Projects for kids how to build a soccer goal using PVC plumbing pipes demonstrating how to build a pair of stilts showing a family how to build a sandbox and make replicas of fossils.
How to save energy and money by increasing attic insulation making a dark walkway safer by adding low-voltage landscape lighting plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace her old kitchen faucet.
Up in the workshop, expert painter Mark O'Lalor shows Kevin a few tricks and techniques for painting an interior wall Richard helps a homeowner install a new water heater with an electronic valve that prevents floods due to water leaks.
Landscaper Roger Cook shows Kevin a few ways to deal with rainwater from gutters and downspouts plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey talks about pliers What Is It? insulating an attic floor using fiberglass batts and blown-in insulation.
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 mouldings 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.
Alfonso uses custom foam forms to create a tray ceiling Norm visits cabinetmaker Larry Bucklan Kevin finds a stain on dining room ceiling and a large hole in front entry Angel Leon explains that the main house roof will have to be replaced.
Norm wrestles with replicating the arch details from the living room in various openings in the house the stucco system starts on the new addition with the scratch coat Norm shows the formaldehyde-free batt insulation used in the basement.
Kevin arrives at the L.A. house to find the clay roof tiles on site as well as the custom windows and doors strict California energy codes the plan for the new roof polypropylene underlayment flashing details stucco.
A stop at a major Los Angeles movie studio the back of a house has been demolished: no walls or roof remain a facility where earthquakes are replicated to help develop ways to protect buildings from damage heating and cooling systems.
Expanding and renovating a 1933 Spanish colonial revival project house in the hillside neighborhood of Silver Lake while keeping its character a major kitchen renovation a second floor addition reconfiguration of the back half of the first floor.
Finishing exterior low-voltage lighting new composite shutters that add character showing the hops vines planted to grow on the pergola water-saving plumbing fixtures the interior lighting plan, kitchen, master bedroom and bathroom are revealed.
Wood island top with a distressed finish installing his and hers closets installing a wireless security system high-efficiency two-stage air conditioning system hot water system installing a marble kitchen window stool and granite countertops.
Installing the pergola Tom modifies the main staircase to better match the design details of the house Roger preps the garden beds a river birch tree arrives Sue adds extra perennials to round out the garden a new click-together laminate floor.
Roger installs nine tons of rustic Pennsylvania fieldstone for the new entry walkway kitchen island assembly black and white tile scheme in the kids' bathroom Norm boxes in the ceiling beams in the sunroom, finishing them off with crown molding.
Mark replaces a chipped brick in a fireplace surround and Mauro updates it with a whitewashed look Richard shares advice on maintaining water heaters Tom demonstrates the importance of a drip edge.
Tools that make good gifts Jenn helps a homeowner design a tropical backyard landscape former apprentice Nathan returns to help Tom change the swing of an entry door.
Tom and Kevin build a modern storage bench out of a single sheet of MDF and Mauro paints it Richard helps a homeowner whose shower runs cold if there's hot water needed elsewhere in the house.