
This Old House
How computers fit into an energy efficient house; roughing in the wiring.

How computers fit into an energy efficient house; roughing in the wiring.

Chimneys, insulation, and weatherproofing the roof; a visit to Oak Park, Ill.

Techniques needed for a super insulated house; affordable housing of the future.

Landscaping plans; a visit to a photovoltaics manufacturer.

Windows arrive from Wisconsin; staircase construction; search for the house's main sewer.

Putting up the house walls; manufactures log cabins in Vermont.

Installing the floors in the house; paving the driveway; a tour of the the Trump Tower.

Pouring concrete for the house utility and garage floors; thermal heat pumps.

Searching for salvaged stained-glass in Stamford, Conn.; laying concrete blocks.

A 100-year-old apartment complex in Boston; a solar powered office building.

An examination of the landscaping and earth-moving for the property; draining rainwater.

Concrete blocks; an architect-designed solar home in Wilton, Conn.

Installation of the wooden decks; a restored old New England home.

Main house's foundation is set; foundation for the garage; waterproofing the concrete foundation.

Sketches of the landscape and new fences; a special kind of pool; structural steel is fabricated.

Forming the footings and foundation; moving a house from the 1800s to a new location.

Clearing giant rocks with dynamite; a look at a pre-manufactured house.

Meeting with the architect; landscape architect and surveyor to go over wish lists.

An energy-efficient solar home to be built from scratch in Brookline, Mass.

Updates on all the homes featured since 1979.