This Old House - Season 30
Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008
Average Rating: ⭐ 5.6 (35 votes)
PBSWeston; New York City
26 Episodes
Weston; A Prefab Timberframe Project House Begins
Season 30 - Episode 1
For the new season, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram reveal that This Old House will be building new—a prefab, eco-friend...
Weston; House Plan Virtual Tour
Season 30 - Episode 2
Host Kevin O'Connor drives up to find the old house gone, and general contractor Tom Silva finishing the job by demolishing the chimney and ...
Weston; Even the Foundation is Prefabricated!
Season 30 - Episode 3
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives in Weston to find homeowners Amy & Pete Favat in the backyard, cutting back the spring overgrowth so the workers...
Weston; Prefabricating Inside and Out
Season 30 - Episode 4
With 75 percent of the new prefabricated house being built in a workshop, host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Bensonwood in New Hampshire,...
Weston; Raising in the Rain
Season 30 - Episode 5
Homeowners Amy and Pete Favat are on site in Weston for the first day of "raising" their new house but the excitement is soon tampered by un...
Weston; Raising Timbers
Season 30 - Episode 6
The second week of the house raising begins with a ceremonial timberframe raise on the first floor—by hand. The rest of the job will be done...
Weston; Modular Rooms
Season 30 - Episode 7
Two weeks into the new house raising, master carpenter Norm Abram meets architect Chris Adams for a tour of the first and second floors. At ...
Weston; Closing Up the House
Season 30 - Episode 8
Three weeks into the new house raising in Weston, Massachusetts, and the building envelope is almost complete. The Bensonwood crew places th...
Weston; Rock Stars
Season 30 - Episode 9
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives in Weston and finds a busload of masons just in from Wisconsin to help with the exterior stone veneer, while gen...
Weston; Bringing Things Together
Season 30 - Episode 10
On the roof at the project house in Weston, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor the new solar hot water ...
Weston; Making A Mark
Season 30 - Episode 11
At the project house in Weston, host Kevin O'Connor finds solar energy specialist Jeff Wolfe installing eighteen solar panels that can provi...
Weston; Natural Surfaces and the Latest Appliances
Season 30 - Episode 12
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook installs granite steps on the entry porch, precast footings for the pergola,...
Weston; Keeping it Green Outside
Season 30 - Episode 13
The Favat family takes host Kevin O'Connor to see Land's Sake Farm, a local non-profit farm stand where they can get organic flowers, fruits...
Weston; LEED Requirements
Season 30 - Episode 14
Master carpenter Norm Abram meets with Michelle Moore from the U.S. Green Building Council to learn more about their LEED for Homes program ...
Weston; Amy Lends a Hand
Season 30 - Episode 15
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook installs a berm and fence in the front yard to screen out the busy street. L...
Weston; The Weston Timberframe Complete
Season 30 - Episode 16
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook tends to the last efforts on the landscaping front, which includes fresh sod...
New York City; A This Old House Brownstone in Brooklyn
Season 30 - Episode 17
For the first time in the show's history, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram take This Old House on the road to New York Ci...
New York City; Classic New York
Season 30 - Episode 18
Host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook visit Prospect Park, a 585-acre urban oasis unofficially known as "Brooklyn's Backya...
New York City; Preservation & Planning
Season 30 - Episode 19
Host Kevin O'Connor and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey visit lower New York Harbor, taking in the city skyline and the Statue...
New York City; In with the New
Season 30 - Episode 20
After starting the day at nearby Tom's Restaurant, host Kevin O'Connor finds homeowners Kevin Costello and Karen Shen inspecting the new ext...
New York City; Making it Their Own
Season 30 - Episode 21
At the project house in Brooklyn, homeowner Karen Shen shows master carpenter Norm Abram the progress in the owner's unit while flooring con...
New York City; Restoring and Replacing
Season 30 - Episode 22
At the project house in Brooklyn, host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find local builder Michael Streaman and stair fabricator Stephen Dijanic in...
New York City; Made In New York
Season 30 - Episode 23
At the project house in Brooklyn, master carpenter Norm Abram learns how local wood refinisher John Thomas is using a faux painting techniqu...
New York City; The Dream Team
Season 30 - Episode 24
After a brief visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, master carpenter Norm Abram helps local builder Michael Streaman reinstall old interior door ...
New York City; Wood Finishes Restored to Original Brilliance
Season 30 - Episode 25
At the project house in Brooklyn, local builder Michael Streaman reinstalls the beautiful white oak entry doors that were absent for several...
New York City; This Brownstone is Beautiful Once Again
Season 30 - Episode 26
With the Brooklyn brownstone nearly complete, master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor arrive to find a bustling sidewalk with bo...