Overview
Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show steps away from the project house at a little-known monument to a local pilot who sacrificed his life to save the neighborhood in 1954. Kevin helps general contractor Tom Silva pull up the second floor front deck to examine the structure and make the necessary repairs. They find extensive rot, colonies of active carpenter ants, and insufficient structure due to years of misguided repairs. Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs new thermostatic valves that will allow the homeowners greater flexibility and control of their heating systems. Norm shows homeowner Chris Flynn how to remove a broken stained glass window, while Kevin visits the Brookline studio of stained glass artist and restorer Emanuel Genovese to see how the window is repaired. Landscape contractor Roger Cook brings in certified arborist Matt Foti to prune the street tree both up and down, in order to allow more light and water views into both the first and second floor apartments.
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28 - 1East Boston | A Tale of Two Homes October 05, 2006
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28 - 2East Boston | Stucco and Sewer Problems October 12, 2006
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28 - 3East Boston | Design and Demolition October 19, 2006
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28 - 4East Boston | Urban Garden, Asbestos, City Sewer October 26, 2006
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28 - 5East Boston | Refrigerator, Hot Plate, and Bad Larry November 02, 2006
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28 - 6East Boston | Salvage, Chimney, Attic, and the ICA November 09, 2006
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28 - 7East Boston | Ivy Be Gone November 16, 2006
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28 - 8East Boston | Progress, Patching and Packing Up November 23, 2006
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28 - 9East Boston | Local Heroes November 30, 2006
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28 - 10East Boston | On The Waterfront December 07, 2006
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28 - 11East Boston | Renovating in Eastie December 14, 2006
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28 - 12East Boston | Roofing, Shower Pan, Surge Suppression December 21, 2006
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28 - 13East Boston | Patching Walls, Inside and Out December 28, 2006
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28 - 14East Boston | Floors in Eastie and at the BSO January 04, 2007
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28 - 15East Boston | Modern, Traditional, and Boston Light January 11, 2007
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28 - 16East Boston | Off To The Races January 18, 2007
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28 - 17East Boston | The House With the White Picket Fence January 25, 2007
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28 - 18East Boston | Upstairs, Downstairs–Complete! February 01, 2007
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28 - 19Austin; Where Green Building Was Born February 08, 2007
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28 - 20Austin; Chasing Five Stars February 15, 2007
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28 - 21Austin; The Great State of Texas February 22, 2007
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28 - 22Austin; Trethewey in Texas March 01, 2007
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28 - 23Austin; Keeping Austin Weird March 08, 2007
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28 - 24Austin; Harvesting Water and Wind March 15, 2007
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28 - 25Austin; Green is Good March 22, 2007
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28 - 26Austin; Finished House and Five Stars! March 29, 2007