A new season begins with a focus on the next generation. The homeowner inherits her childhood home, but makes changes with her husband to accommodate their children and in-laws.
Tom finishes the forms for the foundation and pours 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.
Tom's crew installs a beam to support a new opening to the kitchen. The homeowners select finishes with their interior designer. Three apprentices arrive and build the essential tool belt; their first job is to tackle the front porch.
Kevin and Tom build a new floor. Richard, the homeowners, and the designer hunt for an old clawfoot tub. Tom shows the apprentices how to level front porch and build a hip roof. Kevin visits Baltimore to learn about a training program.
While the apprentices get a lesson in roofing, Kevin visits Rhode Island to watch how an elaborate Chippendale railing is put together. A new slab of concrete goes in the basement to keep the moisture out.
Tommy builds a shower seat made of foam. Richard connects steel piping. Tommy teaches how to install replacement windows. Tommy shows Kevin and Joe how he makes a jig for the exterior shingled flair detail.
Granite goes down for a wood stove. Nathan installs the porch ceiling. Kevin visits a home in Rhode Island where the exterior trim is pine. Richard reviews the placement of components at mechanical wall. Mauro repairs holes in old plaster.
Tommy trims the rough interior columns. Liz makes a stained glass window. Kevin tours a flooring factory in Pennsylvania. Richard visits a tech school plumbing class. Norm shows Kevin a few tricks he's learned for installing stair treads.
Roger explains why some preventative tree work is needed. Homeowner Liz gets a lesson on tiling. The original black newel post is discovered to be walnut. The apprentices graduate after ten weeks of hard work.
A new series begins in Charleston, SC, where the team introduces two projects: a brick 1840s "single house" -- unique to Charleston's historic downtown district -- and a multigenerational 1890s home in a nearby transitioning neighborhood.
Demo starts on the Charleston projects. Homeowner Judith discusses planting options with Roger and then he visits a nursery that can provide what she needs. Kevin tours the American College of Building Arts. Richard goes privy diving.
An old fireplace will house a new stove. Tommy discusses using interior casework with exposed brick. The kitchen house brick needs repointing. Roger tours hidden gardens. Across town, demo continues and flooring options are considered.
Kevin meets a lumberjack on the Edisto River. In a house with no stud walls, Tommy watches how pipes are disguised and Richard seeks out places for HVAC equipment. Kevin learns about single houses. A crepe myrtle gets pruned.
Richard works on rough plumbing at the Elliotborough house while Kevin, Judith, and Julia meet a kitchen designer. The rotting porch gets assessed. A new floor is made to look old. Tommy and Mark snake wires through a brick wall.
At the Charleston Single House the custom iron gate built gets installed by students from a local building arts school. Kevin and Tom tour the house with the homeowners. Richard checks out the 3rd floor and mechanicals.
