Episode guide
This Old House: Season 28
26 episodes · first aired Oct 5, 2006
East Boston; Austin
- 1 East Boston | A Tale of Two Homes Oct 5, 2006 For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House gathered house proposals via www.thisoldhouse.com, and now find themselves working with two single female homeowners in the dynamic…
- 2 East Boston | Stucco and Sewer Problems Oct 12, 2006
- 3 East Boston | Design and Demolition Oct 19, 2006 Landscape contractor Roger Cook puts homeowner Liz Bagley to work removing the dead privets on her property. Architect Craig Buttner walks Liz through three options for opening up her…
- 4 East Boston | Urban Garden, Asbestos, City Sewer Oct 26, 2006 Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard shares her strategies for creating a "bold and simple" urban landscape in East Boston. Abatement contractor Brian Fitzsimons and crew remove…
- 5 East Boston | Refrigerator, Hot Plate, and Bad Larry Nov 2, 2006 Despite both of their kitchens being gutted, aunt Chris Flynn and her niece Liz Bagley are still bunking in together in the upstairs unit, getting by with just a refrigerator and a hot…
- 6 East Boston | Salvage, Chimney, Attic, and the ICA Nov 9, 2006 Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and homeowner Chris Flynn haggle with salvage expert Harry James as he prepares to remove antique plumbing fixtures from the house. To make…
- 7 East Boston | Ivy Be Gone Nov 16, 2006 Homeowner Chris Flynn takes host Kevin O'Connor to the highest point in East Boston to see the spectacular view of downtown, and a national religious shrine featuring a 35-foot tall statue…
- 8 East Boston | Progress, Patching and Packing Up Nov 23, 2006 Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Piers Park, a waterfront park in East Boston that gives its residents access to the water and free sailing lessons to city youth. Even though they…
- 9 East Boston | Local Heroes Nov 30, 2006 Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show steps away from the project house at a little-known monument to a local pilot who sacrificed his life to save the…
- 10 East Boston | On The Waterfront Dec 7, 2006 Out front, the porch story continues as general contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor how he is replacing the old rotting wood trim boards with new rot-resistant PVC material. In…
- 11 East Boston | Renovating in Eastie Dec 14, 2006 Homeowner Chris Flynn shows master carpenter Norm Abram how she is making do with the makeshift bathroom on the third floor. General contractor Tom Silva offers Chris reasons why she needs…
- 12 East Boston | Roofing, Shower Pan, Surge Suppression Dec 21, 2006 The ninety-year-old slate roof could not be saved, so roofing contractor Sean Green and his crew strip off the old slate, and lay down new asphalt the proper way. General contractor Tom…
- 13 East Boston | Patching Walls, Inside and Out Dec 28, 2006 Work begins on the exterior of the building, first by cleaning any old cracks, and then by applying a flexible polyurethane caulking that is blended to match the texture of the old stucco…
- 14 East Boston | Floors in Eastie and at the BSO Jan 4, 2007 While homeowner Liz Bagley works to strip paint off the front door trim, general contractor Tom Silva creates a wood inlay to patch her kitchen floor with material salvaged from other…
- 15 East Boston | Modern, Traditional, and Boston Light Jan 11, 2007 Landscape contractor Roger Cook removes the rest of the old plants and dead lawn to make way for the new, while homeowner Liz Bagley and interior designer Lisey Good show off their plans…
- 16 East Boston | Off To The Races Jan 18, 2007 Host Kevin O'Connor visits Suffolk Downs ? the oldest horseracing track in Massachusetts. Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard fills Kevin in on some changes to the landscape plan, as the…
- 17 East Boston | The House With the White Picket Fence Jan 25, 2007 Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive to find the landscape coming together with a new fence, sod, and plants. General contractor Tom Silva fabricates and installs a…
- 18 East Boston | Upstairs, Downstairs–Complete! Feb 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 world to run underneath a section of the ocean - master carpenter Norm…
- 19 Austin; Where Green Building Was Born Feb 8, 2007 Custom cafe shutters; finishing the grout on the glass tile backsplash; boutique look; cottage kitchen and bath.
- 20 Austin; Chasing Five Stars Feb 15, 2007 For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House travel to Austin, Texas, to transform an historic bungalow into an expanded, eco-friendly home with the help of a team of local green…
- 21 Austin; The Great State of Texas Feb 22, 2007 Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive back in Austin, Texas, with a visit to the spring fed pool at Barton Springs, a favorite local outdoor hangout since the 1920s…
- 22 Austin; Trethewey in Texas Mar 1, 2007 After a visit to the Texas State Capitol building, master carpenter Norm Abram sees the standing seam metal roof going on our green building project, while host Kevin O'Connor meets…
- 23 Austin; Keeping Austin Weird Mar 8, 2007 Host Kevin O'Connor welcomes plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey to the "Live Music Capital of the World" with a visit to the legendary Continental Club ? home of live…
- 24 Austin; Harvesting Water and Wind Mar 15, 2007 Host Kevin O'Connor shows landscape contractor Roger Cook some local color on Austin's Town Lake, while back at the project house, green builder Bill Moore demonstrates how he's using a…
- 25 Austin; Green is Good Mar 22, 2007 Despite a crippling ice storm in Texas, work continues at the project house. Builder Bill Moore shows master carpenter Norm Abram how he's using old roof rafters to fashion the railing…
- 26 Austin; Finished House and Five Stars! Mar 29, 2007 Using locally abundant natural materials is considered "green", so we're using local limestone on the front porch wall caps, the first floor vanity top, and in the landscape borders…