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Episode #601
In the first half of the hour, the new season begins when host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram take a subway ride to the latest project house in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1897, the house is a Colonial Revival in "shingle-style clothes" – a typical transitional-style house from the late Victorian era. Nearby, homeowners Paul Friedberg, Madeline Krauss and their two young sons are moving out of old center hall colonial. After struggling with the "move or improve" conundrum, they decided to move AND improve. The exterior of the "new" old house is in pretty good shape with beautiful intact woodwork. Unfortunately, there are some structural issues and a disconnected, sorely outdated kitchen, as well as problems upstairs – extensive plaster damage, bathrooms in need of updating, and an old enclosed sleeping porch that will become part of the new master suite. Architect Treff LaFleche shows Kevin and the homeowners his plan for opening up the kitchen and adding a mudroom, while also explaining how these rooms will be connected to the rest of the house and the backyard. Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey surveys the state of the mechanicals, while landscape contractor Roger Cook exposes problems with the steep grade in the backyard, drainage, and wood-to-ground contact. In the second half of the hour, the sixth season of ASK THIS OLD HOUSE begins when Richard jets off to Cleveland, Ohio, to help a homeowner replace a bathtub drain trap. Then Richard, general contractor Tom Silva, Roger and Kevin ask, "What is it?" On a second HOUSE call, Tom helps a homeowner repair a cracked drywall ceiling.
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CC - Closed Caption
HD - High Definition
16:9 - Anamorphic Widescreen
LTR - Letterbox
DVI - Descriptive Video Information for the visually impaired
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