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At first glance the Winchester dormers look fine. But are they?

How the new owners of the Winchester house managed moving from Huntsville, Alabama—and a major renovation

And so began the work on another This Old House television project. After give-and-take between drawing board and checkbook, the plans— by local architect David Stirling — were finished.

Better curb appeal leads to better property values, and it's easy to improve. Tour 5 different exterior renovations to learn what matters.

A week before the TOH crew arrived, when things in Concord were still relatively quiet, Janet Bernard talked about her parents, the barn behind her house, and how our fall 2003 project came to be.

The interior of the Concord Cottage is a marvel of traditional decor, universal design, and hidden storage everywhere.

The family suffers a loss as the Concord Cottage project nears completion

A homeowner, innkeeper, and father dreams about the fabulous home that awaits his family

Reconverting an oversized storage closet back to being a home is like working from a blank slate. On the Bermuda project, that meant figuring out what kind of home it would become — and just how blank the slate would be.

Keeping a house dry on a humid island is no small task. On our Bermuda project, everyone working on the job contributes to that effort, inside and out

From concept to delivery, this renovation project followed a strangely familiar course

How do you plan the perfect living space for people you haven't met?

Tom Silva's team gives a whole new meaning to the expression "raising a barn."

The new foundation at the Carlisle Project won't be arriving in a cement mixer. It will show up on a truck, be installed in less than a day, and stay weather-tight for decades.

A septic tank turns up in a surprising spot, which may mean a bit more digging than we'd planned on.

The new construction at Carlisle consists of foam-core panels that are strong enough to stay put for a century, and solid enough to keep the fuel bills low.

We're walking through sourcing, buying, and using reclaimed wood, from understanding its benefits to working with dealers.

Water features don't have to be big to make a splash in your landscape.

Master carpenter Norm Abram's techniques for screwdrivers

How to get the handles in the same place every time

What we got was an 1895 Queen Anne with melted wiring and soggy plaster—a home in desperate need of some architectural TLC

These foam-core panels at Carlisle will stand for a century and keep heating costs down

In Carlisle, we put our newest crew member to the test with a design assignment that was a bit unusual—even for us

How three different designers put their stamp on the Carlisle project house

Tom Silva's long—make that very long—list of finishing tasks