This Old House

Tom Silva installs new red cedar clapboards. Richard Trethewey helps remove some existing plumbing in the old kitchen. Roger Cook installs a new asphalt driveway. Richard shows Kevin O’Connor a wet vent in the powder room.

Tom Silva replaces a rotted post. Kevin O’Connor finds electrician Allen Gallant upgrading the electrical service in the garage. Interior designers Dee Elms and Andrew Terrat show Kevin the house that inspired our kitchen. Tom and Kevin remove strip flooring to reveal historic boards.

Tom Silva adds insulation to the oldest part of the house. Roger Cook and homeowner Becky Titlow get a lesson in building a cook’s garden. Jenn Nawada and Roger build raised beds out of old fieldstone. Tom and host Kevin O’Connor waterproof the new roof.

Kevin O’Connor and building science expert Joe Lstiburek discuss OBS sheathing. Tom Silva installs new post supports. Norm Abram meets window restoration specialist Alison Hardy. Tom and Kevin take down the old wall of the ell.

Kevin O’Connor meets landscape designer Jenn Nawada to see the site plan. Roger Cook removes invasive vines from the back yard. Tom Silva and Norm Abram raise the new family room gable wall. Tom and Kevin repair a historic window sill. Norm and Kevin demo the ceiling in the ell.

Kevin O’Connor finds the walls of the entry addition framed up. Tom Silva creates the connection to the main house. Mark McCullough repairs the chimney. The fireplace gets removed from the kitchen. Norm Abram revisits the Acton Project.

Tom Silva and Mark McCullough open a hole in the old foundation. Richard Trethewey visits the local library to see the oldest existing flag in the country. Tom finds and repairs a rotted sill. Tom forms the new foundation out of ICFs.

Roger Cook saves plants from the yard for future use. Roger clears overgrowth that’s in the way of the addition while Kevin and master carpenter Norm Abram begin demo. Roger sets up a drain and sump pump to deal with water in the excavated hole. Mason Mark McCullough demos the chimney.

In this episode: TOH TV takes on the renovation of one of its oldest houses to date, a 1720 Georgian home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The TOH crew takes on a 1720 Georgian home listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Work on the Los Angeles project wraps up with the finishing touches both outside and in. We reveal the space and landscaping. The family congratulates everyone on a job well done.

A new custom garage door blends with the period of the house. The front gates are installed. Kevin shows the front yard, hardware and light fixtures, then visits a spectacular Spanish style house.

Kitchen cabinets, soapstone countertops, an archway and a coved ceiling are installed. Richard helps with a pedestal sink. The Juliette balcony and decorative iron balustrade are installed.

The 1930s floors are matched with red oak and walnut. The new back terrace, with corbels and tile, is constructed. We see attractive low water plants. Kevin gets a close look at the Hollywood sign.

Alfonso shows Kevin the last two steps of the stucco system. We see the house’s new period-appropriate ornamental ironwork. The reproduction tile for our project is hand glazed and goes up inside.

Custom foam forms and the "cat face" plaster technique replicate existing detail in the house. Norm visits cabinetmaker Larry Bucklan. The existing roof on the main house will have to be replaced.

Norm wrestles with creative details. The stucco system starts on the addition. Kevin sees California modern architecture. Norm shows a formaldehyde-free batt insulation. Kevin meets a tile specialist.

Kevin arrives at the L.A. house to find the custom tiles, windows and doors. In Griffith Park, Richard sees L.A.’s new water supply infrastructure. Alfonso evaluates the condition of our stucco.

Norm Abram and Kevin O'Connor stop by one of LA's movie studios to find homeowner Kurt Albrecht at work. In the basement, Richard Trethewey reviews the heating and cooling systems being installed.

This Old House goes Hollywood with the first ever renovation project in the Los Angeles area. The homeowners plan to renovate their 1933 Spanish Colonial Revival house while keeping its character.