Asheville Episodes

11 episodes tagged with "Asheville"

This Old House S47 E1: Five Families, One Hurricane, and the 1920s Construction That Refused to Quit

Season 47 kicks off in Western North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene turned neighborhoods into rivers. But the real star of the premiere? Worker housing from the 1920s that Tom Silva can't stop admiring.

This Old House S47 E2: Why the Mountains Flooded and the Slow, Muddy Work of Starting Over

A meteorologist explains how the Blue Ridge Mountains turned Hurricane Helene into a rain machine, while the crew starts ripping out walls, replacing panels, and prepping for the long road ahead.

This Old House S47 E3: Cracked Chimneys, Storm-Beaten Siding, and the Army Corps Shows Up

Mark and a mason scope out chimney damage with a camera (it's not pretty), Kevin replaces siding in the mud, and the Army Corps of Engineers drops by to explain what 'relief efforts' actually looks like.

This Old House S47 E4: Six Nails Per Shingle, Tile Underlayment, and the Biltmore's Gardens

Jim's brother drives down from Jersey to tile a bathroom, a father-son roofing duo explains why four nails aren't enough anymore, and Kevin sneaks in a field trip to the Biltmore Estate.

This Old House S47 E5: Air Sealing Wizardry, FEMA Tree Removal, and the Grove Park Inn's Stonework

Building science experts seal a house with pressurized mist (yes, really), FEMA tackles the hazardous trees still looming overhead, and Mark gets a history lesson at one of Asheville's most iconic hotels.

This Old House S47 E6: High Schoolers Building Homes, Updated Electrical Codes, and Tom's Antique Vanity Gambit

A carpentry teacher's students are building actual houses for storm victims, new electrical codes demand bigger meters, and Tom Silva helps turn an antique chest into a bathroom vanity — and somehow makes it look easy.

This Old House S47 E7: Boulder Retaining Walls, Door Staining 101, and Biltmore Village's Comeback

Landscape architects wrestle multi-ton boulders into retaining walls, Paula gets a door-staining lesson, and Kevin explores how Biltmore Village is bouncing back from the storm.

This Old House S47 E8: Asheville's Food Scene Fights Back, the Chimney Gets Its Verdict, and Paint Prep Done Right

James Beard award-winning restaurants are reopening, the mountain water that flooded everything also makes great beer, and the North Asheville chimney finally gets resolved — spoiler: they went with an insert.

This Old House S47 E9: River Sand in Concrete, Soil Testing After a Flood, and Kevin Goes Antiquing

A nonprofit workshop pours a vanity top with sand from the Swannanoa River, Jenn sends soil samples to the lab, and Kevin finds out that antiquing after a hurricane has a whole different vibe.

This Old House S47 E10: Carpet From Scratch, Butcher Block Counters, and Planting a Boulder Wall

Kevin tours a Georgia carpet factory (it's more interesting than it sounds), Miah's kitchen island gets a butcher block top, and the North Asheville boulder wall gets planted with succulents.

This Old House S47 E11: Five Families Come Home — The Carolina Comeback Finale

One year after Hurricane Helene, all five families walk through the doors of their rebuilt homes. It's the finale we've been building toward for eleven episodes, and yes, you will cry.