Synopsis

In Weston, host Kevin O'Connor encounters a busload of masons recently arrived from Wisconsin, ready to begin work on the building’s exterior stone veneer. General contractor Tom Silva then demonstrates to homeowner Amy Favat the new synthetic slate roofing, crafted from eighty percent recycled materials. Outside, Jason Buechel and his team are installing a New England fieldstone veneer, laid with dark grout and deeply raked joints to achieve a weathered appearance. Elsewhere, in Brookline, New