Reconditioned Windows | This Old House

From This Old House. Kevin O’Connor will join up with Alison Hardy and her team who will be installing 124-year-old reconditioned windows in the converted Dracut school which will become home for veterans. The windows were painstakingly restored and now they need to be hung with weights and sash and weather stripping made of spring…

Hardwood Floor Patch | This Old House

From This Old House. Tom Silva and general contractor, Deliandro Dias talk about how the West Roxbury homeowner has chosen to keep the old floors and fill in the missing sections. First, they need to remove the old register and make a patch. They need to bring the subfloor patch to matching height and integrate…

Radiant Heat Bathroom Floor | This Old House

From This Old House. The West Roxbury homeowners want to treat themselves to a heated bathroom floor. Electric floor heating is inexpensive and can create a luxury feel to the primary bathroom. Kevin O’Connor and tile installer Gabriel Oliveira will walk us through the relatively simple steps to install the heated flooring systems. SUBSCRIBE to…

Durable Granite Steps: Pt 2 | This Old House

From This Old House. Jenn and Mark create the brick walkway. They explain that a hole was dug, crushed stone was compacted, a layer of sand was added and leveled, and now they are ready to lay the bricks. They pick a pattern and together lay the bricks. They talk about what will make the…

Durable Granite Steps: Pt 1 | This Old House

From This Old House. Jenn Nawada and Mark McCullough talk about how the old front porch stairs were a trip hazard. They head to the capital of Massachusetts to be inspired by walking a variety of stairs for their comfortability, design, and materials. They head back to the West Roxbury house to build the front…

Williamson Trade School | This Old House

From This Old House. About fourteen miles southwest of Philadelphia sits a 220-acre college campus that looks like an Ivy League campus. It’s the home of the Williamson College of the Trades, founded in 1888. The school provides room, board, and tuition-free education for young men who want to pursue a career in the trades.…

Dual Fuel HVAC | This Old House

From This Old House. Richard Trethewey and Al Vieira from Aldos HVAC are installing a forced hot air dual fuel HVAC heating and cooling system and ductwork to every room on the first and second floor of the West Roxbury house. It’s a great system because it gives the homeowner a choice of gas or…

Kitchen Design Final Choices | This Old House

From This Old House. Kevin O’Connor along with West Roxbury homeowners are meeting with Marissa Perez at a kitchen design showroom to make the final selection of their kitchen design. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. Where to find it? Design assistance: The Gallery [https://www.worldwidecabinetsgallery.com/] Countertop manufacturer: Caesarstone [https://www.caesarstoneus.com/] Kitchen cabinet supplier: The Gallery [https://www.worldwidecabinetsgallery.com/]…

Disease-Resistant Elm | This Old House

From This Old House. Jenn Nawada goes to a nursery and meets horticulturist Peter Mezzitt who helps her tag a quintessential street tree—the American Elm—resistant to the Dutch Elm disease and is fast growing and has a vertical vase-like shape. She brings it back to the house and plants it in the side yard near…

Installing High Tech House Wrap | This Old House

From This Old House. The siding on the West Roxbury project is in sad shape and our builder recommends it be replaced. The old underlayment appears to be rosin paper. Deliandro Dias will use a more high tech house wrap. This new product is a self-adhesive house wrap. Tom Silva helps with the installation. SUBSCRIBE…

How to Hire a Contractor + Floor Sanding Tips

From This Old House. Best-selling author Gretchen Rubin shares simple, free ways to make your home feel happier and more organized. Henry Rollins reflects on DC row houses, Ian MacKaye’s attic, and how the punk scene shaped his sense of home. Plus, Cheap Old Houses highlights two historic homes under $30,000, and our experts take…

This Old House | Spring Forward (S45 E25) FULL EPISODE

From This Old House. The Glen Ridge, NJ project is one week from completion. The kitchen cabinets and countertops are being installed. The inset-style cabinets came prefinished and flat-packed for value to the homeowners. A built-in bench is constructed using salvaged material. The primary bathroom vanity gets a new finish. A new landscape is designed,…

Haunted Houses, DIY Nightmares, and Frightening Fixes

From This Old House. It’s an hour of Halloween Horror This Old House style! What happens when your dream home comes with… ghosts? Realtor Cindy Hagley reveals the chilling truths behind buying a stigmatized or haunted house—and what buyers should ask before the ink dries. Then, filmmaker Ronan Day-Lewis revisits his family’s eerie Connecticut farmhouse,…