This Old House

A homeowner inherits her childhood home but wants to accommodate their children and in-laws.  Mike Rowe visits to discuss the need for a new generation of skilled tradespeople.

Tom finishes the forms for the new foundation.  Richard gets the house safe for demolition.  Roger saves roses and lilacs from being trampled by construction.  Mold is found in the basement.

Kevin checks on the foundations at the site.  The homeowners request an open floor plan and enlist an interior designer.  Tommy and Kevin discuss the future of their apprentices on the Newton site.

Kevin and Tom build a new subfloor.  Richard hunts for an old clawfoot tub.  Tom demonstrates how to check porch level and build a hip roof.  Kevin learns about a job training program in Baltimore.

The apprentices learn the basics of framing a deck while the chimney gets demo'ed.  The interior designer creates a custom pattern for the floor.  The flue for the wood burning stove is installed.

The apprentices learn how to frame a wall in the master bedroom, build a drain stack for the master bath, and lay decking on the front porch.  The homeowners visit their kitchen cabinet designer.

Flooring is used to make a barn door.  Roger teaches a horticulture class.  Tommy and Charlie find an uninsulated crawl space.  The garage floor gets radiant heat and the front porch gets columns.

The apprentices get a lesson in roofing, Kevin watches how an elaborate Chippendale railing is put together, the basement gets moisture prevention, and Richard shows how ductwork is put together.

Kevin reviews the progress being made upstairs.  Most of the new work is at the back of the house.  New gas lines are installed.  Tommy builds a shower bench and double hung replacement windows.

Granite is laid for the stove.  Nathan installs a porch ceiling.  Kevin sees a Rhode Island home with pine trim.  Richard reviews component placement at the mechanical wall.  Mauro fixes holes in plaster.

At the Newton Project, Tommy trims interior columns, Norm tries a new method to install stair treads; stained-glass windows are installed.  Kevin tours a flooring factory that uses sustainably harvest wood.  Richard teaches a plumbing class.

Norm fits an old door.  Roger sees a premade stone wall installed in sections.  Kevin visits a career day for the trades.  Twin built-in beds are made in Rhode Island.  Tommy reinstalls a corner cabinet.

Roger explains why preventative tree work is needed.  Homeowner Liz gets a tiling lesson.  The original newel post is discovered to be walnut.  The apprentices graduate after ten weeks of hard work.

Norm lays composite decking.  Charlie makes exterior decorative brackets.  Kevin watches a quartz countertop get installed.  Roger paves the front walk.  Liz fits her stained-glass window.

Kevin finds Tommy and Charlie installing a fireback.  Roger returns the flowers he saved.  The island countertop goes on.  Kevin watches a crew install a garage door.  The wood stove arrives.

It's the wrap of another great project.  Kevin tours the renovated house with the homeowners.  Their kids and Joe's parents arrive to check out the new and improved home.

A new two-project series begins in Charleston, South Carolina: a brick 1840s "single house" and a multi-generational 1890s home.

Demo starts on the Charleston projects.  Judith talks planting options with Roger, who visits a suitable nursery.  Kevin tours the American College of the Building Arts.  Richard goes privy diving.

An old fireplace houses a new stove.  Tommy discusses using interior casework with exposed brick.  Roger tours hidden gardens.  Demolition continues while Tommy and Judith look at flooring options.

A foundation starts while Roger tries to save a crepe myrtle.  Kevin visits Fort Sumter.  The single house mantel and windows get restored and the old kitchen house gets connected to the main house.

Kevin meets a lumberjack.  Tommy watches how pipes are disguised, and Richard seeks out places for HVAC equipment.  Kevin learns about Single Houses.  A crepe myrtle gets pruned and Tommy talks termites.

Richard works on plumbing at the Elliotborough house while Kevin meets a kitchen designer.  The porch gets assessed.  A floor goes down at the single house.  Tommy and Mark snake wires through a wall.

The old piazza columns get restored.  The iron gate is made by blacksmith students at a local college.  Lights are selected for an old house.  New siding mixes with old to meet historic district codes.

Charleston boasts a colorful housing stock.  Judith decides on a siding color for the Elliotborough project.  Kevin meets her and a design expert in a neighborhood famous for house colors,  Rainbow Row.

The pergola goes up.  Ross looks at smart home technology.  A local craftsman puts the finishing touches on a dining table.  Richard checks out the HVAC plan while repointing starts on the fireplaces.

The iron gate is fitted at the Charleston Single House.  Kevin, Tom, and Richard tour the renovations.  Richard visits the Elliotborough project for updates.  The completion of the project is celebrated.