
This Old House
City preservation advises on exterior paint colors, and we visit a blacksmith forge.

City preservation advises on exterior paint colors, and we visit a blacksmith forge.

New moldings, custom milled to match the existing ones, have arrived.

Norm installs a railing on the terrace, and Bob visits an energy-efficient community.

The crew installs a lamp post and trims out the master bedroom and home office.

The homeowner reviews the renovation budget, and Bob tours a historic 1770 colonial.

Bob and Norm discuss gutters, paneling is installed, and Bob visits a Vermont mill.

Landscapers install plantings; Bob and Norm lend a hand hanging drywall.

Concrete finishers pour the exposed aggregate ramp; Norm and Tom install garage doors.

Riding lawnmower; replacing a rotted wooden threshold; garbage disposers.

Residential electrical service panel; installing a 220-volt receptacle; hand tools for the gardener.

Bob works with experts to lay the kitchen floorboards and the brickwork on the walkway.

Bob looks at a heater for the workshop, tours the yard, and hangs the kitchen cabinets.

Bob visits a super-insulated home in Illinois and talks about construction details.

Bob helps install an exterior light, paint a ceiling, and install redwood trim.

Norm Abram shows the details of the new space, including the staircase leading up to the flat.

Visit an ancient stone circle; Richard Trethewey explains the heating systems.

New windows arrive, the crew discusses structural design; looking for old columns.

Steve Thomas visits the Tower of London and meets a Beefeater; Norm Abram visits a woodworking shop.

The crew inspects new beam work; Richard Trethewey reviews 2,000-year-old Roman plumbing.

The roof is off at the flat, and bricklayers are extending the mansard sides.