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This Old House, with trusted experts Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, Jenn Nawada, and host Kevin O'Connor, is TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.

E2 | Concord Country Cape | Saving What We Can

23m 42s

Concord, MA is famous for the start of the Revolutionary war, but also for its literary celebrities. Appliances, building material, and radiators are salvaged from the house before the major demolition begins. Outside, an arborist sprays the old Hemlock trees on the property to protect them from an insect called Wooly Adelgid. Time to cut off the garage addition.

Episodes

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    E2 | Concord Country Cape | Saving What We Can

    S43 E2 - 23m 42s

    Concord, MA is famous for the start of the Revolutionary war, but also for its literary celebrities. Appliances, building material, and radiators are salvaged from the house before the major demolition begins. Outside, an arborist sprays the old Hemlock trees on the property to protect them from an insect called Wooly Adelgid. Time to cut off the garage addition.

Schedule

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    This Old House: Lexington: Judgement Day: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Lexington: Judgement Day

    Tuesday
    Mar 19

    30 Minutes

    Geothermal is in; kitchen appliances are installed; the new HERS score is revealed.
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    This Old House: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Newton Centre: Interior Painting Primer and Fabricating Our New Countertops

    Tuesday
    Mar 19

    30 Minutes

    Visiting a gardener to acquire some plants; how to patch, prime, and paint a water-damaged ceiling; exploring how the countertops are fabricated both by machine and by hand; constructing new built-in bookshelves for the living room.
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    This Old House: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Newton Centre: Is the Island Too Big?

    Wednesday
    Mar 20

    30 Minutes

    The finished countertops and the kitchen island; installing the wood butcher block; shopping for and putting new plants in the yard; fabricating and installing wood elements in the library; installing the kitchen backsplash with a new urethane grout.
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    This Old House: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Newton Centre: The Finished Project

    Thursday
    Mar 21

    30 Minutes

    All hands are on deck for the last few days of the project, tightening up the old house while adding on just enough space to achieve better flow and living space for the family; friends and family celebrate the finished job with a wrap party.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: A Ranch Out Westerly: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: A Ranch Out Westerly

    Friday
    Mar 22

    30 Minutes

    Tom and Kevin tour a ranch house in Westerly, RI.; Kevin looks at the architect renderings; Norm visits California Ranch style homes; Richard tours the basement with Jeff; Jenn and Roger consider landscape options; salvage and demo begins.
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    This Old House: Lexington: Accessible Made Modern: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Lexington: Accessible Made Modern

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    30 Minutes

    The completed renovation of the 1960 mid-century modern home accommodates a family of five, including a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the crew returns to go through the changes with the family.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Seaside Transformation: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Seaside Transformation

    Sunday
    Mar 24

    30 Minutes

    Touring the completed Dutch Colonial; pine table; hydroseeding; flying the refurbished flags.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Chimney Down and Walls Up: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Chimney Down and Walls Up

    Monday
    Mar 25

    30 Minutes

    Mark and Jeff take down the chimney; Scott and Shayla window shop; Jeff and Richard visit a convention to discover new plumbing products; back at the ranch, the exterior walls come down; Jeff reuses the original rafters for new wall framing.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Seaside Transformation: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Seaside Transformation

    Monday
    Mar 25

    30 Minutes

    Touring the completed Dutch Colonial; pine table; hydroseeding; flying the refurbished flags.
  • Image
    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Seaside Transformation: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Seaside Transformation

    Tuesday
    Mar 26

    30 Minutes

    Touring the completed Dutch Colonial; pine table; hydroseeding; flying the refurbished flags.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: The Open Concept: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: The Open Concept

    Tuesday
    Mar 26

    30 Minutes

    The crew places a center beam in the old ranch house to support the second story; a hole is cut in the original foundation for a new basement window; Kevin visits an engineered lumber factory in Canada; Tommy and Jeff raise the end gables.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Raise a Second Story: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Raise a Second Story

    Wednesday
    Mar 27

    30 Minutes

    The gambrel roof profiles are pre-assembled and raised; the crew stands up the second floor walls; three new apprentices from the Gen Next program learn how to measure and cut roof rafters; an engineer designs a septic system for the project.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Decking for Beginners: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Decking for Beginners

    Thursday
    Mar 28

    30 Minutes

    Tommy teaches the new apprentices to frame a deck; Jeff's crew frames the exterior flair detail; Jenn learns about Westerly granite; Jeff teaches the apprentices to install a window; Richard and Jeff look for a path for the drain stacks.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Return to Paradise: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Return to Paradise

    Friday
    Mar 29

    30 Minutes

    Tommy and Jeff work on the main staircase at Jeff's shop and bring it to the house to install; at the Idea House, Kevin looks at new clapboard siding technology; Richard sees how a furnace is built and sees one being installed at the project house.
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    This Old House: Ipswich: Pre-Work: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Glen Ridge: Multi-Generational

    Saturday
    Mar 30

    30 Minutes

    Emmy-winning home improvement advice.
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    This Old House: Ipswich: Pre-Work: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Sunday
    Mar 31

    30 Minutes

    This Emmy-winning home-improvement series takes the mystery and fright factors out of remodeling and carpentry chores.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: The Doors: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: The Doors

    Monday
    Apr 1

    30 Minutes

    Tommy and Jeff begin work on a coffered ceiling in the living room; local Westerly granite is cut to size for backyard steps; the complex septic system goes in; Kevin learns how the interior doors are built; Jeff installs one of those doors.
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    This Old House: Ipswich: Pre-Work: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Glen Ridge: Multi-Generational

    Monday
    Apr 1

    30 Minutes

    Emmy-winning home improvement advice.
  • Image
    This Old House: Ipswich: Pre-Work: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    Glen Ridge: Multi-Generational

    Tuesday
    Apr 2

    30 Minutes

    Emmy-winning home improvement advice.
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    This Old House: The Westerly Project: Tanks for the Propane: TVSS: Iconic

    This Old House

    The Westerly Project: Tanks for the Propane

    Tuesday
    Apr 2

    30 Minutes

    The new propane tank gets buried in the backyard; Norm advises an apprentice in composite decking; Jeff and Tommy add final touches to the coffered ceiling; a shelving system goes into the new office; Mark applies a stone veneer to the new chimney.

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