This Old House
An examination of the landscaping and earth-moving for the property; draining rainwater.
An examination of the landscaping and earth-moving for the property; draining rainwater.
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Storm door; quirky objects; choosing garden tools.
Corroded copper pipes; how to replace worn-out weather stripping around a kitchen door.
The electrician fishes wire for the spots highlighting the mantelpiece.
The crew realigns the granite steps, and Tom Silva puts a time capsule underneath.
The original approval of the carriageway is set aside, and the whole issue reconsidered.
Some neighbors are not pleased with the carriageway plan and are thinking of appealing.
We attend the Salem Historical District Commission meeting for plan approval.
Painting prep work continues, and Norm shows us how to install tile.
We review reframing progress and then board one of the oil rigs that dot the coastline.
We arrive to find the house reduced to a few walls and a forest of studs.
Plastering, hanging wallboard, and insulating the barn; reproducing the original fireplace tiles.
Plans for the new garage; appliance options; sunroom's copper roof; French doors in the bedroom.
Lighting problems; installing the first central air-conditioning unit.
Making the windows airtight; ceramic tile flooring in the main kitchen; ceiling fans.
Installing floor-to-ceiling triple-sash windows; hanging the original front door.
Progress in the barn unit; unusual radiators in the main house; problems with the hardwood floors.
Removing an ailing shrub; improving attic ventilation with a solar-powered roof fan.
Refinishing cast iron radiators; installing a standby generator.
The crew installs copper gutters and downspouts and restores the original quartersawn oak flooring.
A huge drywall goes in under the front lawn to handle water pumped out of the basement sump.
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