Season 10
(1988)
Overview
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast
Cast
as Self - Host
as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert
as Self - Master Carpenter
as Self - General Contractor
as Self - Landscape Contractor
Episodes
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 1 0.0
September 1, 1988
Our host tours Lexington real estate with agent June Goodwin, looking at older homes as well as newer construction. We …
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 2 0.0
September 8, 1988
Mary-Van and Jim Sinek discuss expanding their side-by-side, two-family Lexington home with a new addition, which will …
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 3 0.0
September 15, 1988
Our host shows us how to use a laser level, which excavators use to achieve uniform depth for foundation footings. He, …
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 4 0.0
September 22, 1988
Our host and master carpenter meet with Gene Romanelli to discuss foundation footings and begin pouring the concrete ga…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 5 0.0
September 29, 1988
Jim Sinek and the guys remove the interior wall in the living room. Our host meets with concrete specialist Rich Toohey…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 6 0.0
October 6, 1988
Our host watches demolition in the kitchen, including the removal of the sink and cabinets. Then he and Mary-Van discus…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 7 0.0
October 13, 1988
After getting a progress report from our host, our master carpenter confers with Tom Silva. Our host then meets with To…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 8 0.0
October 20, 1988
The garage is nearly complete and fitted with trim that has been primed before construction. Our host and Mary-Van disc…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 9 0.0
October 27, 1988
Cedar siding arrives and the crew begins to install it. Lighting consultant Dick Metchears meets with our host to discu…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 10 0.0
November 3, 1988
Our host meets with landscape artist Roger Hopkins to check his progress on the granite wall and terrace. Then we visit…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 11 0.0
November 10, 1988
Our host and Tom Wirth look at the new plantings that have arrived at the jobsite. We then check Roger Hopkins' progres…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 12 0.0
November 17, 1988
The crew is busy installing the new decking at the back of the house. Our host meets with zero-clearance fireplace spec…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 13 0.0
November 24, 1988
Our host meets with Tom Wirth to discuss progress on lanscaping. Then we watch as Ken Dickenson puts in the exposed agg…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 14 0.0
December 1, 1988
The new plantings are in and a vegetable garden fence is put in place. The crew installs wallboard while our host and o…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 15 0.0
December 8, 1988
Our host and master carpenter discusses how the rain gutters can best divert water away from the fir deck, wooden doors…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 16 0.0
December 15, 1988
Our host and Jim Sinek discuss the budget. Meanwhile, plastering contractors have begun their work. Our host tries out …
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 17 0.0
December 22, 1988
The guys erect a lamppost in the frontyard. Carpet underlayment is installed in the home office, while the crew also ha…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 18 0.0
December 29, 1988
The crew installs a metal railing on the granite patio using hydrolic cement. We then visit a single-family home develo…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 19 0.0
January 5, 1989
At the front of the house, our host watches Charlie McGongagle put up a permanent drain pipe, while John Silva installs…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 20 0.0
January 12, 1989
Our host and electrical contractor Buddy Bisnaw discuss outlets in the kitchen. Richard Trethewey accepts delivery of a…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 21 0.0
January 19, 1989
When we arrive at the jobsite, we find homeowners Jim and Mary-Van outside painting clapboards. Inside, our host meets …
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 22 0.0
January 26, 1989
The crew installs a new newel post on the main staircase. Then we tour the Morgan Door company, manufacturers of a true…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 23 0.0
February 2, 1989
At the bed and breakfast's enterance, our host and flooring contractor Jeff Hosking discuss refinishing and patching th…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 24 0.0
February 9, 1989
Our host and Tom Silva are hard at work on the fireplace, mounting an new mantel and facing the surround with half-bric…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 25 0.0
February 16, 1989
The Corian countertops are installed in the kitchen. Our host discusses appliances with General Electric appliance desi…
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast - 26 0.0
February 23, 1989
Our host and Joe Ruggiero, editor of Home magazine and an interior decorator, tour the finished house. Richard Trethewe…