Season 47 - Walpole Ranch with ADU
A young family plans to remodel a 1971 Ranch in Walpole, MA, and add an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for in-laws.
All About Undergrounding Power Lines
There’s a national trend toward burying utility lines underground—especially in storm-prone areas. The homeowners of Season 47’s Walpole Ranch with an ADU project saw a chance to make it happen at their place.
An 1895 House Gets a Top-floor ADU
This Old House's Season 47 highlights the growing popularity of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) – including one that took the attic of a Victorian-era Boston house from sinister to sensational
One Family, Two Forever Homes
A family finishes the renovation of their 1971 ranch house and construction of an ADU for the grandparents. It’s the haven the former active duty military family yearned for, after years on the move.
S47 E26: A Double Homecoming
Kevin O'Connor revisits Walpole as a dated ranch, and a new ADU becomes a multigenerational forever home for a military family and grandparents. Richard Trethewey explains shared utilities, a propane boiler, and hydronic air handlers that serve both spaces. Tom Silva meets with builders Kevin Smith and Jared Ruggieri to discuss the challenges of being the first to build an ADU in Walpole.
S47 E25: Board and Batten Down the Hatches
Kevin O'Connor visits a North Georgia factory to see how luxury vinyl plank flooring is made, then checks its installation in the Walpole ADU. Zack Dettmore helps build durable MDF wainscoting in the mudroom, and a smart lighting system with wired and wireless switches illuminates the exterior of the renovated ranch and new ADU.
Walpole Ranch with ADU: Moving Right Along
Work continues at a gung-ho pace as a young family remodels their 1971 Ranch in Walpole, MA, with TOH TV documenting not only the main house’s renovation, but also the new build of an ADU for the in-laws
S47 E24: An Attic ADU
Kevin O'Connor digs into the ADU's progress with a code-rated firewall, insulation, and fire damper in a shared interior wall, plus Richard Trethewey sees the new HVAC and water filtration systems. Later, Kevin and Tom Silva tour a compact Dorchester ADU located in the attic.
S47 E23: Retro Vibes
Zack Dettmore installs vinyl siding with trim details that give it a more traditional look, then tours a Pennsylvania factory where a modular Accessory Dwelling Unit is framed, wired, finished, and prepared for delivery. Back in Walpole, Richard Trethewey explains a ceiling cassette HVAC system for the basement, and the crew installs a three-panel sliding glass door.
S47 E22: An ADU Takes Shape
Kevin O'Connor helps demo a wall to expand the primary space. Tom Silva works through interior and exterior wall framing details. Richard Trethewey reviews shared utilities and plumbing layout for the Accessory Dwelling Unit, and a new underground electrical service takes shape. Kevin heads to Atlanta to see how different ADUs are designed and built - some even from former free standing garages.
S47 E21: Welcome to Walpole
In Walpole, Kevin O'Connor tours Dan and Jill's 1971 ranch as they plan for Jill's parents to move into a new 900-square-foot ADU, the town's first. Tom Silva tracks new foundations and a rebuilt garage, Richard Trethewey weighs options for updated HVAC and utilities, and Jenn Nawada meets Jill and the children in the backyard to talk about their outdoor wishes.
Walpole Ranch with ADU: Making Room for Family
A young family plans to remodel a 1971 Ranch in Walpole, MA, and add an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for in-laws.
