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A look at prefabricated homes.
Tours of two display homes at a home-and-garden show.
Dean and JoAnn start a new project: a Log Cabin. The log shell is placed on a prepared foundation.
Dean and Susanne show how to pour the foundation and frame a two-and-a-half stall detached garage.
Dean and Susanne show how to roof the garage with wood shingles. They also install the windows and the service door.
Dean and Susanne show how to install lap siding, overhead garage door and automatic opener; how to set up a garage workshop and storage area.
Dean Johnson and Susanne Egli tear off existing roofing and prep for new shingles. They replace old decking, tack down tar paper, and deal with rain as they get the roof ready for shingling.
Dean and Susanne reshingle a roof using foolproof do-it-yourself methods along with tips and techniques of professional roofers.
Hometime - Weatherization & Insulation (Hometime, Inc.) (1992) How to: Install interior and exterior window insulator kits. Reglaze window panes. Weatherstrip windows and doors. Replace old window sash with new sash and vinyl jamb liners. Install combination storm windows. Prevent leaks by caulking gaps and cracks. Insulate walls and ceilings with fiberglass batts. Install vapor barriers. Find and seal up by-passes prior to installing attic installation. Ventilate a roof for maximum insulating efficiency by installing soffit vents, roof vents, and baffles. Insulate an attic.
Dean and Susanne cover the construction of a new home from the initial planning stages. They cover the decision making process when looking for a lot, finding a plan, and selecting a builder.
Dean and Susanne meet with a Kitchen and Bathroom designer to work on those areas of their plan. They also sign the purchase agreement for the house and start selecting materials.
Dean and Susanne cover the initial construction of the house starting with the footings and working up to the roof. They discuss different materials available for the foundation, the framing, and the sheathing.
Dean and Susanne compare different alternatives for the building products used on this house. These include windows, doors, shingles, drywall, insulation and venting.
The house starts taking shape with addition of siding on the outside, and drywall on the inside. Dean and Susanne discuss alternatives and compare prices on these two products, as well as heating and cooling systems.
The house has moved into its finish carpentry stage which includes the wood trim, interior doors and cabinets. Dean and Susanne focus on the many options and choices you have when selecting cabinets. They also show how to spot quality craftsmanship in cabinets.
With the exterior of the house almost complete, Dean and Susanne follow progress on the inside of the house. They show options you have in choosing fireplaces, stairways, floor coverings, and countertops.
Dean and Susanne wrap up the construction of this New House project. Some final fixtures and floor coverings are installed, they have a final walk-through, and they prepare for a photo shoot with Better Homes and Gardens.
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl break ground on the new house they're contracting themselves and explain the pre-construction steps they took to get to that point.
The crew finishes the basement wall block and foundation waterproofing. Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl explore the choices in lumber, windows & doors as framing begins.
The framing crew finishes up the interior framing on the house Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl are contracting themselves. The windows arrive and the mechanical rough-ins begin.
The schedule gets a little complicated as the mechanical systems and the framing near completion on the house Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl are contracting themselves. In this program, they show how to co-ordinate building inspections, material deliveries and wall-to-wall subcontractors.
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl talk about the finish elements now going on the house they're contracting: the veneer plaster inside and the architectual roof shingles outside. And they describe in detail all the elements of "healthy house" construction they've built into this home.
The end of construction is in sight, as Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl focus on the finish elements going into the kitchen and bathrooms in the home they're contracting.
The sub-contractors finish off their jobs one-by-one as Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl get ready to wrap up the home they're contracting themselves.
With the subcontracted work completed, Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl show how the house they contracted themselves turned out. They also talk about all the paperwork that needs to be finished before moving in.
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl discuss the plans to update a classic American four-square house. They begin demolition and observe the removal of old stucco and siding. (1 of 11)
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl finish demolition, show viewers the installation of the insulated concrete foundation, and begin framing the addition. (2 of 11)
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl finish framing the addition and begin interior walls, new windows, and show viewers how the hot-water heating is converted to a ducted HVAC system. (Part 3 of 11).
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl insulate and install baffles in the roof. Contractors come to install the new HVAC system, and drywall is delivered for the new addition. (Part 4 of 11).
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl have contractors hang and mud drywall. They prime walls, install ceiling beams and start on the kitchen cabinets. (Part 5 of 11).
Dean and Robin's challenge is to match new flooring and trim to what already exists in the house. They install pre-finished wood flooring, and finish the windows with custom-milled trim. (Part 6 of 11).
