Season 14 poster

Season 14

(1992)

Overview

The Lexington Ranch; The Miami House

Cast

Richard Trethewey as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert
Richard Trethewey

as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert

Norm Abram as Self - Master Carpenter
Norm Abram

as Self - Master Carpenter

Tom Silva as Self - General Contractor
Tom Silva

as Self - General Contractor

Roger Cook as Self - Landscape Contractor
Roger Cook

as Self - Landscape Contractor

Episodes

The Lexington Ranch - 1 poster

The Lexington Ranch - 1 0.0

January 1, 1992

The new season kicks off with a visit to the Haggers at Kirkside in Wayland. The lawn has come in, and the place looks …

The Lexington Ranch - 2 poster

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January 15, 1992

We meet architect Graham Gund in his offices at Bulfinch Square, a historic complex he restored. After a tour of the of…

The Lexington Ranch - 3 poster

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January 28, 1992

Architect Graham Gund reveals his plans for the Igoes' ranch, using a model and drawings. The crew begins to file a for…

The Lexington Ranch - 4 poster

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February 1, 1992

Our host catches up with homeowners Jan and Brian Igoe, urging them to vacate the premises before the demolition begins…

The Lexington Ranch - 5 poster

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February 15, 1992

Arborist Matt Foti and crew remove a large swamp marple from the site. Tom Silva takes us to see another, simpler ranch…

The Lexington Ranch - 6 poster

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February 28, 1992

Lumber arrives on the site, and mason Lenny Belleveau applies a hard cement coating to the above-grade portion of the s…

The Lexington Ranch - 7 poster

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March 1, 1992

With the roof demolished, the crew begins to deck over the second floor. The addition is decked over, and our master ca…

The Lexington Ranch - 8 poster

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March 15, 1992

With framing well underway, homeowner Jan Igoe gives our host a tour of the developing spaces inside the house. He then…

The Lexington Ranch - 9 poster

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March 28, 1992

Homeowners Brian and Jan tour the house and see how the kitchen ceiling has been removed. Landscape architect Tom Wirth…

The Lexington Ranch - 10 poster

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April 1, 1992

The timber trusses are craned into new place in the new addition, with stress-skin panels following to form the new roo…

The Lexington Ranch - 11 poster

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April 15, 1992

The crew prepares an opening to accept a new window. Housewrap is discussed, and inside our general contractor demonstr…

The Lexington Ranch - 12 poster

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April 28, 1992

Our host arrives on site to discover stone mason Roger Hopkins at work on the new landscaping. Landacaping architect To…

The Lexington Ranch - 13 poster

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May 1, 1992

Work continues on the front landscaping, and Tom Wirth gives us a update on the layout. Inside, Richard Trethewey shows…

The Lexington Ranch - 14 poster

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May 15, 1992

Our host catches up with Graham Gund as the architect discusses design issues with Jan Igoe. Meanwhile, our master carp…

The Lexington Ranch - 15 poster

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May 28, 1992

The job has suddenly taken a turn for the better, thanks in part to the homeowners' cleanup efforts. The crew installs …

The Lexington Ranch - 16 poster

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June 1, 1992

After a major snowstorm, we arrive on site to find the granite steps installed and Herb Brockert's grading work in the …

The Lexington Ranch - 17 poster

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June 15, 1992

Roger Hopkins puts in the last pieces of the front stairs: flagging made from ""scrap"" granite. Inside, lighting desig…

The Lexington Ranch - 18 poster

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June 28, 1992

We visit a iron fabrication shop to see how the front railings are being put together. Back at the house, a marble coun…

The Lexington Ranch - 19 poster

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July 1, 1992

Our host meets up with Jan Igoe to discuss the inadvisability of doing patches in the old floors. In the great room, Je…

The Lexington Ranch - 20 poster

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July 15, 1992

The home stretch. The guys arrive with the entertainment center, and meet up with architect Rick Bechtel, who is starte…

The Miami House - 1 poster

The Miami House - 1 0.0

July 28, 1992

The crew heads to storm-stricken Maimi, Florida, in search for a house to fix up. After seeing one that is too big a jo…

The Miami House - 2 poster

The Miami House - 2 0.0

August 1, 1992

With the wet plaster and carpeting removed from the house, some heretofore hidden features of the house are repealed, i…

The Miami House - 3 poster

The Miami House - 3 0.0

August 15, 1992

Tree cutter Tony Sisto takes down a ded tree, with some difficulty, while our master carpenter checks the installation …

The Miami House - 4 poster

The Miami House - 4 0.0

August 28, 1992

Our host opens the show at ""Mt. Trashmore"", a collecting point - one of about a dozen in South Dade - for all the deb…

The Miami House - 5 poster

The Miami House - 5 0.0

September 1, 1992

We see progress on the house with general contractor Rick Groden: window patch-in, interior plastering and trim. He the…

The Miami House - 6 poster

The Miami House - 6 0.0

September 15, 1992

The final three days. The painters are hard at work; our master carpenter replaces a window that was broken during cons…