This Old House
Season 46 starts with the revival of a 1929 brick cottage in Nashville, TN. Then, the crew heads to Ridgewood, NJ to remodel a 1930s Colonial Revival. The last stop: a 19th century historic home in Westford, MA.
Latest Seasons
Westerly in Detail: Applied Rafter Tails
How do you apply rafter tails to the exterior of a structure after the walls have been sheathed? Home builder Jeff Sweenor developed a simple solution that's efficient to execute
S40 E23: See Glass
Coming up on This Old House: making plate glass and windows, cold weather painting, heated driveway, patio install
S40 E22: What’s the Miter with the Corner
Our Mid-century Modern house mixes stained and painted siding, typical of this style of architecture. Kevin finds Tommy using two methods for the corner edge detail.
What’s your favorite memory from 40 years of This Old House?
We're getting ready for a special issue of This Old House magazine that celebrates the 40th anniversary of TOH TV, and we want YOU to be part of it!
S40 E21: Can We Cantilever
The final roof section of the house is over the new living room addition. It’s unique because it cantilevers out over a balcony. But as Kevin finds out from Tom, that means installing the rafters takes more care.
S40 E20: Eight Is Enough Stairways
Tips on how to calculate stair riser height, foundation insulation, radiant heat, and back to Santa Fe
How to Install a Mudsill
Norm Abram teaches our apprentices Carly and Erick the basics of mudsill installation at our Brookline project
How To Control Dust During Demolition
Before you start a demolition project, check out our guide and video to learn how you can reduce dust for a cleaner and safer work space.
S40 E19: Stone Cold Pavers
Paver selection, skylight install, sewer line replacement, and foundation repair
S40 E18: Norm Revisits a Skylight
One of Norm’s first projects for This Old House was to install a skylight on our first renovation in Dorchester, MA. Today Norm teaches the next generation of tradespeople how to master that skill.
Early American Lighting | North Shore Farmhouse
Up in Rupert, Vermont, homeowner Bill shows off handcrafted reproductions of period light fixtures
Project Update | Brookline Mid-Century Modern House
This Old House’s 40th television season continues as the team tackles a boxy, shed-roofed mid-century modern house that presents plenty of challenges. Have a look at the jobsite
S40 E17: Beam Me Up, Tommy
Like most Mid-Century Moderns, ours has deep soffits. Tom and Charlie fashion them out of PVC. Tom explains the need to compensate for expansion and contraction based on the weather.
The Home Depot Foundation Commits $50M to Skilled Trades Training
Our Generation NEXT program highlights a Home Builders Institue (HBI) program that is turning troops into trade professionals, all with a little help from The Home Depot Foundation
Sneak Peek: Westerly Project Windows
To let the sun shine into this basement, the crew needed a really big saw
Sneak Peek: Brookline Mid-century Modern Floor
Getting the look of concrete with giant-size porcelain tiles
S40 E16: Apprentices in Sill School
Outside, the foundation has been poured and framing has begun. Norm teaches Erick and Carly how to lay the sill.
The Westerly Project
A 1940s ranch will be transformed into an updated Dutch Colonial revival
Sneak Peek: Brookline storm water problem-solving
When it rains at our Mid-century Modern House, it pours
Behind the Scenes: Transforming a Westerly ranch
This little house will grow a whole story and assume a new style
Generation NEXT Steps Up to Close the Skills Gap
This Old House launched its Generation NEXT initiative to shine a light on the urgent need for young people to enter the building trades. Here, we share high points of our work to date—and how we’re continuing the effort to close the skills gap
Insiders Have a Blast at the Brookline Wrap Party
The Brookline Mid-Century Modern House is finally finished, and TOH Insiders were there to celebrate
S40 E15: Next-generation Demolition
While old fixtures are salvaged and asbestos is removed at the house, Norm, Richard and Kevin head back to where it all began 40 years ago, in Dorchester, MA.
Top 10 How-to Videos at ThisOldHouse.com
Check out our top-trending video segments to learn something new today. This week explore how to choose the best home products and materials, PLUS explore what it's like to live on a NASA Space Station, and more!
Jamestown Net-Zero House | 360° Interactive Tour
Explore the 1920s bungalow featured in TOH’s 40th-anniversary season. Pan around this interactive virtual experience and click hot spots to learn more about the products and materials used to complete this Net-Zero remodel.
S40 E14: Mid-century Modern Makeover
Kevin introduces Brookline, MA, the setting for the newest renovation project.
This Old House Charleston Project Wins Prestigious Preservation Award
A commemoration of craftsmanship and history
S40 E13: Net Zero Comes Together
Today is the day the net-zero house gets turned over to the Powers family. Kevin and Tommy pick up builder Jeff at the Idea House and drive to Jamestown for the big reveal
Design Details at the Jamestown Net-Zero House
How a husband-and-wife tag team—interior designer Dana Powers and architect Don Powers—succeeded in achieving a superefficient, net-zero home with a clean, comfortable ambience, cozy furnishings, and Scandinavian-inspired appeal
Jamestown Net-Zero House Reveal
As the Powers family moves into their renovated 1920s bungalow, it’s too early to tell if its energy-saving technologies and energy-producing systems will meet the net-zero ideal. But one thing’s certain: It’s great to be home. Explore our 40th-anniversary house project right here. MISSED THE REVEAL EPISODE ON PBS? You can watch it on demand right here at thisoldhouse.com
Generation NEXT update
Once again, we’re looking for a few good men and women to work on next season's projects
Sneak Peek: Brookline floating fireplace
Our mid-century modern gets an iconic secondary heat source