This Old House - Season 25
Season 25
The Concord Cottage; The Bermuda House
Network
DatesOct 9, 2003 - Apr 1, 2004
Episodes
Season 25Episode 160 min
The Concord Cottage: Turning a Garden Shed into a Home
Oct 9, 2003
Season 25Episode 260 min
The Concord Cottage: Roadblocks to Turning a Former Chicken Coop into a Cottage
Oct 16, 2003
Season 25Episode 360 min
The Concord Cottage: Nothing is as Easy as it Looks
Oct 23, 2003
Season 25Episode 460 min
The Concord Cottage: It's Starting to Look Like a Cottage
Oct 30, 2003
Season 25Episode 560 min
The Concord Cottage: Electrifying the Little Cottage
Nov 6, 2003
Season 25Episode 660 min
The Concord Cottage: Adding to the Project
Nov 13, 2003
Season 25Episode 760 min
The Concord Cottage: The Beauty and Challenges of Creating Small Living Spaces
Nov 20, 2003
Season 25Episode 860 min
The Concord Cottage: Residential Window Manufacturing
Nov 27, 2003
Season 25Episode 960 min
The Concord Cottage: Charming Touches for the Cottage
Dec 4, 2003
Season 25Episode 1060 min
The Concord Cottage: Cottage Living with the Future in Mind
Dec 11, 2003
Season 25Episode 1160 min
The Concord Cottage: Creating a Safe and Beautiful Home for Elders
Dec 18, 2003
Season 25Episode 1260 min
The Concord Cottage: Access to and Visions of a Beautiful Yard
Dec 25, 2003
Season 25Episode 1360 min
The Concord Cottage: Lots of Activity Outside
Jan 1, 2004
Season 25Episode 1460 min
The Concord Cottage: Custom Details Give the Cottage Personal Touches
Jan 8, 2004
Season 25Episode 1560 min
The Concord Cottage: Everyone's Here to Get the Job Done
Jan 15, 2004
Season 25Episode 1660 min
The Concord Cottage: Making and Installing Engineered Flooring
Jan 22, 2004
Season 25Episode 1760 min
The Concord Cottage: One Installation After Another
Jan 29, 2004
Season 25Episode 1860 min
The Concord Cottage: Once a Barn, Now a Beautiful Home
Feb 5, 2004
Season 25Episode 1960 min
The Bermuda House: Sailing the Atlantic for the Next Project in Bermuda
With their course set for historic and sunny Bermuda, host Kevin O' Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram set sail aboard the Island Raider in search of a winter project house. Once on shore, they zip through the narrow cobblestone streets of St. George on mopeds and arrive at Aunt Nea's Inn where they meet potential This Old House homeowners Andrea Dismont and Delaey Robinson - local innkeepers who want to fix up "Harbour View," a vacant and dilapidated circa 1805 Georgian-style home on their property. The house needs a lot of work, so Kevin meets up with local architect Colin Campbell at a recently renovated home in Pembroke to see if he thinks the project is viable. Meanwhile, Norm tracks down general contractor Alan Burland at a commercial job he's running in Hamilton, and Alan, an eleventh-generation Bermudian, assures Norm that he can handle the job.
Feb 12, 2004
Season 25Episode 2060 min
The Bermuda House: Restoring the Inn with Native Limestone
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram open the show in Southampton at Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, the highest point in Bermuda. Back in St. George, Kevin meets architect Colin Campbell to review his design plans for the renovation and expansion of Harbour View. Norm meets fourth generation quarry man Jonathan Cumberbatch in Smith's parish to see how native limestone is quarried and cut into roofing tiles known as "slate." At the project house, lead mason Dilton Cann shows Norm how he's using the slate, mortar, and cement wash to repair the extensive roof damage caused by hurricane Fabian. General contractor Alan Burland and job foreman John Richardson give Norm a progress tour: the former kitchen and second floor bath have been removed, the cedar roof rafters have been exposed and reinforced, excavation for the new addition is complete, and the window frames are being replaced.
Feb 19, 2004
Season 25Episode 2160 min
The Bermuda House: Appreciating a Whole Different Type of Construction
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram welcome plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey to Bermuda in front of St. Peter's Church in St. George. Next door at Aunt Nea's Inn, Norm and Kevin meet homeowner Delaey Robinson to talk about the building permit and the budget. Across the street at Harbour View, general contractor Alan Burland shows Norm how he's using a steel beam to pick up the second floor load, while lead mason Dilton Cann shows Kevin how he's building new walls of the addition out of concrete block. To see how charming an old renovated Bermuda home can be, Alan shows Norm his carefully restored circa 1750 farmhouse in Somerset. Back at the project house, master plumber Gerald Smith shows Richard how two existing cisterns or "tanks" will collect rainwater from the roof to supply the house with drinking water.
