Overview of 'This Old House' Season 38

This Old House (1979)

Documentary

TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.

Writing:

Russell Morash

Stars:

Release Date: 1979-01-01
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46

5.2/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 38 Episode List

Episode 1 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Arts and Crafts Class Begins
Release Date: 2016-10-01
Homeowners plan to restore and expand their early English-style Arts and Crafts Home; plans for mechanical and plumbing systems.
Episode 2 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | A New Look, Inside and Out
Release Date: 2016-10-08
Sorting through colors and wallpaper ideas for the living room; demolishing old plaster walls; landscape plan; removing an old silver maple tree.
Episode 3 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Make Way for the Family Room
Release Date: 2016-10-15
Installing a new steal beam; removing an oil tank; digging a new foundation; visits to other English-style Arts and Crafts houses.
Episode 4 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Foundation Fundamentals
Release Date: 2016-10-22
Building a new foundation; specimen trees.
Episode 5 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | A Steely Den
Release Date: 2016-10-29
Following steel beams from fabrication to installation; working on the HVAC plan for the second and third floors; sizing a firebox.
Episode 6 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | One Brick at a Time
Release Date: 2016-11-05
Working on the fireplace; designing a new kitchen with custom cabinets; changing the pitch of two dormers.
Episode 7 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | To Paint or Not to Paint
Release Date: 2016-11-12
Custom range hood; rebuilding the original chimney; options for the first floor; including the living room panels.
Episode 8 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | A New Look to Match the Old
Release Date: 2016-11-19
The new foundation is parked to match the old stucco; the new master bath-shower is drained; the electrician starts work in the powder room; and the living room windows are replaced.
Episode 9 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Arts and Crafts from Top to Bottom
Release Date: 2017-01-07
Kevin finds Tommy framing a new front porch using custom cut and assembled rafters. Richard travels to the largest underground quarry. Color selection
Episode 10 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Shedding the Old Look
Release Date: 2017-01-14
Building a new shed. Installing copper on the front porch. Trimming windows.
Episode 11 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Underground Energy
Release Date: 2017-01-21
Burying electrical cables. Building porch base columns. New brick patio. Installing kitchen cabinets. Trimming the front gable.
Episode 12 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Changes Start to Show
Release Date: 2017-01-28
The exterior trim detail is complete and now it’s time to shingle the rest of the house. Tommy is using pre-primed red cedar shingles with a 5-inch reveal. Inside, homeowner Emily and interior designer Jill Goldberg meet Donna Boerner, an in-home stylist, who will help them figure out what kind of window treatment works best for each window. Looking at various types of shades, they work their way through the rooms. Down in the basement, it’s time to start installing the radiant floor tubing in the tracks under the existing old floor. In the living room, Mark McCullough repairs the grand fireplace. He repoints the loose bricks and carefully mends the decorative clay mantel using new pieces that were precast from a mold taken from an unbroken part of the mantel. Outside, it’s time to build the back deck coming out the side door. Tommy and Norm frame it up.
Episode 13 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Decorative Touches Make a Difference
Release Date: 2017-02-04
There are many new decorative elements on the outside of the house - including a small roof detail supported by two brackets on the side of the house. Tommy assembles the roof on the ground first, doubling up the fascia for extra support. After he installs the second bracket, a lift helps to raise the roof into place. Upstairs on the second floor, Emily and painter Rosemary Dewees introduce Kevin to the technique of Lazure painting – a watercolor style of painting interior walls. Using multiple brushes and buckets, Kevin finds that it’s not as easy as it looks. The beautiful front door has seen better days. The homeowners ask master restorer Wayne Towle for help refinishing the oak veneer. Kevin visits his shop to see how it’s done. Downstairs, Tommy installs wood paneling in a corner of the living room that once housed a bookshelf. Even though it’s being painted white, he uses solid oak to match the existing wood grain paneling.
Episode 14 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Ship Lap for a Ship Shape House
Release Date: 2017-02-11
Ship lap is chosen for the third-floor walls while reclaimed granite is used for steps, a marble slab is cut for the kitchen island and a cast stone mantel is built around the fireplace in the family room.
Episode 15 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | Details Make the House Beautiful
Release Date: 2017-02-18
The kitchen island countertop is installed; work commences on a fieldstone wall in the front yard; wallpaper covers a new secret door in the upstairs foyer; and the finished heating, cooling and ventilation system is examined.
Episode 16 - Arlington Arts & Crafts | An Arts & Craft for the Ages
Release Date: 2017-02-25
A tour of the competed project house, including the new addition in the back; updated front hall, dining room and pantry; expanded master suite; new bathroom; and new front porch.
Episode 17 - Detroit | Rebuilding Motor City
Release Date: 2017-04-01
A couple plan to renovate an abandoned home themselves, beginning with the leaky roof.
Episode 18 - Detroit | Ready for Rehab
Release Date: 2017-04-08
Installing a security system; blowing in insulation from the outside.
Episode 19 - Detroit | Down The Rehab Rabbit Hole
Release Date: 2017-04-15
Richard snakes a camera down a drain to look for damaged pipes. Tommy repairs a leaky parapet.
Episode 20 - Detroit | Windows of Detroit
Release Date: 2017-04-22
Peeling paint is removed. The original leaded stained glass windows in the living room is restored.
Episode 21 - Detroit | Plumbing Road Trip
Release Date: 2017-04-29
At the Russell Woods project, Tommy repairs crumbling decorative molding with a plastic replica created by a 3D printer; Frank and Tamiko head to Kohler, Wisconsin to look at plumbing fixtures, while Richard gets a tour of the nearby factory. Back at the house, Richard and Frank repair some compromised joists in the upstairs bathroom; Tommy teaches Frank and his friends how to install kitchen ceiling strapping; and Kevin heads to the project in Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood to see the efforts to repair the foundation.
Episode 22 - Detroit | Fixing the Fascia
Release Date: 2017-05-06
Installing rough wiring in the kitchen; adding a new HVAC system; installing new fascia.
Episode 23 - Detroit | A Mason Steps Up
Release Date: 2017-05-13
Repairing damaged oak flooring with a clever fix; repairing front steps; tile studio in Detroit.
Episode 24 - Detroit | Stain Glass Revival
Release Date: 2017-05-20
Installing leaded glass bay windows; laying down modern wood-grain tile; urban farming in Detroit; installing a drywell; installing kitchen cabinets.
Episode 25 - Detroit | Going Old School for Tile and Molding
Release Date: 2017-05-27
Interior painting; repairing decorative molding with a putty knife; installing interior doors; revitalizing a fireplace.
Episode 26 - Detroit | Rebirth in Detroit
Release Date: 2017-06-03
A tour of the completed house, citing both interior and exterior improvements.