The fortieth season begins with Kevin outside The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island – a magnificent mansion once owned by the Vanderbilt family. Tommy picks him up in the truck and they drive across the bridge to Jamestown to this season’s first project – a 1920s bungalow.

Old shingles with asbestos are removed and a new foundation is formed in a factory. Kevin tours Jamestown.

Jeff shows Kevin how he's framing the net zero house, and Richard demonstrates heat loss and gain to design a balanced HVAC system.

New apprentices join the team in Rhode Island as the roof goes up. The homeowners visit a cabinet showroom to finalize their plans. The house gets sheathed. It's the finish line at Judith's house in Charleston. Kevin and Tom take the grand tour.

Insulation is crucial to a net zero house. Kevin finds Jeff and the apprentices starting the work. Dana shops for efficient yet decorative lighting. Tom and Jeff work with the apprentices to build false rafter tails and then they install them.

Roof insulation is next step at the net zero house. Richard tours the basement of The Breakers in Newport. Kevin meets Congressman Norcross at the house, who is also an electrician. Apprentices install and flash windows.

The electrician installs a load center at the Idea House. Tom teaches the apprentices the correct application of cedar roof shingles. Kevin and Jeff add insulation to the basement. Tom shows Mary how to block behind walls with future cabinets and wall fixtures. A pre-cut post and beam barn gets raised.

Sealing the home against air leaks; reviewing the pre-drywall checklist; landscape plan; fabricating pieces for porch columns and rails; shingles are applied as the last layer of the exterior wall system.

Reviewing design samples; heating pump; applying stone veneer; installing a wall-hung toilet tank; building a vanity.

The difference between blueboard and drywall; sizing a solar array; installing a wood ceiling; installing a generator; a boat building school.

Sod farm; HVAC installation; adding a gas fireplace to the living room; attaching screens to the side porch; digging a well.

Induction cooking; installing solar panels on the barn roof; installing a unique lattice; ERV demonstration; landscaping and hardscaping.

The net zero house is complete; touring the yard, barn and upstairs; checking out the main floor; reviewing mechanicals.

Renovation plans for a 1957 mid-century modern house in need of a total overhaul; demolition begins.

Asbestos and tree removal; a visit to the first "This Old House" project in Dorchester, Mass.

Laying a sill on a new foundation; scoping the sewer; starting a design plan to create a sleek, modern space.

Pouring a buttress; revisiting the 2001 Manchester by the Sea project; solving a ductwork problem; installing a PVC trim overhang.

In-counter outlets; former apprentice Nathan Gilbert; framing a skylight.

Selecting patio pavers; installing a skylight in the bathroom; repairing the foundation.

Calculating the risers for a set of stairs; insulating the foundation; installing radiant heat; revisiting an old project.

Installing rafters for a cantilevered roof; solving a venting problem for the kitchen sink; fixing AC ductwork; installing snow cleats on the roof.

Rebuilding a century-old puddingstone wall; revisiting the 2005 Cambridge modern project; installing trimless LED recessed lights; installing large tanks under the driveway to curtail rainwater runoff.

Manufacturing plate glass and windows; cold weather painting; installing radiant heat under the driveway while the patio is installed out front.

Laying large-format tile in the living room; visiting the 20th-anniversary project in Key West, Fla.; installing a hanging retro fireplace and modern kitchen cabinets.

Installing closet systems, modern baseboards and a linear wall drain in the master shower; selecting door hardware; installing floating bathroom vanities.

Touring the home and reviewing its special features.

Salvage and demo begin in the transformation of a 1940s Rhode Island ranch to a Dutch Colonial; a look at architect renderings; visiting California ranch style homes.

The chimney and walls are taken down; window and fixture shopping; new plumbing products; reusing the original rafters for new wall framing.

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. Back at the project, Tommy and Jeff raise the end gables.

