Episode 1
Aired Jan 1, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 1
In Lexington, Steve meets a family that wants to expand their 1950s ranch; Norm, Richard Trethewey, and Tom Silva agree that the basic structure is sound and can be added onto without the need for repair first.
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 15, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 2
Steve Thomas meets famous architect Graham Gund; Graham takes Steve to look at a house he designed in the Massachusetts countryside; at the ranch, Norm investigates a new style of insulated concrete foundation forms.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 28, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 3
Architect Graham Gund reveals his plans for the Igoes' ranch; Tommy Silva and Norm Abram configure material and labor costs using a computer program; Steve takes viewers back to London to see Jeremy and Carla Vogler in their now-complete flat.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 1, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 4
Steve catches up with the ranch homeowners; Norm and Tom discuss the strategy of laying down fiberboard to protect the house's oak floors; Steve meets the foundation contractor; Graham Gund discusses continuing design changes to the new addition.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 15, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 5
Arborist Matt Poti and crew remove a large swamp maple; Tommy Silva takes Steve to see another ranch expansion he did; Norm and Steve discuss the polystyrene insulating foundation forms as concrete is pumped over the house and into the forms.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 28, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 6
Lumber arrives on the site, and a hard cement coating is applied to the foundation forms; Steve and architect Graham Gund tour Church Court, an adaptive reuse project.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 1, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 7
With the roof demolished, the crew begins to deck over the second floor; plans for the new front entrance; Steve talks about the new chimney; touring ranches in a nearby town.
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Episode 8
Aired Mar 15, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 8
Framing is well underway; homeowner Jan Igoe gives a tour of the developing spaces inside the house; Richard Trethewey supervises the removal of the house's underground oil tank.
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Episode 9
Aired Mar 28, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 9
The homeowners tour the house; Tom Silva shows some new ventilation chutes and engineered wood trim; visit timber-framer Tedd Benson and see how his crew fabricates scissor trusses for the ranch's great space.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 1, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 10
The timber trusses are craned into place; Tom Wirth shows two alternatives for the new entrance's landscaping; Richard Trethewey demonstrates how the waste pipes were modified to handle the two new bathrooms.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 15, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 11
The crew prepares an opening to accept a new window; Tom demonstrates how he is trimming out the windows; view the roof venting system and the mix of new and old wiring the electrician faces.
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Episode 12
Aired Apr 28, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 12
Mason Roger Hopkins works on the new landscaping; the homeowner back-primes the cedar siding; the roofer puts a standing-seam copper roof on one of the great room's bays.
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Episode 13
Aired May 1, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 13
Work continues on the front landscaping; view progress on the rough plumbing, granite steps, and the front entrance; tour a project by architect Graham Gund outside St. Louis.
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Episode 14
Aired May 15, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 14
Steve discusses design issues with the architect; Norm tours the US Forest Service Products Lab; Richard Trethewey shares the process of installing a whirlpool tub; kitchen and bath designer Glenn Berger shows off the new kitchen's layout.
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Episode 15
Aired May 28, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 15
The job has suddenly taken a turn for the better, thanks partly to the homeowners' cleanup efforts; the crew installs the double front door, centralized audio/video/telephone, and blue board in the living room.
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Episode 16
Aired Jun 1, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 16
The granite steps are installed and grading work in the backyard is complete; Norm puts in the columns at the front entrance; Richard explains the placement of the new oil tank in the garage; new kitchen cabinets.
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Episode 17
Aired Jun 15, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 17
Roger Hopkins puts in the last pieces of the front stairs; the lights go into the new great room and kitchen; radiant heating goes in on the great room's floor.
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Episode 18
Aired Jun 28, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 18
Steve visits an iron fabrication shop to see how the front railings are being assembled; a marble countertop is fitted into the kitchen; manmade counters and a shower stall are fabricated on-site. Norm trims out a dormer window.
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Episode 19
Aired Jul 1, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 19
The crew installs a floating strip floor system and maple stair treads, fits in the granite hearthstone, and discusses custom cherry bookshelves; in the master bedroom, Paul Kennedy installs a stereo speaker and checks on the the bathroom.
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Episode 20
Aired Jul 15, 1992
The Lexington Ranch: Part 20
The guys arrive with the entertainment center; Tom Silva installs prefabricated cherry-veneer paneling in the library; a mirror and glass shower doors go into the master bath; Sarai Stenquist works on Sarah Igoe's wallpaper.
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Episode 21
Aired Jul 28, 1992
The Miami House: Part 1
Steve and Norm go to storm-stricken Miami, Florida, in search of a house to fix up and find a 1917 Mediterranean Revival-style home that was directly in the path of Hurricane Andrew.
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Episode 22
Aired Aug 1, 1992
The Miami House: Part 2
With the wet plaster and carpeting removed, some hidden features of the house are revealed, including a former window and the original fireplace detail; Norm sees the roofing replaced with a modified bitumen membrane system.
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Episode 23
Aired Aug 15, 1992
The Miami House: Part 3
Steve helps tree cutter Tony Sisto take down a dead tree; Norm checks the installation of the new air-conditioning system; the contractor explains how to make water run off the sun porch roof.
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Episode 24
Aired Aug 28, 1992
The Miami House: Part 4
Norm sees how the plaster walls are patched and finished; learn the long-term master plan for the property; Steve hears plans for the kitchen and visits a Miami factory where cement tiles are being custom-fabricated to replace the broken clay ones.
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Episode 25
Aired Sep 1, 1992
The Miami House: Part 5
Steve sees progress on the house; Norm talks about the concrete pour meant to strengthen faulty arches in the porch section and visits a home destroyed by Hurricane Andrew.
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Episode 26
Aired Sep 15, 1992
The Miami House: Part 6
Norm replaces a window; Steve sees that the pine floors have been sanded and refinished; a screened pool enclosure go up; new garage doors; tile goes down in the kitchen and around the fireplace.
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