This Old House - Season 34
Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012
Average Rating: ⭐ 5.6 (35 votes)
PBSCambridge 2012; Essex 2012/13
26 Episodes
Cambridge 2012: Scandinavian Modern?
Season 34 - Episode 1
Homeowners hope to turn a two-family Victorian-era house into a one-family home.
Cambridge 2012: Deconstruction and Design
Season 34 - Episode 2
Removing a central chimney brick by brick; eco-resale store; removing a sick Norway maple.
Cambridge 2012: Modernizing a Balloon Frame
Season 34 - Episode 3
Relocating a load-bearing partition wall; color choices for the home's exterior; interior styles.
Cambridge 2012: Swedish Style
Season 34 - Episode 4
Ceiling work on the first floor; Swedish style; Skylight for the master suite.
Cambridge 2012: Landscape Plans, Roof Deck
Season 34 - Episode 5
Getting Around Cambridge. Removing steps to roof deck; keeping ducts out of roof rafter bays; hiding the air handler.
Cambridge 2012: Exterior Improvements
Season 34 - Episode 6
Exterior Improvements. Repointing the old brick foundation; repairing the front porch; rebuilding the rotted historic porch railing; spray f...
Cambridge 2012: Old and New in Harmony
Season 34 - Episode 7
Old and New in Harmony. Replacing the concrete front walk with a new bluestone design; modifications for replacement windows; shower waterpr...
Cambridge 2012: Plaster, Shingles, Radiant Heat
Season 34 - Episode 8
After a taste of the local Japan Town, host Kevin O'Connor meets Vito Bucco, a 60-year veteran of the plastering trade. Master carpenter Nor...
Cambridge 2012: Gutters, Range, Fireplace
Season 34 - Episode 9
Norm and Kevin arrive to find the painters putting up a tinted primer with airless sprayers, turning the house from a bland grey to a sunny ...
Cambridge 2012: Swedish Design Details
Season 34 - Episode 10
Norm drives up to find the paint job and the gutters complete, and the effect of the yellow, white and black with the copper is fresh, and d...
Cambridge 2012: Window Seat, Stairs, Knee Walls
Season 34 - Episode 11
In the side yard, Roger installs two new sets of granite steps to access the old deck. Tom shows Kevin how he's making a new window seat fit...
Cambridge 2012: Drywells, Kitchen Design, Deck Tiles
Season 34 - Episode 12
Kevin meets proprietor Jack Woker at his record store in Porter Square to see why people still love and appreciate vintage vinyl. Back at th...
Cambridge 2012: Hearthstone, Butcher Block Island
Season 34 - Episode 13
Kevin arrives to find Roger putting in the plants before the weather turns. He's using a mixture of traditional plants and modern grasses to...
Cambridge 2012: Secondary Spaces
Season 34 - Episode 14
Finishing the driveway, walk-in closets, home automation, and wallpaper; building a workbench.
Cambridge 2012: The Big Finish
Season 34 - Episode 15
Granite posts; vintage doorbell in the foyer.
Essex 2012/13 Part 1: A Cottage in the Woods
Season 34 - Episode 16
The second project of the season finds Norm and Kevin back on Cape Ann, this time in the scenic riverside town of Essex, Massachusetts. Not ...
Essex 2012/13 Part 2: Human Centered Design, Demolition
Season 34 - Episode 17
Kevin heads downtown to Boston to the Institute for Human Centered Design to see how good design can make living easier for people of all ag...
Essex 2012/13 Part 3: One-Level Living
Season 34 - Episode 18
With the main framing complete, Tom shows Kevin where water infiltration has damaged the house, what he's doing to repair it, and how he'll ...
Essex 2012/13 Part 4: Water Feature and Geothermal, Demolition
Season 34 - Episode 19
Roger meets aquatic systems specialist Yorgos Gregory to learn about our existing and neglected water feature and to see what it takes to re...
Essex 2012/13 Part 5: Cottage Style
Season 34 - Episode 20
Norm arrives to find the new windows on site and largely installed. Tom shows him how they matched the original casement details and the ope...
Essex 2012/13 Part 6: Standing-Seam Roof, Lighting Rods
Season 34 - Episode 21
Kevin and Roger dig the Essex clamming scene out on the flats, then are regaled with some world-famous fried clams where they were invented ...
Essex 2012/13 Part 7: Rustic Plaster, Advanced Septic
Season 34 - Episode 22
Inside our Essex cottage, insulation is in and drywall is going up. Tom shows Kevin the progress and they meet drywall installer Brian Jones...
Essex 2012/13 Part 8: Shiplap Walls, Finished Yard
Season 34 - Episode 23
Norm visits the last shipyard still located in Essex, Mass. A home that was restored with accessible retrofits is toured. At the cottage shi...
Essex 2012/13 Part 9: Tiling, Floor Stains
Season 34 - Episode 24
Exterior details are added to the sunroom; the historic look of the original cottage is revived with parged plaster, salvaged tile and oak f...
Essex 2012/13 Part 10: Design for Everyone
Season 34 - Episode 25
Completing the geothermal system; installing reclaimed marble tile and hand-painted border tile. Exploring a two-story accessible design in ...
Essex 2012/13 Part 11: A Home for Mom and Dad
Season 34 - Episode 26
The season's final episode tours the cottage after the installation of interior screens and a Dutch door.