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Roger helps a homeowner replace a mailbox damaged by a snowplow. Tom Silva heads to St. Louis to help a pair of homeowners repoint the failing mortar on their home’s brick foundation.

Tom Silva replaces an interior "hollow-core" door with a "solid-core" door. Tom and Kevin cut several doors in half to reveal how they’re constructed. Richard repairs a leaky kitchen faucet. Richard shows Kevin several types of kitchen faucets and a few tips on repairing them.

Richard shows Kevin how to repair damaged threads on a radiator. Roger solves a grading problem that is causing wood rot. The guys ask, "What is it?" Tom shows Kevin how to stabilize a wobbly newel post. Kevin helps a homeowner refinish her old cast-iron bathtub..

Richard helps a homeowner replace a corroded shut-off valve with a new one. The guys ask, "What is it?" Roger helps a homeowner select the proper rose bushes and plant them so they will "climb" a two-rail fence.

Richard installs an instantaneous water heater. Roger shows how proper planting of deciduous and evergreen trees can help reduce heating and cooling costs. Tom insulates the walls of a Victorian. Tom demonstrates how to add fiberglass insulation to an attic.

Dental floss is a household staple typically confined to the bathroom drawer next to your toothbrush, but here are a few other ways to put it to use.

Tom removes the cracked and warped boards on an old deck and installs new composite decking using hidden fasteners. Richard quiets down a noisy steam heating system.

Roger and a specialist help a homeowner install a granite driveway marker. The guys ask, "What is it?" Richard fixes a hot water radiator that is not providing any heat.

Roger shows a homeowner how the brick stairs in front of his house have created a blistering "micro-climate." They replace an ailing shrub with a heat-tolerant yew. The guys ask, "What is it?" Tom improves the ventilation in an attic by installing a solar-powered roof fan.