Richard explains the options available for water heaters; Jenn creates a landscape that can withstand heavy pedestrian traffic; Tom and Kevin build a cutting board out of walnut, cherry, and maple.

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Richard Trethewey explains the various options available to homeowners for purchasing or renting a water heater; Jenn Nawada works with a homeowner who lives on a corner lot create an attractive, durable landscape that can withstand the heavy pedestrian traffic; In Build It, Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor build a cutting board out of walnut, cherry, and maple to create a 3D cube design effect.

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All About Water Heaters
Richard explains different types of hot water heaters you can install in your home: gas storage tank water heater, electric storage tank water heater, hybrid tank water heater, tankless water heater and indirect water heater. Water heaters can be purchased at home centers or sourced through a local HVAC technician or sales representative.

The hybrid water heater was manufactured by Viessman Manufacturing [https://www.viessmann-us.com/en/produ...].

How to Design a High Traffic Landscape
Jenn selected plants and materials that could withstand a high level of foot traffic from pedestrians and dogs, as well as snow plows in the winter.

For the walking path, she chose New England fieldstone steppers [https://bit.ly/2YtRYrv], which can be found at most stoneyards and landscape supply stores in the Northeast. The plants she selected included Panicle hydrangea [https://thd.co/3msdxRf], thyme [https://thd.co/3lgIQ1Q], shasta daisies [https://thd.co/3AfLc5t], butterfly bush [https://thd.co/3Bjw48C], geranium Rozanne [https://thd.co/3aerxZ8], boxwoods [https://thd.co/3BjKeGO], and hens and chicks [https://thd.co/2YvFlfx], which can all be found at home centers and nurseries.

Expert assistance with this segment was provided by Forever Green Landscaping, Inc. [https://www.forevergreenlandscaping.net/].

Build It | 3D Cube Cutting Board
Tom built the cutting board out of pieces of maple, cherry, and mahogany. He chose them because he already had the leftover pieces in his garage and because their variety of shades lend themselves nicely to the 3D cube effect.

To cut the angles of the boards, Tom used a combination of a Kapex KS120 sliding compound miter saw [https://bit.ly/2SEU2tm], which is manufactured by Festool [www.festoolusa.com], and an Industrial Table Saw [https://thd.co/3DcwONc] from SawStop [https://www.sawstop.com/].

Tom and Kevin secured everything together using some wood glue [https://amzn.to/3uL0nCs] from Gorilla Glue [www.gorillatough.com].

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