
This Old House
Laying the floorboards in the kitchen and the brickwork on the walkway; door sets.

Laying the floorboards in the kitchen and the brickwork on the walkway; door sets.

Yard's progress; a kerosene heater for the workshop; kitchen cabinets in the apartment.

A super-insulated home in Aurora, Ill.; stripping paint off door moldings.

Sandblasting the clapboards; exterior paint and stain; choosing tile; redwood trim.

Eldorado, a solar powered community in Mexico; laying a parquet floor in the apartment kitchen.

Storm windows; a trip to Sturbridge; building kitchen cabinets for the farmhouse kitchen.

Setting up the hot tub; plants and trees for the yard; replicating a cornice.

Planning for a wine cellar; insulation of the third floor; repairing ceiling ornaments; fencing.

Choosing doors; installing a fiberglass whirlpool tub; kitchen layout for the apartment.

Visiting an exercise room and spa on Nantucket; siding and front stoop; yard's lighting scheme.

Installing replacement window sashes and balances; lighting needs; layout for the kitchen.

Waterproofing the deck; installing electrical outlets; painting schemes for the exterior.

A visit to a window factory; selecting tile for the bathroom and sunroom.

Kitchen flooring; a house with yellow pine flooring and woodwork; visit to a salvage yard.

Installing a skylight; review of the roof, gutter and molding decisions; heating plan.

Landscaping plans for the yard; a trip to Sturbridge Village.

Moving the garage to a new location; the new architectural model; energy evaluation.

Demolition of a portion of the farmhouse; consult on the slate roof; merits of sandblasting.

Architect Jock Gifford and landscape architect Tom Wirth consult on the remodeling possibilities.

Renovation of a 1850s three-story Greek Revival farmhouse in Arlington, Mass.