Synopsis

In lower New York Harbor, host Kevin O'Connor and plumbing and heating specialist Richard Trethewey survey the cityscape and the Statue of Liberty from both the water and Liberty Island. Meanwhile, at the project house in Brooklyn, master carpenter Norm Abram collaborates with local wood refinisher John Thomas to evaluate the house’s diverse wood finishes—many of them compromised by deteriorating shellac—and determine the best methods for their restoration. In a Bensonhurst tile showroom, design