Dean and Robin finish up the trim details around the windows and doors. They also install the back door, get the countertops measured, and put in some cans for the recessed lights. (Part 7 of 11).
Dean and Robin visit the wood shop where the trim and custom cabinets are made. Meanwhile, the contractors progress work on the trim and cabinets, and the roofing. (Part 8 of 11).
The addition starts to take shape as Dean and Robin install some unique tile for the bathroom floors and walls, and bathroom and kitchen backsplashes. They also install some door hardware and get the solid surface countertops installed. (Part 9 of 11
Dean and Robin wrap up the last details for this addition project. They finish appliances in the kitchen, fixtures and countertops in the bathrooms, and wallpaper and light fixtures throughout the house. (Part 10 of 11).
Reviewing the design and construction. Final walk-through focuses on interior finish materials, including stone, hardware, lighting, plumbing fixtures, and heat registers. (Part 11 of 11)
Hosts Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl kick off the new construction project by marking trees for excavation and determining the front and back set backs of the property..(1 of 7).
Hometime hosts Robin Hartl and Dean Johnson give the audience tips at successfully contracting, while the framing phase finishes,(Part 3 of 7).
HOMETIME continues by showing the design layout, decorative elements, and installing the fireplace, vinyl siding, and aluminum clad doors. (Part 4 of 7).
Robin Hartl and Dean Johnson lead viewers through hardwood flooring the first floor, installing doors, cabinets, and kitchen appliances, and grouting the stone on the outside(Part 5 of 7).
HOMETIME hosts Robin Hartl and Dean Johnson take a tour of the site as the finishing touches are done. Carpenting, locks, bathroom tile, and light fixtures are installed and the garage is completed .(Part 6 of 7).
Hometime host Dean Johnson shows the installation of cabinets, countertops, and home entertainment system, Robin reviews interior paneling and assembling the pool table (Part 7 of 7).
Starting a new project literally from the ground up, Dean and Robin help out as a log shell is trucked in and assembled by crane and crew on a lakeside lot.
Dean and Robin help when logs, pine planking, and insulated panels are set in place for the roof of the log home. Stonework begins on the foundation
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl lend a hand with some of the exterior work on the log vacation home. A concrete patio and the roof tiles are installed
Dean and Robin help button up the exterior of the lakeside log home with windows and doors. Inside, work begins on the mechanical systems, partition walls, and chinking.
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl help with the electrical rough-in and heating. and chinking between the logs for the lakeside log vacation home.
Dean and Robin talk about sealing the home up tight as a crew covers the trap rod between the logs with acrylic chinking material. They also talk with carpentry sub Dick Biscobing about prepping log walls for cabinets with slip joints to keep log shrinkage and settling from racking the cabinets. They update mechanical rough-ins, start installing drywall and show the initial framing for a complicated set of windows on the home's lakeside gable end
Dean talks about the new gypsum thermal underlayment as it's poured over all the radiant floor tubes on the first and second floors. Robin talks with Dick Biscobing about the siding treatments for the home's unique bumpouts and dormers and about the pine casing for the windows set right in the logs. Dean works with Dwight Hawkinson on the Norwegian white spruce sauna in the lower level bath
Dean talks about the unique, soapstone masonry heater being installed in the lower level as work continues on taping the drywall and siding the bumpouts. In addition, Dick Biscobing shows Robin how the log railings are being assembled on the master bedroom loft, and Dean and Robin talk about spreading crack isolation membrane over the underlayment to help keep tile from cracking.
Dean and Robin show how to cut out unneeded sections of tie log over the great room, and they talk to Dick Biscobing and his crew about the installation of the log stairway. In addition, the white oak trim and the new cabinets are delivered, and tile contractor Troy Stolpe begins installing the filled and honed limestone floor tiles in the master bath
Dean and Robin install kitchen cabinets and get ready for countertops. Larry Stolpe begins laying the soapstone tile floor in the lower level bathroom. And Dean visits a recreational gaming showroom to browse through various home options.
Dean and Robin work on the special details to polish off the lakeside log vacation home, including handcrafted tiles in the master bath featuring animal accents, granite and solid surface countertops, white oak interior doors, the lakeside gable end windows and doors, plumbing fixtures, lights and appliances.
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl explain the tinted and textured plaster treatment applied to the drywall partition walls. They also highlight the handcrafted wall tile in the lower level bath, the solid surface tub deck and the cast iron whirlpool tub.
