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This Old House: Season 25

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26 episodes · first aired Oct 11, 2003

The Concord Cottage; The Bermuda House

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  1. 1 Turning a Garden Shed into a Home - The Concord Cottage Oct 11, 2003 Norm welcomes new host Kevin O'Connor abord with a visit to one of the most ambitious TOH jobs to date, the Manchester-by-the-Sea project. Wanting to tackle a big job like this one his…
  2. 2 Roadblocks to Turning a Former Chicken Coop into a Cottage - The Concord Cottage Oct 18, 2003 Work can't begin at the jobsite until permits are issued, so Kevin takes Janet to meet the Concord building commissioner, John Minty, to see what potential roadblocks she's facing in…
  3. 3 Nothing is as Easy as it Looks - The Concord Cottage Oct 25, 2003 Kevin arrives to find the newly issued building permit affixed to the building and work finally getting underway. Holly is officially on board, and Kevin pays a visit to her office to see…
  4. 4 It's Starting to Look Like a Cottage - The Concord Cottage Nov 1, 2003 Tom shows Kevin the progress of the new utility trench - a time-consuming and expensive undertaking that (with several thousand dollars in permit fees) has already eaten up $30,000 of the…
  5. 5 Electrifying the Little Cottage - The Concord Cottage Nov 8, 2003 Master electrician Allen Gallant installs PVC conduit two feet below the surface of the driveway to allow the 200-amp service to reach the cottage. Using a ""mouse,"" a string, a pull…
  6. 6 Adding to the Project - The Concord Cottage Nov 15, 2003 Kevin arrives at the project house fresh from a jog around the track at Emerson Field - several acres of playgrounds, tennis courts, and ball fields - right in the Bernards' backyard…
  7. 7 The Beauty and Challenges of Creating Small Living Spaces - The Concord Cottage Nov 22, 2003 Kevin visits the Concord Museum, which houses one of the oldest collections of Americana in the country, including one of the lanterns that hung in the church on the night of Paul Revere's…
  8. 8 Residential Window Manufacturing - The Concord Cottage Nov 29, 2003 Norm finds Tom installing exterior trim that looks like wood but is actually cellular PVC and therefore resistant to rot. Inside, Kevin finds Jeff finalizing the lighting plan with master…
  9. 9 Charming Touches for the Cottage - The Concord Cottage Dec 6, 2003 Tom shows Kevin how the red cedar sidewall shingles are installed in decorative courses, designed by Holly in a classic turn-of-the-century pattern. Tom shows Kevin the most complicated…
  10. 10 Cottage Living with the Future in Mind - The Concord Cottage Dec 13, 2003 On one of the first cool days of autumn, Kevin arrives to find Roger excavating the jobsite in preparation for the hardscape install. Roofing contractor Alex Alpert shows Kevin how his…
  11. 11 Creating a Safe and Beautiful Home for Elders - The Concord Cottage Dec 20, 2003 Kevin finds Roger inspecting a new shipment of select bluestone from Pennsylvania and cobblestones imported from India. Out back, Roger shows Kevin the right way to lay a bluestone patio…
  12. 12 Access to and Visions of a Beautiful Yard - The Concord Cottage Dec 27, 2003 Kevin and Norm arrive at the jobsite to find the base coat of the driveway down, and the new fancy cut shingles finally up on the gable end of the cottage. Roger shows Kevin how he's laid…
  13. 13 Lots of Activity Outside - The Concord Cottage Jan 3, 2004 Norm at the Concord Cottage during the first snow of the season and finds the bad weather slowing down both the landscaping and the exterior painting. In the future dining room, Norm and…
  14. 14 Custom Details Give the Cottage Personal Touches - The Concord Cottage Jan 10, 2004 Kevin arrives just in time to see the installation of the new fence, trellis, and gate. Then, Stephanie gives Kevin an update on the site plan, explaining how new plantings will help…
  15. 15 Everyone’s Here to Get the Job Done - The Concord Cottage Jan 17, 2004 It is wall-to-wall subs today! Everyone from the tile guy to the fireplace guy to the painter to the granite-pillar guy - that would be Roger - are at the Concord Cottage. Kevin checks out…
  16. 16 Making and Installing Engineered Flooring - The Concord Cottage Jan 24, 2004 Despite a cold winter chill, today's the day for sod - 12,000 square feet of it, to be exact. Roger shows Kevin the unloading and installation of the 48 62-foot-long rolls of sod. Then…
  17. 17 One Installation After Another - The Concord Cottage Jan 31, 2004 Kevin meets Holly for a look at the exterior details of the cottage, including a pressure-treated southern yellow pine roof shingle that carries a 30-year warranty. In the kitchen, Kevin…
  18. 18 Once a Barn, Now a Beautiful Home - The Concord Cottage Feb 7, 2004 It's the big day, and Kevin arrives at the completed cottage in style (circa 1894) on a horse named "Daisy." Roger and Norm help him tie up at the new hitching post. Then Kevin catches up…
  19. 19 Sailing the Atlantic for the Next Project in Bermuda - The Bermuda House Feb 12, 2004 With their course set for historic and sunny Bermuda, host Kevin O' Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram set sail aboard the Island Raider in search of a winter project house. Once on…
  20. 20 Restoring the Inn with Native Limestone - The Bermuda House Feb 19, 2004 Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram open the show in Southampton at Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, the highest point in Bermuda. Back in St. George, Kevin meets architect Colin…
  21. 21 Appreciating a Whole Different Type of Construction - The Bermuda House Feb 26, 2004 Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram welcome plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey to Bermuda in front of St. Peter's Church in St. George. Next door at Aunt Nea's…
  22. 22 Collecting Water - The Bermuda House Mar 4, 2004 Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show 120 feet below ground exploring the Crystal Caves of Bermuda. Back at Harbour View, Kevin finds project manager Alex…
  23. 23 Making Way for the Custom Built Mantel - The Bermuda House Mar 11, 2004 Master carpenter Norm Abram welcomes general contractor Tom Silva to the island by getting him properly outfitted in the "full Bermuda." Host Kevin O'Connor meets homeowners Delaey…
  24. 24 Challenges and Rewards of Island Building - The Bermuda House Mar 18, 2004 There are only three weeks left on the job, and any materials and products not already aboard a ship to Bermuda are not going to make it in time. So master carpenter Norm Abram and host…
  25. 25 Beautiful Finishes Create Beautiful Spaces - The Bermuda House Mar 25, 2004 After welcoming landscape contractor Roger Cook to Bermuda, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram meet with project manager Alex DeCouto in the North court to see the…
  26. 26 Finishing the Project, Bermuda-Style - The Bermuda House Apr 1, 2004 It's the day before the wrap, and host Kevin O'Connor finds homeowner Delaey Robinson believing in miracles, standing in his new state-of-the-art kitchen, which was a water-damaged storage…