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A two-family home in Lexington, MA, was converted to a bed and breakfast with a 2,400-square-foot addition and a handicapped-accessible in-law suite.

Bob talks to the landscape contractor, inspects the carpet and reviews the final touches. Bob talks about cost and is happy with the sweat equity the homeowners have put in.

Bob Vila gives a progress report on the Craftsmen bungalow project and finishing touches are put on the CA bungalow as tiling is completed.

Norm and the crew start shingling the new roof, and Norm starts to assemble the pergola. Bob takes a tour of Hearst Castle.

Bob and Norm review Norm’s plan for the pergola, and house’s recent structural issues.

Bob Vila reviews the plans for remodeling Susan and David’s bungalow. Demolition of the partially finished attic begins. Bob visits the Gamble House in Pasadena.

Bob tours Santa Barbara Mission and kicks off the new project.

Host Bob Vila takes a tour of the finished and decorated Weatherbee Farm. Upstairs, designer Joe Ruggiero shows Bob simple decorating techniques used in the master bedroom and bath.

A specialist from the E.K. Perry Paint Company demonstrates the art of sponge painting. Artisan Jeannie Serpa shows host Bob Vila the art of painting in the false marble technique.

Cast acrylic countertops and custom-made cabinets are installed in the kitchen; master carpenter Norm Abram demonstrates a new table saw; picket-style fencing is built in the garden.

Southern yellow pine flooring is laid over the new radiant heat system; Norm Abram and host Bob Vila show how the vanity for the new master bathroom was built.

Landscaping continues as the renovated wellhead is installed. In the dining room, master carpenter Norm Abram uncovers some original hardwood floors in search of a fireplace hearth.

A new stone wall is built in the garden area of the farm, and work starts on a concrete block terrace. Inside, Rich Trethewey and Norm Abram install a new radiant heating system.

Host Bob Vila travels to Ossipee, NH, to tour a custom shutter and door mill established in 1851. Then, back at the farm, Bob inspects the new rubber porch roof and copper drip edge.

Norm Abram installs barnboard form the old ell at one end of the new kitchen addition. Tom McGrath discusses restoring the new wellhead for a decorative feature.

Host Bob Vila meets with a painting and restoration expert; plasterers finish the interior walls and ceiling; master carpenter Norm Abram replaces a window sash and cord.

Norm Abram shows Bob Vila how to turn decorative balusters on a lathe. Painting foreman Chester Glowacz gives Vila step-by-step instruction on painting window sash.

Exterior work continues as the house is prepared for painting, the aged chimney is lined for safety, and Norm shows host Bob Vila how new wooden gutters are installed on the front porch.

Insulation is blown into the existing structure, and the front parlor ceiling is replaced.