
This Old House
Rough wiring is completed; the crew lays down an old-style macadam driveway.

Rough wiring is completed; the crew lays down an old-style macadam driveway.

The crew cuts down four conifers, installs true-divided-light windows, and lays new wood shingles.

Norm shares tips on shingling and replaces the old, wrong square columns with new round ones.

The homeowner considers historical paint colors; working on PVC piping in the new laundry room.

The crew surveys the property, tests the soil and drills for water.

From Cape Cod to a remote building site, Bob Vila meets with realtors to find the perfect project.

A discussion of the possibilities for this 1950 ranch-style tract house; a tour of the neighborhood.

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.

Repairing an irrigation system; fixing a bathtub leak.

Installing a staircase handrail; transplanting a rhododendron.

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.

Bob takes a final tour of the fully decorated "dream house of the '80s."

Bob discusses carpet installation, stereo speaker systems, and outdoor lighting.