This Old House

A contractor finalizes the countertops. Norm visits the oldest mill in America. Tom scribes new stair treads. Norm gets a lesson in how to darken stone. A contractor makes decorative tiles.

Roger installs a new front walk. Tom shows Kevin stock trim profiles. An interior designer helps the homeowner select tile. Norm and Tom fit a new interior door. Norm sees the layout of the kitchen.

A local historian offers a look at Arlington's ice-harvesting industry. Richard addresses the water pressure problem. Tom fits flooring. Kevin finds a business that replicates historic wooden gutters.

Roger shows Kevin how to remove a hydrangea. Tom shows the paint color selections. Kevin travels to Richburg to see how building materials hold up to hail. Tom keeps water at bay in the basement.

Watch this 1872 charmer get a new addition and an overall update, returning many beautiful details that had been lost for decades

A historian talks Arlington's history. Roger uses new steps to improve the entry. Molding repairs are made with a 3D printer. A railing is fitted to the porch. Norm and Tom work on the balustrade.

TOH welcomes a special guest from Deadliest Catch: Bering Sea, captain Edgar Hansen. Tom Silva puts him to work patching plaster. Norm and Tom raise the railing. Edgar removes the old stairs.

Options for the paint are reviewed while Norm and Tom patch the veneer floor. Richard solves the PVC problem. Kevin meets an interior designer. Tom preps for radiant heat.

Roger plans to let light into the yard. Richard revisits the benefits of using PEX for the water supply lines. Norm gets a brief history lesson on our neighborhood, and Tom converts a jamb.

Windows are installed in the kitchen. Tom makes matching clapboards. The foundation gets a window. Norm catches up with an old apprentice. Tom replicates told corbels, and Richard removes a pipe.

Tom shows Kevin the new floor plan and levels out the existing concrete floor. Roger and the homeowner discuss options for the front yard. Tom and Norm install the new window the Silva way.

Tom frames the new roof. A Mason shows Kevin the failing brick foundation Roger meets a landscape architect to see an Italianate Garden. Norm helps Tom prepare for the new mudroom entrance.

Tom does more demolition, and the new foundation is ready. Kevin and Mark level the floor and pour a concrete curb. Tom and Kevin make a breathtaking discovery.

Richard investigates an Arlington Heights landmark. Tom shows Kevin the results of demolition. At Victoria Mansion, Norm sees how carpenters restore and preserve. Roger relocates a rhododendron.

The TOH crew takes on a new project: a modest 1872 Italianate Style remodel in Arlington, MA.

Norm and Kevin view the recovery along the shore. Richard visits Mantoloking. Kevin visits Point Pleasant. Richard finds a landscaper planting container gardens. Inside, Rita's just about moved in.

Kevin gets a surfing lesson. The Bay Head house is lifted, and Norm learns about its design. Kevin picks siding. Composite decking is installed. Richard takes a victory lap and a look at an estuary.

Roger sees a natural barrier island. The Bay Head job gets stuck in limbo. Carlos continues work. Kevin sees insulated panels. Roger meets an environmental guru. Richard checks on Rita's Cape.

A contractor fits hurricane-resistant windows. Carlos and Kevin find a plumber repairing damage and running new gas and sewer lines. Rita's house arrives, while Kevin tours the Methodist campground.

Seaside Heights tries to fix their boardwalk by Memorial Day. Norm checks on the Bay Head cottage. Kevin meets an entrepreneur with specialized machinery, and Richard tours a modular home factory.

Norm sees the progress on the framing. The Point Pleasant house is up on cribbing. Richard hears learns that wooden piles are best for new construction. Richard sees the reopening of Mueller's Bakery.

The crew meets with homeowners in New Jersey to check on their status. Norm meets a structural engineer who explains a FEMA A zone versus a V zone.

Months after Superstorm Sandy mowed over the Jersey Shore, 3 homeowners vow to rebuild.

TOH host Kevin O'Connor and his Dad, Dave, talk about their family summers on the Jersey Shore. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

New Jersey surf legend Sam Hammer gives TOH host Kevin O'Connor a quick "dry" surfing lesson. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

How one company is screening 12,000 cubic yards of sand to make the Jersey Shore safe for beachgoers again. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

Third-generation house lifting contractor Ernie Johnson and his crew are elevating up to eight Jersey Shore houses a week. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

Their 1880s shore house took on five feet of water during Superstorm Sandy, but they're determined to rebuild. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

After Superstorm Sandy, Jeanne Hulse volunteered to cook hot meals for the first responders working to restore badly damaged Mantoloking, NJ. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

After Superstorm Sandy and the damage to her Manasquan, New Jersey, home, Rita's mantra for rebuilding was "Higher, newer, better." See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

Despite a call to evacuate, builder Nick stayed in his Deauville Beach, New Jersey, house during the worst of Superstorm Sandy. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series tonight on on PBS