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Kevin O'Connor, Norm Abram, Tom Silva, Roger Cook, Richard Trethewey, Carole Freehauf, Tedd Benson, Gillian Pierce, Amy Favat, Michael Streaman, Allen Gallant, Pete Favat, David Lopes, Rashida Ferdinand, Karen Shen, Andy Tiplady, Bill Pierce, Allison Sharma, Paul Friedberg, Kevin Costello, Angel Leon, Donna Venegas, Treff LaFleche, Lanita Tolentino,
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This Old House editors Eric Hagerman and Paul Hope talk about the Sump Minder, a new backup sump pump with an innovative feature: It can be programmed to call you in the event of a power outage or a flood. The alert feature makes the system one of the best new home products of 2013 and an obvious choice for the TOH Top 100. Wayne Water Systems: http://waynewatersystems.com/ Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse The TOH Top 100: NeverWet Liquid Repelling Treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WplTPm27xoA The TOH Top 100: Paint Handy Plus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABHzq69y6-Y The TOH Top 100: SmartlockPro AFCI Receptacle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HgZ-K4I-w0 Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers shows how to use cellular PVC trim stock to build a weather-resistant outdoor planter. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse How to Build a Stone Planter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCjL68mvdaQ&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV&index;=9 How to Build a Privacy Planter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNXs9UuLPmA&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV&index;=7 How to Make a Concrete Planter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DgWAysEICg&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV&index;=371 Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
This season This Old House will travel to both city and the country, offering new ideas for young families, as well as those thinking about aging-in-place. F...
Heating and plumbing expert Richard Trethewey tours a neighborhood curiosity: a water tank disguised as a Greek temple. General contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor make some dramatic discoveries while demolishing the kitchen and baths, landscape contractor Roger Cook moves a massive rhododendron and master carpeneter Norm Abram checks out one of the finest surviving examples of the Italianate style: the over-the-top Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
This Old House opens a new season with work on a 300-year-old farmstead that is rich in Colonial history. Homeowners Joe and Becky Titlow plan to preserve th...
In just a short subway ride, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive at the latest project house in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1897, ...
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva partitions off a below-grade space. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse How to Hang a New Front Door in an Existing Frame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAccMi-kGQ&index;=181&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV How to Frame Out Basement Walls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i48Tdi4H1TY&index;=289&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV How to Insulate a Basement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKQdo88Ne74&index;=8&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV Shopping List for How to Frame Walls for a Basement Room: - pressure-treated 2x4s, used as the bottom wall plates - 2x4s, used as the top wall plates and studs Tools for How to Frame Walls for a Basement Room: - 2-foot and 6-foot levels - chalk line - circular saw - layout square - cordless framing nailer, or hammer and 16d nails - powder-actuated nail gun - hearing and eye protection Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
Norm Abram welcomes new host Kevin O'Connor aboard with a visit to one of the most ambitious TOH jobs to date, the Manchester-by-the-Sea project. Wanting to ...
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram tour scenic Essex, Massachusetts, and roll up to our new project: a 1935 English-style cottage in the woo...
The new season finds the experts at This Old House in historic Cambridge, Massachusetts, working on a mid-century Modern house for biotech bachelor George Ma...
track: this old house album: industrial silence [ lyrics ] how come the stars shine so bright here in this night it will not end there's a boy and a girl who...
This Old House welcomes Edgar Hansen from Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch. To assess his skills, Tom Silva puts Edgar to work patching cracks in the plaster walls, then Richard shows him how to "fish" water lines through the building. Norm and Tom raise the height of the railing on the second floor landing. Roger and Edgar remove the concrete stairs at the front entry. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva transforms one sheet of plywood into a hold-all, easy-roll cart. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJx52yMjwWA&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr-ZmCu0t_YNmTXHVt80JDyE&index;=22 How to Build a Tool Storage Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBT7K71IAow&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV&index;=111 How to Build a Cedar Storage Bench: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg-QHu29W4w&index;=83&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV How to Build Walk-In Closet Storage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwc-9mFSmm0&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV&index;=113 Shopping List for Building a Utility Cart: - 3/4-inch A-C fir plywood - four 2 1/2-inch casters (two fixed, two swiveling) - pocket screws - carpenter's glue - 1-inch-diameter hardwood dowel - sixteen 5/16-inch-diameter x 1 1/2-inch-long carriage bolts, nuts and washers Tools for Building a Utility Cart: - circular saw - straightedge guide - miter saw - drill/driver and 1-inch-diameter spade bit - pocket hole jig - cordless finishing nailer and 1 1/2-inch nails - router with 1/2-inch-diameter straight-cutting bit - assorted clamps - ratcheting socket wrench Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains the wide world of spray-foam insulation. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube ...
