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S3 E3: The Woburn House
Bob Vila assesses the efficiency of the heating plan. Rich Trethewey appraises plumbing work to be done. Norm Abram builds the framing for the sunroom/breezeway, and replaces windows.
S3 E2: The Woburn House
It’s time to pour the footings for the sunroom/breezeway between the house and the garage. Then the house gets an energy audit and recommendations for cost-effective solutions to specific energy problems.
S3 E1: The Woburn House
Host Bob Vila introduces you to the newest star of This Old House, a 1950 ranch-style tract house badly in need of elbow room.
S2 E27: The Newton House
Bob Vila opens show outside the completed Bigelow House—final show of the season—gives a rundown for the show.
S2 E26: The Newton House
Bob Vila shows us the progress they have made. We look at the installation of a parquet floor and see some kitchen cabinets. An interior decorator gives advice on how to fill the space.
S2 E25: The Newton House
A heat pump gets installed in the barn unit, a countertop is made for a bathroom. Norm begins paneling with white cedar. Bob takes a side trip to North Carolina to see white cedar being milled.
S2 E24: The Newton House
Bob Vila inspects custom kitchen cabinets in Barn, checks on plaster work upstairs. Landscape architect Tom Wirth talks about brick paving and takes us on a tour of a granite quarry.
S2 E23: The Newton House
Bob Vila takes a look at spiral staircases and a factory where they are made, we look at reproducing the orginal fireplace tiles, and we look some modern kitchen appliances.
S2 E22: The Newton House
Plans are made for a new garage, Norm makes a winding stairway in the Barn, a range is installed in the kitchen, and the sunroom gets a copper roof.
S2 E20: The Newton House
A sun room is created, a ceramic tile floor is laid in the kitchen, we look at ceiling fans, and a fireplace gets a new stone face.
S2 E19: The Newton House
Norm Abram installs unusual floor-to-ceiling triple-sash windows, Charlie the finish carpenter installs locks and door knobs, and kitchen cabinets are installed.
S2 E18: The Newton House
Bob Vila tours the Barn unit, goes over problems with the hardwood floors in the Main House, and takes a look at a selection of brass locks and hardware for the doors.
S2 E17: The Newton House
Bob Vila reviews plans for the interior of the Barn unit, discusses issues with flooring, has a sink installed, and looks at door repair.
S2 E15: The Newton House
The crawlspace in the barn unit gets a concrete floor, we take a look at parquet flooring, we get a lesson in tile grouting, and we talk about landscaping.
S2 E14: The Newton House
Bob Vila shows progress made in the house with roofing and plastering, and meet with Charlie English, who gives a lesson on the finer points of a mud job (tiling the bathroom).
S2 E13: The Newton House
We check on the bathroom tiling, some electrical work (lighting), a look at cabinets, and an installation of wood gutters.
S2 E12: The Newton House
Shingling is completed on the south side of the bungalow and the lights are in place in the main house.
S2 E11: The Newton House
Bob Vila looks at the wiring needs in the Barn units, looks into lathing and plastering, and talks about choosing tiles.
S2 E10: The Newton House
The south roof gets an ice shield and cedar shingles, the living room wall gets a layer of energy-saving polystyrene board, and the grounds get a facelift.
S2 E9: The Newton House
Bob Vila looks at radiators, windows, lighting options.
S2 E8: The Newton House
Bob Vila and Norm Abram give a progress report on the house. There’s a focus on preparing house for winter with insulation and fireplace fix-ups.
S2 E7: The Newton House
Bob Vila discusses plans for new 5-car garage. The electrician begins wiring and a we looks at solar and oil heating options.
S2 E6: The Newton House
The exterminator gives the house a bug check and professor John Coolidge talks about architect of the Bigelow House, H.H. Richardson.