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Bob Vila discusses the sandblasted clapboards and the new stain. He helps install an exterior light, paint a ceiling, and choose tiles. Bob works with Norm Abram on the redwood trim in the exercise room.

Bob Vila travels to New Mexico for a look at El Dorado. Bob and Norm lay down the parquet floor in the apartment kitchen.

Bob Vila watches demonstration of storm window installation. Then he travels to Sturbridge, MA for a visit with master cabinetmaker Jack Cronin.

Bob Vila goes over hot tub set up. Tom Wirth visits a nursery to pick out plants for his landscaping design. Bob shows how a cornice can be replicated.

Bob Vila talks with Norm Abram about plans for the new wine cellar. He visits a completed cellar with Jock Gifford for a discussion of storage techniques, lighting and climate control.

Bob Vila and Norm Abram look at different types of doors that will be used in the house. Bob shows how to install a whirlpool bath in master bedroom.

Bob goes to Nantucket with architect Jock Gifford to look at an exercise room and spa. Bob talks with Norm about the old house’s siding which has been sandblasted. Norm and Bob look at the windowsill that Norm has replaced.

Bob Vila installs a new window sash with Norm Abram. Next he meets with the lighting designer. Bob he meets with Jack Cronin, to discuss layout and design of the custom cabinets in the kitchen.

Bob Vila works with crew to waterproof the deck of the exercise room, which is also the kitchen roof. He learns how to wire an electrical outlet in existing and new walls.

Bob Vila reveals that the sashes from the windows of the old house will have to be replaced. He visits a showroom/store where tile is displayed.

Bob Vila talks with Norm about the kitchen flooring. Bob visits a salvage yard that offers the yellow pine timber cut for flooring planks. Bob joins Norm again to talk about paint stripping alternatives to sandblasting.

Bob Vila works with Norm Abram to install a skylight and review the roofing, gutter and molding decisions. Rich Trethewey discusses plans for heating in each room.

Bob Vila joins Norm Abram touring the work in progress. Tom Wirth reveals landscaping plan for the yard and they go on a trip to Sturbridge village to get ideas.

Bob Vila meets with experts to move the garage to its new location, view a model of the new architectural changes and watch an energy evaluation of the old house.

Bob Vila brings in the crane and demolition of a portion of the old farmhouse begins. Later, Vila talks with a slate contractor about the old slate roof and discusses the merits of sandblasting.

Bob Vila considers the many remodeling possibilities for the old house with architect Jock Gifford and landscape architect Tom Wirth.

Host Bob Vila takes you on a tour of the newest project on This Old House—a three-story Greek Revival farmhouse in Arlington, MA.

Bob Vila and carpenter Norm Abram take you on the grand tour of the newly renovated house. You won’t recognize the place!

Bob Vila gives you some pointers on laying a no-wax floor. Then Bob and Norm discuss the finishing touches on the renovation. Outside, Bob checks the progress of the landscaping.

Bob Vila is in the kitchen installing the new appliances. Carpenter Norm Abram is building a new rear deck/patio. Bob shares some professional secrets for mistake-proof wallpapering.

Bob Vila shows you how to trim the windows and doors. He also gives you time-saving tips on preparing and painting interior walls.

Norm Abram shows you the right way to drywall a new room including important tips on taping and sanding. Then Bob Vila and Norm talk about which tools are right for the job.

Bob Vila throws a little light on the subject of wiring the sunroom/breezeway addition. Then he warms up the garage-turned-living room with new insulation.

Bob Vila and carpenter Norm Abram tear down the old wood paneling in the basement rec room. They install the new kitchen counter and decorate the master bath.

Host Bob Vila helps install the shower in the new master bedroom. Then Bob shows you how to construct your own cabinets.