This Old House
A discussion of the possibilities for this 1950 ranch-style tract house; a tour of the neighborhood.
A discussion of the possibilities for this 1950 ranch-style tract house; a tour of the neighborhood.
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Assessment of the heating plant; appraising the plumbing work; framework for the sunroom/breezeway.
Demolition begins; footings for a new sunroom/breezeway; relocation of a picture window.
A discussion of the possibilities for this 1950 ranch-style tract house; a tour of the neighborhood.
A look at the nearly finished project; touching up the picket fence, deck and yard.
Plumbing fixtures in the bathrooms; installing and sanding oak flooring; repairs to the stone wall.
Finishing the front porch with new columns and paint; laying parquet floors; dining room fireplace.
New clapboards; Phyllis Anderson, a landscape designer, tours the property; kitchen cabinets.
A neighborhood tour; removing lead paint; window sash repair; master bathroom tub surround.
Plans for the two-level deck; insulating the bathroom and crawlspace; window trim in the kitchen.
Plasterers, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work; patching the roof; plastering techniques.
Weatherproofing techniques; refurbished medallions; heating plans for the house; bedroom closets.
A former resident shares an old picture of the house; plumbing placement; installing new ceilings.
A talk with Dave Novice, insulation contractor with Con-Serv, about the insulation plan; heating.
Discussing the problems encountered so far; new first-floor bathroom; new wall is put in place.
Bob and Norm discuss the rot issues in the eaves, soffit; plans for the kitchen; an energy audit.
A tour of a Victorian style house in Dorchester, Mass., that was built in 1860.
How to transplant a spruce tree planted too close to a house; extending a staircase handrail.
Repairing a residential well pump and supply tank; repairing a small hole in vinyl siding.
Vinyl siding is added; Norm works on deck framing with the homeowner.
Rough electrical wiring and plumbing is started for the new second-story addition.
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