
This Old House
On a hot July day, the crew guts the bathrooms and power washes the building.

On a hot July day, the crew guts the bathrooms and power washes the building.

The crew erects aluminum pump jack staging, and Richard points out an inefficient water heater.

With their offer accepted, the homeowners discuss their wish list for the house.

Our 1995 main project begins in the historic seaport city of Salem, Massachusetts.

Programmable thermostat installation; repairing a cracked plaster and lath wall.

Cutting a pane of glass; planting climbing vines; installing a portable air conditioner.

Host Bob Vila tours a custom shutter mill and inspects the new porch roof.

Norm installs barnboard and discusses restoring the new wellhead for a decorative feature.

Bob meets with a restoration expert, and Norm restores an old window.

Work starts on the deck, Norm turns balusters on a lathe, and the addition is insulated.

The house is prepared for painting and the aged chimney is lined for safety.

Insulation is blown into the existing structure, and the front parlor ceiling is replaced.

Tom Wirth visits a nursery and Bob shows how a cornice can be replicated.

Bob Vila tackles plans for a wine cellar, new fence, and insulation of the third floor.

Our host meets with the landscape contractor; the crew insulates the exterior and interior walls.

The new paint colors go up; Tom Silva re-details the porch trim.

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.