The gambrel roof profiles are pre-assembled and raised. Then the crew stands up the second floor walls. Three new apprentices arrive as part of the Generation Next program. Tom Silva, shows them how to measure and cut roof rafters. Richard Trethewey works with an engineer who is designing a septic system for the project.

Tom Silva teaches the new apprentices to frame a deck. Jeff Sweenor’s crew frames the exterior flair detail. Jenn Nawada learns about Westerly granite. Jeff teaches the apprentices to install a window. Richard Trethewey and Jeff look for a path for the drain stacks.

Working on the main staircase; siding; touring a factory to see how a furnace is built; installing a furnace.

Building a section of a coffered ceiling; cutting granite; septic system; how interior doors are built; installing a door.

The propane tank is installed; composite decking; adding final touches to the coffered ceiling; adding shelving to the office; applying a stone veneer to the chimney.

Installing a floating oak mantel; paneling the playroom using knotty pine boards; timber framing school; using Westerly granite for the steps.

Using old pine to make a table; whitewashing knotty pine paneling; building a pergola for a deck; assembling shutters; lighting the pergola.

Mounting televisions and installing curtains; water heater; installing outdoor lighting; refurbishing a flagpole.

Touring the completed Dutch Colonial; pine table; hydroseeding; flying the refurbished flags.

Three families rebuild after they lost their homes to a wildfire.

Fabricating a stone hearth; automatic sprinkler systems; a simulator demonstrates how the Camp Fire spread; a vent designed to resist embers.

A visit to a fire testing lab; adding roof shingles; installing a stone veneer; touring farms; an architect designs a town memorial.

Engineered siding and fire-rated sheathing; solar backup battery; the Hope Plaza memorial ground-breaking.

Homeowners John and Molly plan to put the history back into their 1890s shingle-style home. They’ll remove ‘70s carpet, repair cracking balusters and transform the front entry, restoring the home’s original beauty and updating it for modern living.

Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor start laying subfloor in the new dining room. Charlie Silva shows Jenn Nawada how he’s drilling granite for the new garage and driveway. Kevin tours Cape Ann, and Tom moves an interior doorway.

Tom and Charlie Silva create a cathedral ceiling while Mark McCullough breaks through the foundation to make space for mechanicals. Kevin O’Connor learns about sun tunnels and Richard creates a plan for cooling.

In this episode, Mark McCullough finds granite on the property to match a new stone wall to the old. Heath Eastman buries the electrical underground. Kevin O’Connor, homeowner Molly and her kitchen designer Michele look for design inspiration. Then, Tom Silva creates a barrel ceiling.

In this episode, Tom and Charlie Silva install rounded-top windows in the breakfast room, and an easy-install roof shingle goes down. Roger Cook and Kevin O’Connor go fishing while Tom adds a custom diamond detail with the siding. Radiant heat goes in somewhere unexpected: the ceiling.

In this episode, Tom repairs 130-year-old pocket doors, and a new type of solar goes in. Jenn works with landscaper Fred to build a boulder wall. Richard gives a lesson on a modern heating system, and father Mark and son Erik Ferrante showcase the art of mosaic tile installation.

In this episode, the original leaded glass windows are repaired, and Jenn and Fred plant a bed of perennials along the new driveway. Mini splits solve a ductwork problem, and homeowner Molly and her designer Shelby make design decisions. Then, Tom tackles tricky original trim.

Richard learns about the invention of the Stillson wrench, and Mauro repairs old plaster. Norm then repairs broken balusters, and Heath installs a new panel. Venetian plaster goes on the dining room ceiling.

A brass handrail is created. Mauro paints a chalkboard finish, and repaired balusters get reinstalled. Richard gives a lesson in make-up air, and work begins on a custom table. Heath talks smart electricity.

Work is complete on the Cape Ann Shingle Style project. The team tours the finished home, celebrating all of the repaired historic details and the new elements that keep with its original style.

