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E24 | First Period Gambrel | New Life

Season 44 Episode 24 | 23m 42s

The hard work continues to ensure all features are properly woven into the original house, like the new granite veneer water table. The original roof boards are installed on the ceiling in the new ell. A new fieldstone wall creates a defined front entrance. The new plumbing manifold is explained. A young carpenter talks about his return to the trades. A window sash is installed in a door.

Aired: 05/24/23 | Expires: 06/08/23
Funding for THIS OLD HOUSE is provided by The Home Depot and GAF.
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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.
The old ell has been reassembled. A steel beam carries the weight of the new roof.
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A plan is devised to raise the timber frame in the ell. A book from 1826 is found.
Exploratory demo is done, and a 1717 home on the oldest street in Ipswich is toured.
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