This Old House S31E23 · Roxbury; Custom Details

Overview

General contractor David Lopes shows Kevin the progress on the puddingstone retaining walls and front entrances at our Roxbury project. Master carpenter Norm Abram travels to Dover, N.H. to see how millwork fabricator Denis Goupil and his team fabricated custom arches for the front of the house. Back in Roxbury, stone specialist Steve Torok installs a decorative antique marble fireplace surround and mantel to match the original at the house. Upstairs, Kevin finds flooring contractor Ingo Vu laying out and installing a pre-finished, solid birch floor that is hand-scraped for an aged effect. Interior designer Tricia McDonagh shows Kevin how she took cues from the panels in the bay window and the marble fireplace surround when designing the cabinetry and countertop details for the new kitchen.

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1. 1 1. Newton Centre; Welcome to Newton Centre2009-10-10The 30th anniversary season of This Old House opens with the crew beginning a small but sophisticated addition to a 1915 Dutch Colonial Revival that includes a new kitchen, home of
2. 2 2. Newton Centre; Quality, Not Quantity2009-10-17 · 26mMaster carpenter Norm Abram and general contractor Tom Silva remove the old vinyl siding from the exterior of the house, exposing not only the original wood clapboards underneath b
3. 3 3. Newton Centre; Work Begins, Homeowners Decide to Stay2009-10-24Host Kevin O'Connor and general contractor Tom Silva discuss the homeowners' decision to stay in the house during construction, and they agree it won't be easy. Homeowners Bill and
4. 4 4. Newton Centre; Origins of the Dutch Colonial Revival2009-10-31Host Kevin O'Connor meets general contractor Tom Silva in the kitchen to see some bizarre and inadequate framing that he recently discovered in the old kitchen ceiling. As a result
5. 5 5. Newton Centre; New Gambrel Addition Takes Shape2009-11-07Homeowner Gillian Pierce shows host Kevin O'Connor the progress—the first floor family room is entirely framed in, and up above, general contractor Tom Silva is building the gable-
6. 6 6. Newton Centre; Making Room for New Windows2009-11-14Work on the Dutch Colonial Revival continues as master carpenter Norm Abram recaps the progress on the addition, then turns his attention to the kitchen where general contractor To
7. 7 7. Newton Centre; Pruning Hemlocks and Checking in on This Old House Austin2009-11-21Landscape contractor Roger Cook welcomes certified arborist Matt Foti to Newton Centre to prune all of the existing hemlock trees on the corner of the house, and along the driveway
8. 8 8. Newton Centre; Father and Son Lend a Hand2009-11-28General contractor Tom Silva replicates the old exterior trim details around the new windows in the addition using cellular PVC that will never rot. Master carpenter Norm Abram ins
9. 9 9. Newton Centre; Radiant Heat, Two Ways2009-12-05General contractor Tom Silva enlists homeowner Gillian Pierce to help him fabricate the new decorative bracket that will support the rear entry porch roof. In the basement, plumbin
10. 10 10. Newton Centre; Inspired Openings and Insulating the House2009-12-12To replace the stairway he removed from the old kitchen, general contractor Tom Silva builds a brand new stairway to the basement. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethew
11. 11 11. Newton Centre; Never Paint Again2009-12-19Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the house and finds that preparation for the exterior paint job is well underway. Homeowner Bill Pierce reveals that he has selected a new kind of pa
12. 12 12. Newton Centre; Stone, Tile and Oak Finishes2009-12-26Host Kevin O'Connor lends a hand as general contractor Tom Silva builds a new small deck that will serve to connect the kitchen to the patio. Then, landscape contractor Roger Cook
13. 13 13. Newton Centre; The New Kitchen is Coming Together2010-01-02Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the house to find that landscape contractor Roger Cook has removed the old driveway and has begun putting down the the new asphalt. Inside, master ca
14. 14 14. Newton Centre; Interior Painting Primer and Fabricating Our New Countertops2010-01-09Landscape contractor Roger Cook and homeowner Gillian Pierce visit neighbor and gardener Cathy Schneider to take her up on her offer to share some of her plants that need dividing.
15. 15 15. Newton Centre; Is the Island Too Big?2010-01-16Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the project house to find a bustling jobsite and the finished countertops arriving. Inside, homeowner Bill Pierce reviews the tight clearances around
16. 16 16. Newton Centre; The Finished Project2010-01-23In the final show from Newton Centre, host Kevin O'Connor drives up to find all hands on deck for the last few days of the project. Landscape contractor Roger Cook mulches in the l
17. 17 17. Roxbury; Project with Purpose Begins2010-01-30For the second project of This Old House's 30th Anniversary Season, the crew takes on an issue that's top of mind in the country: foreclosures. Partnering with the City of Boston a
18. 18 18. Roxbury; Mounting Challenges2010-02-06Master carpenter Norm Abram meets up with general contractor David Lopes to discuss problems he's encountered in the last several weeks, including major engineering challenges and
19. 19 19. Roxbury; More Trouble than We Thought2010-02-13Master carpenter Norm Abram meets up with general contractor David Lopes to check out the progress that has been made on the house both outside and in. They find that there has bee
20. 20 20. Roxbury; Coming Together2010-02-20Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find the construction trailer leaving the site, making way for the landscape work to begin. The roofing and siding of the house have been completed a
21. 21 21. Roxbury; Help From Our Friends2010-02-27Despite the bitter cold, landscape contractor Roger Cook works with a group of students from YouthBuild Boston to spread soil and put down sod in the backyard. Meanwhile, fence con
22. 22 22. Roxbury; Oak Doors, Fireplace Surround2010-03-06Host Kevin O'Connor finds carpenter Zo Curet in the front parlor installing a plaster crown molding. This close reproduction of the 1870s original is a lightweight foam made with p
23. 23 23. Roxbury; Custom Details2010-03-13General contractor David Lopes shows Kevin the progress on the puddingstone retaining walls and front entrances at our Roxbury project. Master carpenter Norm Abram travels to Dover
24. 24 24. Roxbury; Roxbury Past and Present2010-03-20Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find landscape contractor Roger Cook on site with the landscape apprentices from YouthBuild Boston. The group is helping to spread new soil in the fr
25. 25 25. Roxbury; Looking Back and Looking Ahead2010-03-27With just one week left in Roxbury, tile contractor Angelo McRae shows Kevin how to install meshed white subway tiles with a rail cap for the kitchen backsplash. Kevin visits our W
26. 26 26. Roxbury; One Less Foreclosure in Boston2010-04-03Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find the job nearing completion thanks to the dedication of general contractor David Lopes. Landscape contractor Roger Cook and the YouthBuild appren