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Kevin, Norm and Richard help three homeowners on the Jersey Shore rebuild after Superstorm Sandy. In Bay Head, Point Pleasant, Manasquan, and commu...

Norm tours the Bay Head, New Jersey, revetment project with Thacher Brown; the Bay Head house is raised from the second-floor structure. Kevin...

Kevin gets a look at decimated Mantoloking NJ with Chris Nelson in a beach rescue vehicle. The Bay Head home's new first floor is framed, four feet in the air. H...

Built for SpeedSeaside Heights NJ, in a race for survival, is scrambling to bring the pier and boardwalk. In Pt. Pleasant, a compact Italian concrete crusher makes quic...

A contractor from Texas talks about dredging sand in Barnegat Bay after Sandy; Bay Head gets installed with some structural hardware and windows; Pt. Pleasan...

Roger learns about barrier island ecology, while the Bay Head job is in limbo waiting for FEMA. Breakaway walls and flood vents are installed in Pt. Pleasant, and Rita's modular Cape is steaming along. Alex Burke shows Roger what plants and trees survived Sandy's salty onslaught, which didn't, and how to landscape for the future on a barrier island.

Kevin surfs with pro Sam Hammer and cruises the bay with marine biologist Chris Wojcik. Richard takes a victory lap in Manasquan as flooring and fixtures are in and Rita's house is finished.

One year after Superstorm Sandy, three projects conclude on the Jersey Shore; the Mantoloking miracle; garage doors; designing a planter; an interior design that repurposes what was once a garage; a wharf-side wrap party.

Kevin and Tom tackle an Italian-style home with an awkward layout; Richard helps get the demolition started.

Tom and Kevin make some dramatic discoveries while demolishing the kitchen and baths; Roger moves a massive rhododendron; Norm checks out one of the finest surviving examples of the Italianate style.

Replacement of the inadequate foundation under the addition; a new slab is poured in the basement to bolster the walls; in the ceiling, the original plaster molding and medallion are found almost completely intact.

The addition's new roof is connected to the old one; masonry repairs with a new mortar additive provide a waterproofing solution for the basement; Norm and Tom fix a door in the foyer.

A system is devised to ensure a flat ceiling in the newly expanded kitchen; the basement's existing concrete floor is leveled with the help of a pressurized hydrostatic altimeter and self-leveling concrete.

A view-changing ribbon of windows in the kitchen; the second floor addition is tied in with matching clapboards; the first floor gets a unique vertical beadboard detail; a hole is made in the old rubble stone foundation to receive a new window.

Letting light into the yard with selective tree pruning; Norm gets a brief history lesson on the neighborhood via local a historian and neighbor.

Patching holes in old oak veneer floors left from moving around walls and duct openings; interior designer Christine Tuttle shows the work she completed at an 1870 Italianate style home in Dedham, Mass.

Reality TV star Edgar Hansen's renovation skills are tested; patching cracks at the front entry; water lines are fished through the building.

Using new granite steps with an antique look to dramatically improve the appearance of the front entry; repairing severely damaged plaster moldings and medallion by hand; using 3D scanning, modeling, and printing technology for repairs.

The right way to remove a hydrangea that has roots that are undermining the foundation of a house; nonprofit Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety conducts the first ever indoor hailstorm to see how various building materials hold up.

Opening up the street to install a new main water line; installing new pre-finished Brazilian chestnut flooring in the kitchen; a business that can replicate historic wood gutters out of durable fiberglass in custom colors.

A new period-appropriate brick walk is installed; trim is applied to door and window casings using both coped and mitered joints.

Cutting down 12-inch square mint green marble tiles to make more decorative, smaller pieces for the kids' bathroom; making an oval mirror frame at the oldest continuously operating mill site in America.

A landscape designer reveals her plan to improve the front yard; a fence contractor installs a custom fence and arbor to the backyard; a sliding barn door is built using salvaged antique wood from the attic; alternatives to common shade plants.

Installing the teak island top for the kitchen; installing a solid-surface vanity top in the master bath; a small electronics nook for the new TV and playroom; hanging handmade wallpaper in the powder room and dining room.

A truckload of fresh sod is rolled out; a locally made custom copper hood is installed in the kitchen; crown molding; installing a pedestal sink in the powder room; customizing space for maximum storage.

Kevin and Norm tour the completed project; Tom stows things away in the attic with the help of a new fire-rated pull-down stairway; a mechanical room that features a new style of energy-efficient circulator pump.