The yard gets planted a custom home office is built from off-the-shelf materials old floors are reused on the second floor installing an EV charger the front door gets a high-sheen finish.
Installing roof shingles and exterior window trims modifying the original staircase balusters and railings the homeowners meet with an interior designer.
Pouring new foundations a winding staircase replaces an old steep one building a retaining wall replacing the old water lines.
Disconnecting the main power the old bump out is demoed the bathroom is tested for asbestos a carpenter talks about working with Parkinson's disease the removal of the vinyl siding reveals the original clapboards.
Install a new energy-efficient storm door Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor how to cut and solder copper plumbing pipes and fittings landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner reduce the size of an overgrown privet hedge.
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook heads to Fargo, North Dakota, where he and a local crew help a homeowner build a new circular patio and fire pit Tom and Kevin head outside to repair a set of brick stairs.
A sustainable coastal landscape is created using native plants custom copper gutter and scupper Ross takes Kevin to see a lighthouse that is also an off-the-grid bed and breakfast Richard sees the solar hot water system being used for the house.
Red cedar shingles the flair Andy is creating between the first and second floors the house is heated and cooled by a hydronic system integrated with a solar hot-water system solar panels for electricity The Elms, a famous mansion in Newport.
Roger installs a berm and fence Wes Wirth and Amy review the native plants they've chosen Richard shows Kevin how the house is being cooled with a split-type air conditioning system Tom Silva installs a handcrafted copper owl weathervane.
Learning more about the LEED for Homes program and how the Weston house will qualify how they build window trim kits in the Bensonwood shop and how they are installed at the project house the new industrial steel staircase.
A local non-profit farm stand general contractor Tom Silva puts down composite decking how the town of Weston is working towards sustainable harvest trees for its residents to use a neutral paint color palette is selected for the second floor.
Installing granite steps on the entry porch and flooring on the first floor test driving new appliances before buying them installing a cure for the cell phone dead zone a few unexpected options for furnishing a timberframe home.
At the project house in Weston Jeff Wolfe is installing solar panels a prefabricated Habitat for Humanity house that volunteers assembled in 8 days red distressed vertical boards custom half-round copper gutters and decorative brackets.
On the roof at the project house in Weston, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows Kevin O'Connor the new solar hot water system, perfect for the cold climate tile contractor Mark Ferrante preps a shower stall for tile.
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.
Roger helps a homeowner reseed a dead section of lawn and blend it in with the rest of the yard Richard shows the basics of changing a toilet Ross visits an off-the-grid home in South Carolina that's testing commercial HVAC equipment.