Season 30 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 26
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

This Old House Season 30 (2008-2009)

This Old House The Weston House 01 30x01 The Weston House 01
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 feel like an old barn. ...
Oct. 04, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 02 30x02 The Weston House 02
Host Kevin O'Connor drives up to find the old house gone, and general contractor Tom Silva finishing the job by demolishing the chimney and foundation with an excavator. The old concrete ...
Oct. 11, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 03 30x03 The Weston House 03
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives in Weston to find homeowners Amy & Pete Favat in the backyard, cutting back the spring overgrowth so the workers can get through. General contractor Tom ...
Oct. 18, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 04 30x04 The Weston House 04
With 75 percent of the new prefabricated house being built in a workshop, host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Bensonwood in New Hampshire, where today it's all hands on deck. General ...
Oct. 25, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 05 30x05 The Weston House 05
Homeowners Amy and Pete Favat are on site in Weston for the first day of "raising" their new house but the excitement is soon tampered by unexpected rain. After a two-day rain delay, ...
Nov. 01, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 06 30x06 The Weston House 06
The second week of the house raising begins with a ceremonial timberframe raise on the first floor—by hand. The rest of the job will be done with a crane including lifting a forty-eight ...
Nov. 08, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 07 30x07 The Weston House 07
Two weeks into the new house raising, master carpenter Norm Abram meets architect Chris Adams for a tour of the first and second floors. At the Bensonwood shop in Walpole, New Hampshire, ...
Nov. 15, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 08 30x08 The Weston House 08
Three weeks into the new house raising in Weston, Massachusetts, and the building envelope is almost complete. The Bensonwood crew places the last of the roof panels and sets the five-thousand ...
Nov. 22, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 09 30x09 The Weston House 09
Host Kevin O'Connor arrives in Weston and finds a busload of masons just in from Wisconsin to help with the exterior stone veneer, while general contractor Tom Silva shows homeowner ...
Nov. 29, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 10 30x10 The Weston House 10
On the roof at the project house in Weston, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor the new solar hot water system that makes use of evacuated tube technology—the ...
Dec. 06, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 11 30x11 The Weston House 11
At the project house in Weston, host Kevin O'Connor finds solar energy specialist Jeff Wolfe installing eighteen solar panels that can provide up to 75 percent of the home's power needs. ...
Dec. 13, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 12 30x12 The Weston House 12
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook installs granite steps on the entry porch, precast footings for the pergola, and Goshen stone for the front patio. General ...
Dec. 20, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 13 30x13 The Weston House 13
The Favat family takes host Kevin O'Connor to see Land's Sake Farm, a local non-profit farm stand where they can get organic flowers, fruits, vegetables, and even timbers for their ...
Dec. 27, 2008
This Old House The Weston House 14 30x14 The Weston House 14
Master carpenter Norm Abram meets with Michelle Moore from the U.S. Green Building Council to learn more about their LEED for Homes program and how the Weston house will qualify. Landscape ...
Jan. 03, 2009
This Old House The Weston House 15 30x15 The Weston House 15
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook installs a berm and fence in the front yard to screen out the busy street. Landscape architect Wes Wirth and homeowner ...
Jan. 10, 2009
This Old House The Weston House 16 30x16 The Weston House 16
At the project house in Weston, landscape contractor Roger Cook tends to the last efforts on the landscaping front, which includes fresh sod, a bocce court, and a new irrigation system. ...
Jan. 17, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 01 30x17 The New York City House 01
For the first time in the show's history, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram take This Old House on the road to New York City to restore a neglected 1904 brownstone ...
Jan. 24, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 02 30x18 The New York City House 02
Host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook visit Prospect Park, a 585-acre urban oasis unofficially known as "Brooklyn's Backyard." At the project house, master carpenter ...
Jan. 31, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 03 30x19 The New York City House 03
Host Kevin O'Connor and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey visit lower New York Harbor, taking in the city skyline and the Statue of Liberty from the water, and from Liberty ...
Feb. 07, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 04 30x20 The New York City House 04
After starting the day at nearby Tom's Restaurant, host Kevin O'Connor finds homeowners Kevin Costello and Karen Shen inspecting the new exterior paint job at the project house in Brooklyn. ...
Feb. 14, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 05 30x21 The New York City House 05
At the project house in Brooklyn, homeowner Karen Shen shows master carpenter Norm Abram the progress in the owner's unit while flooring contractor Neale Rattray installs new white ...
Feb. 21, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 06 30x22 The New York City House 06
At the project house in Brooklyn, host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find local builder Michael Streaman and stair fabricator Stephen Dijanic installing the vintage spiral stairs that the ...
Feb. 28, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 07 30x23 The New York City House 07
At the project house in Brooklyn, master carpenter Norm Abram learns how local wood refinisher John Thomas is using a faux painting technique to disguise old and damaged woodwork. The ...
Mar. 07, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 08 30x24 The New York City House 08
After a brief visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, master carpenter Norm Abram helps local builder Michael Streaman reinstall old interior door trim in the new library area. In Bensonhurst, ...
Mar. 14, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 09 30x25 The New York City House 09
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Mar. 21, 2009
This Old House The New York City House 10 30x26 The New York City House 10
With the Brooklyn brownstone nearly complete, master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor arrive to find a bustling sidewalk with both sod and furniture being delivered. In ...
Mar. 28, 2009

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