Episode 1
Aired Sep 25, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 1
Steve visits a home that a homeowner restored after a fire, even though Norm and Steve said it couldn't be done; the crew visits Dickie Silva's fire-gutted home and offers to help rebuild.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 2, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 2
We visit the Billerica Fire Department to hear what it was like to fight the Silva fire; we discuss the new structure's design and take an inventory of the plants that did and did not survive.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 9, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 3
An environmental testing crew arrives to take soil samples, as the fire department suspects fuel oil was spilled during the fire, and mitigation might be required.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 16, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 4
The foundation walls go up after a delay due to the soil cleanup process.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 23, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 5
Homeowner Dick Silva gives a tour of the newly framed first floor, and our master carpenter explains how the floor joists meet two steel beams to maximize headroom.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 30, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 6
Homeowner Dick Silva gives a tour of the framed and sheeted house, and the crew discusses the fine points of shed dormers while the framing contractor puts one together quickly and professionally.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 6, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 7
New windows arrive, and the team puts up corner trim using two layers of cementitious board while the mason shows us a new tool that extrudes cement grout like icing for a cake.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 13, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 8
Norm and Tom set up an on-site woodworking shop, and Dick gives us a tour of the new garage.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 20, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 9
The local electric utility brings new power access, and the kitchen designer goes over Sandy's wish list; Norm fashions a flat-panel cabinet door for Dick and Sandy to consider for their new kitchen.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 27, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 10
As Norm sets up the table saw to make a sample raised-panel door, Tom shows us his system for flashing windows, and the electrician discusses a new breaker called an arc-fault arrestor.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 4, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 11
The site is abuzz as subcontractors hurry to complete their in-wall work before the insulation truck arrives.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 11, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 12
We arrive at the house to find the last of the wallboard shipment being loaded, and Dick Silva gives us a tour of the top floor, where the rooms are taking on their final shape.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 18, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 13
Landscape contractor Roger Cook and his crew begin to install a stone wall along the driveway, Tom Silva is putting in the first of the new interior doors, and Norm is building cabinet drawers.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 25, 1999
The Billerica House: Part 14
Roger Cook shows us walkway edging options, and in the workshop, Tom Silva sprays fast-drying lacquer out the new cabinet doors.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 1, 2000
The Billerica House: Part 15
We learn the workings of the new emergency power generator and wooden garage doors go in; Dick Silva installs new cabinets while our master carpenter visits a converted woolen mill.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 8, 2000
The Billerica House: Part 16
We learn about several ways to pave the drive, and Tom Silva demonstrates the kitchen's new pull-out pastry board; it's off to Kirkcaldy, Scotland, to see linoleum being made.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 15, 2000
The Billerica House: Part 17
New wooden shutters are installed on the front facade, the electrician shows us the reproduction lighting fixtures he's hanging, and we check out the new laundry room.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 22, 2000
The Billerica House: Part 18
The landscape designer oversees the placement of the new greenery, while inside, our master carpenter talks oak flooring, and Steve visits a nearby shop to learn the ins and outs of Oriental carpets.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 29, 2000
The Billerica House: Part 19
The final days in Billerica find Dick returning his beloved Model A truck to the new garage; at the closing party, Dick and Sandy show off their just-obtained certificate of occupancy.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 5, 2000
The Santa Barbara House: Part 1
Steve and Norm arrive in style, by sailboat, at our winter project location: Santa Barbara, where homeowner Jan Winford has waited 25 years to expand her tiny 1907 California bungalow.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 12, 2000
The Santa Barbara House: Part 2
We arrive to find the house reduced to a few walls and a forest of studs and learn the building had to be deconstructed and reinforced before it could support the new addition.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 19, 2000
The Santa Barbara House: Part 3
We review progress in reframing the Santa Barbara bungalow; we go aboard one of the oil rigs that dot Santa Barbara's spectacular coastline to learn how the oil industry has shaped the area.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 26, 2000
The Santa Barbara House: Part 4
We check out the framing of the Santa Barbara bungalow's new second-story master suite and discuss City fire codes regarding wildfire threat.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 4, 2000
The Santa Barbara House: Part 5
We check out the new custom windows, meet landscape architect Susan Van Atta, and tour a spectacular Greene and Greene home, epitomizing the American Arts-and-Crafts style.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 11, 2000
The Santa Barbara House: Part 6
The countdown to the completion of the renovation begins; the elements of the new kitchen arrive, as does the front entrance, and we trek up the West Coast to Portland, Oregon, lighting factory.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 18, 2000
The Santa Barbara House: Part 7
Homeowner Jan Winford finally realizes her dream of 25 years - the renovation of her 1907 bungalow with classic Arts-and-Crafts style detailing.
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