Tommy and Kevin visit the Vermont factory where the house will be built Ed Akerley drills and blasts through the rock ledge to make room for the foundation Scott McKenzie and his team build forms and pour concrete for the foundation.
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Richard Trethewey heads to Colorado Springs to install a brand-new kitchen sink and faucet Tom Silva installs insulated sidelights on a front door.
Installing a foam crown molding with joint compound painting an accent wall visiting a workshop to see the new, oak front doors visiting an architectural antiques shop to find a marble fireplace installing the new front doors.
Despite the bitter cold, Roger Cook works in the backyard with students from YouthBuild Boston, installing a PVC fence, installing casings and paneling to the bay window area, and casting some replacement plaster ceiling medallions for the house.
With construction complete, landscape work begins Richard Trethewey reviews the house's waste and water configuration and meets with the HVAC contractor Kevin explores Florida's Fort Myers area installing PVC decking and prefab railings.
There has been extensive framing work, but most of the house had to be rebuilt David shows Norm architectural shingles that look like slate Kevin O'Connor meets with carpenter Ed Curet to see the new siding a historically informed color scheme.
Different varieties of hydrangeas types of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and their functions refinishing deck railings and posts.
Hammers controlling plumbing emergencies replacing a garage door.
With framing in full force, general contractor Erik Kaminski walks Tommy through the first floor to show him how the house is coming together living/dining room plan raising the roof exterior trim.
An inspector arrives to approve the foundation installing the perimeter drain, which keeps groundwater away from the house precut framing lumber arrives the landscape plan starting the framing process the numbering system for the panels.
Tommy and Kevin visit the Vermont factory where the house will be built Ed Akerley drills and blasts through the rock ledge to make room for the foundation Scott McKenzie and his team build forms and pour concrete for the foundation.
On the North Shore of Massachusetts, Bill and April Harb begin building their dream home the farmhouse will look 200 years old, but use innovative building methods Bill shows Kevin and Roger the site plan and walks them around the property.
Roger finishes the landscape Norm on the design details of the front porch Kevin admires the front entry Tommy shows the homeowners disguised PVC floor registers Richard installs the storm windows Kevin recaps the treehouse and mudroom.
Kitchen countertop installation building a divider between the eating area and the mudroom to provide storage changes are made to the mechanical systems a special primer is applied to a kitchen wall for messages and notes window treatments.
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