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Bob meets with Charlie who has all the cabinets in place except for a final one that will go on one side of the new Thermador range. Charlie explains that when installing the cabinets Jimmy first determines the high point in the floor since old houses tend to be out of level. Then he draws a level line across the wall from the high point and shims the cabinets up so that the tops correspond with the level line. The shims will later be hidden by a toekick. Then he installs the cabinets centering the sink base on the wall and working his way across. The cabinets are fastened together with the doors off by driving screws through from one stile to the next. The doors are put on after the cabinets are installed. Next Charlie and Bob work on installing the final cabinet, checking for plum and level and shimming where necessary. Charlie drills a hole through the back of the cabinet and into a stud and drives a screw in to secure it in place.

Bob visits Fred Goode's Brattle Works workshop to see how the fencing is manufactured. Everything is made from Western Red Cedar. The rough lumber is 1 1/4 by 4 inches. In the first step in trellis production the boards go through the custom designed dado machine. The machine has 11 blades that cut the dados into the board all at once. Next the molder rips the board into three different strips on the full length basis. In the assembly process a bead of water-based, water-proof glue is applied in each of the dados and the strips are spread out on the assembly table where the measurements are already laid out. The cedar comes in with 15 to 20% moisture which prevents warpiture when the fencing is installed and lives out in the weather. Once the dados are put together it is secured with an aluminum fastener around the entire piece which will hold it together while it's cured. Next the stubs are cut off with a 15 foot panel saw. Finally the panel is run through a sander to smooth the top and the bottom. Making the lattice work involves a similar process. The fine pieces for the lattice work are cut on the molder using a cutting head that rips 14 one inch by 5/16s thick strips in one pass. For assembly the horizontal strips are laid down on the table and glue is applied. Next they are assembled by hand at the lattice assembly table using knobs to guide the work. They are fastened using an air gun with stainless steel fastenersaround the perimeter and then in a pattern across the middle.

Bob is joined by John Wellborn, from Wellborn Cabinets, and carpenter Paul Anderson for the kitchen cabinet installation. Wellborn clamps cabinet sections together to insure that the joints are nice and tight and that the units are square and flush. Next, a fluted pilaster is attached to the top. This will receive the crown molding that kitchen designer Darci Miller has chosen. Finally, the end panels are attached to each side. To secure the cabinets to the wall, Paul Anderson scores a line on the wall to ensure the units will be level. Then he attaches two-by-fours to the wall for the cabinets to rest on while they are being fastened. Once the cabinets are secure, the 2-by-4's are removed and the cabinet doors attached.

Bob joins Wes Lohr of Lohr Construction as they install the deck framing and deck on one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts houses. The footings are poured and the deck posts are set in place with high-density plastic feet to repel moisture. The frame is being built with pressure-treated lumber, which no longer poses health risks as it once did. They look at the ledger board that is spaced 3/4 to one inch away from the house to allow for drainage and to avoid snow buildup. Lohr installs the ledger board with a six-inch lag bolt that will go through the board and into the sill plate of the house. The joist hangers are already in place on the ledger board, and the frame is completed with a base board that is mitered at the corners and fastened all the way around the deck. The first piece of composite decking is notched to go around the deck posts. They have chosen a grain pattern for this WeatherBest composite decking, which gives a wood-look appearance to the deck. The decking boards are spaced one 16-penny spike apart for proper drainage and are pre-drilled to receive the colored screws that match the decking. The base of the deck will be painted in a year, once it has dried sufficiently.

Bob and Ryley put the finishing touches on in the bathroom. They install a grab bar to help a person in a wheelchair to maneuver. The grab bar has a flange and lag bolts that are used to secure it to the wall. Ryley first uses a ratchet to make a round hole in the drywall. Then he bolts the flange to two-by-eights that have been fastened in between the studs to provide a screwing surface. Finally the bar goes over the mounting flange and is screwed in. Ryley installs a recessed brushed chrome toilet paper holder as well and then moves on to the tilted vanity mirror. The mirror is hinged so that tilts for a wheelchair-bound person. Ryley screws the hinged end into the wood behind the drywall and tilts it to twenty degrees. He then screws in the top part of the mirror. Lastly, he installs a standard medicine chest. The wall around it has been framed to receive the chest and once it is in place Ryley simply screws the sides into the studs.

Bob Ryley installs plantation shutters in a bedroom wall. A wood jam had to be fastened to the wall to allow the shutters to be mounted and adjusted.