Joe is fascinated by by an Internet meme about the optical illusion for the color red. This takes Allan and Joe into decorating and the power color plays in our daily lives. The guys cover reasons for a tool pouch or belt and why your HVAC is all about the humidity. They wrap up with the power of public works like the elevated trains in Chicago.

Joe and Allan have different opinions of home owner associations. Allan has a number of concerns and advice for future HOAs. Joe brings up the advances in home alarm systems. One size does not fit all and there are a lot of choices available today. Shop and compare to get the right features for you. Joe is excited by some of the new advances in fire extinguisher technologies. They wrap up with an old baseball stadium now converted to an apartment complex.

Joe and Allan start out visiting the early days of iron works and steel. Next, Allan gets into the human comfort side of having pets and urban livestock like chickens. Jay Hill from Big M Roofing and Remodeling joins the show to answer roofing questions and make sure that you are dealing with properly licensed contractors. They wrap up with a salute to the engineering abilities and the military.

Joe and Allan say Happy Birthday to the State of Tennessee, then dive into Joe's new found respect for modern pressure washers and the numerous attachments. Allan had his usual week and had to find a creative way to install a sink at a distance from the fittings. The guys get the inside story of the 1920s love letters found during a bathroom remodel. It is a fascinating look behind the scenes into people's private lives. Joe and Allan wrap up taking building lessons from the The Palace of Turin built back in the 1640s in Turin, Italy.

Joe starts off with a community mural project in progress. A old mural in an underpass is getting a refresh and updated message. It is important how much works of art can add to an area. Joe updates Allan on his latest jobsite inspections. The guys get into why we have the inspections and how building standards have changed over the years for the better. Basically, we have building codes because we don't want bad things to happen. Joe gets impressed by an ant on his jobsite. The ant just won't give up. They wrap up with a salute to the 100th anniversary of the Hanshin Koshien Stadium located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Joe and Allan jump right in with ancient and modern uses of metals like lead, copper, and silver. History does repeat itself. Joe has lots to unpack with Critter Wars. Squirrels are back to their unfortunate ways in climbing, nesting, and chewing on power lines. Then, Joe has to deal with being the last yard before the street as all his neighbors are trying to run the moles out of their yards. Allan Has a few hints and tips. Larry Brown from Brown Refrigeration drops in to discuss all things HVAC and drops the bomb about another new refrigerant coming out in January.

Max kicks the show off with a salute to diapers. Allan and Joe chime in with how diapers influenced the development of washers and dryers and thus the design of our homes. Joe brings up keeping all those blades clean. A clean sharp blade is a safe blade. Jay Hill from Big M Roofing and Remodeling joins to guys for updates on gutters and they styles available. They all get into the technology of mass timber construction and the implications for future building projects. Allan wraps everything up with a discussion of the growing trend of households to blend into new combinations.

Joe and Allan brave the seasonal allergies to start off with the category of sculpture and just how much that skill set applies to your home. Allan is investigating a sloping floor and installing pocket doors. Joe dives into the world of crown moldings and the tips and tricks you may want to know before you try to install it on your own. They wrap up with a review of the weathering steel sculpture "The Angel Of The North" in Gateshead, UK. While the project had its detractors, it is a fixture of the landscape now.

Joe and Allan start off with LED tape lights and the advantages of LED and solar technologies. Jay Hill from Big M Roofing and Remodeling joins the guys as they get into his latest project, and roof with a full Brazilian hardwood deck complete with a view of downtown. They wrap up with the lessons that can be learned from the world's largest beaver dam.

Allan, Brandon, and Alissa are on location at the Bartlett Animal Services facility for their annual rabies shots and micro-chipping event. Allan and the crew dive into the numerous factors that potential pet owners need to consider when making the choice of what kind of pet to bring into the home. They discuss everything from basic waste management to custom designs to get the most out of pet ownership.