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl talk about chinking the logs outside, capping the stone foundation, and finishing the soffit details. They also install the workshop cabinets.
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl add decorative carving to the tie-log ends, finish the slip joints, install shower doors, and put in workshop countertops and flooring
Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl discuss landscaping, finishing the wood floors, installing a home theater and furnishing a log home as they wrap up the project with final tours of the main living spaces.
Dean and Robin finish up the final construction odds and ends in the addition, unpack the furniture, and show off the finished, remodeled home.
Dean and Robin wrap up decoration choices and construction details. They get started on light fixtures, window shades, and the home theater cabinets and audio gear.
Architect Plans, Demolition and Framing an Underground Window
Radiant Floor Heating - Wallboard - Cabinets and Countertops
Hosts Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl discuss design issues as they search for a garage plan. They also explore current masonry products and techniques and prepare for the slab pour.
Included: windows, vinyl siding and Fiberglas roof shingles. Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl host.
Included: storage features, pull-down stairs, work lighting and well-placed receptacles
Autumn Woods House: Foundation and Cap As crews complete the foundation and cap, Dean discusses the plan with the architects and Robin tours a factory producing high-tech engineered lumbe
Autumn Woods House: Framing Walls and Roof Dean and Robin explain the off-site wall-framing system as the first floor walls are craned into position. After roof framing, custom windows are installed and Dean highlights the unique mullion treatment and improved operation of the double-hung windows.
Autumn Woods House: Rough-Ins A new solderless, crimping system for copper pipe is demonstrated as the heating, plumbing, and electrical rough-ins begin. Also featured are a new wood composite product used for casing, eaves, and fascia, and high-tech wiring for whole-house audio, phone, and computer networking.
Autumn Woods House: Weatherization and Drywall Dean and Robin talk about critical steps that must be taken to ensure that the home is fully weatherized and insulated before hanging the drywall.
Autumn Woods House: Exterior Wrap Installation of the exterior elements nears completion as the dormers are finished with cedar shingle panels, the first two coats of stucco are applied and final grading begins.
Autumn Woods House: Landscaping Dean and Robin highlight installation of the paver patio and driveway.
Autumn Woods House: Planting With hardscape done, Dean and Robin work with a landscape designer on preparing new beds for trees, shrubs, and perennials.
Autumn Woods House: Floors, Stone, and Ceramic Tile Dean and Robin cover the floors, highlighting the wood, stone, and ceramic tile materials used in the house.
Autumn Woods House: Doors and Cabinets As home construction continues, Dean and Robin highlight the home's custom doors and cabinets, which assume more importance in this home because there is less emphasis placed on wood trim and mouldings.
Autumn Woods House: Kitchen Dean and Robin finish the main elements in the kitchen as the countertops, plumbing fixtures, and appliances are installed.
Autumn Woods House: Wine Cellar As finish elements come together in the lower level, Dean and Robin focus on the racking and climate-control issues when setting up a room for wine storage.
Autumn Woods House: Home Theater Dean and Robin work with a custom electronics specialist to finish the distributed audio system, hook up a state-of-the-art home theater, and install controls for security, phones, and computers throughout the house.
Autumn Woods House: Construction Wrap Dean and Robin discuss the final installations as painting, papering, and carpeting wrap up.
Autumn Woods Completion: Decorating Dean and Robin work with a custom electronics specialist to finish the distributed audio system, hook up a state-of-the-art home theater, and install controls for security, phones, and computers throughout the house.
Autumn Woods Completion: Furnishing Dean and Robin discuss the final installations and install furniture
The Hometime crew re-grades a sloping back yard, installs a drainage system, and begins building a series of paver patios.
The Hometime crew weaves several retaining walls, steps, and patios into a small, sloped back yard.
The Hometime crew restores the porch of what was once the caretaker’s home on a 40-acre, turn-of-the-century lakeside estate.
The Hometime crew renovates a church courtyard with a textured concrete walkway, custom wood benches, and a raised planting bed.
The Hometime crew makes its last visit to this historic home to create a sidewalk outside and to finish painting and wallpapering the interior.
The Hometime crew takes a small kitchen and starts work to improve storage and functionality.
The Hometime crew installs new kitchen cabinets, a new sliding door and new floor tile.
The Hometime crew installs countertops and appliances, as well as a new wood floor for the adjacent living room.
The Hometime crew converts an unused, tuck-under garage into a metal-working studio with a new heater and a downsized garage door.
The Hometime crew wraps up the workshop with doors, windows and welding equipment.