Feb 26, 2004
Season 25Episode 2260 min
The Bermuda House: Collecting Water
Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show 120 feet below ground exploring the Crystal Caves of Bermuda. Back at Harbour View, Kevin finds project manager Alex DeCouto overseeing the prep and pour of the second floor deck on the addition. Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey meets civil engineer Keith Claridge on a neighborhood roof to see how 95% of Bermudians obtain drinking water - by collecting rainwater in roof catchments and cisterns known as "tanks." They visit a massive military fort turned catchment, as well as a modern reverse osmosis plant to see how the government supplements the water supply. Two weeks of rain might be good for the tank levels, but it's bad for the construction schedule, so foreman John Richardson shows Norm and Kevin how work has progressed on the interior of the house, despite the rain.
Mar 4, 2004
Season 25Episode 2360 min
The Bermuda House: Making Way for the Custom Built Mantel
Master carpenter Norm Abram welcomes general contractor Tom Silva to the island by getting him properly outfitted in the "full Bermuda." Host Kevin O'Connor meets homeowners Delaey Robinson and Andrea Dismont at Aunt Nea's Inn to see how they are managing the renovation while operating the circa 1780 guest house and raising two young boys. They show Kevin the historic mantel they'd like Norm to replicate for their new home. Across the street at the jobsite, Kevin finds foreman John Richardson and lead mason Dilton Cann pouring the bond beam that will unify the structure of the new addition and bear the load of the new stone roof. While measuring for the job, Norm and Tom decide that the firebox needs to be rebuilt to accommodate the new mantle. Worried about time and resources, project manager Alex DeCouto reluctantly agrees to add the masonry work to his list.
Mar 11, 2004
Season 25Episode 2460 min
The Bermuda House: Challenges and Rewards of Island Building
There are only three weeks left on the job, and any materials and products not already aboard a ship to Bermuda are not going to make it in time. So master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor head down to the docks of Hamilton to greet the "Bermuda Islander" container ship, just in from New Jersey. Back at Harbour View, Kevin meets project manager Alex DeCouto for an update: landscaping has begun in the south court, the verandah is framed in, and the second floor walls are up. In the basement, Norm finds HVAC contractor Steven Cardoza installing a new high-efficiency heating and cooling system that uses an environmentally responsible refrigerant that won' t deplete the ozone layer. Up in the kitchen, Kevin meets interior designer Michele Smith for a preview of the kitchen elevations. Then, homeowner Andrea Dismont and job foreman John Richardson show Kevin their recently discovered treasure - an 1884 gold sovereign found beneath the dining room floor. Kevin meets Dr.
Mar 18, 2004
Season 25Episode 2560 min
The Bermuda House: Beautiful Finishes Create Beautiful Spaces
After welcoming landscape contractor Roger Cook to Bermuda, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram meet with project manager Alex DeCouto in the North court to see the scaffolding down, the old building painted and the landscaping well underway. Inside, Alex shows Norm the new cedar French doors and oiled bronze hardware - an ideal combination for this seaside location. Kevin finds kitchen contractor Mark Henneberger finishing up the countertop install - it' s a new quartz material that is non-porous, two times stronger than granite, maintenance free, and carries a 10-year warranty. In the upstairs hall, Kevin finds interiors specialist Jennifra Gray installing a faux Bermuda stone - it's closed cell polymer that gives the look of natural limestone without the maintenance issues or cost.
Mar 25, 2004
Season 25Episode 2660 min
The Bermuda House: Finishing the Project, Bermuda-Style
It's the day before the wrap, and host Kevin O'Connor finds homeowner Delaey Robinson believing in miracles, standing in his new state-of-the-art kitchen, which was a water-damaged storage room only four short months ago. He shows Kevin a stainless steel task sink, professional style range, and 48" refrigerator, as well as a snap-together indoor/outdoor hardwood floor for the entryway. Upstairs, Kevin finds homeowner Andrea Dismont setting up a custom closet system in the master suite. Then, she shows Kevin another space saver - a stackable front-loading washer and dryer in the new laundry closet. Master carpenter Norm Abram meets exterior shutter expert Fritz Brenner to see the new pulltruded fiberglass Bermuda shutters -they're custom made, factory-finished, and resistant to rot. Window treatment installer JC Lehren shows Kevin the interior plantation shutters going up in the master bedroom.
Apr 1, 2004
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