A Brand New Season of This Old House Begins with a Century-Old Arts and Crafts House

The Town of Arlington, Massachusetts has a rich history, just like its century-old arts and crafts house. The house is in need of a lot of work, but fortunately for homeowners Nick and Emily, they've chosen the right team to tackle the project - the guys from This Old House. As the show's host explains, Arts and Crafts houses were designed as a response to the fancy detail often found on Victorian-style homes. Instead, they focused on traditional craftsmanship, resulting in beautiful and timeless designs.

As the team begins their work, it becomes clear that the house needs more than just cosmetic updates. The biggest problem lies within its walls, requiring new appliances, cabinets, and most importantly, more space. To address this issue, a new addition will be framed in steel, becoming the center of the house. This not only provides additional living space but also transforms the surrounding property through a complete landscape design. The team is excited to get started on this project, which promises to be an exciting and challenging journey.

One of the first tasks on the agenda is building the chimney. As the host explains, this will be accompanied by the laying of brick, a skill he's always wanted to learn. Mark, one of the team members, will guide him through the process. The home is situated in Bath, Maine, a beautiful New England city famous for its shipyard and cabinet shop. Homeowners Nick and Emily visited the shop a few weeks ago to assess their cabinet standards and have since returned with designs and materials for their new kitchen.

As the team begins work on the house, they face various challenges. One of these involves designing and installing drainage systems, which can be complex due to the presence of trees and other obstacles. The team must also contend with wildlife, including deer that might damage vegetable gardens and a dog that requires careful consideration. In addition to these practical concerns, the host expresses skepticism about the feasibility of certain solutions, such as those involving plastic, foam, and concrete. Despite his reservations, he acknowledges that these materials are designed to carry significant weights when cast in concrete.

Throughout the season, viewers will follow the progress of This Old House as they give new life to the century-old arts and crafts house. With its rich history and ongoing restoration efforts, this project promises to be an engaging and entertaining ride for all involved. Joining Nick, Emily, and the team from This Old House is a fascinating journey that offers insights into traditional craftsmanship, innovative solutions, and the dedication required to preserve and restore historic homes like this one.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ena brand new season of This Old House starts with a brand new project it's a century old arts and crafts house this place needs a lot of work and we're just the guys to do it into the house boys the Town of Arlington Massachusetts has a rich history and so does our house well you know ARs and craft started as a architectural movement to get away from all the fancy detail that you might see say on a Victorian style home it was more about traditional craftsmanship fireplace that thing is massive do you like that we do we really like it good cuz it's not going anywhere right here though needs a bit of attention all right well that's pretty simple that's straightforward but our biggest problem is in there oh yeah yes it is wow look at this huh we've got to update the appliances we need new cabinets but mostly you just need more space right yes so let's go this way a new addition framed in steel will become the center of the house so we have a brand new plan for the whole yard and we're looking at here and a complete landscape design will transform the surrounding property nothing like seeing a tree fall up it's an amazing thing you guys are going to start building this chimney today and I'm told that you want to lay some brick right I am I've always wanted to learn how to lay brick and Mark's going to show me how this is Bath main a beautiful little New England City on the kbec river it's home to the Bath Iron Works Shipyard famous for building everything from tugboats to battleships it's also home to a well-known Cabinet Shop our homeowners Nick and Emily took a tour of the shop a few weeks ago to see if the cabinets meet their standards and I think they did because today they came back to Bath to see some designs for the new kitchen and pick some materials and we are going to tag along so we have a drain here we got a drain from the tub we got a drain right here for the toilet you know what this was simple to draw simple to FR it's what happens below my feet when the challenge starts for us most vegetable gardens I put in I have to worry about the deer eating the vegetables here I got to worry about the dog I got to tell you even though I've seen it before when I hear that a piece of plastic and some foam is going to get filled up with all this concrete and stay together it's a little implausible I mean how is that possible well they're designed to carry 600 lb at chest height when we're cast in concrete and that's obviously more than the concrete way is going in that's correct yeah all right well we'll find out in a few minutes won't we they're pretty strong there's a lot going on so join us this fall as we give New Life to This Old Housea brand new season of This Old House starts with a brand new project it's a century old arts and crafts house this place needs a lot of work and we're just the guys to do it into the house boys the Town of Arlington Massachusetts has a rich history and so does our house well you know ARs and craft started as a architectural movement to get away from all the fancy detail that you might see say on a Victorian style home it was more about traditional craftsmanship fireplace that thing is massive do you like that we do we really like it good cuz it's not going anywhere right here though needs a bit of attention all right well that's pretty simple that's straightforward but our biggest problem is in there oh yeah yes it is wow look at this huh we've got to update the appliances we need new cabinets but mostly you just need more space right yes so let's go this way a new addition framed in steel will become the center of the house so we have a brand new plan for the whole yard and we're looking at here and a complete landscape design will transform the surrounding property nothing like seeing a tree fall up it's an amazing thing you guys are going to start building this chimney today and I'm told that you want to lay some brick right I am I've always wanted to learn how to lay brick and Mark's going to show me how this is Bath main a beautiful little New England City on the kbec river it's home to the Bath Iron Works Shipyard famous for building everything from tugboats to battleships it's also home to a well-known Cabinet Shop our homeowners Nick and Emily took a tour of the shop a few weeks ago to see if the cabinets meet their standards and I think they did because today they came back to Bath to see some designs for the new kitchen and pick some materials and we are going to tag along so we have a drain here we got a drain from the tub we got a drain right here for the toilet you know what this was simple to draw simple to FR it's what happens below my feet when the challenge starts for us most vegetable gardens I put in I have to worry about the deer eating the vegetables here I got to worry about the dog I got to tell you even though I've seen it before when I hear that a piece of plastic and some foam is going to get filled up with all this concrete and stay together it's a little implausible I mean how is that possible well they're designed to carry 600 lb at chest height when we're cast in concrete and that's obviously more than the concrete way is going in that's correct yeah all right well we'll find out in a few minutes won't we they're pretty strong there's a lot going on so join us this fall as we give New Life to This Old House\n"