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This Old House - Season 28

This Old House

Run Time: 30 mins

Air Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006

Average Rating: ⭐ 5.6 (35 votes)

PBS

East Boston; Austin

26 Episodes

East Boston | A Tale of Two Homes

East Boston | A Tale of Two Homes

Season 28 - Episode 1

For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House gathered house proposals via www.thisoldhouse.com, and now find themselves working wi...

East Boston | Stucco and Sewer Problems

East Boston | Stucco and Sewer Problems

Season 28 - Episode 2

East Boston | Design and Demolition

East Boston | Design and Demolition

Season 28 - Episode 3

Landscape contractor Roger Cook puts homeowner Liz Bagley to work removing the dead privets on her property. Architect Craig Buttner walks L...

East Boston | Urban Garden, Asbestos, City Sewer

East Boston | Urban Garden, Asbestos, City Sewer

Season 28 - Episode 4

Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard shares her strategies for creating a "bold and simple" urban landscape in East Boston. Abatement contr...

East Boston | Refrigerator, Hot Plate, and Bad Larry

East Boston | Refrigerator, Hot Plate, and Bad Larry

Season 28 - Episode 5

Despite both of their kitchens being gutted, aunt Chris Flynn and her niece Liz Bagley are still bunking in together in the upstairs unit, g...

East Boston | Salvage, Chimney, Attic, and the ICA

East Boston | Salvage, Chimney, Attic, and the ICA

Season 28 - Episode 6

Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and homeowner Chris Flynn haggle with salvage expert Harry James as he prepares to remove anti...

East Boston | Ivy Be Gone

East Boston | Ivy Be Gone

Season 28 - Episode 7

Homeowner Chris Flynn takes host Kevin O'Connor to the highest point in East Boston to see the spectacular view of downtown, and a national ...

East Boston | Progress, Patching and Packing Up

East Boston | Progress, Patching and Packing Up

Season 28 - Episode 8

Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Piers Park, a waterfront park in East Boston that gives its residents access to the water and free sai...

East Boston | Local Heroes

East Boston | Local Heroes

Season 28 - Episode 9

Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show steps away from the project house at a little-known monument to a local pi...

East Boston | On The Waterfront

East Boston | On The Waterfront

Season 28 - Episode 10

Out front, the porch story continues as general contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor how he is replacing the old rotting wood trim...

East Boston | Renovating in Eastie

East Boston | Renovating in Eastie

Season 28 - Episode 11

Homeowner Chris Flynn shows master carpenter Norm Abram how she is making do with the makeshift bathroom on the third floor. General contrac...

East Boston | Roofing, Shower Pan, Surge Suppression

East Boston | Roofing, Shower Pan, Surge Suppression

Season 28 - Episode 12

The ninety-year-old slate roof could not be saved, so roofing contractor Sean Green and his crew strip off the old slate, and lay down new a...

East Boston | Patching Walls, Inside and Out

East Boston | Patching Walls, Inside and Out

Season 28 - Episode 13

Work begins on the exterior of the building, first by cleaning any old cracks, and then by applying a flexible polyurethane caulking that is...

East Boston | Floors in Eastie and at the BSO

East Boston | Floors in Eastie and at the BSO

Season 28 - Episode 14

While homeowner Liz Bagley works to strip paint off the front door trim, general contractor Tom Silva creates a wood inlay to patch her kitc...

East Boston | Modern, Traditional, and Boston Light

East Boston | Modern, Traditional, and Boston Light

Season 28 - Episode 15

Landscape contractor Roger Cook removes the rest of the old plants and dead lawn to make way for the new, while homeowner Liz Bagley and int...

East Boston | Off To The Races

East Boston | Off To The Races

Season 28 - Episode 16

Host Kevin O'Connor visits Suffolk Downs ? the oldest horseracing track in Massachusetts. Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard fills Kevin ...

East Boston | The House With the White Picket Fence

East Boston | The House With the White Picket Fence

Season 28 - Episode 17

Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive to find the landscape coming together with a new fence, sod, and plants. General ...

East Boston | Upstairs, Downstairs–Complete!

East Boston | Upstairs, Downstairs–Complete!

Season 28 - Episode 18

It's a wrap for the This Old House East Boston project! After a short ride on the Blue Line - the first subway in the world to run underneat...

Austin; Where Green Building Was Born

Austin; Where Green Building Was Born

Season 28 - Episode 19

Custom cafe shutters; finishing the grout on the glass tile backsplash; boutique look; cottage kitchen and bath.

Austin; Chasing Five Stars

Austin; Chasing Five Stars

Season 28 - Episode 20

For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House travel to Austin, Texas, to transform an historic bungalow into an expanded, eco-frie...

Austin; The Great State of Texas

Austin; The Great State of Texas

Season 28 - Episode 21

Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive back in Austin, Texas, with a visit to the spring fed pool at Barton Springs, a f...

Austin; Trethewey in Texas

Austin; Trethewey in Texas

Season 28 - Episode 22

After a visit to the Texas State Capitol building, master carpenter Norm Abram sees the standing seam metal roof going on our green building...

Austin; Keeping Austin Weird

Austin; Keeping Austin Weird

Season 28 - Episode 23

Host Kevin O'Connor welcomes plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey to the "Live Music Capital of the World" with a visit to the lege...

Austin; Harvesting Water and Wind

Austin; Harvesting Water and Wind

Season 28 - Episode 24

Host Kevin O'Connor shows landscape contractor Roger Cook some local color on Austin's Town Lake, while back at the project house, green bui...

Austin; Green is Good

Austin; Green is Good

Season 28 - Episode 25

Despite a crippling ice storm in Texas, work continues at the project house. Builder Bill Moore shows master carpenter Norm Abram how he's u...

Austin; Finished House and Five Stars!

Austin; Finished House and Five Stars!

Season 28 - Episode 26

Using locally abundant natural materials is considered "green", so we're using local limestone on the front porch wall caps, the first floor...

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