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Kevin O'Connor takes a tour of the most famous block in the DC
project house's neighborhood, the "U Street Corridor."
Host Kevin O'Connor meets local Rick Lee for a tour of the most
famous block in the neighborhood, the "U Street Corridor," which
includes stops at Ben's Chili bowl and the historic Lincoln
Theatre. Back at the project house, work begins in the backyard as
fencing specialist Phil Brennan and his crew install a
neighbor-friendly shadowbox fence and saltbox shed, while landscape
contractor Dan Barry preps the planting beds. Inside, master
carpenter Norm Abram finds the curved stair coming together and
interior trim going up. Countertop fabricator John Huzway makes
templates for the new-engineered quartz kitchen counters using
state-of-the-art computer technology. Norm takes Mi Casa's project
director, Elin Zurbrigg, to Washington's premier architectural
salvage yard in search of a fireplace mantel to replace the one
that was stolen. There, owner Ron Allan shows them several
period-appropriate options. Without a homeowner to work with,
interior designer Kate Dieterich beings selecting paint colors by
taking her cues from the architecture.