This Old House S26E15 · Living in a Barn - The Carlisle House

Overview

As part of our 25th anniversary season, Kevin returns to the show's first timber frame barn project, the Concord Barn, to see how the building has held up over the last 15 years, and learn from homeowners Lynn and Barbara Wickwire what it's really like to live in a barn. Chimney specialist Mark Schaub oversees the prep and pour of a new flue for the living hall fireplace. Back in Carlisle, Richard shows Kevin the anatomy of the new submersible pump that will be 400 feet underground inside our new well. Norm and Tom shows Kevin how to work with the latest generation of pressure treated lumber while building the front entry porch.

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1. 1 1. Celebrating 25 Years of Home Renovation - The Carlisle House2004-10-09This Old House celebrates 25 years of home renovation by going back to its roots. The season opens with Kevin and Norm taking a look at the first This Old House project in Dorchest
2. 2 2. Appreciating the Past - The Carlisle House2004-10-16Have house, will renovate! Thanks to an accepted bid, This Old House is now the proud owner of a classic New England farmstead in Carlisle, Massachusetts. To be sure that the house
3. 3 3. A Different Kind of Barn Raising - The Carlisle House2004-10-23Kevin finds Roger clearing land for a much-needed job site parking lot. Architect Jeremiah Eck walks Norm and Kevin through a 3-D model of his proposed design. Highlights include d
4. 4 4. Saving Old Barns for New Homes - The Carlisle House2004-10-30Tom brings in an excavator fitted with a hoe ram to jackhammer away the ledge standing in the way of our new basement. Using a 3D model, Richard explains the anatomy of a septic sy
5. 5 5. Foundation Installation Begins - The Carlisle House2004-11-06Kevin visits Great Brook Farm State Park, a 1,000-acre park and the last working dairy farm in Carlisle, Massachusetts. Tom shows Kevin how he created a custom crushed stone floori
6. 6 6. Prefab Systems Speed Things Up - The Carlisle House2004-11-13Tom uses laminated veneer lumber to make up 40-foot beams that will support the first floor deck of the barn. Kevin meets panelized construction specialist Jim LeRoy to watch the I
7. 7 7. Passing on the Trades - The Carlisle House2004-11-20Detectorist Bob Phillips discovers a cannonball at the job site that may be a souvenir from the war of 1812. Norm shows Kevin the progress on the framing of the old Greek Revival h
8. 8 8. Not Your Grandfather's Farmhouse - The Carlisle House2004-11-27Kevin and Roger meet landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard to review her latest plan for the property, which features the rural simplicity of open spaces, low stone walls, hedges,
9. 9 9. Envisioning the Kitchen - The Carlisle House2004-12-04Kevin drives up to find landscaping finally underway and the house is full of 100 newly arrived windows. Stone wall expert Nick O'Hara shows Kevin why he has to send back an entire
10. 10 10. Shaping the Spaces - The Carlisle House2004-12-11Roger shows Kevin how he's refusing the old foundation capstones as granite steps to connect the two driveways. Mason Mike Lapitsky explains to Kevin how he selects, chisels, and d
11. 11 11. Design Elements Make a House Special - The Carlisle House2004-12-18Kevin finds Tom milling up exterior window castings that look like wood, but are actually made out of cellular PVC material that is resistant rot. Richard installs PEX water supply
12. 12 12. Many Hands Make a Beautiful Fireplace - The Carlisle House2004-12-25With the house just about to go on the market, real estate agent Laura Baliestiero shows Kevin how she plans to present the renovated farmstead to potential buyers. Roofing contrac
13. 13 13. Digging for Water - The Carlisle House2005-01-01Kevin opens the show in Concord, Massachusetts, where dozens of stately elm trees once lined Main Street - until Dutch Elm disease nearly destroyed them all. At the project house,
14. 14 14. Enhancing the Home With Stone and Paint - The Carlisle House2005-01-08Tom reports that after two days of drilling, the well contractors finally found water - 700 feet down. Norm shows Kevin the progress in the future garage and how the space can be h
15. 15 15. Living in a Barn - The Carlisle House2005-01-15As part of our 25th anniversary season, Kevin returns to the show's first timber frame barn project, the Concord Barn, to see how the building has held up over the last 15 years, a
16. 16 16. New Technologies for an Old Farmhouse - The Carlisle House2005-01-22Richard shows Kevin how the utility company will make a new gas connection to the house. Roger brings in paving contractor Don Sloan to lay the basecoat of the lower driveway. Norm
17. 17 17. History of the Greek-Revival - The Carlisle House2005-01-29Nurseryman Peter Mezzit arrives on site with a truckload of plant material, and (with frost on the ground) it's not a moment too soon. Roger unloads the plants while landscape arch
18. 18 18. Shutting Out the Cold - The Carlisle House2005-02-05Despite freezing temperatures, Roger lays down sod in the front yard. Inside the Carlisle farmstead, plastering contractor Stephen Norton gives Kevin a lesson in the fine art of pl
19. 19 19. Keeping It Old - The Carlisle House2005-02-12Kevin finds Roger and his crew finishing up the bluestone terrace and retaining wall under the protection of a heated tent. Generator specialist John Barros shows Kevin the new sta
20. 20 20. Prefab Meets Custom - The Carlisle House2005-02-19Norm learns how the seamless, clog-less gutter system for the barn is fabricated and installed. Flooring contractor Patrick Hunt shows Kevin how to install a pre-finished engineere
21. 21 21. Mantel Troubles - The Carlisle House2005-02-26In the barn, Norm meets up with chimney specialist Mark Schaub to determine if his oak lintel above the fireplace is truly safe, and if it will meet code. Kevin meets interior desi
22. 22 22. Modern Conveniences - The Carlisle House2005-03-05On the back porch, installer Steve Primack shows Norm the new motorized screen system. Closet designer Marcy Weisburgh shows Kevin the mudroom and master closet, and shares strateg
23. 23 23. All the Comforts of Home - The Carlisle House2005-03-12Norm meets lighting designer Susan Arnold for a look at the modern (but practical) cable lighting system in the kitchen. The limestone tub deck is installed in the master bath, whi
24. 24 24. Designer Show House - The Carlisle House2005-03-19The designer show house begins as interior designer Mally Skok welcomes Norm to the dramatic entry hall. In the barn, senior design consultant Alexa Hampton discovers the decorated
25. 25 25. More Designer Show House - The Carlisle House2005-03-26Kevin and senior design consultant Alexa Hampton continue to explore the designer show house through the work of designers Gracyn Whitman, Lisa Newman Paratore, and a company that
26. 26 26. A Farmhouse for the Next 100 Years - The Carlisle House2005-04-02