level why fiber cement siding makes sense installing composite decking the punch list is completed.
A natural barrier island in Point Pleasant, Carlos removes siding, fits hurricane strapping, and pours a slab insulated CMU "breakaway wall" panels bringing back Jersey Shore landscapes after Sandy the progress on Rita's modular Cape.