This Old House - Season 6

This Old House - Season 6

Season 6

In and Around Boston
Network
DatesOkt. 5, 1984 - März 15, 1985
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Episodes

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 1
Season 6Episode 130 min

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 1

Our host looks into the concept of ""sweat equity"" will fuel the series. The season's first project consists of converting an attic into a new master bedroom and bathroom. Our host meets homeowners Rob and Jennifer to begin planning for what the job will entail, in consultation with our master carpenter and Richard Trethewey.
Okt. 5, 1984
In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 2
Season 6Episode 230 min

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 2

While the designs for the new bedroom and bathroom are being finalized, our host and the homeowner look into such details as wiring, piping and telephone hookups. After a visit to the Lynn Ladder & Scaffold Company in Lynn, Massachusetts, Rob and Jennifer begin demolition, with help from our master carpenter.
Okt. 12, 1984
In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 3
Season 6Episode 330 min

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 3

Exterior work for the new bedroom and bathroom gets underway, including framing and sheathing. Our host and our master carpenter discuss the new deck, exterior trim, sliding glass door, and new double hung window.
Okt. 19, 1984
In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 4
Season 6Episode 430 min

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 4

Work continues on the new bedroom and bathroom, with Rob and Jennifer tackling the job of shingling, including the installation of flashing. Meanwhile, the rough plumbing work begins.
Okt. 26, 1984
In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 5
Season 6Episode 530 min

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 5

The new bathroom begins to take shape, as homeowners Jennifer and Rob install a new fiberglass shower with our host's help. Our host and Rob also tackle electrical work.
Nov. 2, 1984
In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 6
Season 6Episode 630 min

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 6

Accompained by Richard Trethewey, Rob and Jennifer visit a plumbing fixtures store. Later, the bathroom floor is tiled and work begins on the new outside deck.
Nov. 9, 1984
In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 7
Season 6Episode 730 min

In and Around Boston - Hidden Asset 7

It's time for the finishing touches to be applied to the new master bedroom and bathroom. Our host says goodbye to the weary but satisfied homeowners and their space, and previews the season's next project - the conversion of an unfinished basement into a family room.
Nov. 16, 1984
In and Around Boston - Playground 1
Season 6Episode 830 min

In and Around Boston - Playground 1

Our host introduces the next set of do-it-yourselfers: Debbie and Dick, homeowners want to create a family entertainment center and den in their dank basement. After we visit other completed basements to get ideas, work begins with the demolition of old closet space.
Nov. 23, 1984
In and Around Boston - Playground 2
Season 6Episode 930 min

In and Around Boston - Playground 2

Homeowners Dick and Debbie begin construction on their basement family room by framing, insulating and sheathing the side walls. They also discuss ideas for wall paneling.
Nov. 30, 1984
In and Around Boston - Playground 3
Season 6Episode 1030 min

In and Around Boston - Playground 3

The basement family room takes shape as the electrical wiring, wall paneling and suspended ceiling are installed.
Dez. 7, 1984
In and Around Boston - Playground 4
Season 6Episode 1130 min

In and Around Boston - Playground 4

Our master carpenter offers assistance with the construction of shelves and storage cabinets for the basement entertainment room. Later, resilient vinyl flooring is laid.
Dez. 14, 1984
In and Around Boston - Playground 5
Season 6Episode 1230 min

In and Around Boston - Playground 5

The homeowners call in a mason, install lighting fixtures and welcome interior decorator Joseph Ruggiero from Ethan Allen, manufacturers of traditional furniture.
Dez. 21, 1984
In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 1
Season 6Episode 1330 min

In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 1

Our host introduces the next set of novice do-it-yourselfers, Meade and Bob of Reading, Massachusetts, who will be adding a single-story greenhouse to their Cape-style home. The couple will assemble the greenhouse from a kit and call upon professionals to assist them with the work of laying the foundation, installing a heating system and wiring the space for lighting fixtures.
Dez. 28, 1984
In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 2
Season 6Episode 1430 min

In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 2

The greenhouse frame ie erected and the window glazing process is demonstrated. Later, quilted shades are installed over the windows to provide insulation at night.
Jan. 4, 1985
In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 3
Season 6Episode 1530 min

In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 3

The homeowners learn how to install plumbing for the greenhouse heating system and how to wire the new addition for electricity.
Jan. 11, 1985
In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 4
Season 6Episode 1630 min

In and Around Boston - A House of Green Leaves 4

The homeowners get a lesson in carpentry as redwood benches and and shelves for the greenhouse are constructed.
Jan. 18, 1985
In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 1
Season 6Episode 1730 min

In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 1

Our host introduces the next project of the season: a kitchen remodeling. Our host and the homeowners discuss how to update the kitchen facilities and layout while maintaining the traditional late-Victorian look of the home.
Jan. 25, 1985
In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 2
Season 6Episode 1830 min

In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 2

Demolition begins on the kitchen remodeling project when a dumpster is secured. Richard Trethewey gives the homeowners some unsettling news about the jumble of pipes in the basement.
Feb. 1, 1985
In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 3
Season 6Episode 1930 min

In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 3

Our host tours the Brosco window manufacturing plant in North Andover, Massachusetts, before installing a bay window in the kitchen. The kitchen walls are insulated and new plumbing is inspected in the basement.
Feb. 8, 1985
In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 4
Season 6Episode 2030 min

In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 4

The homeowners pick up new kitchen appliances with the help of a professional kitchen designer. Custom-made oak cabinets are installed.
Feb. 15, 1985
In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 5
Season 6Episode 2130 min

In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 5

The new kitchen receives a sink and garage disposal system, and tiling techniques are reviewed.
Feb. 22, 1985
In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 6
Season 6Episode 2230 min

In and Around Boston - Kitchen Kitsch 6

Finishing touches are applied in the remodeled kitchen. The beech flooring is completed, a wood stove is installed, and the kitchen is outfitted with cooking accessories.
März 1, 1985
In and Around Boston - An Artful Apartment 1
Season 6Episode 2330 min

In and Around Boston - An Artful Apartment 1

Our host introduces the final project of the season: a disaster of an apartment beginning for redecoration. Working with designer Ben Lloyd of Mertopolitan Home magazine, tenants Margie and Eric begin to think about use of color, furnishing and accessories.
März 8, 1985
In and Around Boston - An Artful Apartment 2
Season 6Episode 2430 min

In and Around Boston - An Artful Apartment 2

Experts at the New England Design Center advise our host and the apartment dwellers on choosing fabrics, furnishings and carpeting. Back in the apartment, Ben Lloyd presents final plans for the redecoration and design.
März 15, 1985

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