Episode 1
Aired Oct 7, 1995
The Salem House: Part 1
Our 1995 main project takes place in the historic seaport of Salem, Massachusetts, a city rich in history and architectural fabric; we chose a fixer-upper that reflects both qualities.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 14, 1995
The Salem House: Part 2
With their offer accepted, the homeowners discuss their wish list for the house while our master carpenter begins work on the old window sash in the dining room.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 21, 1995
The Salem House: Part 3
The crew erects aluminum pump jack staging, and Richard Trethewey points out an inefficient electric water heater and an oil heater that could use some tuning up.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 28, 1995
The Salem House: Part 4
On a hot July day, the crew guts the bathrooms, mason Lenny Belleveau reflashes and repoints the chimneys, and painting contractor Mike McManus power washes the building.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 4, 1995
The Salem House: Part 5
Tom Silva shows us the reframed bathrooms, and the homeowner chooses colors, which she will present for approval to the Salem Historical Commission.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 11, 1995
The Salem House: Part 6
The crew insulates the exterior wall of the bathroom, and the roofer presents three options for the repair of the slate roof, for final of which the Historical Commission will need to approve.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 18, 1995
The Salem House: Part 7
We arrive to find the painting crew continuing their prep work while our master carpenter shows us how to lay out and install tile using a stationary and a hand-held wet saw.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 25, 1995
The Salem House: Part 8
The crew assesses the condition of the clapboards on the back of the building, and we attend the Salem Historical District Commission meeting.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 2, 1995
The Salem House: Part 9
While some neighbors are not pleased with the carriageway plan and are thinking of appealing the decision, work continues in the bathroom.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 9, 1995
The Salem House: Part 10
Our host recounts the latest Historical Commission meeting, in which the original approval of the carriageway was set aside, and the whole issue reconsidered.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 16, 1995
The Salem House: Part 11
The crew examines the new windows, Roger Hopkins realigns the granite steps, and Tom Silva puts a time capsule underneath.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 23, 1995
The Salem House: Part 12
Lighting designer Josh Feinstein shows Deborah lighting treatments for the kitchen and living room while electrician Jeff Perry fishes wire for the spots highlighting the mantelpiece.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 30, 1995
The Salem House: Part 13
Our host arrives with news from the latest Historical Commission meeting: a decision on the issue of the carriageway will be made in three weeks.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 6, 1996
The Salem House: Part 14
Our host arrives to see a wallboard delivery truck in action while the wallboard/plaster crew works in the dining room; upstairs, the we address the out-of-square conditions in the guest bedroom.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 13, 1996
The Salem House: Part 15
The homeowners have withdrawn their petition to build a carriageway, citing lack of time to build, lack of remaining funds, Deborah's pregnancy, and the highly charged atmosphere in town.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 20, 1996
The Salem House: Part 16
The rough wide pine flooring is installed in the master bedroom, while the painter uses a sprayer to paint the guest bedroom; we tour a replica village that recreates Salem's earliest days.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 27, 1996
The Salem House: Part 17
Tom Silva installs a new mortise lock, and we visit Salem's Peabody Essex Institute for a sampling of its collection, which includes artifacts from the city's maritime past.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 3, 1996
The Salem House: Part 18
We arrive after a snowstorm to tour the final finishings, including period-reproduction furnishings; artist Don McKillop gives the homeowners a painting of their old house.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 10, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 1
This Old House travels to Savannah, Georgia, where Mills and Marianne Fleming have purchased an 1884 Italianate Victorian townhouse on Monterey Square, one of the city's most beautiful.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 17, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 2
With the demolition of the rear porches complete, the crew moves on to framing, as we tour the project from the garden-level apartment to the roof.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 24, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 3
A new water main is going in; windows arrive, as well as "Savannah Grey" bricks from the original structure to build up a veneer on the new addition.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 2, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 4
The strip oak flooring is ripped up, and the exterior of the new addition is paneled over; "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" author John Berendt takes us on a tour.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 9, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 5
New moldings, custom milled to match the existing ones, have arrived and are stacked neatly and out of harm's way in the carriage house; we visit the Lucas Theater restoration project.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 16, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 6
City preservation officer Beth Reiter confers with Mills Fleming about the exterior paint colors; we visit blacksmith Johnny Smith's forge.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 23, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 7
The building's front facade gets a lift as project manager Mark Fitzpatrick removes the old sheet metal "pigeon guards," and we see a floor mosaic go down in the entrance vestibule.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 30, 1996
The Savannah House: Part 8
It's the final days in Savannah, our blacksmith is installing the new wrought-iron railing, the lighting designer shows the lighting fixtures, and we view the kitchen cabinetry and appliances.
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