Russell Morash
Director
This Old House (1979)
Season 39
TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
Released Jan. 1, 1979
Episode 25 min
2+
Genres: Documentary, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.home-makeover, imdb.instructional, imdb.repair, imdb.home-repair, tmdb.home-renovation, tmdb.home-improvement, imdb.home-makeover-reality-tv + 3 more, imdb.how-to, imdb.home-renovation, imdb.long-running-tv
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads + 4 more, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, YouTube TV, WETA+
Production Companies: This Old House Productions
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S39E1 - Newton GenNEXT | A House for the Next Generation
A new season begins with a focus on the next Generation. Homeowner inherits her childhood home but make changes with husband to accommodate their children and in-laws. Mike Rowe visits to discuss the need for a new generation of skilled tradespeople.
Oct. 5, 2017, midnight
S39E2 - Newton GenNEXT | A Few Good Landscapers
Tom finishes the forms for the new foundation and pours the concrete with a new intern. Richard gets the house safe for demolition. Roger and his apprentice save roses and lilacs from being trampled by construction. Mold is found in the basement.
Oct. 12, 2017, midnight
S39E3 - Newton GenNEXT | Generation Next Arrives
Tom’s crew and intern install a beam to support a new opening to the kitchen. The homeowners start making decisions with their interiorselect finishes with their interior designer. Three apprentices arrive and build the essentialget new tool belts. Their first job is to tackle the front porch.
Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
S39E4 - Newton GenNEXT | Construction Gets a Jumpstart
Kevin and Tom build a new subfloor. Richard, the homeowners, and designer hunt for an old clawfoot tub. Tom shows the apprentices how to check the front porch level and how to build a hip roof. Kevin visits Baltimore to learn about a job training program.
Oct. 26, 2017, midnight
S39E5 - Newton GenNEXT | All Decked Out
The apprentices learn the basics of framing a deck while around the corner the chimney gets demo’ed. The homeowners work with their interior designer to create a custom pattern for their tile floor. The flue for the wood burning stove gets installed.
Nov. 2, 2017, midnight
S39E6 - Newton GenNEXT | This Old House U.
A big day for the apprentices as they learn how to frame a wall in the master bedroom, build a drain stack for the master bath and lay decking on the front porch. Meanwhile the homeowners visit their kitchen cabinet designer.
Nov. 9, 2017, midnight
S39E7 - Newton GenNEXT | Approaching Half Way
Flooring from the dining room is used to make a barn door. Roger teaches a horticulture class in the field. Tommy and Charlie break through the basement foundation wall to find uninsulated crawl space. Garage floor gets radiant heat. New columns on front porch.
Nov. 16, 2017, midnight
S39E8 - Newton GenNEXT | Duct Dynasty
While the apprentices get a lesson in roofing, Kevin visits Rhode Island to watch how an elaborate Chippendale railing is put together. A new slab of concrete goes in the basement for moisture prevention. Richard shows how ductwork is put together.
Dec. 28, 2017, midnight
S39E9 - Newton GenNEXT | Tommy’s Flair for Flares
Tommy builds a shower seat made of foam. Richard connects steel piping. Tommy teaches how to install replacement windows. Tommy shows Kevin and Joe how he makes a jig for the exterior shingled flair detail.
Jan. 4, 2018, midnight
S39E10 - Newton GenNEXT | Time for Trim
Granite goes down for wood stove. Nathan installs the porch ceiling. Kevin visits a home in Rhode Island where the exterior trim is pine. Richard reviews the placement of components at mechanical wall. Mauro shows how to repair holes in old plaster.
Jan. 11, 2018, midnight
S39E11 - Newton GenNEXT | Homeowners Pitch In
Tommy trims the rough interior columns. Liz makes a stained glass window. Kevin tours a flooring factory in Pennsylvania. Richard visits a voc-tech school plumbing class. Norm shows Kevin a few new tricks he’s learned for installing stair treads.
Jan. 18, 2018, midnight
S39E12 - Newton GenNEXT | Salvage Helps the Bottom Line
Norm installs an old door in the hallway. Roger watches a stone wall being installed in pre-made sections. Kevin visits a career day for the trades. In Rhode Island, twin built-in beds are made. Tommy re-installs a corner cabinet in the dining room.
