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Season 5 – This Old House

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This Old House — Season 5

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Bob Vila

Host

Norm Abram

Self

Russell Morash

Director

Russell Morash

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 1, 1983 Project Recap: These Old Houses Updates on all the homes featured since 1979. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 8, 1983 The Brookline House: New Construction An energy-efficient solar home to be built from scratch in Brookline, Mass. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 15, 1983 The Brookline House: Design Wish List Meeting with the architect; landscape architect and surveyor to go over wish lists. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 22, 1983 The Brookline House: Clearing The Site Clearing giant rocks with dynamite; a look at a pre-manufactured house. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 29, 1983 The Brookline House: Moving House Forming the footings and foundation; moving a house from the 1800s to a new location. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 1983 The Brookline House: Good Foundations Sketches of the landscape and new fences; visit to a house with a special kind of pool; structural steel is fabricated. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 12, 1983 The Brookline House: Pouring Concrete, Waterproofing Main house's foundation is set; foundation for the garage; waterproofing the concrete foundation; a visit to a solar house. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 19, 1983 The Brookline House: Setting Sills, Energy Retrofit Installation of the wooden decks; a restored old New England home. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 26, 1983 The Brookline House: Concrete Blocks, Solar Home Concrete blocks; an architect-designed solar home in Wilton, Conn. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 3, 1983 The Brookline House: Earth Moving, Seattle Projects An examination of the landscaping and earth-moving for the property; a method of draining rainwater; a visit to Seattle. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 10, 1983 The Brookline House: Boston Rehab, Concord Build A 100-year-old apartment complex in Boston; a solar powered office building in New Hampshire; a progress report. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 17, 1983 The Brookline House: Progress Report, Salvage Shop Searching for salvaged stained-glass in Stamford, Conn.; laying concrete blocks. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 24, 1983 The Brookline House: Garage Floor, NYC Loft Pouring concrete for the house utility and garage floors; thermal heat pumps; a visit to New York City. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 31, 1983 The Brookline House: Fresh Asphalt, Trump Tower Installing the floors in the house; paving the driveway; a tour of the the Trump Tower in New York City. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 7, 1984 The Brookline House: New Walls, Log Cabin Putting up the house walls; manufactures log cabins in Vermont. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 14, 1984 The Brookline House: Windows Arrive From the Factory Windows arrive from the Wisconsin factory; staircase construction; search for the house's main sewer connection. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 21, 1984 The Brookline House: Landscaping, Photovoltaics Landscaping plans; a visit to a photovoltaics manufacturer. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 28, 1984 The Brookline House: Custom and Pre-Made Housing Special techniques needed for a super insulated house; affordable housing of the future; pre-made houses. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 4, 1984 The Brookline House: Frank Lloyd Wright Home Chimneys, insulation, and weatherproofing the roof; a visit to Oak Park, Ill. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 11, 1984 The Brookline House: Tree Expert, Design By Computer How computers fit into an energy efficient house; roughing in the wiring; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 18, 1984 The Brookline House: Inside The House, Mobile Homes An update on the inside of the house; installing fireplaces; a visit to California. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 25, 1984 The Brookline House: Geodesic Domes, Alarm Systems Geodesic structures in southern California; alarm systems for the house. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 3, 1984 The Brookline House: House Exterior, Beach Cottage Updates on the exterior of the house; ceramic tile; a visit with the architect in Hawaii. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 10, 1984 The Brookline House: Water Tanks, Home Of The Year Water use; water tanks and heaters for the house; lighting fixtures; kitchen cabinets; a trip to Seattle. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 17, 1984 The Brookline House: Kitchen Design, Energy Systems A tour of the house; the arrangement of the kitchen cabinets; the final details in the house's solar heating plan. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 24, 1984 The Brookline House: The All New This Old House A full tour of the Brookline House; changes to the landscape plan. Details

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This Old House — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Russell Morash
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
House & Garden, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 1, 1983