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Season 46 starts with a 1929 home in Nashville, TN needing a modern update. Then, the crew heads to Ridgewood, NJ to restore a 1930s Colonial Revival. The last stop: a 19th-century historic home in Westford, MA.
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* [Gutters](#nh-improvement-cost-guides-gutters-0)
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