Overview
Despite the bitter cold, landscape contractor Roger Cook works with a group of students from YouthBuild Boston to spread soil and put down sod in the backyard. Meanwhile, fence contractor Mike McLaughlin and his crew install a PVC privacy fence along the perimeter of the yard. Inside, master carpenter Norm Abram and lead carpenter Colin Paterson are adding some period charm to the bay window area by installing custom casings and paneling. The house's existing plaster ceiling medallions were beyond repair, so Norm brings back preservation plasterer Rory Brennan to replicate them on site. Fortunately, the originals were nearly identical to the medallions from the Charlestown project years ago, so Rory mixes up some plaster and pours a new medallion from the Charlestown mold. Afterward, they install a completed casting in the front parlor. At the end of the day, the fence is nearly complete and the sod is finished, thanks to our group of intrepid apprentices.
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31 - 1Newton Centre; Welcome to Newton Centre October 10, 2009
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31 - 2Newton Centre; Quality, Not Quantity October 17, 2009
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31 - 3Newton Centre; Work Begins, Homeowners Decide to Stay October 24, 2009
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31 - 4Newton Centre; Origins of the Dutch Colonial Revival October 31, 2009
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31 - 5Newton Centre; New Gambrel Addition Takes Shape November 07, 2009
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31 - 6Newton Centre; Making Room for New Windows November 14, 2009
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31 - 7Newton Centre; Pruning Hemlocks and Checking in on This Old House Austin November 21, 2009
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31 - 8Newton Centre; Father and Son Lend a Hand November 28, 2009
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31 - 9Newton Centre; Radiant Heat, Two Ways December 05, 2009
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31 - 10Newton Centre; Inspired Openings and Insulating the House December 12, 2009
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31 - 11Newton Centre; Never Paint Again December 19, 2009
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31 - 12Newton Centre; Stone, Tile and Oak Finishes December 26, 2009
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31 - 13Newton Centre; The New Kitchen is Coming Together January 02, 2010
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31 - 15Newton Centre; Is the Island Too Big? January 16, 2010
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31 - 16Newton Centre; The Finished Project January 23, 2010
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31 - 17Roxbury; Project with Purpose Begins January 30, 2010
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31 - 18Roxbury; Mounting Challenges February 06, 2010
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31 - 19Roxbury; More Trouble than We Thought February 13, 2010
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31 - 20Roxbury; Coming Together February 20, 2010
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31 - 21Roxbury; Help From Our Friends February 27, 2010
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31 - 22Roxbury; Oak Doors, Fireplace Surround March 06, 2010
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31 - 23Roxbury; Custom Details March 13, 2010
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31 - 24Roxbury; Roxbury Past and Present March 20, 2010
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31 - 25Roxbury; Looking Back and Looking Ahead March 27, 2010
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31 - 26Roxbury; One Less Foreclosure in Boston April 03, 2010