Episode 1
Aired Oct 6, 2007
Newton: Move or Improve?
Reviewing the "new" house: the good news-an exterior in pretty good shape and beautiful intact woodwork-and the bad news-some structural issues and a disconnected, sorely outdated kitchen; extensive plaster damage; bathrooms in need of updating.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 13, 2007
Newton: Big Plans
Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard's plan for major work in the back to re-grade and create a large new patio; Norm Abram and homeowner Paul Friedberg begin demolition; in the basement, Kevin learns how to loosen a stuck sewer cap.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 20, 2007
Newton: Prepwork and Inspiration
Prepping the footings for the new porch columns; civil engineer Mike Kosmo does the perc test; a stunning neighborhood shingle-style house; removing a rotted red maple from the side yard with a tree crew and crane.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 27, 2007
Newton: Framing, Wiring, and an Unfitted Kitchen
Removing the temporary support beam holding up the back corner of the house; new framing materials used in the new kitchen; removing the old kitchen walls and installing a new 16-foot beam to open up the space; unsafe conditions and code violations.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 3, 2007
Newton: Retaining Wall, Historic Wallcovering
Roger installs 200 feet of pre-cast concrete to create a retaining wall; Richard Nylander helps Kevin date and evaluate the historic wallpaper; Tom frames a new window; Harvard Law School construction project.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 10, 2007
Newton: Exterior Paint Colors, Stained-Glass Window
Kevin O'Connor learns what colors might be appropriate for the Shingle-style house; building the 12-foot wall of the new kitchen bump out that will contain a built-in bench; restoration of the home's four historic windows.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 17, 2007
Newton: Salvage, Progress, and Pink Granite
Progress on the porch, kitchen, and master bath; installing new windows; update on the mechanical systems; Treff LaFleche takes Kevin to see how the pink granite was used on the Boston Public Library; Roger installs the new Milford Pink granite.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 24, 2007
Newton: Fieldstone, Replacement Windows, and Teak
Roger digs up a large, established shrub by the front walkway to be transplanted in the backyard and shows Kevin how work on the new fieldstone sitting wall is progressing; a replacement window; radiant heat panels under the entry hall.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 1, 2007
Newton: Pests, Decking, and AC
Roger Cook is building the fieldstone and mortar sitting wall; treatment to stop the termite activity; Tom Silva shows a new dowel fastening system; Richard shows high velocity mini-duct systems feeding air to the lower floors.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 8, 2007
Newton: Bluestone and a Historic Billiards Room
Why Heartbreak Hill is a challenge for runners of the Boston Marathon; prepping the exterior of the house for paint; the progress on the bluestone patio and massive bluestone stairs; spray foam insulation.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 15, 2007
Newton: Bringing Light Throughout
Wrapping the columns under the back porch in shingles; saving the old plaster in the billiards room using a new adhesive system; selections for the home's lighting, paint colors, and furnishings; rare and valuable antique pool tables.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 22, 2007
Newton: Garage Nightmare and Garbage Disposers
Rotting problems in the garage; the kitchen is plastered, the new white oak flooring is down, and the cabinets arrive; floor color; a new generation of kitchen garbage disposers; installing a new standing seam copper roof over the back porch.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 29, 2007
Newton: Getting The Details Right
Kevin talks about fencing; Norm's custom garage doors; Patrick finishes the base molding; Tom is giving a stock door a facelift; Joe is laying the mosaic rug tiles; countertop and tile choices; Roger adds sprinkler heads and drip irrigation.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 5, 2008
Newton: In Memory of Joe Ferrante
Roger installs sod in the backyard; Kevin meets with Chelsie Arnold to learn more about the quartz and resin countertops being installed in the kitchen; Richard shows Kevin the high-efficiency air conditioning system; new wainscoting for the kitchen.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 12, 2008
Newton: Grout, Closets, and a Clawfoot Tub
Installing the end grain teak island top for the breakfast area; Richard displays the progress on the second floor bath and strips and refinishes the old clawfoot tub; a custom closet system; using wedges to create even grout lines.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 19, 2008
Newton: Winter Wrap Party
As the wrap party begins, Kevin, Richard, Norm, Roger and Tom walk through each part of the project: lighting, design, furniture, color schemes, security systems, windows, garage, porch, bathrooms, kitchen and terrace; hanging a historical marker.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 26, 2008
New Orleans: Return to New Orleans, Post Katrina
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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Episode 18
Aired Feb 2, 2008
New Orleans: Camelbacks, Bargeboard, and Toxic Mold
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.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 9, 2008
New Orleans: French Quarter, Shotgun Colors
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.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 16, 2008
New Orleans: Saints in the City
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.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 23, 2008
New Orleans: First Builder Falls Through
Rashida Ferdinand obtains rough inspections; spray foam insulation gets underway in the new addition; French doors; milling historically accurate doors out of Spanish cedar.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 1, 2008
New Orleans: Back on Track
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.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 8, 2008
New Orleans: Recovery Continues
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.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 15, 2008
New Orleans: Landscapes and NBA Legends
Mark Bushway installs the privacy fence, arbor, and gates going up in the side yard, while Deryl Boudreau installs a standby generator; Kevin finds NBA legends Willis Reed and Robert Parish lending a hand along with local hero Tyson Chandler.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 22, 2008
New Orleans: Only In New Orleans
Master mason Teddy Pierre, Jr. lays local St. Joe brick at the front walk; lead carpenter Mike Gettle installs new custom composite shutters which meet Historic District guidelines; a new continuous flow tankless water heater is put in place.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 29, 2008
New Orleans: One Small Corner Restored
Wrapping up five months of progress with a dedication ceremony at Calvin Johnson's house; Kevin rolls with the Zulus down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras; in Holy Cross, Brian Sublette gives a final tour of the front garden and side yard.
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