Season 28 poster

Season 28

(2006)

Overview

East Boston; Austin

Cast

Kevin O'Connor as Self - Host
Kevin O'Connor

as Self - Host

Richard Trethewey as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert
Richard Trethewey

as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert

Norm Abram as Self - Master Carpenter
Norm Abram

as Self - Master Carpenter

Tom Silva as Self - General Contractor
Tom Silva

as Self - General Contractor

Roger Cook as Self - Landscape Contractor
Roger Cook

as Self - Landscape Contractor

Episodes

East Boston | A Tale of Two Homes poster

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October 5, 2006

For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House gathered house proposals via www.thisoldhouse.com, and now find …

East Boston | Stucco and Sewer Problems poster

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October 12, 2006

East Boston | Design and Demolition poster

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October 19, 2006

Landscape contractor Roger Cook puts homeowner Liz Bagley to work removing the dead privets on her property. Architect …

East Boston | Urban Garden, Asbestos, City Sewer poster

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October 26, 2006

Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard shares her strategies for creating a "bold and simple" urban landscape in East Bo…

East Boston | Refrigerator, Hot Plate, and Bad Larry poster

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November 2, 2006

Despite both of their kitchens being gutted, aunt Chris Flynn and her niece Liz Bagley are still bunking in together in…

East Boston | Salvage, Chimney, Attic, and the ICA poster

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November 9, 2006

Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and homeowner Chris Flynn haggle with salvage expert Harry James as he pr…

East Boston | Ivy Be Gone poster

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November 16, 2006

Homeowner Chris Flynn takes host Kevin O'Connor to the highest point in East Boston to see the spectacular view of down…

East Boston | Progress, Patching and Packing Up poster

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November 23, 2006

Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Piers Park, a waterfront park in East Boston that gives its residents access to t…

East Boston | Local Heroes poster

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November 30, 2006

Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show steps away from the project house at a little-known m…

East Boston | On The Waterfront poster

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December 7, 2006

Out front, the porch story continues as general contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor how he is replacing the …

East Boston | Renovating in Eastie poster

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December 14, 2006

Homeowner Chris Flynn shows master carpenter Norm Abram how she is making do with the makeshift bathroom on the third f…

East Boston | Roofing, Shower Pan, Surge Suppression poster

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December 21, 2006

The ninety-year-old slate roof could not be saved, so roofing contractor Sean Green and his crew strip off the old slat…

East Boston | Patching Walls, Inside and Out poster

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December 28, 2006

Work begins on the exterior of the building, first by cleaning any old cracks, and then by applying a flexible polyuret…

East Boston | Floors in Eastie and at the BSO poster

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January 4, 2007

While homeowner Liz Bagley works to strip paint off the front door trim, general contractor Tom Silva creates a wood in…

East Boston | Modern, Traditional, and Boston Light poster

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January 11, 2007

Landscape contractor Roger Cook removes the rest of the old plants and dead lawn to make way for the new, while homeown…

East Boston | Off To The Races poster

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January 18, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor visits Suffolk Downs ? the oldest horseracing track in Massachusetts. Landscape architect Stephanie…

East Boston | The House With the White Picket Fence poster

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January 25, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive to find the landscape coming together with a new fence, sod,…

East Boston | Upstairs, Downstairs–Complete! poster

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February 1, 2007

It's a wrap for the This Old House East Boston project! After a short ride on the Blue Line - the first subway in the w…

Austin; Where Green Building Was Born poster

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February 8, 2007

Custom cafe shutters; finishing the grout on the glass tile backsplash; boutique look; cottage kitchen and bath.

Austin; Chasing Five Stars poster

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February 15, 2007

For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House travel to Austin, Texas, to transform an historic bungalow into …

Austin; The Great State of Texas poster

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February 22, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive back in Austin, Texas, with a visit to the spring fed pool a…

Austin; Trethewey in Texas poster

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March 1, 2007

After a visit to the Texas State Capitol building, master carpenter Norm Abram sees the standing seam metal roof going …

Austin; Keeping Austin Weird poster

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March 8, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor welcomes plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey to the "Live Music Capital of the World" wit…

Austin; Harvesting Water and Wind poster

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March 15, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor shows landscape contractor Roger Cook some local color on Austin's Town Lake, while back at the pro…

Austin; Green is Good poster

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March 22, 2007

Despite a crippling ice storm in Texas, work continues at the project house. Builder Bill Moore shows master carpenter …

Austin; Finished House and Five Stars! poster

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March 29, 2007

Using locally abundant natural materials is considered "green", so we're using local limestone on the front porch wall …