Season 40 - The Brookline Mid-century Modern House
This Old House modernizes a mid-century home in the suburbs of Boston.
The Brookline Mid-century Modern House | 360-degree Interactive Tour
Explore every room and learn about the materials and fixtures within the house.
S40 E26: Taking Modern Back to the Future
The lackluster mid-century box is a modern marvel once again. Kevin and Tommy arrive to assess the transformation of the exterior of the house.
S40 E25: Finally Finishes
Doors are hung, floors are going down; it’s time for finishing touches.
Brookline Mid-Century Modern House Reveal
A simple gray box built in the 1950s transforms into a stunning, spacious home for a young family, thanks to a pair of six-sided additions and plenty of clean-lined finishes inside
S40 E24: Attack of the Giant Tile
Giant porcelain tiling. Revisiting the 20th. Retro fireplace and modern cabinets installed
S40 E23: See Glass
Coming up on This Old House: making plate glass and windows, cold weather painting, heated driveway, patio install
S40 E22: What’s the Miter with the Corner
Our Mid-century Modern house mixes stained and painted siding, typical of this style of architecture. Kevin finds Tommy using two methods for the corner edge detail.
S40 E21: Can We Cantilever
The final roof section of the house is over the new living room addition. It’s unique because it cantilevers out over a balcony. But as Kevin finds out from Tom, that means installing the rafters takes more care.
S40 E20: Eight Is Enough Stairways
Tips on how to calculate stair riser height, foundation insulation, radiant heat, and back to Santa Fe
How to Install a Mudsill
Norm teaches our apprentices Carly and Erick the basics of mudsill installation at our Brookline project
S40 E19: Stone Cold Pavers
Paver selection, skylight install, sewer line replacement, and foundation repair
S40 E18: Norm Revisits a Skylight
One of Norm’s first projects for This Old House was to install a skylight on our first renovation in Dorchester, MA. Today Norm teaches the next generation of tradespeople how to master that skill.
Project Update | Brookline Mid-Century Modern House
This Old House’s 40th television season continues as the team tackles a boxy, shed-roofed mid-century modern house that presents plenty of challenges. Have a look at the jobsite
S40 E17: Beam Me Up, Tommy
Like most Mid-Century Moderns, ours has deep soffits. Tom and Charlie fashion them out of PVC. Tom explains the need to compensate for expansion and contraction based on the weather.
Sneak Peek: Brookline Mid-century Modern Floor
Getting the look of concrete with giant-size porcelain tiles
S40 E16: Apprentices in Sill School
Outside, the foundation has been poured and framing has begun. Norm teaches Erick and Carly how to lay the sill.
Sneak Peek: Brookline storm water problem-solving
When it rains at our Mid-century Modern House, it pours
Insiders Have a Blast at the Brookline Wrap Party
The Brookline Mid-Century Modern House is finally finished, and TOH Insiders were there to celebrate
S40 E15: Next-generation Demolition
While old fixtures are salvaged and asbestos is removed at the house, Norm, Richard and Kevin head back to where it all began 40 years ago, in Dorchester, MA.
S40 E14: Mid-century Modern Makeover
Kevin introduces Brookline, MA, the setting for the newest renovation project.
Sneak Peek: Brookline floating fireplace
Our mid-century modern gets an iconic secondary heat source
Insiders Experience Pro2Pro in Brookline
On January 17, a group of Insiders and guests got an up-close look at the Brookline Mid-century Modern House, and a whole lot more!
Live Q&A: Crabgrass, torn shingles, and sticky sliders
Roger, Kevin, and Tom tackle problems inside and out
Sneak Peek: Brookline puddingstone
Our mid-century modern gets an updated perimeter wall
Live Q&A: Of Moss and Men’s Workshops
Kevin and Tom discuss siding, post sizes, and breaking into the business
Sneak Peek: Brookline Stair Risers
At our mid-century-modern project, there’s a whole lot of climbing going on
Sneak Peek: Brookline Rubber Roof
A mid-century modern offers a lesson in replacing a flat roof
Sneak Peek: Brookline Kitchen Beams
Opening up the cook space means adding more support
Live Q&A: Kevin O’Connor and Charlie Silva
How to insulate, renovate, and repair a stairway’s treads
Insiders Go Behind the Scenes in Brookline
You've got to see this! A few lucky guests got to take part in the ultimate This Old House fan experience
Brookline Mid-century Modern House
This Old House modernizes a mid-century home in the suburbs of Boston
Sneak Peek–Brookline
For only the second time, the crew tackles a mid-century-modern house