Finishing Episodes

5 episodes tagged with "Finishing"

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 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 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.

This Old House S47 E16: Inside a Millwork Factory, Rain Screens Explained, and Composite Decking Goes Down

Charlie tours a Springfield trim factory, Tom explains why there should be air behind your siding, and the new deck gets composite tongue-and-groove boards. Plus: a kitchen mock-up that's smarter than it looks.