4 recaps
Historic Homes is a subject that recurs across these This Old House and Ask This Old House recaps. Near-duplicate tags such as historic home are included with Historic Homes. Tools and guides on this page come only from those 4 episodes.
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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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Why wedge-shaped cut nails grip differently from modern wire nails, where you are likely to find them, and what to consider before pulling them from historic framing.
Ask This Old House · S23 E1
Richard and Nathan install grab bars and a hand shower for Margaret, who wants to stay in her 1890 house. Tom and Nathan replace rotten wooden gutters on Regina's 1882 home, sistering rafter tails, scribing a new gutter profile, and sealing with lead and boiled linseed oil.
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A deep dive into property values and growth of six This Old House project homes, from Los Angeles to Manchester-by-the-Sea, revealing the real impact of quality renovations on real estate values.
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