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A new stone wall goes up along the driveway, and Norm builds cabinet drawers.
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We view walkway edging options while Tom Silva finishes cabinet doors in the workshop.
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We learn the workings of the new emergency power generator and wooden garage doors go in.
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We learn about ways to pave the drive, and visit Scotland, to see linoleum being made.
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New wooden shutters are installed, and we check out new lighting fixtures.
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Norm talks oak flooring, and Steve visits an Oriental carpet shop.
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It's the final days, and the Silvas will be in their new home by Christmas.
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Steve and Norm arrive by sailboat at our winter project location: Santa Barbara.
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We arrive to find the house reduced to a few walls and a forest of studs.
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We review reframing progress and then board one of the oil rigs that dot the coastline.
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We check out the framing of the new master suite and discuss City wildfire codes.
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We check out the new custom windows and tour a spectacular Greene and Greene home.
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The countdown to the completion of the Santa Barbara bungalow renovation begins.
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The homeowner realizes her dream renovation as the team wraps its 21st season.
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The crew is in sunny Florida to remodel a 1950s tract home.
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Heat-shielding windows arrive, and the house gets a termite inspection.
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The house gets heating, air conditioning, and a new solar hot water system installed.
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The renovation wraps at Paul and Amelia's 1950s Tampa home.
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Ladder safety; rebuilding a crumbling retaining wall using interlocking concrete blocks.
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Fixing cracked stucco; lawnmower maintenance; removing dehumidifier condensate.
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Steve visits a panel factory and then learns how post-and-beam buildings are designed.
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The crew hosts a workshop on cutting and joining timbers; Steve visits a mill in Maine.
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The barn's massive frame is put up by hand at an old-fashioned barn raising.
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Stress-skin panels are installed over the barn's frame, and the well is completed.
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Custom-made windows and deluxe skylights are installed; Steve and Norm hang clapboards.
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A concrete slab is poured in the basement; Steve and Norm review the barn's progress.
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Norm installs barnboard and discusses restoring the new wellhead for a decorative feature.
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Host Bob Vila tours a custom shutter mill and inspects the new porch roof.
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Bob Vila talks with Norm about the kitchen flooring; Bob visits a salvage yard.
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Bob visits a showroom/store where tile is displayed and looks for tile for the bathroom and sunroom.
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Bob and the crew waterproof the deck; Bob learns how to wire an electrical outlet.
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Installing a new window sash; Bob gets a room-by-room analysis of the lighting needs of the house.
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Bob talks with Norm about the old house's siding and new plans for the front stoop.
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Bob shows how to install whirlpool bath and discusses plans for the layout of the kitchen.
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Installing wall-to-wall carpeting; table-saw safety; an emergency brake prevents injury.
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Patching a hole in a vinyl kitchen floor; repairing a leaky in-ground sprinkler system.
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A tour of a Victorian style house in Dorchester, Mass., that was built in 1860.
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Bob and Norm discuss the rot issues in the eaves, soffit; plans for the kitchen; an energy audit.
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Discussing the problems encountered so far; new first-floor bathroom; new wall is put in place.
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A talk with Dave Novice, insulation contractor with Con-Serv, about the insulation plan; heating.
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A former resident shares an old picture of the house; plumbing placement; installing new ceilings.
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Weatherproofing techniques; refurbished medallions; heating plans for the house; bedroom closets.
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Plasterers, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work; patching the roof; plastering techniques.
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Plans for the two-level deck; insulating the bathroom and crawlspace; window trim in the kitchen.
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A neighborhood tour; removing lead paint; window sash repair; master bathroom tub surround.
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New clapboards; Phyllis Anderson, a landscape designer, tours the property; kitchen cabinets.
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Finishing the front porch with new columns and paint; laying parquet floors; dining room fireplace.
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Plumbing fixtures in the bathrooms; installing and sanding oak flooring; repairs to the stone wall.
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A look at the nearly finished project; touching up the picket fence, deck and yard.
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Converting a 1800's home in Newton, Mass., into a five-unit condominium.
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Plans for renovating the barn; architect, Jock Gifford, discusses the plans for the house.
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Demolition uncovers problems; the use of thermal glass; converting the icehouse into a dwelling.
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Plans for the plumbing and heating; meeting with a real estate broker about marketing.
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Heat pump for heating and cooling; landscape architect; new concrete wall and footings.
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An exterminator checks the property; original architect, H.H. Richardson; plans for the courtyard.
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Building a five-car garage; electrician begins the rough wiring; different heating options.
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A progress report; preparing for winter; demolition of the old garages; new north wall foundation.
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The new scale architectural model; heating plant and radiators; planning the lighting.
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The south roof gets an ice shield and cedar shingles; a layer of energy-saving polystyrene board.
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Wiring needs for the barn units; lathing and plastering; tile choices; roof archeology.
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Shingling the south side of the bungalow; lights in the main house.
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A talk with the tile contractor about tiling the master bathroom; cabinets in the main kitchen.
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The crew renovates a Cape in Reading, Mass., adding a second floor master suite.
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John and Claire review the architect's plans for the project; Richard Trethewey advises on plumbing.
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Bob Vila tours a concrete block manufacturing plant, and the team lays the foundation.
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Bob Vila reviews foundation waterproofing; Norm Abram demonstrates how to frame a roof.
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Re-seeding a damaged lawn; installing a kitchen sink.
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Replacing a broken window pane in an exterior door; different types of safety glass; pruning a tree.
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The well is connected, Richard Trethewey reviews the plumbing, and a mason builds a wall.
