This Old House
Season 46 starts with the revival of a 1929 brick cottage in Nashville, TN. Then, the crew heads to Ridgewood, NJ to remodel a 1930s Colonial Revival. The last stop: a 19th century historic home in Westford, MA.
Latest Seasons
A Sneak Peek at the This Old House 40th Anniversary TV Special
Watch vintage clips and favorite moments celebrating This Old House, the groundbreaking home improvement series that inspired a new genre of television programming
Tracking 40 Years of History in the This Old House Timeline
From that initial renovation of a derelict house in a struggling urban area, This Old House has stood apart as the original home-improvement TV show—and continues to be the genre’s most groundbreaking
Adding Crown Molding to a Coffered Ceiling
This Old House home builder Jeff Sweenor explains how he trimmed out the coffered ceiling of our Westerly project
How to Plaster Blue Board
Tom Silva shows Kevin O'Connor the differences between drywall installation and plastering over blue board
How to Install Wood Shingles | This Old House
Tom Silva shows the apprentices how to properly install wood shingles
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.
Insiders Go Behind the Scenes in Westerly
The crew from This Old House made Insiders and guests feel right at home when they visited the Westerly Ranch House
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
A Safe Septic System for Nearby Waterways
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey walks us through a system that was designed for a home built near a pond and the ocean
Meet Our Season 41 Apprentices, Kathryn and De'Shaun
Kathryn Fulton and De'Shaun Burnett applied to our 2019 Generation NEXT Casting Call and nailed it! You'll see them in 2019-2020 episodes of This Old House on PBS
S40 E24: Attack of the Giant Tile
Giant porcelain tiling. Revisiting the 20th. Retro fireplace and modern cabinets installed
Westerly in Detail: Applied Rafter Tails
How do you apply rafter tails to the exterior of a structure after the walls have been sheathed? Home builder Jeff Sweenor developed a simple solution that's efficient to execute
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.
What’s your favorite memory from 40 years of This Old House?
We're getting ready for a special issue of This Old House magazine that celebrates the 40th anniversary of TOH TV, and we want YOU to be part of it!
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 Abram teaches our apprentices Carly and Erick the basics of mudsill installation at our Brookline project
How To Control Dust During Demolition
Before you start a demolition project, check out our guide and video to learn how you can reduce dust for a cleaner and safer work space.
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.
Early American Lighting | North Shore Farmhouse
Up in Rupert, Vermont, homeowner Bill shows off handcrafted reproductions of period light fixtures
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.
The Home Depot Foundation Commits $50M to Skilled Trades Training
Our Generation NEXT program highlights a Home Builders Institue (HBI) program that is turning troops into trade professionals, all with a little help from The Home Depot Foundation
Sneak Peek: Westerly Project Windows
To let the sun shine into this basement, the crew needed a really big saw
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.
The Westerly Project
A 1940s ranch will be transformed into an updated Dutch Colonial revival
Sneak Peek: Brookline storm water problem-solving
When it rains at our Mid-century Modern House, it pours
Behind the Scenes: Transforming a Westerly ranch
This little house will grow a whole story and assume a new style
