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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.

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. A special European technique is used to lime the aged chimney. Norm shows host Bob Vila how new wooden gutters are installed on the front porch.

Norm Abram crafts decorative arches. Bob Vila supervises as decorative balusters are lathed, and insulation is blown in to the existing structure. The ceiling is replaced.

Bob Vila gives an update on the progress of the restoration. Windows are installed in the new wing, and Vila takes viewers to Bayport, MN, to visit a state-of-the-art window factory.

Bob Vila and master carpenter Norm Abram install true divided light French doors. Bill and Cynthia start roofing the addition with Western rew cedar shingles.

Norm Abram supervises the raising of the wall that finishes enclosing the new kitchen addition. Bob Vila checks with homeowners and gives an update on the restoration.

Architect Mary Otis Stevens uses an architectural model to describe proposed changes to Weatherbee Farm. Norm Abram and his crew salvage elements such as doors, windows, and antique hardware to reuse.