This Old House
Installing a warm roof new framing poses plumbing challenges rot is discovered on the original sill exploring options to light the new ell.
Installing a warm roof new framing poses plumbing challenges rot is discovered on the original sill exploring options to light the new ell.
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Ways to reduce the amount of water used for irrigation Richard installs an irrigation system that reuses waste water from a washing machine toilets with built-in sinks Roger visits an engine repair shop to learn how to maintain small engines.
Three methods of applying stain to a cedar fence -- rollers, mini-rollers, and a homeowner spray gun helping a homeowner install cellular PVC window boxes to the front of his house plants that can grow in window boxes during the fall and winter.
Electrician Scott Caron works with a homeowner to upgrade his electrical service from 100 to 200 amps landscape contractor Roger Cook visits the Broad Meadow Brook garden, a place that is designed to attract butterflies.
The homeowners decide to stay in the house during construction Richard works in the basement with a reciprocating saw and a sledgehammer extending the old windowsills with wood and epoxy a temporary kitchen the concrete truck arrives.
Removing the vinyl siding from the exterior of the house, exposing the original wood clapboards underneath reviewing the plan for the new kitchen breaking up the old porch slab to make way for the new addition's foundation.
The 30th anniversary season opens with the crew beginning an addition to a 1915 Dutch colonial revival that includes a new kitchen, home office and family room.
Sod is laid down installing the last of the spindles at the base of the main staircase the finished rental apartment on the top floor the completed master bedroom level the crew gathers on the front stoop to celebrate the project's completion.
Electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner hang a flat panel TV on the wall and conceal all the wiring different types of electrical outlets Roger heads to Miami to help a homeowner control the insect pests in her yard without using pesticides.
Richard Trethewey heads to Cheyenne, Wyoming to help a homeowner install a toilet Roger and Kevin patch a lawn with grass seed.
Dismantling the timber frame structure in the ell a new fireplace is considered for the original house exploring landscape and hardscape ideas touring a family-run lumber mill the homeowner chooses a roof shingle.
Preparation begins for the new foundation a centuries-old cistern is uncovered assessing the original timber frame structure the original floorboards and roof sheathing are salvaged for later use inspecting the sill for water damage.
The architect explains his vision for the property exploratory demo a lesson on first period homes the team hopes to uncover the original timber frame during demo.
The crew starts one of its oldest projects yet -- a first period home in Ipswich, Mass. salvaging the old floorboards before demo begins.
Pruning the hemlock trees around the house installing a bath fan that looks like a recessed light revisiting the first certified green building project roofing the new addition to match the existing house.
In the kitchen, Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor work to reframe the existing walls upstairs, Tom installs a large new window in the library downstairs, kitchen designer Tamara Raymond helps homeowner Gillian Pierce envision her new kitchen.
Progress on the first floor up above, Tom Silva builds the gable-end wall for the new addition upgrading the service from 100 amp to 200 amp in the basement, Richard Trethewey shows Kevin how he's running new lines to the old radiators.
Kevin O'Connor and Tom Silva reinforce and level the kitchen ceiling Kevin visits Long Island with Russell Versaci to learn about the origins of the Dutch Colonial Revival style Norm Abram frames up the first floor platform for the new addition.
The homeowners decide to stay in the house during construction Richard works in the basement with a reciprocating saw and a sledgehammer extending the old windowsills with wood and epoxy a temporary kitchen the concrete truck arrives.
Removing the vinyl siding from the exterior of the house, exposing the original wood clapboards underneath reviewing the plan for the new kitchen breaking up the old porch slab to make way for the new addition's foundation.
The 30th anniversary season opens with the crew beginning an addition to a 1915 Dutch colonial revival that includes a new kitchen, home office and family room.
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