The Hometime crew installs a super-hard, prefinished wood floor.
The Hometime crew installs large-format limestone flooring.
The Hometime crew works with a designer to identify and prioritize a house-wide makeover. Then they begin with the first phase: tearing apart the living room and dining room.
The Hometime crew transforms a kitchen with re-faced cabinets along with new counters, tile, appliances and lighting.
The Hometime crew uses new trim, wood flooring, lighting, paint and furniture to transform a dated, 1970s living room and dining room.
The Hometime crew installs sheet and tile linoleum on the Hometime log cabin basement floor.
The Hometime crew modifies and upgrades cabinets, appliances, countertops and plumbing fixtures.
The Hometime crew adds new cabinets and plumbing fixtures to a log cabin lower level.
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew remove cabinets, asbestos flooring and a concrete slab then ingeniously reinforce sagging walls and pour a new concrete kitchen floor.
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew rebuild old cabinets and install historically sensitive countertops, flooring, fixtures and appliances remodeling this 100-year-old kitchen.
The Hometime crew transforms a bland, unfinished basement by juggling doors and windows, repairing humps and cracks in the floor, and creating an arched ceiling.
The Hometime crew puts in doors, tile and cabinets for the basement wet bar and peninsula.
The Hometime crew puts in granite countertops and a trendy shower door then wrap up the custom wood paneling around a basement fireplace.
The Hometime crew shores up the block walls then uses attic trusses to create a room over a flat-roofed, detached garage.
The Hometime crew seals up the exterior of the garage and the new studio above it.
The upstairs studio gets paint, flooring, and lighting. The downstairs garage gets flooring and cabinets.
The Hometime crew uses pavers and retaining walls to capture space under a second-story deck.
The Hometime crew frames and insulates curtain walls to enclose the space under a second-story deck.
The Hometime crew finishes the space under a second-story deck to expand a workshop used to create metal sculpture.
The Hometime crew works with surveyors, graders and architects to prepare a building site. Episode one of a thirty part series focusing on this well-designed, state-of-the-art home.
The Hometime crew works with a contractor to excavate for the new house and use poured-in-place insulating concrete forms for the basement walls.
The Hometime crew helps out as the floors and walls of the house are pre-built in a nearby factory and then quickly assembled at the job site on top of the foundation.
The Hometime crew watches as the intricate roof framing components for the house are pre-built off-site, assembled on the ground, and finally hoisted into place.
The Hometime crew supervises the design, construction and installation of the windows for the home, and explains the natural slate roofing system.
The Hometime crew prepares for and supervises the installation of the basement, garage and porch floors.
The Hometime crew manages the installation of the ductwork, recessed lighting, and central vacuum while also helping out with the driveway, stonework and siding.
The Hometime crew installs cables for lighting control, audio, video and security and helps out with several types of insulation.
The Hometime crew helps out installing the radiant floor heating system and the geothermal heating and cooling equipment.
The Hometime crew wraps up a project with a second floor yoga studio for “her” and a garage-level workshop for "him."
After some last-minute preparation crews install four different types of wall board for the interior walls and ceilings.
The project house gets sheathing for the floors, extra-tough primer on the walls, and a stained-cedar vaulted ceiling in three high-profile rooms.
Wooden beams are built outside for the porches. Inside, hardwood trim wainscoting is installed.
The Hometime crews scopes out how the custom matching garage and entry doors are made, and helps out leveling the floors for tiling.
The Hometime crew helps out as craftsmen install ceramic and natural stone tile in the bathrooms, natural stone on the fireplace, and natural stone for the retaining walls.
The Hometime crew installs the paver driveway, as well as the master bathroom cabinets.
The Hometime crew works on the interior doors, kitchen cabinets, wainscoting, and exterior columns.
The Hometime crew installs custom cabinets for the laundry room and starts the home’s wood flooring.
The home office begins to take shape, as the custom staircase work begins.
The stone countertops are fabricated and installed.
The Hometime crew installs cabinets, countertops and landscaping.
The covered porch gets motorized screens, the garage floor gets an epoxy coating, and the last few cabinets are installed.
The custom handrail is built, granite countertops are installed, the drip irrigation is wrapped up, and the yard gets sod.
Varnishing the cherry millwork, applying stone on the basement fireplace and wrapping up the irrigation.
The metal railing gets built, sandblasted, powder coated and installed while the garage walls and ceiling are paneled.
The recessed lights, hanging lights, and surface-mounted fixtures are installed.
