This Old House: Trade School

Scandinavian Modern?

In Cambridge, Mass., the crew turns the inside of a dark, divided 1887 two-family home into an open, Scandinavian-style

Deconstruction and Design

Modernizing a Balloon Frame

Swedish Style

Landscape Plans, Roof Deck

Exterior Improvements

Old and New in Harmony

Plaster, Shingles, Radiant Heat

Installing Gutters and a Fireplace

Swedish Design Details

Window Seat, Stairs and a Painted Ceiling

Dry Wells, Kitchen Design, Deck Tiles

Hearthstone and Butcher Block Island

Secondary Spaces

The Big Finish

A Cottage in the Woods

Human Centered Design, Demolition

One-Level Living

Water infiltration damages the house and must be prevented from happening again; a landscape architect shows the plan fo

Water Feature, Geothermal Heat

Cottage Style

Standing-Seam Roof, Lightning Rods

Rustic Plaster, Advanced Septic

Insulation goes up in the Essex cottage; boarding ceilings; a plastering contractor shows how to achieve a rustic look u

Shiplap Walls, Finished Yard

Putting up 8-inch pine shiplap barn boards on the walls at the project's entry; the finished patio and plantings.

Tiling and Veneers

A tile installer lays black slate tile on the floor; a mason uses structural stucco to achieve the rustic plaster look o

Design for Everyone

A recap of the geothermal heating and cooling system installation process and how the whole system comes together with t

A Home for Mom and Dad

Interior screens for the signature casement windows; installing the Dutch door for the passage between the kitchen and s

Sandy and the Jersey Shore

Kevin, Norm and Richard help three homeowners on the Jersey Shore rebuild after Superstorm Sandy. In Bay Head, Point Ple

Drastic Measures

Norm tours the Bay Head, New Jersey, revetment project with Thacher Brown; the Bay Head house is raised from the second-

Getting to Work

Kevin gets a look at decimated Mantoloking NJ with Chris Nelson in a beach rescue vehicle. The Bay Head home's new first

Built for Speed

Built for SpeedSeaside Heights NJ, in a race for survival, is scrambling to bring the pier and boardwalk. In Pt. Pleasan

Lines in The Sand

A contractor from Texas talks about dredging sand in Barnegat Bay after Sandy; Bay Head gets installed with some structu

Go With The Flow

Roger learns about barrier island ecology, while the Bay Head job is in limbo waiting for FEMA. Breakaway walls and floo

Stories From Sea Level

Kevin surfs with pro Sam Hammer and cruises the bay with marine biologist Chris Wojcik. Richard takes a victory lap in M

One Year Later

One year after Superstorm Sandy, three projects conclude on the Jersey Shore; the Mantoloking miracle; garage doors; des

A New Project in Arlington, Ma.

Kevin and Tom tackle an Italian-style home with an awkward layout; Richard helps get the demolition started.

Old House Discoveries

Tom and Kevin make some dramatic discoveries while demolishing the kitchen and baths; Roger moves a massive rhododendron

Concrete Jungle

Replacement of the inadequate foundation under the addition; a new slab is poured in the basement to bolster the walls;