This Old House - Season 29
Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007
Average Rating: ⭐ 5.6 (35 votes)
PBSNewton; New Orleans
26 Episodes
Newton: Move or Improve
Season 29 - Episode 1
The 30th anniversary season of This Old House opens with the crew beginning a small but sophisticated addition to a 1915 Dutch Colonial Revi...
Newton: Big Plans
Season 29 - Episode 2
Master carpenter Norm Abram and general contractor Tom Silva remove the old vinyl siding from the exterior of the house, exposing not only t...
Newton: Prepwork and Inspiration
Season 29 - Episode 3
Host Kevin O'Connor finds general contractor Tom Silva in the backyard prepping the footings for the new porch columns. Landscape contractor...
Newton: Framing, Wiring, and an Unfitted Kitchen
Season 29 - Episode 4
General contractor Tom Silva removes the temporary support beam that has been holding up the back corner of the house. Meanwhile, engineered...
Newton: Retaining Wall, Historic Wallcovering
Season 29 - Episode 5
Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs 200 running feet of pre-cast concrete to create a retaining wall that will define the perimeter of ...
Newton: Exterior Paint Colors, Stained-Glass Window
Season 29 - Episode 6
After a brief stop at Johnny's Luncheonette for breakfast, host Kevin O'Connor meets paint color specialist Ann Pfaff to learn what colors m...
Newton: Salvage, Progress, and Pink Granite
Season 29 - Episode 7
Host Kevin O'Connor drives up to the house to find general contractor Tom Silva helping load up a truck for the "Building Materials Resource...
Newton: Fieldstone, Replacement Windows, and Teak
Season 29 - Episode 8
Host Kevin O'Connor and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey stop to see Echo Bridge, a 500-foot long arched structure built in 197...
Newton: Pests, Decking, and AC
Season 29 - Episode 9
Host Kevin O’Connor sees how landscape contractor Roger Cook is building the fieldstone and mortar sitting wall. Meanwhile, master carpenter...
Newton: Bluestone and a Historic Billiards Room
Season 29 - Episode 10
To replace the stairway he removed from the old kitchen, general contractor Tom Silva builds a brand new stairway to the basement. Then, plu...
Newton: Bringing Light Throughout
Season 29 - Episode 11
Progress on the home’s exterior painting continues. General contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O’Connor how he is wrapping the columns un...
Newton: Garage Nightmare and Garbage Disposers
Season 29 - Episode 12
A local nursery brings plants to the house. General contractor Tom Silva addresses some unforeseen rotting problems with the garage. Inside,...
Newton: Getting the Details Right
Season 29 - Episode 13
Host Kevin O’Connor talks with homeowner Paul Friedberg to learn more about Paul’s past as an Olympic fencer. Master carpenter Norm Abram ch...
Newton: In Memory of Joe Ferrante
Season 29 - Episode 14
Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs sod in the backyard, while host Kevin O’Connor meets engineered stone distributor Chelsie Arnold to...
Newton: Grout, Closets, and a Clawfoot Tub
Season 29 - Episode 15
Host Kevin O’Connor checks out general contractor Tom Silva’s makeshift workshop on the front porch of the house. Inside, countertop fabrica...
Newton: Winter Wrap Party
Season 29 - Episode 16
In the final episode of the Newton project, host Kevin O’Connor meets lighting designer Susan Arnold to see how she is using new light sourc...
New Orleans | Return to New Orleans, Post Katrina
Season 29 - Episode 17
For the second project of the season, This Old House travels to New Orleans, Louisiana, to help a fourth-generation resident of the Lower 9t...
New Orleans | Camelbacks, Bargeboard, and Toxic Mold
Season 29 - Episode 18
Back in New Orleans, Kevin meets homeowner Rashida Ferdinand and her architect Rick Fifield for a look at the plans and model of the propose...
New Orleans | French Quarter, Shotgun Colors
Season 29 - Episode 19
Host Kevin O'Connor visits the French Quarter with Vieux Carre Commission Director Lary Hesdorffer to see how one of the most important neig...
New Orleans | Saints in the City
Season 29 - Episode 20
Master carpenter Norm Abram takes host Kevin O'Connor across the Mississippi River by ferry to Algiers Point, home of the first This Old Hou...
New Orleans | First Builder Falls Through
Season 29 - Episode 21
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram open the show with a quick visit to the local's alternative to Bourbon Street, the neigh...
New Orleans | Back on Track
Season 29 - Episode 22
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram take a ride through the city of New Orleans with streetcar driver Sue Daniel, who is kno...
New Orleans | Recovery Continues
Season 29 - Episode 23
Host Kevin O'Connor visits the architectural marvel next door, the Dollut Steamboat house, with its owner, Don Gagnon. Back at our house, ma...
New Orleans | Landscapes and NBA Legends
Season 29 - Episode 24
Host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook visit a 70-year old tradition on Poydras Street, Mother's Restaurant, to sample some...
New Orleans | Only In New Orleans
Season 29 - Episode 25
Host Kevin O'Connor meets District Fire Chief Tim McConnell to see how his own firemen are rebuilding 22 damaged firehouse on their own time...
New Orleans | One Small Corner Restored
Season 29 - Episode 26
Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show as the Krewe of Zulu prepares for Mardi Gras. In Holy Cross, landscape contractor Roger Cook arrives to f...