
This Old House
Norm sees how the plaster walls are patched; learn the long-term master plan for the property.

Norm sees how the plaster walls are patched; learn the long-term master plan for the property.

The crew takes down a dead tree, installs air-conditioning, and reviews water runoff.

With the wet plaster and carpeting removed, some hidden features of the house are revealed.

Steve and Norm go to storm-stricken Miami, Florida, in search of a house to fix up.

It's the home stretch, and the crew puts the finishing touches on the raised ranch.

The crew installs a floating strip floor, maple stair treads, and a granite hearthstone.

Steve visits an iron fabrication shop; a marble countertop is fitted into the kitchen.

The lights go into the great room and kitchen; radiant heating goes in on the great room's floor.

Norm puts in the columns at the front entrance; Richard explains the placement of the new oil tank.

The crew installs the double front door, centralized audio/video/telephone, and blue board.

Steve discusses design issues with the architect; the process of installing a whirlpool tub.

Front landscaping; view progress on the rough plumbing, granite steps, and the front entrance.

Mason Roger Hopkins works on the new landscaping; the homeowner back-primes the cedar siding.

The crew prepares an opening to accept a new window; view the roof venting system.

The timber trusses are craned into place; two alternatives for the new entrance's landscaping.

The homeowners tour the house; new ventilation chutes; visit timber-framer Tedd Benson.

Framing is well underway; homeowner Jan Igoe gives a tour of the developing spaces inside the house.

The crew decks over the second floor; plans for the new front entrance.

Lumber arrives on the site, and a hard cement coating is applied to the foundation forms.

Another ranch expansion; Norm and Steve discuss the polystyrene insulating foundation forms.