
This Old House
The crew installs the staircase, and Bob visits the factory where the pieces are made.

The crew installs the staircase, and Bob visits the factory where the pieces are made.

The homeowners are busy painting, and host Bob Vila meets with a tile expert.

An electrician installs recessed lighting, and Bob Vila tours the toilet factory.

Norm shares tips for window trim, and Tom preps the floor in the second-floor laundry.

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

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

With remarkable progress at the site, we tour the exterior and talk with the floor man.

The contractor shows us the extra work needed to save the old front porch.

We learn how a large laminated-veneer lumber beam was installed.

After heavy rains and flooding, Napa Valley - and the job site - are a soggy mess.

Work begins on the Duffy residence, with the crew tearing off the back porch.

This Old House travels to Napa Valley in search of Dennis Duffy's circa 1906 farmhouse.

Replacing a mailbox damaged by a snowplow; repointing failing mortar on a brick foundation.

Bathroom radiator doubles as a towel warmer; using hand planes.

The crew installs a mantle; Bob reviews floor stains and the first-floor lavatory design.

New flooring is installed, and Norm makes custom shelving and benches for a reading nook.

The crew installs the staircase, and Bob visits the factory where the pieces are made.

The homeowners are busy painting, and host Bob Vila meets with a tile expert.

A final tour of the fully decorated home.

Installing carpeting; recommendations for the wine cellar; stereo speakers; outdoor lighting.