Episode 1
Aired Oct 1, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Arts and Crafts Class Begins
Exploring what has been preserved and altered over the years; the plans for the second and third floors; how the homeowners envision using the outdoor space; the inefficient boiler; plans for future mechanical and plumbing systems; outdated kitchen.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 8, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: A New Look, Inside and Out
Jill Goldberg sorts through colors and wallpaper ideas for the living room; old plaster walls are demolished; Kim Turner presents her first landscape plan; a certified arborist removes the old Silver Maple; the exterior back wall is taken down.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 15, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Make Way for the Family Room
Tommy and Kevin replace a 100-year-old wooden beam with a new steel beam to provide support for the new addition; local examples of Arts & Crafts style houses; the old oil tank gets drained and removed; digging for the new foundation begins.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 22, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Foundation Fundamentals
The new concrete foundation is poured; Emily, Roger and Kim try to find mature specimen trees for the yard; a precast concrete bulkhead is installed; Mark erects a concrete wall; the old foundation gets waterproofed with a synthetic rubber spray.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 29, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: A Steely Den
Tommy and Kevin see how the steel beams are fabricated; Kevin finds Tommy supervising erection on the back of the house; the third floor has been demo'ed and Richard starts an HVAC plan for the second floor; the porch is demo'ed.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 5, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: One Brick at a Time
Starting the new chimney; seeing how bricks are mixed, formed, cut, and baked at a 100-year-old factory; the homeowners' dream kitchen; changing the pitch of the two back dormers to match the pitch of the new gable.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 12, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: To Paint or Not to Paint
A custom range hood; the original chimney is demo'ed and a new one is built; Jill Goldberg discusses options for the fireplace; other decisions to make are tile for the first floor powder room and whether to paint the wood panels in the living room.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 19, 2016
Arlington Arts & Crafts: A New Look to Match the Old
Demo of old walls reveal a hidden doorway; the design plan for the new master bath presents a classic plumbing problem; creating elaborate cuts with computerized cutting machines; Scott Caron installs a ceiling fan; new double-hung windows.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 7, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Arts and Crafts From Top to Bottom
Framing the new Arts and Crafts front porch using custom-cut and assembled rafters; marble from Vermont for the countertops; discovering how marble makes its way from inside the mountain to inside the kitchen; color selection; the lost art of stucco.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 14, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Shedding the Old Look
The guys build an outdoor Yoga shed; on the main house, a standing-seam copper roof is installed over the front porch; Tommy trims a window using a PVC product with a rabbet joint; plumber Kevin Bilo installs a state-of-the-art boiler.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 21, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Underground Energy
Removing a service pole at the front of the property; Norm helps Charlie build the flared porch columns; a new brick patio; the kitchen cabinets are delivered; the architect calls for decorative half timbers and stucco to accent the front gables.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 28, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Changes Start to Show
Using pre-primed red cedar to shingle the house; a stylist helps figure out window treatments; radiant floor tubing is installed in the tracks under the existing old basement floor; repairing the grand living-room fireplace; repointing loose bricks.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 4, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Decorative Touches Make a Difference
Assembling the roof on the ground; a lift helps raise the roof into place; the technique of Lazure painting, a watercolor style of painting interior walls; refinishing oak veneer; installing wood paneling in the living room; screening trees.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 11, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Shiplap for a Ship Shape House
Tommy installs the shiplap; using reclaimed granite, Kevin helps Roger's crew lay a second set of steps for the walkway; Roberto finds and cuts a marble slab for the kitchen island; Mark builds the cast stone mantel surrounding for the new fireplace.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 18, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: Details Make the House Beautiful
Installing the marble in the kitchen island; laying the first giant stones for the fieldstone wall; hanging wallpaper over a secret door; how the radiant floor heating, air conditioning and supplemental heating system work; extra-large dog door.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 25, 2017
Arlington Arts & Crafts: An Arts & Craft for the Ages
The Arts and Crafts house in Arlington is near completion and the guys come to take a last look and celebrate with the homeowners; touring the yard; Tommy and Norm check out the addition at the back of the house; touring the updated first floor.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 1, 2017
Detroit: Rebuilding Motor City
Kevin introduces the city of Detroit; Kevin meets the homeowners for a tour of the first and second floor; Tommy is in the back yard, assessing some of the repairs needed; plumbing issues in the basement; suggestions for upgrading the electricity.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 8, 2017
Detroit: Ready for Rehab
Kevin meets Detroit's Mayor to learn about the city's efforts to revitalize neighborhoods; Wes Kasperski installs an alarm system to keep the house protected during renovation; Frank works with Tommy and Kevin to blow in new insulation from the roof.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 15, 2017
Detroit: Peering Down the Rehab Rabbit Hole
Richard checks the plumbing stack and Tommy investigates a leaky parapet; Kevin and Tommy work with Frank and his friends to demo the kitchen walls and investigate whether a beam is needed; a tree with a large root system threatens the foundation.
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Episode 20
Aired Apr 22, 2017
Detroit: Windows of Detroit
Tommy teaches techniques to remove peeling paint in the living room while Richard and Frank begin rough plumbing repairs in the basement; Tommy shows Kevin the issues with the leaded stained-glass windows before restoration.
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Episode 21
Aired Apr 29, 2017
Detroit: Plumbing Road Trip
Repairing crumbling decorative molding with a replica created by a 3D printer; looking at plumbing fixtures; repairing some compromised joists in the upstairs bathroom; how to install kitchen ceiling strapping; repairs made to the foundation.
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Episode 22
Aired May 6, 2017
Detroit: Fixing the Fascia
A new exterior wall goes up, from the inside; new kitchen wiring; installing a new HVAC system; Flint, Mich., water crisis; installing more substantial fascia in preparation for new gutters.
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Episode 23
Aired May 13, 2017
Detroit: A Mason Steps Up
At the Russell Woods project, Tommy uses a clever fix for some damaged oak flooring in the living room; Frank and Tamiko meet with Jerusha Kaffine, a local kitchen designer, to see her plan; repairing the front steps before new gutters go up.
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Episode 24
Aired May 20, 2017
Detroit: Stained Glass Revival
New cabinets and kitchen tiles at the Grandmont Rosedale project; reinstall leaded glass bay windows at Russell Woods; wood grain tile; a decoupling membrane underlayment that supports electric wire heating; urban farming in Detroit; a drywell.
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Episode 25
Aired May 27, 2017
Detroit: Going Old School for Tile and Molding
Frank and Tamiko prep the guest room for painting; Tommy repairs crown molding in the living room; installing plumbing fixtures; Tommy and Frank fit an interior door into an old opening; a fireplace facelift using 100-year-old pottery.
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Episode 26
Aired Jun 3, 2017
Detroit: Rebirth in Detroit
Kevin and Tommy pull up to the completed Russell Woods project to reflect on their time in the city and restoration efforts; an overview of the furnace, water heater and water filtration system; selling the property; feedback from homebuyers.
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