This Old House

1. A Tour of the House

Our host, a Boston designer and builder, tours the dilapidated turn-of the-ce...

2. House History and Kitchen Plans

Renovation has begun and the carpenter has find rot in the eaves. The kitchen...

3. Frozen Pipes and a New Kitchen Wall

Work on the house has uncovered some unforeseen problems from the roof to the...

4. Insulation and Plumbing

It's time to insulate the house, remove the old furnace, and replace it with ...

5. Leveled Ceilings and Kitchen Lighting

This week the ceilings are leveled and renovated. The bulkhead is repaired an...

6. Heating Plan, Kitchen Skylight

How are we going to heat the house? This week our host talks with a heating s...

7. Roof Repairs, Kitchen Plaster Work

Plasters, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work. The kitchen walls are pla...

8. Insulation, Historic Paint Colors

The insulation and plasterwork are completed. The new kitchen windows are tri...

9. Deck Foundation

Work on the deck and its foundation is underway. Our host offers some hints o...

10. Exterior Planning

Our hosts walks through the grounds with a landscape designer and considers t...

11. Flooring Install

Our host demostrates how to lay a parquet kitchen floor. He speaks to a marbl...

12. Adding Curb Appeal

The house painter demonstrates how to apply primer. Our host talks about inst...

13. The Finished Product

A look at the nearly finished product, inside and out. And the finishing touc...