Kevin O'Connor and Norm Abram restore a neglected 1904 brownstone in Brooklyn converting the former rooming house into a three family home while preserving and restoring period detail wherever possible.
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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.
Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove several overgrown shrubs in front of her house and plant many new perennials What Is It? Richard helps a couple quiet their noisy baseboard heater by shortening the copper pipes and installing connectors.
Kevin O'Connor works with an insulation contractor to show the proper way to insulate a wall using fiberglass batts Tom helps a homeowner repoint a fieldstone foundation.
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner prune an overgrown evergreen hedge Roger, Kevin O'Connor, Richard Trethewey, and Tom Silva ask What Is It? Tom helps a homeowner install a tile backsplash in his kitchen.
Replacing a corroded nipple fitting on a water heater Tom helps a homeowner install a vented range hood in her kitchen he cuts a hole in the exterior wall, installs a mounting block, hangs the exhaust fan above the stove and connects the ductwork.
Kevin O'Connor and Norm Abram restore a neglected 1904 brownstone in Brooklyn converting the former rooming house into a three family home while preserving and restoring period detail wherever possible.
Completing landscaping work reviewing how the choices of lighting, hardware and wood finishes contribute to the barn effect finishing the security system and industrial light fixtures a signature table for dining room touring the finished job.
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.
Landscape contractor Roger Cook shows a homeowner how to properly apply bulk pine bark mulch to his garden beds Richard installs a natural gas line for a barbeque grill.
General contractor Tom Silva installs interior window trim plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a new device that will heat a swimming pool for free using the excess heat produced by a central air conditioner.
A new project in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., features a house that has been in the homeowner's family for seven generations.
Wrapping-up the 1894 Victorian in West Roxbury, Mass. revealing the single-family Victorian's modern look, which includes a better planned living space for the family of four.
Dollut Steamboat house Norm shows the project house's painting, flooring and new kitchen cabinets new quartz countertops Tom gives a lesson in making a window stool and apron Norm and Tom help Mike put down the reclaimed pine engineered flooring.
At the project house in Holy Cross, progress being made at Musicians' Village, Calvin Johnson shows Norm how he is investing sweat equity trimming the side porch Kevin meets Mercy Corps program director Rick Denhart.
Rashida Ferdinand obtains rough inspections spray foam insulation gets underway in the new addition French doors milling historically accurate doors out of Spanish cedar.
Branford Marsalis shows Kevin around and introduces him to saxophonist Calvin Johnson landscape architect Brian Sublette starts working with Rashida on her yard Richard Trethewey shows Norm the plumbing layout Norm and Kevin help install windows.
Exploring how one of the most important neighborhoods in America fared during the storm work on the side porch is underway at the project house stripping paint from the historic windows that will be reused on the project.
Kevin reveals the plans and model of the proposed work to her shotgun single the plan calls for a camelback addition that will house a master suite, and also a new family room with back and side porches to take advantage of the cool river breezes.
Helping a New Orleans resident return home stories of rebuilding and recovery throughout the city visiting Musicians' Village with founder Harry Connick Jr. to see how he and Branford Marsalis are providing new housing for musicians.
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