This Old House Season 2

January. 01,1981      TV-G
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis

The Newton House

Episode 27 : The Newton House - 27
September. 28,1981
This Old House is new again! The workmen are gone and the newly renovated Bigelow House is ready and waiting for its new occupants. Our host takes us on the long-awaited tour in this one hour special.
Episode 26 : The Newton House - 26
September. 15,1981
Our host takes a stroll around the grounds and shows us that the landscaping is well underway. There's also been great progress in the ice house and woodshed. As for the barn, it's nearly complete.
Episode 25 : The Newton House - 25
September. 01,1981
Things are really shaping up at the Bigelow House! Tonight, the white cedar shingling goes up in the barn greenhouse. Inside the barn, our host oversees installation on a heat pump, then he heads up to the main house to help apply the exterior stain.
Episode 24 : The Newton House - 24
August. 28,1981
Our host inspects the custom-built kitchen cabinets in the barn and checks the plastering work upstairs. Then landscaping arcitect Tom Wirth gives us a lesson in brick paving and takes us on a fascinating tour of a granite quarry.
Episode 23 : The Newton House - 23
August. 15,1981
Our houst inspects the custom-made hardwood spiral stairchase in the barn and takes us on a tour of the factory where it was made. Later, we go up to the main house for a look at repairs on the fireplace tiles.
Episode 22 : The Newton House - 22
August. 01,1981
Now that the old garage is gone, plans are made for the new one. Our master carpenter discusses the stairway in the barn. At the main house, a downdraft stove is installed and the sunbath gets a copper roof.
Episode 21 : The Newton House - 21
July. 28,1981
This week, the old metal garages come down and barn lighting goes in. In the main house, it's time to install the air conditioning and kitchen window casings.
Episode 20 : The Newton House - 20
July. 15,1981
The kitchen in the main house gets a ceramic tile floor. The south facade get a glass sunbath. The barn gets a heating and cooling fan. The fireplace gets a new stone face.
Episode 19 : The Newton House - 19
July. 01,1981
This week, our master carpenter installs the unusual floor-to-ceiling triple hung windows; while Charlie, our finish carpenter, sets in window casings and kitchen cabinets.
Episode 18 : The Newton House - 18
June. 28,1981
Tonight, our host tours the barn and gives more thought to the hardwood floors in the main house. It's also time to select locks and hardware for the antique floors.
Episode 17 : The Newton House - 17
June. 15,1981
Our host reviews plans for interior of the barn unit. In the main house, he decides that some of the floors will have to go; and out plumber is ready to install the Powder Room sink.
Episode 16 : The Newton House - 16
June. 01,1981
Our host sizes up the tree cutting clearing hob outside the Ice House unit. In the barn, he discusses the wood beam framing. Then, it's up to the main house for a look at the stairway.
Episode 15 : The Newton House - 15
May. 28,1981
The crawlspace in the barn gets a concrete floor. The main house gets a parquet floor. And we lesson in tile grouting.
Episode 14 : The Newton House - 14
May. 15,1981
It's time to tackle some tough shingling jobs on the turret and roof-top belvedere. We'll also install a skylight, hook up a toilet and talk about water service for the house.
Episode 13 : The Newton House - 13
May. 01,1981
What are the best tiles for the master bath? How is the electrical work coming? What type of cabinets should we use in the kitchen of the main house? Our host supplies the answers.
Episode 12 : The Newton House - 12
April. 28,1981
Shingling is completed on the south side of the bungalow and the lights are in placed in the main house. Tile setter Charlie English shows us how to trim tiles.
Episode 11 : The Newton House - 11
April. 15,1981
This week, our host looks at the wiring needs in the barn; demonstrates lathing and plastering and talks about choosing tiles for the foyer in the main house.
Episode 10 : The Newton House - 10
April. 01,1981
The south roof gets an ice shield and cedar shingles. The living room wall gets a layer of energy-saving polystyrene board. And the grounds get a face-lifting.
Episode 9 : The Newton House - 9
March. 28,1981
All radiators are not created equal. Our host shows us an efficient, aesthetic European version. Our master carpenter is busy installing new windows and a lighting expert make some illuminating recommendations.
Episode 8 : The Newton House - 8
March. 15,1981
Our host and master carpenter gives us a progress report of the house. It's almost time to winterize this energy-guzzling summer home with insulation and fireplace fix-ups.
Episode 7 : The Newton House - 7
March. 01,1981
Our host discusses plans for a new, historically compatible five-car garage. The electrician begins wiring and a solar energy expert recommends the best location for a solar collector.
Episode 6 : The Newton House - 6
February. 28,1981
The exterminator gives us a top-to-bottom bug check. Professor John Coolidge talks about the architect of the Bigelow House, H.H. Richardson - considered the foremost Victorian architect of the 19th century.
Episode 5 : The Newton House - 5
February. 15,1981
We're ready to do some plumbing at the house. Our master carpenter shows us how to pour concrete wall and Tom Wirth, our landscape architect discusses the lay of the land.
Episode 4 : The Newton House - 4
February. 01,1981
Our host discusses some of the key decisions to be made about condominium sales. Also, plans are made to install woodburning stoves in the ice house and the woodshed.
Episode 3 : The Newton House - 3
January. 30,1981
Demolition is nearly complete and our host shows us some of the problems uncovering he's uncovered - including extensive damage from carpenter ants, vandals and rot.
Episode 2 : The Newton House - 2
January. 15,1981
Our host discusses plans for renovating the barn unit - insulation, demolition and replacing broken windows.
Episode 1 : The Newton House - 1
January. 01,1981
Our host introduces the Bigelow House, a rambling 19th-century hilltop home in Newton, Massachusetts, designed by noted Victorian architect H.H. Richardson. The challenge - convert the abandoned structure into five modern condominium units, while preserving its architectural integrity. Vila and our master carpenter talk about the best way to tackle the project.

