This Old House
Portico footings are poured, exterior lead paint is scraped and new wiring is reviewed.
Portico footings are poured, exterior lead paint is scraped and new wiring is reviewed.
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Assessment of the heating plant; appraising the plumbing work; framework for the sunroom/breezeway.
Demolition begins; footings for a new sunroom/breezeway; relocation of a picture window.
A discussion of the possibilities for this 1950 ranch-style tract house; a tour of the neighborhood.
A look at the nearly finished project; touching up the picket fence, deck and yard.
Plumbing fixtures in the bathrooms; installing and sanding oak flooring; repairs to the stone wall.
Finishing the front porch with new columns and paint; laying parquet floors; dining room fireplace.
New clapboards; Phyllis Anderson, a landscape designer, tours the property; kitchen cabinets.
A neighborhood tour; removing lead paint; window sash repair; master bathroom tub surround.
Plans for the two-level deck; insulating the bathroom and crawlspace; window trim in the kitchen.
Plasterers, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work; patching the roof; plastering techniques.
Weatherproofing techniques; refurbished medallions; heating plans for the house; bedroom closets.
A former resident shares an old picture of the house; plumbing placement; installing new ceilings.
A talk with Dave Novice, insulation contractor with Con-Serv, about the insulation plan; heating.
Discussing the problems encountered so far; new first-floor bathroom; new wall is put in place.
Bob and Norm discuss the rot issues in the eaves, soffit; plans for the kitchen; an energy audit.
A tour of a Victorian style house in Dorchester, Mass., that was built in 1860.
How to transplant a spruce tree planted too close to a house; extending a staircase handrail.
Repairing a residential well pump and supply tank; repairing a small hole in vinyl siding.
Vinyl siding is added; Norm works on deck framing with the homeowner.
Rough electrical wiring and plumbing is started for the new second-story addition.
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