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Rounded-top windows are installed; easy-install roof shingles go down; Roger takes Kevin fishing; Tommy adds a diamond shingle siding detail; radiant heat goes in somewhere unexpected: the ceiling.

Tommy repairs 130-year-old pocket doors; a new type of solar goes in; Jenn works with landscaper Fred to build a boulder wall; Richard gives a lesson on the modern furnace; father Mark and son Erik Ferrante on the art of mosaic tile installation.

Repairing original leaded glass windows; planting a bed of perennials; ductwork problem; the homeowner makes some design decisions; tricky original trim.

The invention of the Stillson wrench; repairing 130-year-old plaster; repairing broken balusters; installing a new panel; applying Venetian plaster to the dining room ceiling.

Fabricating a custom brass handrail; creating a chalkboard finish in the playroom; reinstalling the repaired balusters; a lesson in make-up air; work begins on a custom dining table; smart electricity.

Touring the finished home, including historic details that were repaired and new elements that stayed consistent with its original style.

Kevin visits a high school carpentry program that's helping the community; meeting with an electrician in North Asheville; Tommy helps homeowner Paula turn an antique chest into a bathroom vanity.

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.

Smoky pulled pork on a gas grill; salad spinners; braised greens with bacon and onion.

Grilled flank steak with basil dressing; herb keepers; fresh tomato galette.

Sailing from Barcelona, Spain, to Athens, Greece, with stops along the French Riviera, Rome, Naples, Italy, and more; the pros and cons of cruising.

Siena, Italy's, Palio horse race; Scottish Highland Games; Carnevale in Venice, Italy; celebrating Easter in Greece.

Parisian flan; baba au rum, a French dessert flavored with candied orange and rum.

Persian jeweled rice, a saffron and orange rice pilaf with cranberries and pistachios; Persian tomato and cucumber salad; crispy roasted cauliflower with tahini and lemon; the champagne cocktail French 75.

History of Mexico City; churros at El Moro; tacos de lengua at Central de Abastos with journalist Enrique Acevedo.

A 1967 NFL Championship "Ice Bowl" ticket stub; a 1989 Ronald Reagan letter; a Robert Riggs Saturday Evening Post illustration.

A colorful autumn day down in the valley.

An elegant waterfall deep in the forest.

Sailing from Barcelona, Spain, to Athens, Greece, with stops along the French Riviera, Rome, Naples, Italy, and more; the pros and cons of cruising.

The Pomerania region of Poland features sea breezes, tall ships and seafood; the best of Poland's Baltic tastes, including grilled fish, herring tartar and lobster, paired with craft beers and an amber soup.

Honey glazed pork belly, arrachera and shrimp fried rice.

Pinto bean stuffed acorn squash with cornmeal mush topping; cornmeal fried pickles with ranch dressing; cornmeal pound cake with bourbon apple flambé à la mode.

Texas barbecue brisket; coolers.

Asian creatives who work in Berlin who cook, perform, sing and dance -- sometimes all at once.

Pecan-stuffed zucchini boats served with maple sweet potatoes; happy apple cake.

A colorful autumn day down in the valley.

An elegant waterfall deep in the forest.

A 1967 NFL Championship "Ice Bowl" ticket stub; a 1989 Ronald Reagan letter; a Robert Riggs Saturday Evening Post illustration.

Sailing from Barcelona, Spain, to Athens, Greece, with stops along the French Riviera, Rome, Naples, Italy, and more; the pros and cons of cruising.

Pecan-stuffed zucchini boats served with maple sweet potatoes; happy apple cake.