Our host, a Boston designer and builder, tours the dilapidated turn-of the-century house in… |
Renovation has begun and the carpenter has find rot in the eaves. The kitchen, one of the hardest… |
Work on the house has uncovered some unforeseen problems from the roof to the plumbing, and at a… |
It's time to insulate the house, remove the old furnace, and replace it with a new-energy-efficient… |
This week the ceilings are leveled and renovated. The bulkhead is repaired and renewed. Our hosts… |
How are we going to heat the house? This week our host talks with a heating specialist about… |
Plasters, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work. The kitchen walls are plastered, the chimney… |
The insulation and plasterwork are completed. The new kitchen windows are trimmed and finished. A… |
Work on the deck and its foundation is underway. Our host offers some hints on paint stripping and… |
Our hosts walks through the grounds with a landscape designer and considers the gardening… |
Our host demostrates how to lay a parquet kitchen floor. He speaks to a marble expert about the… |
The house painter demonstrates how to apply primer. Our host talks about installing an oak floor… |
A look at the nearly finished product, inside and out. And the finishing touches are put on the… |