E2 | Concord Country Cape | Saving What We Can
Concord, MA is famous for the start of the Revolutionary war, but also for its literary celebrities. Appliances, building material, and radiators are salvaged from the house before the major demolition begins. Outside, an arborist sprays the old Hemlock trees on the property to protect them from an insect called Wooly Adelgid. Time to cut off the garage addition.
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E2 | Concord Country Cape | Saving What We Can
S43 E2 - 23m 42s
Concord, MA is famous for the start of the Revolutionary war, but also for its literary celebrities. Appliances, building material, and radiators are salvaged from the house before the major demolition begins. Outside, an arborist sprays the old Hemlock trees on the property to protect them from an insect called Wooly Adelgid. Time to cut off the garage addition.
Schedule
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Lexington: Drop in the Gutter
Monday
Jan 1
30 Minutes
A walking tour of the roof reveals its various pitches; installing a built-in gutter system; rough-in begins on the interior; energy-efficient windows are installed. -
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Lexington: Drop in the Gutter
Tuesday
Jan 2
30 Minutes
A walking tour of the roof reveals its various pitches; installing a built-in gutter system; rough-in begins on the interior; energy-efficient windows are installed. -
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This Old House
The Westerly Project: Chimney Down and Walls Up
Tuesday
Jan 2
30 Minutes
Mark and Jeff take down the chimney; Scott and Shayla window shop; Jeff and Richard visit a convention to discover new plumbing products; back at the ranch, the exterior walls come down; Jeff reuses the original rafters for new wall framing. -
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The Westerly Project: The Open Concept
Wednesday
Jan 3
30 Minutes
The crew places a center beam in the old ranch house to support the second story; a hole is cut in the original foundation for a new basement window; Kevin visits an engineered lumber factory in Canada; Tommy and Jeff raise the end gables. -
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The Westerly Project: Raise a Second Story
Thursday
Jan 4
30 Minutes
The gambrel roof profiles are pre-assembled and raised; the crew stands up the second floor walls; three new apprentices from the Gen Next program learn how to measure and cut roof rafters; an engineer designs a septic system for the project. -
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The Westerly Project: Decking for Beginners
Friday
Jan 5
30 Minutes
Tommy teaches the new apprentices to frame a deck; Jeff's crew frames the exterior flair detail; Jenn learns about Westerly granite; Jeff teaches the apprentices to install a window; Richard and Jeff look for a path for the drain stacks. -
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Lexington: Phased Out
Saturday
Jan 6
30 Minutes
Work on the house is divided into phases for efficient workflow; the back foundation gets a stucco finish; kitchen cabinet selection; installing siding; the back patio gets proper drainage. -
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Lexington: Phased Out
Sunday
Jan 7
30 Minutes
Work on the house is divided into phases for efficient workflow; the back foundation gets a stucco finish; kitchen cabinet selection; installing siding; the back patio gets proper drainage. -
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The Westerly Project: Return to Paradise
Monday
Jan 8
30 Minutes
Tommy and Jeff work on the main staircase at Jeff's shop and bring it to the house to install; at the Idea House, Kevin looks at new clapboard siding technology; Richard sees how a furnace is built and sees one being installed at the project house. -
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Lexington: Phased Out
Monday
Jan 8
30 Minutes
Work on the house is divided into phases for efficient workflow; the back foundation gets a stucco finish; kitchen cabinet selection; installing siding; the back patio gets proper drainage. -
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This Old House
Lexington: Phased Out
Tuesday
Jan 9
30 Minutes
Work on the house is divided into phases for efficient workflow; the back foundation gets a stucco finish; kitchen cabinet selection; installing siding; the back patio gets proper drainage. -
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The Westerly Project: The Doors
Tuesday
Jan 9
30 Minutes
Tommy and Jeff begin work on a coffered ceiling in the living room; local Westerly granite is cut to size for backyard steps; the complex septic system goes in; Kevin learns how the interior doors are built; Jeff installs one of those doors. -
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The Westerly Project: Tanks for the Propane
Wednesday
Jan 10
30 Minutes
The new propane tank gets buried in the backyard; Norm advises an apprentice in composite decking; Jeff and Tommy add final touches to the coffered ceiling; a shelving system goes into the new office; Mark applies a stone veneer to the new chimney. -
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The Westerly Project: Rockin' the Granite
Thursday
Jan 11
30 Minutes
Installing floating oak shelves and a mantel; Norm panels the playroom using the original knotty pine boards; Kevin visits the apprentices at a timber framing school, then he takes a tour of Westerly; Jenn uses Westerly granite for backyard steps. -
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The Westerly Project: Pining for Old Pine
Friday
Jan 12
30 Minutes
Norm uses old pine from a local sawmill to make a coffee table; Mauro teaches apprentice Kathryn to whitewash the knotty pine paneling; Tommy and Jeff build a pergola for the deck; Kevin helps with a shutter assembly; lighting the pergola. -
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Lexington: Seven Layer Floors
Saturday
Jan 13
30 Minutes
The slab-on-grade foundation is built up; accessible AV solutions are explored; prep begins for a curbless shower; installing an automatic zero threshold door. -
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Lexington: Seven Layer Floors
Sunday
Jan 14
30 Minutes
The slab-on-grade foundation is built up; accessible AV solutions are explored; prep begins for a curbless shower; installing an automatic zero threshold door. -
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Lexington: Seven Layer Floors
Monday
Jan 15
30 Minutes
The slab-on-grade foundation is built up; accessible AV solutions are explored; prep begins for a curbless shower; installing an automatic zero threshold door. -
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Lexington: Seven Layer Floors
Tuesday
Jan 16
30 Minutes
The slab-on-grade foundation is built up; accessible AV solutions are explored; prep begins for a curbless shower; installing an automatic zero threshold door. -
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The Westerly Project: Seaside Transformation
Tuesday
Jan 16
30 Minutes
Touring the completed Dutch Colonial; pine table; hydroseeding; flying the refurbished flags.
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