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The second story deck is found to be covered with ants and rot. Master carpenter Norm Abram removes a broken stained glass window and takes it to be repaired. The trees are trimmed on the outside of the house.
The second story deck is found to be covered with ants and rot. Master carpenter Norm Abram removes a broken stained glass window and takes it to be repaired. The trees are trimmed on the outside of the house.
Holes are dug for the new deck and the ivy is removed from the outside of the house. Kevin buys new smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and they are installed. The stucco is patched the best that it could be.
The front porch is in bad shape because the wood is rotten and the stucco exterior is in worse shape then once thought. All of the ivy that is damaging the house, is removed. The carpet is torn up on the first floor to find one room in need of new floors, and two rooms are found to have long leaf pine floors in great condition. The old cast iron boiler is removed from the basement.
The chimney is removed brick by brick. The antique plumbing fixtures are removed. A new bathroom is being build in the attic, but the old one is not removed until the new one is usable because the homeowners are still living in the house.
Master plumber Bill Kane shows plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey a new pipe relining system that will line the old cast iron sewer pipe lateral with a new, continuous pipe made out of resin to protect against future tree root infiltration.
The city contractors remove the sewer main and estimate the damage that has been done by the tree. Wood moulding are removed with ease so they can be reused later. A wall is knocked down that seperates two bedrooms. The area will be made into a big kitchen. The asbestos is removed.
Local Architect Craig Buttner tries to come up with new design concepts for the kitchen area, one of them potentially breaking the budget. Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey begins removing the radiators and saving them to be fixed up and reinstalled. Environmental consultant Sam Covino finds asbestos in the kitchen and tells the homeowners that it has to be professional removed.
Local Architect Craig Buttner tries to give a few tips on how to save money and salvage some of the stuff already in the home. There is a problem with a tree in the front yard which is causing damage to the sewer pipes making the basement flood. The pipe either has to be moved or the tree needs to be removed. Masonry specialist John Lambert starts work on the stucco exterior.
This season a 1916 two-family house is which is owned by two single women, is renovated on a modest budget. Liz Bagley lives in the first floor apartment and her aunt, Chris Flynne, lives in the upstairs apartment. This proposal was chosen via the internet. The house needs everything from new wiring, plumbing, and insulation, to a new stylished kitchen and bathroom. Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram discover that the house also needs a new roof and furnance.