In this special episode, the crew demonstrates several ways to save energy at home. First, general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner select and install ...
This Old House opens a brand new season by helping the Sharma family renovate their 1940s house on Boston's famous Charles River. Out front, the home's bland...
For the new season, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram reveal that This Old House will be building new—a prefab, eco-friendly home that will...
For the second project of the season This Old House goes Hollywood with the first ever renovation project in the Los Angeles area. After seeing some of the l...
Host Kevin O'Connor and general contractor Tom Silva introduce us to the popular suburb of Arlington, Mass., and to a new project: the first Italianate Style home we've tackled in years. Malcolm and Heather's 1872 home has seen some changes over the years, leaving it with an awkward layout. Now it's time to polish it up and make it work for this century's busy family. Heating and plumbing expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook are on site to help the demolition work get started. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his secrets for fabricating a stylish new plastic-laminate kitchen countertop. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwYbN-3g7ss&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr-ZmCu0t_YNmTXHVt80JDyE&index;=11 How to Build a Sliding Barn Door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8uo3paP6U4&index;=288&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV How to Install a Linoleum Tile Floor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtyBHAt5Rkg&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV&index;=7 How to Choose and Use a Circular Saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1APf46AhM4g&list;=PLkJADc1qDrr_0NxtmzECiOWkr5de82kXV&index;=31 Shopping List for How to Build a Laminate Counter: - 5/8-inch A-C fir plywood, used to make substrate for counter and backsplash - plastic laminate, used to cover plywood substrate - contact cement, used to adhere top laminate - paint roller, short-nap paint-roller sleeve, used to apply contact cement - aerosol contact cement, used to adhere edge laminate - silicone adhesive, for securing sink to counter, and counter to cabinets - assorted drywall screws, for assembling the counter and attaching the backsplash - 1/2-inch-diameter wood dowels, used to prevent laminate from sticking to counter Tools for How to Build a Laminate Counter: - portable circular saw and straightedge guide, used to cut plywood parts to size - drill/driver, for drilling holes and driving screws - belt sander and 100-grit belt, for smoothing the laminate flush with the plywood top - block plane, used to trim the plywood build-up strips flush with the plywood top - trim router fitted with flush-cutting bit, for trimming laminate - single-cut mill bastard file, used to trim the laminate flush - J-roller, used to press the laminate down into the contact cement - jigsaw, for making sink cutout in countertop - caulking gun, used to apply silicone adhesive - air compressor, air hose, pneumatic brad nailer and 1-inch brads, used to attach plywood build-up strips to underside of counter Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/
General contractor Tom Silva and mason Mark McCullough carefully open a hole in the old foundation. Window restoration specialist Alison Hardy removes the hi...
Master Carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor travel to Washington, D.C., to help non-profit developer Mi Casa Inc. renovate an abandoned 1879 rowhouse...
Guest speakers will include Kevin O’Connor, host of "This Old House," America’s longest running home ...
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San Francisco Chronicle 2014-09-24... landscaping lighting at his house, he didn’t call an electrician. He contacted Ask This Old House.
Ohio 2014-09-23This Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series aired on the American television station Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) which follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks. This Old House is produced by WGBH Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution.
