This Old House - Season 7
Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1985
Average Rating: ⭐ 5.6 (35 votes)
PBSThe Newton Cottage; The Reading Ranch; The Melrose House; The Tampa House
26 Episodes
The Newton Cottage - 1
Season 7 - Episode 1
Our host meets with homeowners Linda and Bill to plan the first project: a two-story addition to an 1860s Victorian in Newton, Massachusetts...
The Newton Cottage - 2
Season 7 - Episode 2
Final plans for the addition are reviewed with the architects. Then we make an encore visit to the United Wrecking Company to see what gems ...
The Newton Cottage - 3
Season 7 - Episode 3
A hole is dug for the foundation of the new addition, and the slab is poured. Our master carpenter demonstrates the carpentry skills necessa...
The Newton Cottage - 4
Season 7 - Episode 4
As our host gets into the nuts and bolts of roof installation, the Victorian's homeowners learn the art of shingling. Meanwhile, our master ...
The Newton Cottage - 5
Season 7 - Episode 5
Construction continues with the installation of the staircase. Homeowners insulate the structure and our master carpenter discusses and demo...
The Newton Cottage - 6
Season 7 - Episode 6
The garage door is installed, while work on the water and heating systems for the new bathroom proceeds with rough plumbing and gas fitting....
The Newton Cottage - 7
Season 7 - Episode 7
Tile is installed in the new addition. On an excursion to Seattle, Washington, our host looks at a renovated hotel and visits elegant houseb...
The Newton Cottage - 8
Season 7 - Episode 8
Inside, final electrical work is performed in the new addition and carpet is installed, while outside homeowners nail shingles and apply sta...
The Reading Ranch - 1
Season 7 - Episode 9
The second project of the season begins: doubling the living space of a ranch house by raising the roof to create a second floor. Our host d...
The Reading Ranch - 2
Season 7 - Episode 10
The project gets underway with demolition of the existing roof and opening of the house. Carpenters race to frame and close in the new secon...
The Reading Ranch - 3
Season 7 - Episode 11
Construction of the ranch house's new roof is completed, and shingling begins. Our host and the crew visit Hancock Lumber in Casco, Maine, t...
The Reading Ranch - 4
Season 7 - Episode 12
Windows are installed in the new second-floor ranch house addition, and our master carpenter discusses the pros and cons of various types of...
The Reading Ranch - 5
Season 7 - Episode 13
The ranch house's new second floor receives rough electrical wiring and plumbing and a whirlpool tub is installed in the master bath. Our ho...
The Reading Ranch - 6
Season 7 - Episode 14
The exterior of the second-story ranch house addition gets vinyl siding, with commentary by an expert in the field. Meanwhile, the interior ...
The Reading Ranch - 7
Season 7 - Episode 15
We go on an encore field trip to Ryland Homes, Maryland-based manufacturers of prefabricated houses renowned for low cost and energy efficie...
The Reading Ranch - 8
Season 7 - Episode 16
Tile work is done in the master bath of the new addition, and new fixtures are installed. With work nearing completion, our master carpenter...
The Reading Ranch - 9
Season 7 - Episode 17
Frank mills the pineapple detail typical to garrison colonials. Mary Jane and Frank give our host a tour of the newly-finished addition - co...
The Melrose House - 1
Season 7 - Episode 18
The third project of the season gets underway, as homeowners Tug and Beth begin planning the remodeling of their attic with our host. Tug an...
The Melrose House - 2
Season 7 - Episode 19
Our master carpenter prepares Tug's attic for construction. Our host takes viewers on a field trip to Cornerstones, where homeowners (and wo...
The Melrose House - 3
Season 7 - Episode 20
Work proceeds inside and out on Tug's attic, as the roof is shingled and skylights and windows are installed. Our host is given a special to...
The Melrose House - 4
Season 7 - Episode 21
The nearly-completed attic renovation is ready to be insulated. Our host sets off for the Lexington Hotel in Chicago, once headquarters for ...
The Melrose House - 5
Season 7 - Episode 22
Carpet is laid and finish work completed in Tug and Beth's attic addition. Our host pays a visit to admire the new living space - complete w...
The Tampa House - 1
Season 7 - Episode 23
This Old House breaks new ground as renovation of a Tampa, Florida, home begins. Our host takes viewers on a tour of the ""sights and sounds...
The Tampa House - 2
Season 7 - Episode 24
New ""heat-shielding"" windows are installed in Paul and Amelia's one-story home, and the house is inspected for termites. Rigid ductwork is...
The Tampa House - 3
Season 7 - Episode 25
Our host, a Miami native, visits his hometown to admire the award-winning, trend-setting work of Laurinda Spear and Bernardo Fort-Brescia of...
The Tampa House - 4
Season 7 - Episode 26
Construction is completed on Paul and Amelia's house, now graced with lanscaping and a spacious redwood deck. The new ""Florida room"" is ca...