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Richard learns how corn is harvested and stored and helps a homeowner seal and insulate his ductwork. Roger shares advice on proper pruning. The guys ask "What Is It?" Kevin shows how to maintain clothes washers & dryers.

Tom and Kevin pick window trim. Richard brings Kevin up to speed on the geothermal installation, and two 350-foot deep wells are drilled. Dynamite is used to make space for the pipe.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains what to look for when hiring a contractor for your home construction projects.

Roger visits a tropical botanic garden to learn how to care for orchids as houseplants. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner purchase and install a kitchen wall cabinet.

Roger restores the water feature. Kevin and Richard revive a water well. An electrician digs a trench to the street. Ross Trethewey explains why the site is ideal for geothermal heating and cooling.

Tom and Kevin build a storage bench for an entryway. Richard demonstrates how to solder copper pipes properly. Roger helps a homeowner maintain an overgrown perennial garden.

Tom repairs water damage. He and Norm replace a sill. Kevin sees the plan for the patio. Roger adds veneer to the walls. Norm meets a Bucksport architect to see the accessible house he designed.

Kevin meets appliance repairman Richie Isaacson to learn how to maintain kitchen appliances. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner install a rain gutter, downspout, and rain barrel.

Kevin visits the Institute for Human Centered Design. Tom and Roger level out the site in Essex. Norm, Tom, and Kevin remove a dormer and frame the kitchen roof. Roger makes retaining walls.

Scott hangs a flat panel television on the wall and conceals all the wiring. Scott shows Kevin examples of many different types of electrical outlets. Roger helps a homeowner control the insect pests in her yard without using pesticides.

The season’s second project finds Norm and Kevin back on Cape Ann, in Essex, Massachusetts. John and Julie Corcoran hope to turn their 1935 English-style cottage into an accessible in-law residence.

Richard helps a homeowner install a toilet. The guys ask "What Is It?" Roger and Kevin patch a lawn with grass seed.

The last details come together for the Cambridge project finale: Granite posts set off the landscape and the revived vintage doorbell crowns the foyer. Designers Dee Elms and Andrew Terrat make the sleek, white Scandinavian modern interior come alive. Homeowners Sally Peterson and John Stone, and the crew give a final salute!