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Project note · October 24, 2026

How to Date an Old House by Its Nails

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Project note · October 24, 2026

This Old House Newton House Today: Season 29

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Ask This Old House · S25 E4 · October 22, 2026

Sticking Front Door, Insulation, and Thermostats

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This Old House · S48 E4 · October 22, 2026

Essex County Colonial: Making Connections

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12 min

Bob Vila vs. Tom Silva vs. Zack Dettmore: A Tom Fan Scores Five Rounds

The original host, the general contractor since 1986, and the New Jersey builder everybody's talking about, compared over five rounds: on-camera presence, hands, teaching, running the job, and staying power. I'm a Tom guy, but Zack took a round fair and square.

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17 min

Where Are They Now? Six More This Old House Project Houses, From the 1979 Original to a $29,100 Detroit Rescue

Round two of the where-are-they-now series: the 1979 Dorchester original, H.H. Richardson's Bigelow House condos, the Westwood farmhouse fight that just sold for $1.45 million, a hidden Santa Barbara addition, Acton's Great Pumpkin, and a $29,100 Detroit land bank rescue. With a ranking.

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7 min

Rain-Screen Walls Explained: The Small Air Gap That Helps Siding Last

A practical guide to rain-screen wall assemblies, from drainage and drying to bug screens, furring strips, and the details that matter before new siding goes up.

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