This Old House (1979)
TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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41x01 The Westerly Ranch House: A Ranch Out Westerly
06 October, 2019 4:00 am
The new season kicks off with a ranch house in Westerly, RI. Inside, Tom and Kevin tour the house and admire the knotty pine paneling. Kevin and the homeowners take a look at the architect renderings. Norm pays a visit to California Ranch style homes. Richard tours the structurally sound basement with Jeff. Jenn and Roger walk property to consider landscape options. Salvage and demo begin.
41x02 The Westerly Ranch House: Chimney Down and Walls Up
13 October, 2019 4:00 am
Mark McCullough and Jeff Sweenor take down the chimney. Scott and Shayla window shop. Jeff Sweenor and Richard Trethewey visit a convention to discover new plumbing products, while back at the ranch the exterior walls come down. Jeff will reuse the original rafters for new wall framing.
41x03 The Westerly Ranch House: The Open Concept
20 October, 2019 4:00 am
The crew places a center beam to support the second story. Tommy and Jeff raise the gable.
41x04 The Westerly Ranch House: Raise A Second Story
27 October, 2019 3:00 am
The crew stands up the second floor walls, and three new apprentices arrive as part of the Generation Next program.
41x05 The Westerly Ranch House: Decking for Beginners
03 November, 2019 3:00 am
Tom Silva teaches the new apprentices to frame a deck. Jeff Sweenor’s crew frames the exterior flair detail. Jenn Nawada learns about Westerly granite. Jeff teaches the apprentices to install a window. Richard Trethewey and Jeff look for a path for the drain stacks.
41x06 The Westerly Ranch House: Return to Paradise
10 November, 2019 4:00 am
Kevin O'Connor reviews the progress of the Westerly house. Tom Silva and Jeff Sweenor work on the main staircase at Jeff’s shop and then they bring it to the house to install. At the Idea House, Kevin looks at new clapboard siding technology. Richard Trethewey tours a factory to see how a furnace is built and then watches one being installed at the project house.
41x07 The Westerly Ranch House: The Doors
17 November, 2019 4:00 am
Tom Silva and Jeff Sweenor begin work on a coffered ceiling in the living room. Jenn Nawada watches as local Westerly granite is cut to size for backyard steps. Richard Trethewey reviews the complex septic system as it goes in. In Ohio, Kevin O'Connor learns how the interior doors are built. Back in Westerly, Jeff installs one of those doors.
41x08 The Westerly Ranch House: Tanks for the Propane
24 November, 2019 4:00 am
The new propane tank gets buried in the backyard. Norm advises an apprentice in composite decking. Jeff and Tom add final touches to the coffered ceiling. A shelving system goes into the new office, and applies a stone veneer to the new chimney.
41x09 The Westerly Ranch House: Rockin' the Granite
05 January, 2020 4:00 am
The new propane tank gets buried in the backyard. Norm advises an apprentice in composite decking. Jeff and Tom add final touches to the coffered ceiling. A shelving system goes into the new office, and applies a stone veneer to the new chimney.
41x10 The Westerly Ranch House: Pining for Old Pine
12 January, 2020 4:00 am
Norm uses old pine from a local sawmill to make a coffee table. Mauro teaches apprentice Kathryn to whitewash the knotty pine paneling. Tommy and Jeff build a pergola for the deck. Kevin helps with a shutter assembly. Electrician Ben shows apprentice De’Shaun how to light the pergola.
41x11 The Westerly Ranch House: Save the Flagpole
19 January, 2020 4:00 am
As the project winds down, the televisions are mounted, and the blinds and curtains get installed. Richard takes a look at the new water heater. Jenn watches the final plants go in and works to install outdoor lighting. The old flagpole comes down for a touch up.
41x12 The Westerly Ranch House: Seaside Transformation
26 January, 2020 4:00 am
The old ranch is transformed into a Dutch Colonial thanks to Jeff’s team. Kevin and Tom take the tour with the homeowners, and Norm presents the pine coffee table he made with local reclaimed wood. Outside, Jenn sees the last of the hydroseeding and gives Tom the garden tour. Everyone meets at the refurbished flagpole to raise the flags.
41x13 Rebuilding Paradise: Paradise Lost
02 February, 2020 4:00 am
A year after California’s worst wildfire, the people of Paradise are still clearing the devastation where about 90% of homes were lost. Kevin, Tom, and Richard meet three families determined to rebuild according to the wildland urban interface codes.