We take a tour of kitchens – from fireplaces used for cooking in colonial times to marble counters of modern days. Follow the evolution of appliances from white to avocado to stainless, as well as cabinet finishes from natural to painted, as we uncover favorite kitchen scenes from long ago.

From precast concrete foundation walls to bathtubs and doors to windows, This Old House explores the places and people who provide building and finishing materials for our projects. Kevin visits factories in US and Canada to see how foundation walls, framing lumber, and doors are made, while Richard travels to see watch how a bathtub is fabricated and glass is melted for windows.

Featuring talented makers who make beautiful household items we meet a lumberjack who sources his own cypress from the bottom of a river and turns it into a unique table. In Detroit, a stained-glass artist restores original window panels. A family run business creates a metal stovetop hood. A painter shows a Lazure technique for the walls of a bedroom. Blacksmithing students forge an iron gate.

In the Arlington Arts and Crafts project, the homeowners improve their outdated kitchen. They meet with a designer to make a plan and select the finishes. For countertops, they decide on local marble. Kevin sees a metal range hood being assembled. Back at the house, a cabinet installer puts in each section himself. After the finishing touches, the homeowners show Kevin the new kitchen.

Kevin, Richard and Tommy set the stage for the restoration of our 1887 Queen Anne Seaside Victorian Cottage. The homeowners were excited about renovating a historic home in this oceanside community. Kevin met them to hear about their plans to preserve the historic details while updating the interior space for modern living and creating a new wing for a garage and master suite.

Decorative Queen Anne style barge rafters are reproduced for the addition. Richard Trethewey shows how Jeff Sweenor’s team hid the mechanicals in the house. At Jeff’s shop, Tom Silva meets Jeff and Riley as they rebuild old sashes and build new ones. Back at the house, they install a refurbished original window. Tom shows a new window with simulated divided lights that resembles the originals.

The original chimney bricks from the Queen Ann Victorian are cleaned and repurposed for a new, straight chimney. Staggered shingles are reapplied to match the original shingle pattern. Steel is brought in to support an open floor plan. Kevin O’Connor learns about the unique glass orbs hidden on Block Island. Richard Trethewey finds the plumber installing a new kind of shower drain.

After months of meticulous restoration, the stained glass windows are ready to be reinstalled in the dining room. Electrician Ben has an apprentice. Kevin meets them at the new breaker panel. Tom re-creates original shingles. During the Covid lockdown, Jeff and his crew demoed the porch and built a new one. Jenn has a landscape meeting with homeowners.

The original Seaside Victorian home had Yankee Gutters and the Historic District Committee wants the restored house to have them too. The Generation Next initiative continues with an apprentice learning from Jeff Sweenor’s electrician Ben Giles. Richard Trethewey and plumber Josh Jordan show how a tankless hot water system will never run out of hot water. Tom Silva and Jeff install porch corbels.

Mark McCullough describes to Kevin O'Connor how the masons put down a cobblestone apron on the driveway. Inside, the crew reinforces old floor joists to allow for a more open floorplan. Tom Silva helps Jeff Sweenor hang a drop finial on the exterior and then they install a swinging window in the cabana. Kevin meets with local paint experts to discuss choosing exterior colors on a Victorian house.

Kevin O'Connor and Tom Silva watch a technology expert hide sound speakers in the living room ceiling. Richard Trethewey discusses the efficient updates on outdoor condensers with the HVAC contractor. The garage doors are installed with side mounts. A prefabricated pool gets lowered into the ground. The interior designer and homeowner show Kevin their choices on design elements for the kitchen.

Kevin O'Connor watches as the outdoor kitchen with pizza oven arrives and is assembled. Tom Silva meets the flooring installer who's laying down engineered flooring in a herringbone pattern. Designer Kristen Martone works with the homeowner on the bathroom finishes. Jenn Nawada sorts through all the plants that have been delivered and Kevin sees an automatic cover going on top of the new pool.

