This Old House

  • Premiered: Jan 1979
  • Episodes: 1188
  • Followers: 80
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Season 38
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Arts and Crafts Class Begins
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Homeowners plan to restore and expand their early English-style Arts and Crafts Home; plans for mechanical and plumbing systems.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | A New Look, Inside and Out
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Oct 08, 2016
Homeowner Emily sorts through colors and wallpaper ideas for the living room. The old plaster walls are demolished. Landscape architect Kim Turner presents her plan to Nick and Emily and a certified arborist begins removing the old silver maple.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Make Way for the Family Room
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Air date
Oct 15, 2016
The heavy lifting and dirty work are underway: installing a new steel beam to provide support for the addition, removing an oil tank and digging for the new foundation. Meanwhile, Norm visits local examples of English-style Arts and Crafts houses.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Foundation Fundamentals
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Air date
Oct 22, 2016
A new foundation is built using insulated concrete forms and precast stairs, while the old exposed foundation is reinforced and waterproofed.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | A Steely Den
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Air date
Oct 29, 2016
Tommy and Kevin follow steel beams from fabrication to installation on the addition. Richard works on the HVAC plan for the 2nd and 3rd floors. After the front porch is removed, new footings are placed. Kevin learns how to size a new firebox.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | One Brick at a Time
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Air date
Nov 05, 2016
The homeowner apprentices with the mason on the fireplace. Kevin joins the homeowners at a custom cabinetry shop in Maine as they begin to design their new kitchen. Tommy changes the pitch of the two small dormers in back.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | To Paint or Not to Paint
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Nov 12, 2016
A custom range hood is fabricated, and on the roof a rebuild of the original chimney. The homeowners meet with the designer to talk about options for the first floor, including the living room panels.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | A New Look to Match the Old
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Nov 19, 2016
The new foundation is parged to match the old stucco. Richard uses some creativity to drain the new master bath shower and the electrician starts work in the new powder room. Tommy and Charlie replace the living room windows.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Arts and Crafts from Top to Bottom
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Air date
Jan 07, 2017
The project’s old front porch was a hodgepodge design - part permanent, part temporary. Kevin finds Tommy framing the new front porch using custom cut and assembled rafters. The new .. show full overview
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Shedding the Old Look
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Jan 14, 2017
Homeowner Emily has always wanted an enclosed space for her yoga and it was decided an outdoor shed would be the perfect solution. Kevin meets the foreman of the shed company who will .. show full overview
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Underground Energy
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Jan 21, 2017
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Changes Start to Show
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Jan 28, 2017
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Decorative Touches Make a Difference
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Feb 04, 2017
Exterior decorative features are spotlighted, including a roof detail over the bank of windows, refinished front door and evergreen trees on the edges of the property. Also: lazure painting in a bedroom.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Ship Lap for a Ship Shape House
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Air date
Feb 11, 2017
Ship lap is chosen for the third-floor walls while reclaimed granite is used for steps, a marble slab is cut for the kitchen island and a cast stone mantel is built around the fireplace in the family room.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | Details Make the House Beautiful
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Feb 18, 2017
The kitchen island countertop is installed; work commences on a fieldstone wall in the front yard; wallpaper covers a new secret door in the upstairs foyer; and the finished heating, cooling and ventilation system is examined.
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Arlington Arts & Crafts | An Arts & Craft for the Ages
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Feb 25, 2017
A tour of the competed project house, including the new addition in the back; updated front hall, dining room and pantry; expanded master suite; new bathroom; and new front porch.
38x17
Detroit | Rebuilding Motor City
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Air date
Apr 01, 2017
A couple plan to renovate an abandoned home themselves, beginning with the leaky roof.
38x18
Detroit | Ready for Rehab
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Apr 08, 2017
Installing a security system; blowing in insulation from the outside.
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Detroit | Down The Rehab Rabbit Hole
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Apr 15, 2017
Richard snakes a camera down a drain to look for damaged pipes. Tommy repairs a leaky parapet.
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Detroit | Windows of Detroit
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Air date
Apr 22, 2017
Peeling paint is removed. The original leaded stained glass windows in the living room is restored.
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Detroit | Plumbing Road Trip
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Apr 29, 2017
At the Russell Woods project, Tommy repairs crumbling decorative molding with a plastic replica created by a 3D printer. Frank and Tamiko head to Kohler, Wisconsin to look at plumbing .. show full overview
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Detroit | Fixing the Fascia
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May 06, 2017
Installing rough wiring in the kitchen; adding a new HVAC system; installing new fascia.
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Detroit | A Mason Steps Up
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May 13, 2017
Repairing damaged oak flooring with a clever fix; repairing front steps; tile studio in Detroit.
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Detroit | Stain Glass Revival
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May 20, 2017
Installing leaded glass bay windows; laying down modern wood-grain tile; urban farming in Detroit; installing a drywell; installing kitchen cabinets.
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Detroit | Going Old School for Tile and Molding
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Air date
May 27, 2017
Interior painting; repairing decorative molding with a putty knife; installing interior doors; revitalizing a fireplace.
38x26 Season finale
Detroit | Rebirth in Detroit
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Air date
Jun 03, 2017
A tour of the completed house, citing both interior and exterior improvements.

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