This Old House - Season 38
Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Fri, 30 Sept 2016
Average Rating: ⭐ 5.6 (35 votes)
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Arts and Crafts Class Begins
Season 38 - Episode 1
Homeowners plan to restore and expand their early English-style Arts and Crafts Home; plans for mechanical and plumbing systems.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | A New Look, Inside and Out
Season 38 - Episode 2
Sorting through colors and wallpaper ideas for the living room; demolishing old plaster walls; landscape plan; removing an old silver maple ...
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Make Way for the Family Room
Season 38 - Episode 3
Installing a new steal beam; removing an oil tank; digging a new foundation; visits to other English-style Arts and Crafts houses.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Foundation Fundamentals
Season 38 - Episode 4
Building a new foundation; specimen trees.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | A Steely Den
Season 38 - Episode 5
Following steel beams from fabrication to installation; working on the HVAC plan for the second and third floors; sizing a firebox.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | One Brick at a Time
Season 38 - Episode 6
Working on the fireplace; designing a new kitchen with custom cabinets; changing the pitch of two dormers.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | To Paint or Not to Paint
Season 38 - Episode 7
Custom range hood; rebuilding the original chimney; options for the first floor; including the living room panels.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | A New Look to Match the Old
Season 38 - Episode 8
The new foundation is parked to match the old stucco; the new master bath-shower is drained; the electrician starts work in the powder room...
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Arts and Crafts from Top to Bottom
Season 38 - Episode 9
Kevin finds Tommy framing a new front porch using custom cut and assembled rafters. Richard travels to the largest underground quarry. Col...
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Shedding the Old Look
Season 38 - Episode 10
Building a new shed. Installing copper on the front porch. Trimming windows.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Underground Energy
Season 38 - Episode 11
Burying electrical cables. Building porch base columns. New brick patio. Installing kitchen cabinets. Trimming the front gable.
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Changes Start to Show
Season 38 - Episode 12
The exterior trim detail is complete and now it’s time to shingle the rest of the house. Tommy is using pre-primed red cedar shingles with a...
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Decorative Touches Make a Difference
Season 38 - Episode 13
There are many new decorative elements on the outside of the house - including a small roof detail supported by two brackets on the side of ...
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Ship Lap for a Ship Shape House
Season 38 - Episode 14
Ship lap is chosen for the third-floor walls while reclaimed granite is used for steps, a marble slab is cut for the kitchen island and a ca...
Arlington Arts & Crafts | Details Make the House Beautiful
Season 38 - Episode 15
The kitchen island countertop is installed; work commences on a fieldstone wall in the front yard; wallpaper covers a new secret door in the...
Arlington Arts & Crafts | An Arts & Craft for the Ages
Season 38 - Episode 16
A tour of the competed project house, including the new addition in the back; updated front hall, dining room and pantry; expanded master su...
Detroit | Rebuilding Motor City
Season 38 - Episode 17
A couple plan to renovate an abandoned home themselves, beginning with the leaky roof.
Detroit | Ready for Rehab
Season 38 - Episode 18
Installing a security system; blowing in insulation from the outside.
Detroit | Down The Rehab Rabbit Hole
Season 38 - Episode 19
Richard snakes a camera down a drain to look for damaged pipes. Tommy repairs a leaky parapet.
Detroit | Windows of Detroit
Season 38 - Episode 20
Peeling paint is removed. The original leaded stained glass windows in the living room is restored.
Detroit | Plumbing Road Trip
Season 38 - Episode 21
At the Russell Woods project, Tommy repairs crumbling decorative molding with a plastic replica created by a 3D printer; Frank and Tamiko he...
Detroit | Fixing the Fascia
Season 38 - Episode 22
Installing rough wiring in the kitchen; adding a new HVAC system; installing new fascia.
Detroit | A Mason Steps Up
Season 38 - Episode 23
Repairing damaged oak flooring with a clever fix; repairing front steps; tile studio in Detroit.
Detroit | Stain Glass Revival
Season 38 - Episode 24
Installing leaded glass bay windows; laying down modern wood-grain tile; urban farming in Detroit; installing a drywell; installing kitchen ...
Detroit | Going Old School for Tile and Molding
Season 38 - Episode 25
Interior painting; repairing decorative molding with a putty knife; installing interior doors; revitalizing a fireplace.
Detroit | Rebirth in Detroit
Season 38 - Episode 26
A tour of the completed house, citing both interior and exterior improvements.