This Old House
General contractor Tom Silva heads to Alexandria, Virginia to restore the windows in a home built by George Washington Richard installs a water filter at a kitchen sink.
General contractor Tom Silva heads to Alexandria, Virginia to restore the windows in a home built by George Washington Richard installs a water filter at a kitchen sink.
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A custom range hood the original chimney is demo'ed and a new one is built Jill Goldberg discusses options for the fireplace other decisions to make are tile for the first floor powder room and whether to paint the wood panels in the living room.
Starting the new chimney seeing how bricks are mixed, formed, cut, and baked at a 100-year-old factory the homeowners' dream kitchen changing the pitch of the two back dormers to match the pitch of the new gable.
Tommy and Kevin see how the steel beams are fabricated Kevin finds Tommy supervising erection on the back of the house the third floor has been demo'ed and Richard starts an HVAC plan for the second floor the porch is demo'ed.
The new concrete foundation is poured Emily, Roger and Kim try to find mature specimen trees for the yard a precast concrete bulkhead is installed Mark erects a concrete wall the old foundation gets waterproofed with a synthetic rubber spray.
Tommy and Kevin replace a 100-year-old wooden beam with a new steel beam to provide support for the new addition local examples of Arts & Crafts style houses the old oil tank gets drained and removed digging for the new foundation begins.
Jill Goldberg sorts through colors and wallpaper ideas for the living room old plaster walls are demolished Kim Turner presents her first landscape plan a certified arborist removes the old Silver Maple the exterior back wall is taken down.
Exploring what has been preserved and altered over the years the plans for the second and third floors how the homeowners envision using the outdoor space the inefficient boiler plans for future mechanical and plumbing systems outdated kitchen.
Roger Cook and Kevin refinish several worn-out items using spray paint Richard Trethewey shows Kevin some new household devices that can be operated hands-free Tom Silva removes wall-to-wall carpet and installs a pre-finished wood floor.
Host Kevin O'Connor and electrician Scott Caron travel to Annapolis, Md., to install a manual transfer switch for a portable generator the guys ask What Is It? Richard heads to Dallas to fix a sewer line that is clogged with tree roots.
General contractor Tom Silva heads to Alexandria, Virginia to restore the windows in a home built by George Washington Richard installs a water filter at a kitchen sink.
Ross Trethewey travels to San Francisco to learn about new ways to finance the installation of photovoltaic solar panels Ross installs a new solar power system for a homeowner: Tom helps a homeowner frame the walls for a basement-remodeling project.
Contractor Angelo McRae explains to a homeowner how to lay out the tile, apply the thin-set and set the tile for a bathroom floor Tom helps a homeowner add weatherstripping to her front door.
Roger Cook travels to Dallas to help a homeowner plant a garden using native species that are drought-tolerant Roger uses expanded shale and compost to amend the clay soil Tom Silva helps a homeowner replace a door with a picture window.
Replacing an old 40-gallon hot water tank safety tips for holiday light decoration assessing woodpecker damage painting over bathroom tile using epoxy acrylic paint.
Elaborate interior window trim and custom storm windows an updated electric meter and panels working on the limestone hardscape in the backyard assembling a Victorian style shed.
Flooring and finish carpentry master bathroom plan a custom pizza oven and fireplace are installed in sections.
Ceiling-mounted speakers starting up a new HVAC system garage door side mounts lowering the pool into place design choices.
Cobblestone apron at the driveway reinforcing old floor joists hanging a drop finial on the exterior installing a swinging window choosing exterior colors.
Mark replaces a chipped brick in a fireplace surround and Mauro updates it with a whitewashed look Richard shares advice on maintaining water heaters Tom demonstrates the importance of a drip edge.
Tools that make good gifts Jenn helps a homeowner design a tropical backyard landscape former apprentice Nathan returns to help Tom change the swing of an entry door.
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