About this season
Hometime is a PBS home improvement television show produced by Hometime Video Publishing, Chaska, Minnesota, in association with WHYY-TV Philadelphia/Wilmington, Delaware, and broadcast on public television and in syndication. It first aired in 1986. In the 1990s, Hometime aired on TLC. Hometime demonstrates both do-it-yourself- and contractor-performed projects, ranging from simple weekend projects to complete homes. Hometime episodes have covered many aspects of home construction and maintenance.
Episodes (26)
1. Sculpture Studio Extension - Floor
Aired 6 February 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew uses pavers and retaining walls to capture space under a second-story deck.
2. Sculpture Studio Extension - Walls
Aired 13 February 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew frames and insulates curtain walls to enclose the space under a second-story deck.
3. Sculpture Studio Extension - Wrap Up
Aired 20 February 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew finishes the space under a second-story deck to expand a workshop used to create metal sculpture.
4. Stone Cottage – Cul-De-Sac Prep
Aired 27 February 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew works with surveyors, graders and architects to prepare a building site. Episode one of a thirty part series focusing on this well-designed, state-of-the-art home.
5. Stone Cottage – Concrete & Foam
Aired 6 March 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew works with a contractor to excavate for the new house and use poured-in-place insulating concrete forms for the basement walls.
6. Stone Cottage – Instant House
Aired 13 March 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew helps out as the floors and walls of the house are pre-built in a nearby factory and then quickly assembled at the job site on top of the foundation.
7. Stone Cottage – Roofscape
Aired 20 March 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew watches as the intricate roof framing components for the house are pre-built off-site, assembled on the ground, and finally hoisted into place.
8. Stone Cottage – Windows
Aired 27 March 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew supervises the design, construction and installation of the windows for the home, and explains the natural slate roofing system.
9. Stone Cottage – Concrete Floors
Aired 3 April 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew prepares for and supervises the installation of the basement, garage and porch floors.
10. Stone Cottage – Inner Workings
Aired 10 April 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew manages the installation of the ductwork, recessed lighting, and central vacuum while also helping out with the driveway, stonework and siding.
11. Stone Cottage – Insulation
Aired 17 April 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew installs cables for lighting control, audio, video and security and helps out with several types of insulation.
12. Stone Cottage – Geothermal
Aired 24 April 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew helps out installing the radiant floor heating system and the geothermal heating and cooling equipment.
13. His and Her Garage
Aired 11 September 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew wraps up a project with a second floor yoga studio for “her” and a garage-level workshop for "him."
14. Stone Cottage -- Interior Walls
Aired 18 September 2010 • 30 min
After some last-minute preparation crews install four different types of wall board for the interior walls and ceilings.
15. Stone Cottage -- Vaulted Ceilings
Aired 25 September 2010 • 30 min
The project house gets sheathing for the floors, extra-tough primer on the walls, and a stained-cedar vaulted ceiling in three high-profile rooms.
16. Stone Cottage -- Millwork
Aired 2 October 2010 • 30 min
Wooden beams are built outside for the porches. Inside, hardwood trim wainscoting is installed.
17. Stone Cottage -- Exterior Doors
Aired 9 October 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crews scopes out how the custom matching garage and entry doors are made, and helps out leveling the floors for tiling.
18. Stone Cottage -- Tile
Aired 16 October 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew helps out as craftsmen install ceramic and natural stone tile in the bathrooms, natural stone on the fireplace, and natural stone for the retaining walls.
19. Stone Cottage -- Driveway
Aired 23 October 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew installs the paver driveway, as well as the master bathroom cabinets.
20. Stone Cottage -- Interior Doors
Aired 30 October 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew works on the interior doors, kitchen cabinets, wainscoting, and exterior columns.
21. Stone Cottage -- Laundry Room
Aired 6 November 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew installs custom cabinets for the laundry room and starts the home’s wood flooring.
22. Stone Cottage -- Office
Aired 13 November 2010 • 30 min
The home office begins to take shape, as the custom staircase work begins.
23. Stone Cottage -- Countertops
Aired 20 November 2010 • 30 min
The stone countertops are fabricated and installed.
24. Stone Cottage -- Fixtures and Appliances
Aired 27 November 2010 • 30 min
The Hometime crew installs cabinets, countertops and landscaping.
25. Stone Cottage -- Retractable Screens
Aired 22 January 2011 • 30 min
The covered porch gets motorized screens, the garage floor gets an epoxy coating, and the last few cabinets are installed.
26. Stone Cottage -- Sod and Stone
Aired 29 January 2011 • 30 min
The custom handrail is built, granite countertops are installed, the drip irrigation is wrapped up, and the yard gets sod.