Installation of state-of-the-art lighting controls, undercabinet lights, and mirrors finishes off the kitchen and bathrooms.
Taking down a tall cedar privacy fence and re-milling the lumber to create a “new” picket fence.
Expanding a basement entertainment area with a new island and hand-blown lamp shades.
A plain vanilla covered porch gets upgraded with hardwood decking and a PVC railing system.
A front yard is redesigned with a circle theme in the planting beds, the patios and the driveway.
Finishing the gas fireplace, wet bar tile and workshop walls and ceiling.
Installing cabinets and hanging storage for the garage and the workshop.
Preparing and installing area rugs, stair runners and wall-to-wall carpet and testing out the new central vacuum.
Installing and operating the home theater, the lighting control system, and the whole-house audio.
Hometime explores the storage options for closets and installs a discrete fireplace screen.
Hometime builds a sophisticated wine cellar racking system and installs a climate control unit.
Hometime builds massive decorative wood brackets and gives a new kitchen a test run with a local celebrity chef.
Sophisticated tool storage systems and a custom workbench.
The latest in TV technology and automated controls for entertainment equipment.
Hometime builds an outdoor cooking island and anchors an outdoor lamp post.
Hometime sets an outdoor grill into a stone and granite island.
Thoughtful design and careful carpentry tie mailboxes and a flower box to the architectural style of a home.
Building full extension drawers, attaching snow guards and exploring a home’s cottage style.
Hometime helps two neighbors design and begin installing coordinated landscaping on smaller adjacent lots.
The Hometime team pitches in to help neighbors finish two smaller, coordinated landscapes.
Hometime explores the blending of exterior elements in new home constructions with a focus on windows as well as the installation of a landscape bridge.
Dean and Miriam frame and deck the new landscape bridge as the home’s roof gets covered with copper and synthetic slate.
The new landscape bridge is ready for railings and a beautiful set of steps as the new home gets a complete system of siding, soffits, fascia and trim.
The new home’s architecture is enhanced with continuity of garage doors, entry doors and shutters as the foundation is covered with natural thin veneer stone.
Dean, Miriam, Dan and Bucky pitch in to install a paver driveway, walkway and step veneer.
Dean, Miriam, and the Hometime crew begin updating the 1970’s remodel of a 1911 kitchen with new windows and a new patio door in the bumpout.
Double hung windows are updated with new inserts as Hometime guts the kitchen and reframes the powder room for a pocket door.
Dean and Miriam finish up rough-ins, insulation, drywall and priming to get ready for new cabinets.
Dean and Miriam show how to blend two different finishes as they install new cabinets.
Dean and Miriam get the kitchen, mud room and powder room areas ready for new flooring and countertops.
It’s time for finishing touches as Dean and Miriam trim out the kitchen, mud room and powder room.
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew fire up the fixtures and appliances as they wrap up the project.
Dean and Miriam look at roofing, stone, garage doors and stamped concrete from the curb appeal perspective as a new home is built.
Dean and Miriam talk about roofing, railings and a realistic gas fireplace during the construction of a screen porch.
Dean and Miriam document the construction of two new homes, built inside a home and garden show.
Dean, Miriam and the crew demo some old kitchen countertops and install new quartz surfaces.
Finishing a hilly back yard with landscape steps and tile, a fire ring, plants and sprinklers.
Planting site-appropriate trees after a storm and building a crib for firewood cut and split from the damaged timber.
Pre-building timber frame walls inside and re-building on a new slab near Hometime Log Cabin.
Pre-building timber frame style roof trusses inside and re-assembling those on site as shed construction continues.
Taking out old concrete to repair, reframe and reseal the patio over a storage area.
Re-pouring and re-stamping the concrete patio while fixing up the storage area below.
Resetting an outdoor natural stone island, covering it with granite and setting a new built-in gas grill.
Updating an island kitchen with new cabinets includes visits with the designer and the manufacturer.
Finishing up the new cabinets for the island kitchen and covering those with new countertops.
Installing lights, plumbing fixtures and appliances.
Installing custom carriage house doors and laying a system of tailored pavers.
Installing clay tile roofing and natural stone cladding for the walls.
Finishing up the exterior and getting the new shed ready for winter.
Updating critical vacation home systems with state of the art filtration and microbe inoculation.
Wireless home security components, anti-scald, thermostatic bath valves and lead-safe remodeling practices.
Getting ready for new home construction with coverage of plans, foundation materials and proper silt fence techniques ...