41x14 Rebuilding Paradise: Out of the Ashes
09 February, 2020 4:00 am
In this episode, Joe, the homeowner, fabricates a stone hearth, and Richard learns about automatic sprinkler systems. Then, Kevin sees a simulator that shows how the Camp Fire spread. Tom inspects a vent that’s designed to resist embers, and another project gets the green light.
41x15 Rebuilding Paradise: No Pain No Gain
16 February, 2020 4:00 am
Luke and Crystal are moving into their home. Kevin visits a fire test lab, and Jose and Anna’s house gets roof shingles. Mark installs a stone veneer at Avonlea and Joey’s house. Then, Kevin tours farms around Paradise, and Jenn meets an architect who designed a town memorial.
41x16 Rebuilding Paradise: Paradise Strong
23 February, 2020 4:00 am
Paradise residents discuss their determination to rebuild. Tom inspects engineered siding and fire-rated sheathing, and Richard looks at a solar backup battery. The former Paradise fire chief discusses advanced preparation with Kevin, and at the Hope Plaza Memorial ground-breaking, the heroes and survivors are honored. Then, Luke and Crystal celebrate moving in.
41x17 The Cape Ann House: Cape Ann Shingle Style
29 March, 2020 4:00 am
Homeowners John and Molly plan to put the history back into their 1890s shingle-style home. They’ll remove '70s carpet, repair cracking balusters and transform the front entry, restoring the home’s original beauty and updating it for modern living.
41x18 The Cape Ann House: Between a Rock and Hardwood
05 April, 2020 4:00 am
Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor start laying subfloor in the new dining room. Charlie Silva shows Jenn Nawada how he’s drilling granite for the new garage and driveway. Kevin tours Cape Ann, and Tom moves an interior doorway.
41x19 The Cape Ann House: Losing Our Truss
12 April, 2020 4:00 am
Tom and Charlie Silva create a cathedral ceiling while Mark McCullough breaks through the foundation to make space for mechanicals. Kevin O’Connor learns about sun tunnels and Richard creates a plan for cooling.
41x20 The Cape Ann House: Hard Work Ahead
19 April, 2020 4:00 am
In this episode, Mark McCullough finds granite on the property to match a new stone wall to the old. Heath Eastman buries the electrical underground. Kevin O’Connor, homeowner Molly and her kitchen designer Michele look for design inspiration. Then, Tom Silva creates a barrel ceiling.
41x21 The Cape Ann House: Shingled Out
26 April, 2020 4:00 am
In this episode, Tom and Charlie Silva install rounded-top windows in the breakfast room, and an easy-install roof shingle goes down. Roger Cook and Kevin O’Connor go fishing while Tom adds a custom diamond detail with the siding. Radiant heat goes in somewhere unexpected: the ceiling.
41x22 The Cape Ann House: Tiling Is a Family Affair
03 May, 2020 4:00 am
In this episode, Tom repairs 130-year-old pocket doors, and a new type of solar goes in. Jenn works with landscaper Fred to build a boulder wall. Richard gives a lesson on a modern heating system, and father Mark and son Erik Ferrante showcase the art of mosaic tile installation.
41x23 The Cape Ann House: Window on Restoration
10 May, 2020 4:00 am
In this episode, the original leaded glass windows are repaired, and Jenn and Fred plant a bed of perennials along the new driveway. Mini splits solve a ductwork problem, and homeowner Molly and her designer Shelby make design decisions. Then, Tom tackles tricky original trim.
41x24 The Cape Ann House: Don't Rip It, Restore It
17 May, 2020 4:00 am
Richard learns about the invention of the Stillson wrench, and Mauro repairs old plaster. Norm then repairs broken balusters, and Heath installs a new panel. Venetian plaster goes on the dining room ceiling.
41x25 The Cape Ann House: Master Craftsmen
24 May, 2020 4:00 am
A brass handrail is created. Mauro paints a chalkboard finish, and repaired balusters get reinstalled. Richard gives a lesson in make-up air, and work begins on a custom table. Heath talks smart electricity.
41x26 The Cape Ann House: Move In Day
31 May, 2020 4:00 am
Work is complete on the Cape Ann Shingle Style project. The team tours the finished home, celebrating all of the repaired historic details and the new elements that keep with its original style.
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