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E20 | First Period Gambrel | Rebuilding Centuries

Season 44 Episode 20 | 23m 42s

A few weeks ago, the 300-year-old timber frame ell was dismantled and refurbished. The pieces have been brought back to the site to be reassembled and tied into the house. Construction of the new Rumford style fireplace begins. A 35' long steel ridge beam and posts are carefully craned into place to carry the weight of the roof in the new ell. The homeowner shops for a kitchen countertop.

Aired: 04/26/23 | Expires: 05/11/23
Funding for THIS OLD HOUSE is provided by The Home Depot.
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The crew is renovating a home to be accessible for a young boy with muscular dystrophy.
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A sink is fabricated out of soapstone, and a backsplash is fabricated from an old board.
Original roof boards are installed on the ell ceiling. A fieldstone wall is built.
The old barn is replaced with a new boathouse built in a factory and assembled onsite.
The roof is insulated from the outside. A lighting solution for the new ell is devised.
HVAC ducts are creatively hidden. A cinderblock enclosure gets covered with stone.
A chimney is saved from demo. A sewer ejector is installed. Kevin goes clamming.
The timber frame structure is disassembled. The homeowner considers a new house color.
A plan is devised to raise the timber frame in the ell. A book from 1826 is found.