Season 2
(1981)
Overview
The Newton House
Cast
as Self - Host
as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert
as Self - Master Carpenter
Episodes
The Newton House - 1 0.0
January 1, 1981
Our host introduces the Bigelow House, a rambling 19th-century hilltop home in Newton, Massachusetts, designed by noted…
The Newton House - 2 0.0
January 15, 1981
Our host discusses plans for renovating the barn unit - insulation, demolition and replacing broken windows.
The Newton House - 3 0.0
January 30, 1981
Demolition is nearly complete and our host shows us some of the problems uncovering he's uncovered - including extensiv…
The Newton House - 4 0.0
February 1, 1981
Our host discusses some of the key decisions to be made about condominium sales. Also, plans are made to install woodbu…
The Newton House - 5 0.0
February 15, 1981
We're ready to do some plumbing at the house. Our master carpenter shows us how to pour concrete wall and Tom Wirth, ou…
The Newton House - 6 0.0
February 28, 1981
The exterminator gives us a top-to-bottom bug check. Professor John Coolidge talks about the architect of the Bigelow H…
The Newton House - 7 0.0
March 1, 1981
Our host discusses plans for a new, historically compatible five-car garage. The electrician begins wiring and a solar …
The Newton House - 8 0.0
March 15, 1981
Our host and master carpenter gives us a progress report of the house. It's almost time to winterize this energy-guzzli…
The Newton House - 9 0.0
March 28, 1981
All radiators are not created equal. Our host shows us an efficient, aesthetic European version. Our master carpenter i…
The Newton House - 10 0.0
April 1, 1981
The south roof gets an ice shield and cedar shingles. The living room wall gets a layer of energy-saving polystyrene bo…
The Newton House - 11 0.0
April 15, 1981
This week, our host looks at the wiring needs in the barn; demonstrates lathing and plastering and talks about choosing…
The Newton House - 12 0.0
April 28, 1981
Shingling is completed on the south side of the bungalow and the lights are in placed in the main house. Tile setter Ch…
The Newton House - 13 0.0
May 1, 1981
What are the best tiles for the master bath? How is the electrical work coming? What type of cabinets should we use in …
The Newton House - 14 0.0
May 15, 1981
It's time to tackle some tough shingling jobs on the turret and roof-top belvedere. We'll also install a skylight, hook…
The Newton House - 15 0.0
May 28, 1981
The crawlspace in the barn gets a concrete floor. The main house gets a parquet floor. And we lesson in tile grouting.
The Newton House - 16 0.0
June 1, 1981
Our host sizes up the tree cutting clearing hob outside the Ice House unit. In the barn, he discusses the wood beam fra…
The Newton House - 17 0.0
June 15, 1981
Our host reviews plans for interior of the barn unit. In the main house, he decides that some of the floors will have t…
The Newton House - 18 0.0
June 28, 1981
Tonight, our host tours the barn and gives more thought to the hardwood floors in the main house. It's also time to sel…
The Newton House - 19 0.0
July 1, 1981
This week, our master carpenter installs the unusual floor-to-ceiling triple hung windows; while Charlie, our finish ca…
The Newton House - 20 0.0
July 15, 1981
The kitchen in the main house gets a ceramic tile floor. The south facade get a glass sunbath. The barn gets a heating …
The Newton House - 21 0.0
July 28, 1981
This week, the old metal garages come down and barn lighting goes in. In the main house, it's time to install the air c…
The Newton House - 22 0.0
August 1, 1981
Now that the old garage is gone, plans are made for the new one. Our master carpenter discusses the stairway in the bar…
The Newton House - 23 0.0
August 15, 1981
Our houst inspects the custom-made hardwood spiral stairchase in the barn and takes us on a tour of the factory where i…
The Newton House - 24 0.0
August 28, 1981
Our host inspects the custom-built kitchen cabinets in the barn and checks the plastering work upstairs. Then landscapi…
The Newton House - 25 0.0
September 1, 1981
Things are really shaping up at the Bigelow House! Tonight, the white cedar shingling goes up in the barn greenhouse. I…
The Newton House - 26 0.0
September 15, 1981
Our host takes a stroll around the grounds and shows us that the landscaping is well underway. There's also been great …
The Newton House - 27 0.0
September 28, 1981
This Old House is new again! The workmen are gone and the newly renovated Bigelow House is ready and waiting for its ne…