This Old House S10E19 · The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 19

Overview

At the front of the house, our host watches Charlie McGongagle put up a permanent drain pipe, while John Silva installs a new storm door. In the master bedroom, our master carpenter is busy trimming the windows, while Mary-Van is painting window sashes. In the basement, our host watches as Tom Silva levels the basement floor where the washer and dryer will be located using a plaster based compound. Tile is set in the upstairs bath.

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1. 1 1. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 11988-09-01Our host tours Lexington real estate with agent June Goodwin, looking at older homes as well as newer construction. We tour a new condo development, and then meet our new project's
2. 2 2. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 21988-09-08Mary-Van and Jim Sinek discuss expanding their side-by-side, two-family Lexington home with a new addition, which will double the existing square-footage of one unit and include a
3. 3 3. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 31988-09-15Our host shows us how to use a laser level, which excavators use to achieve uniform depth for foundation footings. He, our master carpneter and excavator Herb Brockett discuss exca
4. 4 4. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 41988-09-22Our host and master carpenter meet with Gene Romanelli to discuss foundation footings and begin pouring the concrete garage slab. Our host then discusses a revised floorplan with t
5. 5 5. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 51988-09-29Jim Sinek and the guys remove the interior wall in the living room. Our host meets with concrete specialist Rich Toohey, and then watches the installation of the bulkhead. Richard
6. 6 6. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 61988-10-06Our host watches demolition in the kitchen, including the removal of the sink and cabinets. Then he and Mary-Van discuss options for the new kitchen. We meet up with Tom Silva to l
7. 7 7. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 71988-10-13After getting a progress report from our host, our master carpenter confers with Tom Silva. Our host then meets with Tom Wirth to discuss a wheelchair accessible-entry for the new
8. 8 8. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 81988-10-20The garage is nearly complete and fitted with trim that has been primed before construction. Our host and Mary-Van discuss insulation in the garage ceiling and the wall that meets
9. 9 9. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 91988-10-27Cedar siding arrives and the crew begins to install it. Lighting consultant Dick Metchears meets with our host to discuss fixtures. Audio consultant Dr. Amar Bose discusses the hom
10. 10 10. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 101988-11-03Our host meets with landscape artist Roger Hopkins to check his progress on the granite wall and terrace. Then we visit the Blue Mountain Quarry in South Ryegate, Vermont, where th
11. 11 11. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 111988-11-10Our host and Tom Wirth look at the new plantings that have arrived at the jobsite. We then check Roger Hopkins' progress on the granite steps, terrace and garden pool. Inside, our
12. 12 12. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 121988-11-17The crew is busy installing the new decking at the back of the house. Our host meets with zero-clearance fireplace specialist Lou DeMaria to discuss the living room's new fireplace
13. 13 13. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 131988-11-24Our host meets with Tom Wirth to discuss progress on lanscaping. Then we watch as Ken Dickenson puts in the exposed aggregate concrete wheelchair walkway. Later, he'll wash the con
14. 14 14. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 141988-12-01The new plantings are in and a vegetable garden fence is put in place. The crew installs wallboard while our host and our master carpenter see a butane heater that will be use to k
15. 15 15. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 151988-12-08Our host and master carpenter discusses how the rain gutters can best divert water away from the fir deck, wooden doors, and kitchen windows. Then the crew installs plywood panelli
16. 16 16. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 161988-12-15Our host and Jim Sinek discuss the budget. Meanwhile, plastering contractors have begun their work. Our host tries out plastering stilts. Then we visit a bed and breakfast in Willi
17. 17 17. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 171988-12-22The guys erect a lamppost in the frontyard. Carpet underlayment is installed in the home office, while the crew also hangs burlap coverings on the walls. Bob Reed hangs suspended,
18. 18 18. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 181988-12-29The crew installs a metal railing on the granite patio using hydrolic cement. We then visit a single-family home development in Aurora, Illinois, featuring houses so energy-efficie
19. 19 19. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 191989-01-05At the front of the house, our host watches Charlie McGongagle put up a permanent drain pipe, while John Silva installs a new storm door. In the master bedroom, our master carpente
20. 20 20. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 201989-01-12Our host and electrical contractor Buddy Bisnaw discuss outlets in the kitchen. Richard Trethewey accepts delivery of a new one-piece toilet and a pedestal sink. Then we visit the
21. 21 21. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 211989-01-19When we arrive at the jobsite, we find homeowners Jim and Mary-Van outside painting clapboards. Inside, our host meets the Sinek children who are painting the ceilings. The tiling
22. 22 22. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 221989-01-26The crew installs a new newel post on the main staircase. Then we tour the Morgan Door company, manufacturers of a true divided-light french doors. Back at the jobsite, our host an
23. 23 23. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 231989-02-02At the bed and breakfast's enterance, our host and flooring contractor Jeff Hosking discuss refinishing and patching the 80-year-old fir floor. In the new part of the house, the cr
24. 24 24. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 241989-02-09Our host and Tom Silva are hard at work on the fireplace, mounting an new mantel and facing the surround with half-brick. We see construction of a man-made marble shower stall. The
25. 25 25. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 251989-02-16The Corian countertops are installed in the kitchen. Our host discusses appliances with General Electric appliance designer Bob Mundt. Our host test the stain-resistant carpet that
26. 26 26. The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 261989-02-23Our host and Joe Ruggiero, editor of Home magazine and an interior decorator, tour the finished house. Richard Trethewey shows us the air conditioner, garbage disposal and shower d