This Old House and its sister series Ask This Old House are often broadcast together as The This Old House Hour (originally known as The New This Old House Hour). Both shows are owned by This Old House Ventures, Inc. and are underwritten by GMC, and The Home Depot. Weyerhauser lumber distributor, a previous underwriter, by 1989, had donated more than $1,000,000 a year to the show.This Old House is also underwritten by State Farm Insurance and Andersen Windows, Inc. Ask This Old House is also underwritten by GE major appliances, Stanley Tools and the National Association of Realtors. Other underwriters throughout the show's tenure included Parks Corporation (featuring its line of Carver Tripp paint thinners/sealants/wood stains and treatments), Glidden paints, Montgomery Ward, Ace Hardware, Kohler plumbing, Schlage locks, Century 21 Real Estate, Toro lawnmowers/snowblowers and ERA Real Estate. Two of the original underwriters were Weyerhauser and Owens-Corning.
Midnight, that old clock keeps ticking,
The kids are all asleep and I'm walking the floor.
Darlin' I can see that you're dreaming,
And I don't wanna wake you up
When I close the door.
This old house of ours is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know what that means.
There's a garden outside she works in every day
And tomorrow morning a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.
Lately, I've been thinking 'bout daddy,
And how he always made things work, when the chips were down,
And I know I've got something inside me
There's always a light there to guide me
To what can't be found.
This old house of ours is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know what that means.
There's a swing outside the kids play on every day
And tomorrow morning a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.
Take it all away, take it all away, take it all away.
Take it all away, take it all away, take it all away.
Remember how we first came here together?
Standing on an empty lot, holding hands.
Later, we came back in the moonlight
And made love right where the kitchen is,
Then we made our plans.
This old house of ours is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know what that means.
There's a garden outside she works in every day
And tomorrow morning a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.
Take it all away, take it all away, take it all away.
This old house once knew its children
This old house once knew its wife
This old house was home and comfort
As they fought the storms of life
This old house once rang with laughter
This old house heard many shouts
Now it trembles in the darkness
When the lightning walks about
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the window pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
He's getting ready to meet the saints
This old house is gettin' shaky
This old house is gettin' old
This old house has seen the rain
This old house has seen the cold
Oh his knees are gettin' chilly
But he feels no fear or pain
'Cause he sees an angel peepin'
Through a broken window pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the window pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
He's getting ready to meet the saints
This old house is gettin' shaky
This old house is gettin' old
This old house has seen the rain
This old house has seen the cold
Oh his knees are gettin' chilly
But he feels no fear or pain
'Cause he sees an angel peepin'
Through a broken window pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the window pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
He's getting ready to meet the saints (repeat)
This old house was once for dancing,
This old house once filled with joy.
With it's beauty so entrancing,
Every little girl and boy.
Now it's halls are filled with darkness.
Its rooms are dusty, cold.
This old house is growing so old.
Take a walk into the ballroom,
Now it hardly looks the same.
Now it's chandelier is shattered,
Only stillness here remains.
Long ago there was the laughter
Through the stories that were told.
This old house has grown so old.
Carefull of the stairs,
Don't sit on the broken chair.
Peole passing by
Used to pause out in the square.
Now they go on by,
No one even stops to stare.
It's so all alone,
No one cares.
They'll tear down this house come morning,
Build a new one in it's place.
Put an end to all it's glory,
Put an end to all it's grace.
