Season 31
(2009)
Overview
Newton Centre; Roxbury
Cast
as Self - Host
as Self - Plumbing and Heating Expert
as Self - Master Carpenter
as Self - General Contractor
as Self - Landscape Contractor
Episodes
Newton Centre; Welcome to Newton Centre 0.0
October 10, 2009
The 30th anniversary season of This Old House opens with the crew beginning a small but sophisticated addition to a 191…
Newton Centre; Quality, Not Quantity 0.0
October 17, 2009
Master carpenter Norm Abram and general contractor Tom Silva remove the old vinyl siding from the exterior of the house…
Newton Centre; Work Begins, Homeowners Decide to Stay 0.0
October 24, 2009
Host Kevin O'Connor and general contractor Tom Silva discuss the homeowners' decision to stay in the house during const…
Newton Centre; Origins of the Dutch Colonial Revival 0.0
October 31, 2009
Host Kevin O'Connor meets general contractor Tom Silva in the kitchen to see some bizarre and inadequate framing that h…
Newton Centre; New Gambrel Addition Takes Shape 0.0
November 7, 2009
Homeowner Gillian Pierce shows host Kevin O'Connor the progress—the first floor family room is entirely framed in, and …
Newton Centre; Making Room for New Windows 0.0
November 14, 2009
Work on the Dutch Colonial Revival continues as master carpenter Norm Abram recaps the progress on the addition, then t…
Newton Centre; Pruning Hemlocks and Checking in on This Old House Austin 0.0
November 21, 2009
Landscape contractor Roger Cook welcomes certified arborist Matt Foti to Newton Centre to prune all of the existing hem…
Newton Centre; Father and Son Lend a Hand 0.0
November 28, 2009
General contractor Tom Silva replicates the old exterior trim details around the new windows in the addition using cell…
Newton Centre; Radiant Heat, Two Ways 0.0
December 5, 2009
General contractor Tom Silva enlists homeowner Gillian Pierce to help him fabricate the new decorative bracket that wil…
Newton Centre; Inspired Openings and Insulating the House 0.0
December 12, 2009
To replace the stairway he removed from the old kitchen, general contractor Tom Silva builds a brand new stairway to th…
Newton Centre; Never Paint Again 0.0
December 19, 2009
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the house and finds that preparation for the exterior paint job is well underway. Homeow…
Newton Centre; Stone, Tile and Oak Finishes 0.0
December 26, 2009
Host Kevin O'Connor lends a hand as general contractor Tom Silva builds a new small deck that will serve to connect the…
Newton Centre; The New Kitchen is Coming Together 0.0
January 2, 2010
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the house to find that landscape contractor Roger Cook has removed the old driveway and …
Newton Centre; Interior Painting Primer and Fabricating Our New Countertops 0.0
January 9, 2010
Landscape contractor Roger Cook and homeowner Gillian Pierce visit neighbor and gardener Cathy Schneider to take her up…
Newton Centre; Is the Island Too Big? 0.0
January 16, 2010
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the project house to find a bustling jobsite and the finished countertops arriving. Insi…
Newton Centre; The Finished Project 0.0
January 23, 2010
In the final show from Newton Centre, host Kevin O'Connor drives up to find all hands on deck for the last few days of …
Roxbury; Project with Purpose Begins 0.0
January 30, 2010
For the second project of This Old House's 30th Anniversary Season, the crew takes on an issue that's top of mind in th…
Roxbury; Mounting Challenges 0.0
February 6, 2010
Master carpenter Norm Abram meets up with general contractor David Lopes to discuss problems he's encountered in the la…
Roxbury; More Trouble than We Thought 0.0
February 13, 2010
Master carpenter Norm Abram meets up with general contractor David Lopes to check out the progress that has been made o…
Roxbury; Coming Together 0.0
February 20, 2010
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find the construction trailer leaving the site, making way for the landscape work to beg…
Roxbury; Help From Our Friends 0.0
February 27, 2010
Despite the bitter cold, landscape contractor Roger Cook works with a group of students from YouthBuild Boston to sprea…
Roxbury; Oak Doors, Fireplace Surround 0.0
March 6, 2010
Host Kevin O'Connor finds carpenter Zo Curet in the front parlor installing a plaster crown molding. This close reprodu…
Roxbury; Custom Details 0.0
March 13, 2010
General contractor David Lopes shows Kevin the progress on the puddingstone retaining walls and front entrances at our …
Roxbury; Roxbury Past and Present 0.0
March 20, 2010
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find landscape contractor Roger Cook on site with the landscape apprentices from YouthBu…
Roxbury; Looking Back and Looking Ahead 0.0
March 27, 2010
With just one week left in Roxbury, tile contractor Angelo McRae shows Kevin how to install meshed white subway tiles w…
Roxbury; One Less Foreclosure in Boston 0.0
April 3, 2010
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find the job nearing completion thanks to the dedication of general contractor David Lop…