Synopsis

Kevin O'Connor finds pergola contractor Mark Bushway and his team installing a custom structure in the front yard. Inside, general contractor Tom Silva adjusts the new stairwell landings, which had proven too expansive for the open floor plan. He refines the construction—the treads, risers, and scotia—to be more compact and geometrically precise, harmonizing with the house’s existing details. Meanwhile, landscape contractor Roger Cook prepares planting beds as nurseryman Peter Mezitt delivers a