This Old House

The crew travels to Atlanta to begin work on an 1890s Victorian.

Unsafe structures are uncovered and demolished; building a lending library; saving an oak tree.

Atlanta Beltline; replacing footings with a stem wall; adding a vapor barrier to a crawl space.

Putting up new framing; installing ductwork; exploring native fruit trees; cardboard boxes.

Progress is made on the interior and exterior of the house; bevel pine siding is added.

The old details of the home are respected; new porch columns are made to match the old.

Planting a medicinal garden; cleaning and preparing the front door for paint; repairing front steps.

Renovation of the 1890s Victorian is completed; touring the new spaces; lending library.

A new project begins in the middle-class town of Newburyport, Mass.

Disconnecting the main power; the old bump out is demoed; the bathroom is tested for asbestos.

Pouring new foundations; a winding staircase replaces an old steep one; building a retaining wall.

Installing roof shingles and exterior window trims; modifying the staircase balusters and railings.

The yard gets planted; a custom home office is built from off-the-shelf materials.

The homeowners and crew take part in the town's bed race before calling it a wrap on the project.

A first period home in Ipswich, Mass.; salvaging the old floorboards before demo begins.

A lesson on first period homes; the team hopes to uncover the original timber frame during demo.

Preparation begins for the new foundation; assessing the original timber frame structure.

Dismantling the timber frame structure; fireplace; landscape and hardscape ideas.

Demolishing the old fireplace firebox; restoring the timber frame; running plumbing for a bathroom.

The restored timber frame structure is reassembled on site; a Rumford fireplace is installed.

Installing a warm roof; new framing poses plumbing challenges; rot is found on the original sill.

Repairing rotted sills; old material disguises a new repair; installing new clapboards.

Installing a rainwater harvesting system; handmade lighting factory; assembling a boathouse.

Installing a granite veneer water table; building a dry laid stone wall; plumbing manifold.