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. Exterior Harmony: Doors and Stone
Aired 4 February 2012 • 30 min
The new home’s architecture is enhanced with continuity of garage doors, entry doors and shutters as the foundation is covered with natural thin veneer stone.
2. Exterior Harmony: Driveway and Walkway
Aired 11 February 2012 • 30 min
Dean, Miriam, Dan and Bucky pitch in to install a paver driveway, walkway and step veneer.
3. Kitchen and Mud Room Remodel 1
Aired 3 March 2012 • 30 min
Dean, Miriam, and the Hometime crew begin updating the 1970’s remodel of a 1911 kitchen with new windows and a new patio door in the bumpout.
4. Kitchen and Mud Room Remodel 2
Aired 10 March 2012 • 30 min
Double hung windows are updated with new inserts as Hometime guts the kitchen and reframes the powder room for a pocket door.
5. Kitchen and Mud Room Remodel 3
Aired 17 March 2012 • 30 min
Dean and Miriam finish up rough-ins, insulation, drywall and priming to get ready for new cabinets.
6. Kitchen and Mud Room Remodel 4
Aired 24 March 2012 • 30 min
Dean and Miriam show how to blend two different finishes as they install new cabinets.
7. Kitchen and Mud Room Remodel 5
Aired 31 March 2012 • 30 min
Dean and Miriam get the kitchen, mud room and powder room areas ready for new flooring and countertops.
8. Kitchen and Mud Room Remodel 6
Aired 7 April 2012 • 30 min
It’s time for finishing touches as Dean and Miriam trim out the kitchen, mud room and powder room.
9. Kitchen and Mud Room Remodel 7
Aired 14 April 2012 • 30 min
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew fire up the fixtures and appliances as they wrap up the project.
10. Front Entry Curb Appeal
Aired 21 April 2012 • 30 min
Dean and Miriam look at roofing, stone, garage doors and stamped concrete from the curb appeal perspective as a new home is built.
11. Screen Porch Highlights
Aired 28 April 2012 • 30 min
Dean and Miriam talk about roofing, railings and a realistic gas fireplace during the construction of a screen porch.
12. Homes for a Home Show
Aired 5 May 2012 • 30 min
Dean and Miriam document the construction of two new homes, built inside a home and garden show.
13. Quartz Kitchen Remodel
Aired 12 May 2012 • 30 min
Dean, Miriam and the crew demo some old kitchen countertops and install new quartz surfaces.
14. Exterior Harmony: Landscape Wrap
Aired 6 October 2012 • 30 min
Finishing a hilly back yard with landscape steps and tile, a fire ring, plants and sprinklers.
15. North Woods Trees
Aired 13 October 2012 • 30 min
Planting site-appropriate trees after a storm and building a crib for firewood cut and split from the damaged timber.
16. Timber Shed Wall Framing
Aired 20 October 2012 • 30 min
Pre-building timber frame walls inside and re-building on a new slab near Hometime Log Cabin.
17. Timber Shed Roof Framing
Aired 27 October 2012 • 30 min
Pre-building timber frame style roof trusses inside and re-assembling those on site as shed construction continues.
18. Stamped Concrete Patio Demo
Aired 3 November 2012 • 30 min
Taking out old concrete to repair, reframe and reseal the patio over a storage area.
19. Stamped Concrete Patio Re-Poured
Aired 10 November 2012 • 30 min
Re-pouring and re-stamping the concrete patio while fixing up the storage area below.
20. Built-In Gas Grill
Aired 17 November 2012 • 30 min
Resetting an outdoor natural stone island, covering it with granite and setting a new built-in gas grill.
21. Island Kitchen 2.0: Cabinets
Aired 24 November 2012 • 30 min
Updating an island kitchen with new cabinets includes visits with the designer and the manufacturer.
22. Island Kitchen 2.0: Countertops
Aired 1 December 2012 • 30 min
Finishing up the new cabinets for the island kitchen and covering those with new countertops.
23. Island Kitchen 2.0: Appliances
Aired 8 December 2012 • 30 min
Installing lights, plumbing fixtures and appliances.
24. Timber Shed Doors
Aired 15 December 2012 • 30 min
Installing custom carriage house doors and laying a system of tailored pavers.
25. Timber Shed Roof and Stone
Aired 22 December 2012 • 30 min
Installing clay tile roofing and natural stone cladding for the walls.
26. Timber Shed Finishing Touches
Aired 29 December 2012 • 30 min
Finishing up the exterior and getting the new shed ready for winter.