This Old House

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

Separated during Superstorm Sandy in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Carlos and Maria had a harrowing experience. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

Jackie Rebholz's family home floating in New Jersey's Barnegat Bay is one of Superstorm Sandy's most iconic images. See more post-Sandy stories as TOH TV premieres its Jersey Shore Rebuilds series on October 3 on PBS

In an eight-part series, This Old House will follow three houses on the New Jersey coastline that were badly damaged in Superstorm Sandy

The trick to renovating a historic home is to use replacement windows with authentic period details, like Marvin Windows

Norm and Kevin visit an antiques shop. A Dutch door is fitted. Kevin sees new lighting and the living area. Richard shows the basement. Norm sees the caregiver suite. The homeowner’s parents arrive.

Richard talks the geothermal system. The mudroom is tiled. Kevin tours a Seattle home. Tom installs countertops. A contractor fits the window trim pieces. Tom brings in an antique farm table.

An installer lays new tile. A mason parges the top of the brick chimney. The flooring is stained. Norm meets the carpenter who restored Daryl Hall’s estate. A mud job forms the bed for hearth tiles.

Norm meets a shipwright. Tom puts up barn boards. Kevin sees the finished patio and plantings as well as a house designed for ALS. Hearth tiles are laid. Tom builds a mantel from reclaimed oak.

Insulation and drywall go up at the cottage. Richard gets a look at septic innovation. Norm brings out the decorative timbers and he and Tom fabricate the final joint and install the pieces.

Kevin and Roger explore the Essex clamming scene. Richard talks rough plumbing and ductwork progress. Radiant floor panels, a lightning rod, and a metal roof are fitted. Roger makes a bluestone patio.

Tom and Kevin pick window trim. Richard brings Kevin up to speed on the geothermal installation, and two 350-foot deep wells are drilled. Dynamite is used to make space for the pipe.

Roger restores the water feature. Kevin and Richard revive a water well. An electrician digs a trench to the street. Ross Trethewey explains why the site is ideal for geothermal heating and cooling.

Tom repairs water damage. He and Norm replace a sill. Kevin sees the plan for the patio. Roger adds veneer to the walls. Norm meets a Bucksport architect to see the accessible house he designed.

Kevin visits the Institute for Human Centered Design. Tom and Roger level out the site in Essex. Norm, Tom, and Kevin remove a dormer and frame the kitchen roof. Roger makes retaining walls.