This Old House

Landscape designer Stephanie Hubbard picks the proper plants for Billerica's tough New England climate.

Interior design experts help the Silvas tackle the daunting "blank sheet" challenge of replacing all they lost in the fire

Landscape contractor Roger Cook explains how to build a wall that will stand up to almost anything thrown at it.

Learn more about window technology that claims to combine the best of both wood and vinyl.

In Billerica, media systems expert Mitch Klein explores electronics package possibilities.

Designing a detached garage can be a challenge.

One of the Billerica project's winners is a synthetic slate roof shingle. It looks real but is lighter, easier to install and less expensive.

A new generation of fiber-cement shingles and siding is changing our idea of home.

Dr. Geoffrey Brown determines the extent of the soil contamination around the Billerica house and gives tips on how leaks can be prevented.

The show kicked off its 20th anniversary with the renovation of a sprawling 1886 Queen Anne-style Victorian in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Massachusetts.

When the demolition starts, the crew from This Old House always saves the good stuff to use later

The windows on Christian Nolen and Susan Denny's 1886 Victorian were in pretty good shape.

The historical renovation of "Kirkside," an 1815 Colonial Revival-style home, included new septic and heating systems; a new roof and chimneys; and the repair of the master suite.

How do you handle the stress of a renovation? Here's some advice from the owners of This Old House TV's Watertown project

The This Old House crew renovated a 1950s ranch-style tract home in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Plans for this 1930s Pueblo Revival stucco home included expanding the kitchen and patio areas and building an outdoor courtyard and veranda, all against a breathtaking backdrop of mountains and desert in Tucson, Arizona.

For the first time, This Old House traveled outside Massachusetts to focus on the renovation of a concrete-block-and-stucco tract house in Tampa, Florida.

This Old House helped the Flemings preserve their Georgia peach — a 1884 Italianate Victorian rowhouse on Monterey Square.

In the desert of the Southwest, This Old House updated a 1930s adobe home with a library addition.

This Old House went to Santa Barbara, California, to remodel a Craftsman bungalow.

A neglected circa 1784 Federal rejoined the ranks of other historic homes in Salem, Massachusetts.

The guys took on the renovation of a Cape-style home in Reading, Massachusetts, adding a finished second floor with a master suite.

The crew headed to the Southwest to remodel a faux-adobe home in Phoenix, Arizona.

A conversion of 1886 Bigelow Homestead, designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson, into condominiums in Newton, Massachusetts.

This Old House converted a circa 1895 "shotgun double" into a one-family house, renovating the interior and restoring the facade.

The This Old House crew transformed a small 1887 Victorian cottage into a summer home with year-round capabilities.

The restoration of a 1917 Mediterranean Revival-style home, damaged by Hurricane Andrew, brought the crew to Miami, Florida.

In This Old House's first venture outside USA, the crew headed to London, England, to refurbish the top floor flat of an 1857 Late Georgian-style building in the Notting Hill/ Bayswater district.

Architect Graham Gund designed a second floor addition and a great room for this radical transformation of a 1950s home.

This Old House took a whirlwind renovation tour of Boston, tackling several home improvement projects: an attic makeover; a basement remodeling; a greenhouse addition; a kitchen renovation; and the redecoration of a Boston apartment in the Longwood neighborhood.