Episode 1
Aired Oct 7, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: A House for the Next Generation
A project dedicated to the Generation Next Initiative, working with apprentices, schools, and non-profits to promote the building trades in the younger generation; Mike Rowe joins the crew; the family plans to make accommodations for their children.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 14, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: A Few Good Landscapers
Tom finishes the forms for the new foundation and pours the concrete with a new intern; Richard gets the house safe for demolition; Roger and his apprentice save roses and lilacs from being trampled by construction; mold is found in the basement.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 21, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: Generation Next Arrives
The new addition foundations are poured and backfilled; installing a beam to support the new opening from the dining room to the kitchen; the interior designer helps with decisions; Tommy and Kevin discuss the new apprentices.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 28, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: Construction Gets a Jumpstart
Building a new subfloor; hunting for an old clawfoot tub; Tom demonstrates how to check porch level and build a hip roof; Project JumpStart; Tommy teaches the apprentices how to calculate the cuts needed to make the rafters.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 4, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: All Decked Out
Framing a deck; chimney gets demo'ed; Kevin, the homeowners and their interior designer design the new tile floors; Tommy and the apprentices finish the framing and move on to the stairs; a wood-burning stove; snaking the flue up through the roof.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 11, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: This Old House University
Norm teaches apprentices Bailey, Austin, and Nathan how to frame a wall in the master bedroom; Richard shows how to build a drain stack for the master bath; Kevin finds Tommy and his young crew laying fir decking on the frame they made last week.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 18, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: Approaching Half Way
Plans are made to reuse the timbers as a sliding barn-type door for the new pantry; restoring a flower garden; an uninsulated crawl space; Kevin helps Richard lay out a heating system before the concrete floor is poured; installing new columns.
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Episode 8
Aired Dec 30, 2017
Newton GenNEXT: Duct Dynasty
How to apply the self-sealing membrane and flashing; a thick plastic vapor barrier to prevent mold growth in the basement; in Rhode Island, contractor Jeff Sweenor builds a Chippendale railing system for the Idea House; metal ductwork.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 6, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Tommy's Flair for Flares
Reviewing the progress being made upstairs; in the master suite, it's time to tile the bathroom; foam board is put on the walls and floor; new gas lines are installed; demonstrating the old-school way of cutting and connecting the steel pipes.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 13, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Time for Trim
Pre-painted shingles; pouring a concrete slab and installing a granite base for a wood stove; fitting the fir beadboard ceiling; using a new product to trim the windows; repairing holes in old plaster.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 20, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Homeowners Pitch In
Trimming the rough columns to give them a better look; a stained-glass window; choosing a flooring material; a plumbing class; laying bottom treads on the stairs leading to the suite above the garage; tricks for installation around the newel post.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 27, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Salvage Helps the Bottom Line
Joe helps Norm install an old door; a back corner of the lot is leveled; Roger prepares to install an instant stone wall; Kevin visits a career day; Jeff Sweenor builds twin built-in beds; Tommy reinstalls a corner cabinet in the dining room.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 3, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Graduation Day
An arborist prunes the birch tree and installs a cable for support; using a trowel to spread thinset for the marble tiles; the newel post and handrails are restored; the white fireplace is stripped; after 10 weeks, the apprentices graduate.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 10, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Homeowner Going the Distance
Front porch; firewood from a Norway maple; siding is almost complete; Norm and Liz work on the deck; ornamental brackets are installed; quartz counters installed; in Newton, Roger creates a new walkway; Liz puts in new windows; eight drywells.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 17, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Final Touches
The house in Newton is nearly finished; Kevin finds Tommy and Charlie installing a final detail on the stove; Roger uses flowers, shrubs, and fruit trees to highlight the yard; Liz and Joe pick a countertop.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 24, 2018
Newton GenNEXT: Move in Day
Kevin tours the renovated house with the homeowners; the apprentices who worked on the house meet Tommy and Kevin to discuss what they've been doing; everyone gathers around the newel post to insert a time capsule for future generations.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 31, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Southern Charm, Season Premiere
Two new projects in Charleston, S.C.; the team tours the city in a horse-drawn carriage; possible changes to the 1840s Single House; challenges involved in restoring the brick kitchen house; a wooden two-story house abandoned for over a decade.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 7, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Demo Time
The rules of renovating historic houses; planning to pour a concrete slab; the American College of the Building Arts; demolition begins at Judith's house; plants that work in the sub-tropics; the history of an outhouse and what's buried beneath.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 14, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Brick and Mortar
An old dining room is to become a kitchen; removing a fireplace; handling casework around windows to expose brick; a mockup of plans; hidden gardens; a demo expert points out what needs repair; flooring selections.
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Episode 20
Aired Apr 21, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Southern Roots
Roger tries to see if a crepe myrtle tree can be saved; Kevin gets a history lesson; the Single House mantels; separate building from the main house; breaking through a wall; Jared Lee starts the restoration process on the windows.
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Episode 21
Aired Apr 28, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Good Wood
Kevin and homeowner Scott meet with his architect to discuss an idea for a dining room table; Richard finds places to install HVAC equipment; Kevin and Bill tour single houses in downtown Charleston.
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Episode 22
Aired May 5, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Rough Plumbing
Richard tries plumbing a 19th century building; Judith and Julia decide how their kitchen should look; a contractor tackles the porch to see what needs replacing; Tommy and a builder snake wires where they can't be hidden.
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Episode 23
Aired May 12, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Smithies
Kevin visits a millwork shop where the Single House columns are restored; the homeowners pick a design for the iron gate; Kevin and Kathleen review lights and ceiling fans with a designer; how to salvage original siding and weaving into new siding.
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Episode 24
Aired May 19, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Rainbow Row
Charleston boasts a colorful housing stock; a siding color; a meeting in Rainbow Row; inspecting the framing; hiding waste pipes from the floor above; plaster work on the old staircase walls; the repair plan that calls for a pergola.
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Episode 25
Aired May 26, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Raise the Pergola
In the back garden of the single house, the pergola is installed; a landscape architect oversees the planting of hydrangeas, and the European kitchen cabinets are fitted; Kevin meets the craftsman building the dining table; Ross tours a smart home.
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Episode 26
Aired Jun 2, 2018
The Charleston Houses 2018: Singular Single House
Finishing touches are made to the single house while the custom gate is installed; Kevin tours the rooms and views the improvements to the driveway and back garden; Richard visits the Elliotborough project to see the progress before drywall goes up.
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