Elaborate interior window trim and custom storm windows; an updated electric meter and panels; working on the limestone hardscape in the backyard; assembling a Victorian style shed.

Transplanting trees and sod; installing a custom deck hatch; assembling a smart lock system; mounting a unique range hood.

Hanging the pantry door; finishing up the tiling and backsplash; creating a custom surround for the gas fireplace.

The historic Seaside Victorian Cottage is restored and expanded; a new addition matches the existing architectural details; new hardscape and landscape.

"This Old House" returns to Dorchester, Mass., to follow the renovation of a triple decker that was burned due to illegal fireworks.

Removing asbestos; a plumber works on dormant pipes; visiting a community garden; architectural historian Arthur Krim talks about three-deckers; pulling off the melted vinyl siding.

The original back porches on the triple decker are brought up to code. Ice blasting is used to get rid of the char and fire odor. New vinyl siding is installed on the entire house while homeowner Carol considers accent trim colors to coordinate with the siding. Framing begins inside.

Jenn Nawada brings together a team and supplies to build an urban patio in the backyard. Heath Eastman rewires part of the house with intact plaster ceiling. Charlie and Tom Silva hang a fire rated door off the kitchen. Richard Trethewey explains how a new tub is fitted in. Kevin O'Connor and Tom install a replacement window.

Tom Silva works with the new apprentices on the front door to allow it to properly open and close. The apprentices, who hail from YouthBuild, tell Kevin O'Connor about themselves, and the President of YouthBuild gives Kevin background on the program. Homeowner Carol looks at kitchen cabinets and countertop options. Richard Trethewey works with James Bouchard on the three separate HVAC systems.

Mauro Henrique teaches the apprentices how to fix damaged plastered walls. Plumber Ronnette Taylor shows Richard Trethewey the new sprinkler system. Carol and her sister select new tile for their bathrooms. The apprentices get a lesson on floor patching with Tom Silva. Antique glass expert Cathryn Blackwell shows Kevin O'Connor how shell fix the doors on the second floor china cabinet.

On the first floor, Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor reinstall the upper cabinets that survived the fire. Tom teaches the apprentices to trim a window in the kitchen. HVAC contractor James Bouchard shows Richard Trethewey the plan for hot water and heating. Kevin joins Carol and her sister Willie to shop for appliances for all three levels. Mark Ferrante is tiling the first of three bathrooms.

Kevin O'Connor joins the apprentices as they take a two-day roofing class. Then they apply their new skills on a roof at a Silva Brothers jobsite. Back at the project, a new vinyl floor goes in the top floor kitchen. Mauro Henrique touches up the first floor saved cabinets. Tom and Charlie Silva install French doors to divide the living room from a new bedroom.

Kevin O'Connor checks out whats left to do in the triple decker before the move in. Mark McCullough is working at the front steps. Inside Heath Eastman shows Kevin a surge protector hes installing. Ronnette Taylor is putting in a toilet in the first floor bathroom, while the original hardwood floors are getting refinished in the rest of the house. Jenn Nawada and crew are installing fences.

The team arrives at the Triple Decker, which burned a year before. They discuss the hurdles of the build. Kevin O'Connor tours Willie's 1st floor apartment. Richard Trethewey shows off the sprinkler and heating systems. Tom Silva tours the 3rd floor unit. Jenn Nawada meets Fred Pendleton who is putting final touches on the patio. Charlie Silva gives Carol the key to her updated apartment.

This Old House follows the renovation of a Cambridge, Massachusetts 1887 two-family house becoming a bright, open Scandinavian-style one-family. In this Summer special we compress the efforts to restore this beauty into one episode. Follow the action as our team takes this old house from rundown to remarkable.

The number of people entering the building trades has declined over the past few decades. This Old House launched the Generation Next initiative to highlight the issue and encourage young people to consider the trades as a viable profession.

A family sets out to restore a derelict house in a Detroit neighborhood.

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