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Steve reviews landscaping progress; Barbara and Steve visit a kitchen design center.
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Steve explains the barn's new heating system, and drywalling begins.
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Richard Trethewey takes viewers on a tour of a boiler factory in Germany.
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A custom stairway is installed, and Steve tours where it was manufactured.
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Rich Trethewey explains the radiant heating floor system; Steve tours a plastic house.
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A stone wall is built in the garden, and Rich Trethewey installs radiant heat.
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Landscaping continues, and Norm Abram uncovers some original hardwood floors.
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Bob Vila tackles plans for a wine cellar, new fence, and insulation of the third floor.
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Tom Wirth visits a nursery and Bob shows how a cornice can be replicated.
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Bob learns about storm window installation and how to build kitchen cabinets.
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Bob travels to a community that requires homes to run on at least 50% solar power.
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Bob helps install an exterior light, paint a ceiling, and install redwood trim.
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Bob visits a super-insulated home in Illinois and talks about construction details.
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Refinishing cast iron radiators; installing a standby generator.
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Removing an ailing shrub; improving attic ventilation with a solar-powered roof fan.
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Roofing and plastering progress; a special shingling technique to be applied on the turret.
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Framework of the first floor of the barn and crawlspace; parquet floors; title grouting.
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Clearing the trees around the complex; shingling the main entrance; framing the deck in the barn.
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Plans for the barn unit; beginning the foundation for the chimney; partition walls between units.
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Progress in the barn unit; unusual radiators in the main house; problems with the hardwood floors.
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Installing floor-to-ceiling triple-sash windows; hanging the original front door.
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Making the windows airtight; ceramic tile flooring in the main kitchen; ceiling fans.
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Lighting problems; installing the first central air-conditioning unit.
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Plans for the new garage; appliance options; sunroom's copper roof; French doors in the bedroom.
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Plastering, hanging wallboard, and insulating the barn; reproducing the original fireplace tiles.
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Custom oak kitchen cabinets in the barn; installing a sliding glass door; brick paving.
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Installing a heat pump in the barn and humidifier in the bungalow; white cedar paneling.
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A check-in on the progress so far; installation of the parquet floors and kitchen cabinets.
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A discussion of the possibilities for this 1950 ranch-style tract house; a tour of the neighborhood.
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Demolition begins; footings for a new sunroom/breezeway; relocation of a picture window.
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Assessment of the heating plant; appraising the plumbing work; framework for the sunroom/breezeway.
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Roughing in the new master bath; checking the condition of the roof; steaming off old wallpaper.
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Waterproofing the basement; installing a wood-burning stove in the family room; windows and doors.
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Sharing how to construct cabinets and tape sheetrock; finishing materials for the addition.
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Discussing the arch that will separate the sections of the house; selecting a wood stove.
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Building cabinet drawers; using plastic laminate materials; materials for the greenhouse.
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Installing the chimney and the cabinet pieces; a perfect sink is gifted.
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Right way to trim windows, patch a wooden floor and hang doors; installing upper kitchen cabinets.
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Choosing wall-coverings; tips for mistake-proof wallpapering; landscaping with Tom Wirth.
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Wallpaper demonstrations; solutions for the heat plant; finishing touches; landscaping progress.
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A grand tour of the newly renovated home.
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John and Claire's Cape-style home gets a new roof, siding, and windows.
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The crew starts work on the mechanical system of the Cape, including heating and plumbing.
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The crew works on a new deck and installs a blue board ceiling and bathroom fixtures.
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Host Bob Vila tours an exhibit of American kitchens, and the crew builds new cabinets.
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Storm windows; preparing shrubs for winter; carbon monoxide detectors.
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Recreating different molding profiles; sinking brick patio; a new way to strip wallpaper.
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Steve tours an eco-friendly gravel yard; Norm and Tommy frame windows.
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Tiling continues, lighting fixtures are installed, and Norm and Steve build library doors.
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The barn nears completion, and Richard Trethewey visits a German plumbing fixture factory.
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The Concord project draws to a close as Steve Thomas tours the finished barn.
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Steve takes viewers to Santa Fe, NM, to look at the show's newest project.
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Norm arrives from Boston, and Steve learns how to make a traditional kiva fireplace.
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Pine flooring is laid, and Norm shows how the master bath vanity was built.
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Custom cabinets are installed, and picket-style fencing is built in the garden.
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Bob looks at a heater for the workshop, tours the yard, and hangs the kitchen cabinets.
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Bob works with experts to lay the kitchen floorboards and the brickwork on the walkway.
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Bob works on fence and gazebo installation and puts the tiles in one of the bathrooms.
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Bob installs the kitchen sink, cuts the countertop, and installs track lighting.
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Bob helps install the hot water heater and learns how to re-hang old doors with Norm.
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Bob installs a projection screen, works on terracotta tiles, and discusses water filters.
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Installing new composite decking; quieting a steam heating system.
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Replacing a corroded shut-off valve; planting rose bushes for climbing a two-rail fence.
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Renovation of a 1850s three-story Greek Revival farmhouse in Arlington, Mass.
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Architect Jock Gifford and landscape architect Tom Wirth consult on the remodeling possibilities.
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Demolition of a portion of the farmhouse; consult on the slate roof; merits of sandblasting.
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Moving the garage to a new location; the new architectural model; energy evaluation.
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Landscaping plans for the yard; a trip to Sturbridge Village.
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Installing a skylight; review of the roof, gutter and molding decisions; heating plan.