Name: This Old House
Released: 1979-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Norm Abram, Richard Trethewey, Tom Silva

TV Show · Documentary

This Emmy-winning home-improvement series takes the mystery and fright factors out of remodeling and carpentry chores. It follows one whole-house renovation over several episodes and features tradesmen Norm Abram, Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, and Roger Cook, along with host Kevin O'Connor.

1979 · 23m

Starring Norm Abram, Richard Trethewey, Tom Silva

EPISODE 1

Arlington Arts & Crafts: Arts and Crafts Class Begins

Homeowners decide to restore and expand their early English-style Arts and Crafts Home that was built in 1909; plans for mechanical and plumbing systems.

23 min
EPISODE 2

Arlington Arts & Crafts: A New Look, Inside and Out

Owners sort through colour and wallpaper ideas for the living room, demolishing old plaster walls, landscape plan is revealed, removing an old silver maple tree.

23 min
EPISODE 3

Arlington Arts & Crafts: Make Way for the Family Room

Tommy and Kevin replace a 100-year-old wooden beam with a new steel beam to provide support for the new addition. Norm visits local examples of Arts & Crafts style houses with historian Richard Duffy.

23 min
EPISODE 4

Arlington Arts & Crafts: Foundation Fundamentals

Building a new foundation with insulated concrete forms and precast stairs, reinforcing and waterproofing the old foundation, and shopping for specimen trees.

23 min
EPISODE 5

Arlington Arts & Crafts: A Steely Den

A look inside the work of installing steel beams, from construction to completion. A HVAC plan is also designed for the second and third floors, and the front porch is demolished.

23 min
EPISODE 6

Arlington Arts & Crafts: One Brick at a Time

The team begin to work on the new fireplace, a custom fit for the house. Plans are also made for a new kitchen and cabinets. Two dormers are also reconstructed.

23 min