And the sun will set when evening comes,
Stars will fill the sky -
This ole house once knew his children
This ole house once knew his wife
This ole house was home and comfort
As they fought the storms of life
This old house once rang with laughter
This old house heard many shouts
Now he trembles in the darkness
When the lightnin' walks about
CHORUS:
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
Ain't a-gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the windowpane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
He's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
This ole house is a-gettin' shaky
This ole house is a-gettin' old
This ole house lets in the rain
This ole house lets in the cold
On his knees I'm gettin' chilly
But he feel no fear nor pain
'Cause he see an angel peekin'
Through a broken windowpane
CHORUS
This ole house is afraid of thunder
This ole house is afraid of storms
This ole house just groans and trembles
When the night wind flings its arms
This ole house is gettin' feeble
This old house is needin' paint
Just like him it's tuckered out
But he's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
CHORUS
This ole house dog lies a-sleepin'
He don't know I'm gonna leave
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace
And he'd sit there and howl and grieve
But my huntin' days are over
Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more
Gabriel done brought in my chariot
When the wind blew down the door
1, 2, 3
Oh if this old house could talk
What a story it would tell
It would tell about the good times
And the bad times as well
It would tell about the love that lived
And died inside these walls
And the sound of the little footsteps
Runnin' up and down the halls
Oh, if this old house could talk
It would break my heart in two
I couldn't stand to be reminded
Of all the things we used to do
There's no love in this old house no more
So I got it up for sale
Why if this old house could talk
What a story it would tell
Oh, if this old house could talk
I know what it would say
I'm as lonesome as you are
And I fell more empty every day
I even miss the baby
Who built me up to feel this way
Why if this old house could talk
Lord, I know what it would say
Yeah, if this old house could talk
What a story it would tell
We'll build this home together
And with love we drove each nail
Take me in your arms and hold me
'Cause we've been apart too long
Why if this old house could talk
How come the stars shine so bright
Here in this night, it will not end
There's a boy and a girl
Who know all the wrong words
And you and I need no more
It's so good to be alone with you
It's so good to be open eyed
They won't know us anymore
Once we step back into
This old house
In this old house
Where every door is open
Well listen real close
This old house
In this old house
We know there's more to this than there
The nation of the two
In this old house
This old house is where we
Consider it gone and the same
Now, there were days when we would fall
Those guiding stars would shine no more
Oh it's all right with me
We just don't talk it over
Stay the rest of this day in this bed
It's so good to be alone with you
It's so good to be open eyed
And they won't know us any more
Once we step back into
Oh, this old house
In this old house
Where every door is open
We'll take it real slow
In this old house
In this old house
We know there's more to this than there
Never leave this old house
Oh, in this old house
We know there's more to this than there
Never leave
This old house
Oh, in this old house, this old
We know there's more to this than there
We'll never leave
This Old House
Today I passed by that old house
Where we used to stay
It does'nt look the same, no
Since we moved away
There were no kids playing outside
Waiting for the icecream truck to come by
And you're not there , no,
Waiting for me
It's not the same house, no
( same house )
It's not like it used to be
( not like it used to be )
It's not the same house, no
( same house )
It's not like it used to be
( not like it used to be )
I took a look inside
And it took me quite by surprise
When I found out they tore down our favourite room
Ohh, but the scent of your perfume
Was still in the air
Reminding me of us still being there
But baby you're not there
Waiting for me, no
It's not the same house, no
( same house )
It's not like it used to be
( not like it used to be )
It's not the same house, no, no
( same house )
It's not like it used to be, no
( not like it used to be )
( Interlude )
Same house
Not like it used to be
Same house
Not like it used to be
The kids room still looks the same
But there's not a toy insight
I even walked over to where their beds used to be
And I pretended to kiss them goodnight
Oooohhh
But tears came to my eyes
When I finally realise
That you were'nt there no, no
Waiting for me
It's not the same house, no
( same house )
It's not like it used to be
( not like it used to be )
No It's not the same house, no, no
( same house )
It's not like it used to be, no
( not like it used to be )
The grasses grown tall around the fence
It's not the same house, no
It's not like it used to be
It's not the same house, no
Midnight, that old clock
keeps ticking,
The kids are all asleep
and I'm walking the floor.
Darlin' I can see
that you're dreaming,
And I don't wanna wake you up
When I close the door.
This old house of ours
is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know
what that means.
There's a garden outside
she works in every day
And tomorrow morning
a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.
Lately, I've been thinking
'bout daddy,
And how he always
made things work,
when the chips were down,
And I know
I've got something inside me
There's always a light
there to guide me
To what can't be found.
This old house of ours
is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know
what that means.
There's a swing outside
the kids play on every day
And tomorrow morning
a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.
Take it all away,
take it all away,
take it all away.
Take it all away,
take it all away,
take it all away.
Remember how we first came
here together?
Standing on an empty lot,
holding hands.
Later, we came back
in the moonlight
And made love
right where the kitchen is,
Then we made our plans.
This old house of ours
is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know
what that means.
There's a garden outside
she works in every day
And tomorrow morning
a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.
Take it all away,
take it all away,
take it all away.
Take it all away,
take it all away,