Season 30
(2008)
Overview
Weston; New York City
Cast
as Self - Host
as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert
as Self - Master Carpenter
as Self - General Contractor
as Self - Landscape Contractor
Episodes
Weston; A Prefab Timberframe Project House Begins 0.0
October 2, 2008
For the new season, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram reveal that This Old House will be building new…
Weston; House Plan Virtual Tour 0.0
October 9, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor drives up to find the old house gone, and general contractor Tom Silva finishing the job by demolis…
Weston; Even the Foundation is Prefabricated! 0.0
October 16, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives in Weston to find homeowners Amy & Pete Favat in the backyard, cutting back the spring over…
Weston; Prefabricating Inside and Out 0.0
October 23, 2008
With 75 percent of the new prefabricated house being built in a workshop, host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Bensonw…
Weston; Raising in the Rain 0.0
October 30, 2008
Homeowners Amy and Pete Favat are on site in Weston for the first day of "raising" their new house but the excitement i…
Weston; Raising Timbers 0.0
November 6, 2008
The second week of the house raising begins with a ceremonial timberframe raise on the first floor—by hand. The rest of…
Weston; Modular Rooms 0.0
November 13, 2008
Two weeks into the new house raising, master carpenter Norm Abram meets architect Chris Adams for a tour of the first a…
Weston; Closing Up the House 0.0
November 20, 2008
Three weeks into the new house raising in Weston, Massachusetts, and the building envelope is almost complete. The Bens…
Weston; Rock Stars 0.0
November 27, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives in Weston and finds a busload of masons just in from Wisconsin to help with the exterior st…
Weston; Bringing Things Together 0.0
December 4, 2008
On the roof at the project house in Weston, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor the…
Weston; Making A Mark 0.0
December 11, 2008
At the project house in Weston, host Kevin O'Connor finds solar energy specialist Jeff Wolfe installing eighteen solar …
Weston; Natural Surfaces and the Latest Appliances 0.0
December 17, 2008
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook installs granite steps on the entry porch, precast foot…
Weston; Keeping it Green Outside 0.0
December 24, 2008
The Favat family takes host Kevin O'Connor to see Land's Sake Farm, a local non-profit farm stand where they can get or…
Weston; LEED Requirements 0.0
December 31, 2008
Master carpenter Norm Abram meets with Michelle Moore from the U.S. Green Building Council to learn more about their LE…
Weston; Amy Lends a Hand 0.0
January 7, 2009
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook installs a berm and fence in the front yard to screen o…
Weston; The Weston Timberframe Complete 0.0
January 14, 2009
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook tends to the last efforts on the landscaping front, whi…
New York City; A This Old House Brownstone in Brooklyn 0.0
January 22, 2009
For the first time in the show's history, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram take This Old House on th…
New York City; Classic New York 0.0
January 29, 2009
Host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook visit Prospect Park, a 585-acre urban oasis unofficially known …
New York City; Preservation & Planning 0.0
February 5, 2009
Host Kevin O'Connor and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey visit lower New York Harbor, taking in the city s…
New York City; In with the New 0.0
February 12, 2009
After starting the day at nearby Tom's Restaurant, host Kevin O'Connor finds homeowners Kevin Costello and Karen Shen i…
New York City; Making it Their Own 0.0
February 19, 2009
At the project house in Brooklyn, homeowner Karen Shen shows master carpenter Norm Abram the progress in the owner's un…
New York City; Restoring and Replacing 0.0
February 26, 2009
At the project house in Brooklyn, host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find local builder Michael Streaman and stair fabricat…
New York City; Made In New York 0.0
March 5, 2009
At the project house in Brooklyn, master carpenter Norm Abram learns how local wood refinisher John Thomas is using a f…
New York City; The Dream Team 0.0
March 12, 2009
After a brief visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, master carpenter Norm Abram helps local builder Michael Streaman reinsta…
New York City; Wood Finishes Restored to Original Brilliance 0.0
March 19, 2009
At the project house in Brooklyn, local builder Michael Streaman reinstalls the beautiful white oak entry doors that we…
New York City; This Brownstone is Beautiful Once Again 0.0
March 26, 2009
With the Brooklyn brownstone nearly complete, master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor arrive to find a bust…