
This Old House
Landscaping plants are put out as the team prepares for an upcoming lead reinspection.

Landscaping plants are put out as the team prepares for an upcoming lead reinspection.

Steve tries sandblasting and takes viewers to Japan; Norm installs custom trim.

Norm stains the front door, and we visit neighboring triple-deckers.

The guys install the front porch, build a railing system, and discuss baseboard heating.

Proper tools and techniques for window-washing; flushing sediment out of an electric water-heater.

Snowblowers; replacing an old, drafty door with one that is a pre-hung and energy-efficient unit.

The renovation wraps at Paul and Amelia's 1950s Tampa home.

The house gets heating, air conditioning, and a new solar hot water system installed.

Heat-shielding windows arrive, and the house gets a termite inspection.

The crew is in sunny Florida to remodel a 1950s tract home.

A check-in on the progress so far; installation of the parquet floors and kitchen cabinets.

Installing a heat pump in the barn and humidifier in the bungalow; white cedar paneling.

Custom oak kitchen cabinets in the barn; installing a sliding glass door; brick paving.

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.

Plans for the barn unit; beginning the foundation for the chimney; partition walls between units.