Seasons

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Season 45 2023
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Season 44 2022
Season 43
Season 43 2021
Season 42
Season 42 2020
Season 41
Season 41 2019
Season 40
Season 40 2018
Season 39
Season 39 2017
Season 38
Season 38 2016
Season 37
Season 37 2015
Season 36
Charlestown 2014; Lexington Project 2015; Veteran's House 2015
Season 36 2014
Season 35
Jersey Shore Rebuilds 2013; Arlington 2014
Season 35 2013
Season 34
Cambridge 2012; Essex 2012/13
Season 34 2012
Season 33
Bedford; Barrington
Season 33 2011
Season 32
Auburndale; Los Angeles
Season 32 2010
Season 31
Newton Centre; Roxbury
Season 31 2009
Season 30
Weston; New York City
Season 30 2008
Season 29
Newton; New Orleans
Season 29 2007
Season 28
East Boston; Austin
Season 28 2006
Season 27
Cambridge; Washington D.C.
Season 27 2005
Season 26
The Carlisle House
Season 26 2004
Season 25
The Concord Cottage; The Bermuda House
Season 25 2003
Season 24
The Winchester House; The Lake Forest Dream Kitchen
Season 24 2002
Season 23
The Manchester House
Season 23 2001
Season 22
The Charlestown House; The West Palm Beach House
Season 22 2000
Season 21
The Billerica House; The Santa Barbara House
Season 21 1999
Season 20
The Watertown House; The Key West House
Season 20 1998
Season 19
The Milton House; The San Francisco House
Season 19 1997
Season 18
The Nantucket House; The Tuscon House
Season 18 1996
Season 17
The Salem House; The Savannah House
Season 17 1995
Season 16
The Acton House; The Napa Valley House
Season 16 1994
Season 15
The Belmont House; The Honolulu House
Season 15 1993
Season 14
The Lexington Ranch; The Miami House
Season 14 1992
Season 13
The Wayland House; The London House
Season 13 1991
Season 12
The Jamaica Plain House; The New Orleans House
Season 12 1990
Season 11
The Concord House; The Santa Fe House
Season 11 1989
Season 10
The Lexington Bed and Breakfast
Season 10 1988
Season 9
The Westwood House; The Santa Barbara Bungalow
Season 9 1987
Season 8
The Reading House; The Brimfield House; The Phoenix House
Season 8 1986
Season 7
The Newton Cottage; The Reading Ranch; The Melrose House; The Tampa House
Season 7 1985
Season 6
In and Around Boston
Season 6 1984
Season 5
The Brookline House
Season 5 1983
Season 4
The Arlington House
Season 4 1982
Season 3
The Woburn House
Season 3 1982
Season 2
The Newton House
Season 2 1981
Season 1
The Dorchester House
Season 1 1979

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