Placing and filling energy-saving insulated concrete forms for the new home foundation
The new home’s foundation forms are filled with concrete as the framed walls are pre-built at a factory
Setting pre-cast hollow core panels, laying drainage pipe around the foundation and framing the basement.
Setting first floor trusses and walls on site while previewing the reclaimed lumber to be used for the home's decorative timber frame trusses.
Setting the second floor trusses and walls as plans for the roof framing are finalized.
Installing trusses and sheathing; timber framers.
Hanging timber frame trusses over the great room.
Drying in the home; installing windows properly.
Staining and applying shingle siding.
Learn about PVC fittings, plastic plumbing supplies and solving big drainage issues in new home construction.
Find out what it takes to make a basement floor water-tight and warm to the toes.
See the last few steps needed to get things dried in, including a lot of glass from top to bottom.
Discover the secrets to keeping a new garage well-drained and warm.
See how new doors, finished millwork and a ceiling fan freshen up an aging sunroom while increasing energy efficiency (with former Hometime co-host Joanne Liebeler).
Learn about the critical steps in saving energy with a new home's mechanical systems.
Find out how multiple elements are blended together to create harmonious exteriors.
Discover ways to cover floors, walls and ceilings as the new home project continues.
See how stone, pavers and plants complement the new home exterior.
Explore new ways to complement a home's architecture with interior finishes.
Work continues on the Creekside Home exterior as the team starts planning for cabinets throughout the house.
The back deck is finished, the driveway begins and the manufacture of plumbing fixtures is highlighted as the Creekside Home project continues.
Finishing the driveway at the Creekside Home, exploring bathroom options and visiting a kitchen transformation.
The siding gets as far as possible before roofing, the garages doors are under construction and it's a good time to re-visit some past projects for inspiration on furnishing the Creekside Home.
Learn about different ways to run radiant floor heat and streamline heating as the boiler gets hooked.
See how the custom garage doors blend in with the rest of the new home's architecture as the installers overcome a challenging roof line.
Discover new ways to use light ang glass in new homes and remodeling.
An architect's design ideas for his home are implemented while he and his family continue to live in it.
How to blend salvaged materials into new construction. Also: pouring a great-room floor.
Reclaimed marble and polished concrete are used as two floors are completed in an addition.
How a sheet of stainless steel is turned into a kitchen countertop.
How to use concrete slabs to negotiate a steep yard; and float cork planks over concrete for a meditation room.
Last-minute preps for drywall; the best way to run 4x12 sheets behind the timber trusses.
The new home spaces are defined as the walls and ceilings get a Level 5 finish.
Learn about the steps needed to match heights on adjoining natural stone and hardwood floors.
Discover the secrets for cutting, tooling and finishing some massive architectural brackets for the home's exterior.
Decorative cedar brackets are installed.
Natural stone tile is set in the new home's front entry, mud room and kitchen.
Pre-hanging doors. Also: low-profile LED lights for suspended ceilings.
Learn how to coat a garage floor with a protective finish and a high-gloss surface.
The uses of porcelain tile in modern bathrooms.
Central vacuum systems are discussed.
A yard is designed, irrigated and planted.
See how the decorative trim and other features on the porches blend with the rest of the home's architecture.
How to improve a great room's functionality through cabinet design.
Work on the downstairs turns it into more than just a basement.
The mud room is worked on.
Explore ways to deal effectively with the accumulation of stuff.
The progress in the kitchen is spotlighted. Included: what's new in kitchens.
The transitional home decor is discussed.
Learn about techniques for fabricating and installing custom cabinets to create the appearance of built-ins.
Explore the varieties of granite as Dean and Miriam outfit the new home with countertops.
See how the kitchen and bath fixtures enhance the overall design as they’re installed and connected.
Learn how a critical part of the home’s ventilation system can also be a striking feature in the overall design.
Take a look at different ways to mix traditional and contemporary elements in a transitional-style bathroom.
See how the final pieces are coming together as the new home nears completion.
See what’s involved with getting an existing home ready for new roofing material.
Explore ways to cover a roof with clay tiles, including a unique curved turret.
Check out the colors and patterns as Dean and Miriam finish up parts of the Creekside home.
Learn about ways to enhance the systems to increase a home’s comfort, convenience and efficiency.
See what it takes to bring new construction to a smooth conclusion as Dean and Miriam get ready to finish the house!
Watch the last couple of steps at the Creekside Home and take a final tour when it’s all done.
