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26 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Sat, Oct 11, 2003 30 mins
Projects include installing a deadbolt; pruning hedges (by hand---it's the better way to do it, says landscaper Roger Cook); and replacing a water heater that didn't heat enough water (but heated the water it did heat too much).
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 11, 2003 30 mins
"House call" projects include a shaky newel post and an older hot-water heater. Also: crewmembers guess the uses of unfamiliar implements. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 20, 2003 30 mins
"Housecall" projects include a slate walkway in a state of disrepair and a leaky fiberglass shower stall. Also: landscaper Roger Cook, plumbing-and-heating expert Richard Trethewey, contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor guess the uses of unfamiliar objects.
Episode 4
Sat, Nov 1, 2003 30 mins
Projects include fixing holes in drywall and replacing a toilet. Also: plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey, contractor Tom Silva, landscaper Roger Cook and host Kevin O'Connor guess the uses of unfamiliar objects.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 8, 2003 30 mins
Projects include a backyard dry well for rainfall from roof gutters and a bathtub safety grab-bar. Also: contractor Tom Silva, heating-plumbing expert Richard Trethewey, landscaper Roger Cook and host Kevin O'Connor guess the uses of unfamiliar objects.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 15, 2003 30 mins
Projects include hiding utility boxes in front of a salt-box-style house and fixing a broken spray hose on a kitchen faucet. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 22, 2003 30 mins
Projects include a new ground cover (ivy and pachysandra) for a forlorn lawn; and opening double-hung windows that have been painted and have swollen shut. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 29, 2003 30 mins
Projects include replacing a rusty bathroom-sink stopper and installing a prefinished hardwood floor. Also: contractor Tom Silva discusses the pros and cons of various types of flooring.
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 6, 2003 30 mins
Projects include removing poison ivy without herbicides and "weaving" new cedar shingles onto the corner of a house. Also: plumbing-and-heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscaper Roger Cook, contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor guess the uses of unfamiliar objects.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 13, 2003 30 mins
Projects include repairing a water-heater chimney flue and installing an "anti-sweat" valve to prevent condensation on a toilet tank.
Episode 11
Sat, Dec 20, 2003 30 mins
Projects include a handrail for a split-level stairway and a rhododendron that needs transplanting. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 12
Sat, Dec 27, 2003 30 mins
Landscaper Roger Cook repairs a drip-irrigation system for a California-desert homeowner while tile contractor Joe Ferrante and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey fix a suburban-Boston homeowner's leaky bathtub. Host: Kevin O'Connor.
Episode 13
Sat, Jan 3, 2004 30 mins
A Chicago viewer works with contractor Tom Silva to silence the squeaky hardwood floors in his apartment; landscaper Roger Cook helps an Amesbury, Mass., homeowner build timber stairs on a short slope of her front yard. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 10, 2004 30 mins
Landscaper Roger Cook builds a brick walkway in front of a North Reading, Mass., home and contractor Tom Silva teaches host Kevin O'Connor how to cut miter in wood trim.
Episode 15
Sat, Jan 17, 2004 30 mins
Contractor Tom Silva helps Venice, Cal., homeowners repair sliding closet doors; and host Kevin O'Connor and preservation specialist Sally Zimmerman help the owners of a Melrose, Mass., Queen Anne Victorian house select exterior-paint colors.
Episode 16
Sat, Jan 24, 2004 30 mins
Projects include replacing a rotting oak floorboard and improving water quality with a water softener and filter. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 17
Sat, Jan 31, 2004 30 mins
Contractor Tom Silva shows a Sudbury, Mass., homeowner how to snake wire through an exterior wall; and landscaper Roger Cook shows host Kevin O'Connor how to plant a magnolia tree.
Episode 18
Sat, Feb 7, 2004 30 mins
Projects include protecting shrubs from deer and a shower door that won't close properly. Also: plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey discusses PVC-pipe connections. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 19
Sat, Feb 14, 2004 30 mins
Projects include landscaping around a fieldstone wall outside a 1789 Carlisle, Mass., farmhouse, and installing a portable air conditioner in the attic apartment of another old Massachusetts farmhouse, this one in Rowley. Also: cutting glass to replace a broken window pane. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 20
Sat, Feb 21, 2004 30 mins
Installing a programmable thermostat; repairing a cracked plaster-and-lath wall. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 21
Sat, Feb 28, 2004 30 mins
Projects include replacing an air vent and repairing the shut-off valve on a steam radiator, and preparing raised garden beds for the winter. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 22
Sat, Mar 6, 2004 30 mins
Projects include installing a curved basecap molding in a stairwell, and collecting sap from a maple tree and making syrup from it. Also: purchasing electrical wire by the foot. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 23
Sat, Mar 13, 2004 30 mins
Projects include preparing a bathroom for remodeling and installing radiant heat in it, and preparing aluminum siding for painting. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 24
Sat, Mar 20, 2004 30 mins
Projects include installing track lighting and quieting noisy baseboard heaters. Also: a "What Is It?" segment. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 25
Sat, Mar 27, 2004 30 mins
Projects include finding the cause of copper-wire corrosion and replacing worn-out weather stripping around a kitchen door. Kevin O'Connor hosts.
Episode 26
Sat, Apr 3, 2004 30 mins
Contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a storm door to replace one that had been damaged by wind. Also: landscaper Roger Cook on garden tools for a spring cleanup. Host: Kevin O'Connor.