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Bob Vila Episodes

2 episodes tagged with "Bob Vila"

Bob Vila vs. Tom Silva vs. Zack Dettmore: A Tom Fan Scores Five Rounds
This Old House
Ask This Old House
Bob Vila
Bob Vila vs. Tom Silva vs. Zack Dettmore: A Tom Fan Scores Five Rounds
October 17, 2026 • 12 min read

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.

Where Are They Now? Six More This Old House Project Houses, From the 1979 Original to a $29,100 Detroit Rescue
This Old House
Where Are They Now
Property Values
Where Are They Now? Six More This Old House Project Houses, From the 1979 Original to a $29,100 Detroit Rescue
October 17, 2026 • 17 min read

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.