This Old House

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

A fence and arbor are installed.  Kevin sees the powder room and color options for the mudroom.  Tom builds a sliding barn door.  Roger reviews shade plant alternatives.

Norm installs new tops.  Kevin sees how the vision for the house has evolved.  Tom builds an electronics nook.  The shower floors are grouted.  A wallpaper hanger visits.  Norm and Tom install a new door.

Roger checks on the patio he covered up at the beginning of the project, then his team rolls out fresh sod.  Tom installs a replica ceiling medallion made with a 3D printer.

The exterior is finished.  Tom stows things in the attic and fits a steam shower.  Richard checks out the basement spaces.  Norm tours the bedrooms, baths, and laundry.  Kevin sees the period décor.