Jan. 25, 2018, midnight
S39E13 - Newton GenNEXT | Graduation Day
Roger explains why some preventative tree work is needed. Homeowner Liz gets a lesson on tiling. The original black newel post is discovered to be walnut. The apprentices graduate after ten weeks of hard work.
Feb. 1, 2018, midnight
S39E14 - Newton GenNEXT | Homeowner Going the Distance
Liz helps Norm lay composite decking. Charlie makes exterior decorative brackets. Kevin watches a quartz countertop get installed. Roger’s crew paves the front walk. Liz puts in her stained glass window. Dry wells are needed for storm water runoff.
Feb. 8, 2018, midnight
S39E15 - Newton GenNEXT | Final Touches
Kevin finds Tommy and Charlie installing a fireback on a kitchen wall. Roger returns the roses and lilacs he saved and brings in some new plants. The island countertop goes on. Kevin watches a crew install a garage door. The wood stove finally arrives.
Feb. 15, 2018, midnight
S39E16 - Newton GenNEXT | Move in Day
It’s the wrap of another great project. Kevin tours the renovated house with the homeowners. What was once Liz’s childhood home has been transformed into a house for the next generation. Their kids and Joe’s parents arrive to check it out.
Feb. 22, 2018, midnight
S39E17 - Southern Charm | Charleston Single House
A new series begins in Charleston, SC, where Kevin and the team introduce two projects: a brick 1840s “single house” – unique to Charleston’s historic downtown district – and a multi-generational 1890s home in a nearby transitioning neighborhood.
March 29, 2018, midnight
S39E18 - Demo Time | The Charleston Houses 2018
Demo starts on the Charleston projects. Homeowner Judith discusses planting options with Roger and then Roger visits a nursery that can provide what she needs. Kevin tours the American College of the Building Arts. Richard goes privy diving.
April 5, 2018, midnight
S39E19 - Brick and Mortar | The Charleston Houses 2018
An old fireplace will house a new stove. Tommy discusses using interior casework with exposed brick. The kitchen house brick needs repointing. Roger tours hidden gardens. Across town, demo continues while Tommy and Judith look at flooring options.
April 12, 2018, midnight
S39E20 - Southern Roots | The Charleston Houses 2018
A new foundation starts out back while out front Roger determines if a crepe myrtle can be saved. Kevin visits Fort Sumter. The single house mantel and windows get restored and the old kitchen house will get connected to the main house.
April 19, 2018, midnight
S39E21 - Good Wood | The Charleston Houses
Kevin meets a lumberjack on the Edisto River. In a house with no stud walls, Tommy watches how pipes are disguised, and Richard seeks out places for HVAC equipment. Kevin learns about Single Houses. A crepe myrtle gets pruned and Tommy talks termites.
April 26, 2018, midnight
S39E22 - Rough Plumbing | The Charleston Houses
Richard works on rough plumbing at the Elliotborough house while Kevin, Judith, and Julia meet a kitchen designer. The rotting porch gets assessed. A new old floor goes down at the single house. Tommy and Mark snake wires through a brick wall.
May 3, 2018, midnight
S39E23 - Smithies | The Charleston Houses 2018
The old piazza columns get restored off site. The iron gate is fabricated by blacksmith students at a local college for the building arts. Modern light fixtures are selected for an old house. New siding mixes with old to meet historic district codes.
May 10, 2018, midnight
S39E24 - Rainbow Row | The Charleston Houses 2018
Judith looks at house colors starting at Rainbow Row while Tommy inspects the termite damage at her house. At the Single House Tommy catches up with the progress. A timber frame teacher and his students build a pergola offsite and dry fit it.
May 18, 2018, midnight
S39E25 - Raise the Pergola | The Charleston Houses 2018
The pergola goes up in the garden of the single house. Ross Trethewey takes a look at the latest in smart home technology. Ultra-modern cabinets are installed in the kitchen. A local craftsman puts the finishing touches on a dining table made of old cypress; At the Elliotborough house, Richard checks out the HVAC plan while repointing begins on the original fireplaces.
May 24, 2018, midnight
S39E26 - Singular Single House | The Charleston Houses 2018
Custom iron gate at the Charleston Single House; final tours with homeowners; send off from piazza.
May 31, 2018, midnight
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Jan. 1, 1979
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