Seasons & episodes

S23 · E12Gas Fireplace, Wainscoting 2025-01-23 · 25 min＋

Converting a wood burning fireplace to gas; installing flat panel wainscoting.

S23 · E13Beehives 101, Step Stool 2025-01-30 · 25 min＋

A Detroit beekeeper talks about how to start a hive; phone apps that have made work easier; building a step stool using a mobile CNC router.

S23 · E14Paint Wainscoting, Sandbox 2025-02-06 · 25 min＋

Painting wainscoting; what homeowners should know before switching a home to all electric; building a sandbox.

S23 · E153D Printed Homes, Square Bow 2025-02-13 · 25 min＋

A company that builds homes using 3D printing; landscaper Aaron Smith; using a lathe to turn a square bowl with legs.

S23 · E16Stair Treads, Sconce Install 2025-02-20 · 25 min＋

Painting stair treads and handrail; highlighting new tools; installing new wall sconces above a fireplace.

Building an outdoor shower in Cape Cod; landscape touches.

Diagnosing and treating a diseased pine tree; performing maintenance inspections.

Maintaining a mini split and properly cleaning the indoor and outdoor components; building a garden retaining wall.

The basics of dethatching and aerating; installing a smart home energy monitoring system; the different types of routers.

Adding a new zone to an irrigation system; comparing the strengths and differences between PEX and copper piping; repairing a door hinge by using wooden dowels, epoxy and longer screws.

A nonprofit that creates urban pollinator gardens around Detroit; soil preparation, planting techniques and maintenance; removing a brick driveway apron and replacing it with cobblestones.

Troubleshooting air conditioning airflow; spotlighting metal fabricator and business owner Shelby Barnhart; removing a shellac finish from wood.

Common ductwork noises and solutions; overseeding a dead lawn; repairing cracked stucco over concrete foundation.

Honoring landscape contractor and mentor Roger Cook; colleagues share their favorite memories and reflect on his impact.

Building mudroom cubbies; different types of mulch; painting the mudroom cubbies using a paint sprayer.

NOLA copper lantern fixtures; why toilets overflow; restoring rusty outdoor furniture.

Swapping a coastal home's gravel driveway for seashells; installing a radon mitigation system.

Tom shares a few methods to remove ring stains from a wood table; Jenn breaks down the types of soil and fertilizer needed for common indoor plants; Mark repairs a brick floor's crumbling mortar using spot pointing rather than a full repoint job.

S24 · E4Washer Dryer Relocation 2025-10-16 · 25 min＋

Kevin meets with an audiologist to discuss the importance of hearing protection; Richard, Nathan and Heath team up to help a couple age in place by relocating their washer and dryer to the main floor.

S24 · E5Planting Arborvitaes, Storage Rack 2025-10-23 · 25 min＋

Lee helps a homeowner plant a row of arborvitae trees for a privacy Lee helps a homeowner plant a row of arborvitae trees for a privacy border; Mark breaks down the various tools that can be found in the border; Mark breaks down the various tools that can be found in the average fireplace set; Tom and Kevin demonstrate how to build a average fireplace set; Tom and Kevin demonstrate how to build a storage rack for container totes using 2x4s. storage rack for container totes using 2x4s.

S24 · E6Sustainable Grass, Driveway Lights 2025-10-30 · 25 min＋

Jenn visits a Rhode Island sod farm to see what sustainable grass alternatives they've been experimenting with; Tom and Kevin discuss the most common types of nailhead and shank designs; Heath brightens up a dark driveway.

S24 · E7Seabees; Paint Galvanized Railing 2025-11-06 · 25 min＋

Nathan Gilbert travels to a Mississippi Navy Seabees base, where he learned carpentry as part of his naval training, to see how they are continuing to train the next generation of tradespeople; Tom Silva walks Kevin O'Connor through different types of trailer hitches, their uses, and what to consider for safe towing; Mauro Henrique helps a homeowner repaint her peeling galvanized stair railing.

S24 · E8Regrade Lawn; Solid Core Doors 2025-11-13 · 25 min＋

Lee helps a couple regrade their backyard to improve the lawn's health; Jenn shares houseplants that thrive at any light level, proving there's a perfect plant for every space; Nathan upgrades a homeowner's hollow-core doors to solid-core doors.

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