This Old House Hour — Season 11
## The Concord House & The Santa Fe House: Season Overview Prepare to be swept away by two distinct worlds—the elegant East Coast charm of The Concord House and the sun-drenched, artistic spirit of The Santa Fe House—as this season unfolds. We’re reacquainted with familiar faces navigating fresh challenges within these beloved communities, alongside a captivating new generation eager to leave their mark. The Concord House, steeped in tradition and legacy, finds itself grappling with shifting dynamics as its residents strive for connection amidst the pressures of expectation. Long-held secrets threaten to surface, testing relationships and forcing individuals to confront uncomfortable truths about themselves and those closest to them. Meanwhile, across the country in Santa Fe, a vibrant tapestry of creativity and passion unfolds. Here, ambition intertwines with artistic expression as new residents arrive, bringing their own dreams and desires to this close-knit haven. The beauty of the landscape mirrors the complexities within, as personal journeys are explored against a backdrop of stunning scenery and evolving relationships. This season promises a compelling blend of heartwarming moments, simmering tensions, and unexpected revelations—a journey that explores what it truly means to belong, to build a life, and to find your place in two very different, yet equally captivating, worlds.
*This Old House* begins its eleventh season with the familiar presence of our master carpenter, who also introduces a new face to the show as host. The team assesses their latest undertaking: an 1835 barn in Concord, Massachusetts. They spe…
Lynn and Barbara, homeowners, are sent to Nantucket by the men. There, they visit a bar transformed into a residence and view a timber-frame house designed by Jock Gifford. Back in Concord, the farm’s aging gas tank is removed.
Tedd Benson, a specialist in timber-frame construction, and his team carefully took apart the old barn. Meanwhile, Barbara and Lynn, the homeowners, consulted with designer Jock Gifford to map out the plans for their new house, and they exp…
From the slope descending from the construction site in Concord, well-driller Dave Haynes readies himself to complete a well. Meanwhile, the crew continues work on the building's foundation, and a septic tank is being installed.
We journey to Brattleboro, Vermont, to examine a factory where stress-skin panels are fabricated. Following the cutting of openings for doors and windows, these panels will be affixed to the barn's post-and-beam structure. In his workshop i…
At the Concord location, Tedd Benson and fellow members of the Timber Framers Guild of North America conduct a workshop where students acquire the skills to measure, cut, and join timbers for the barn’s post-and-beam structure. Afterward, w…
The barn's substantial timbers were raised by hand during a traditional barn-raising, and its peak was crowned with a tree, a gesture meant to bring prosperity.
Panels designed to withstand stress are now fitted over the barn's completed framework, and the work on the well has reached its conclusion.
The Concord barn receives new custom windows, complemented by deluxe skylights designed for easy installation, flooding the expansive space and bedrooms with light. Meanwhile, the crew installs clapboard siding, stained by the homeowners on…
The basement now holds a newly poured concrete slab. Above, the renovation of the barn is being assessed by the workers.
A conduit links the well to the house, prompting our host to discuss the barn’s newly installed plumbing with Richard Trethewey. Meanwhile, Mason Roger Hopkins constructs a stone wall along the barn's front.
Tom Wirh assessed the advancement of the landscaping project. Meanwhile, Barbara made a visit to a kitchen design center.
Richard Trethewey details the installation of the barn’s updated heating system. With the work underway, drywalling commences, followed by the fitting of an air-exchanger unit. Simultaneously, landscaping efforts persist.
Richard Trethewey guides the viewer through a boiler factory in Battenberg, West Germany, a place where components for the barn’s sophisticated heating system were produced.
Within the Concord barn, a custom staircase now stands, and we journey to Neenah, Wisconsin, to witness the creation of this unique structure.
The host makes a detour to a show house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, showcasing innovative applications of plastic. Following Richard Trethewey’s demonstration of the plastic piping system installed for the barn’s radiant heating, lightwei…
The laying of terra-cotta tiles commences. The team measures and frames the doors and windows. Afterward, we travel to a facility in western Massachusetts where discarded shingles and other asphalt materials are repurposed into paving stone…
Work progresses in the guest bathroom with the ongoing installation of tiles. Meanwhile, lighting fixtures are being fitted to the beams in the main room. In the workshop, the men are constructing library doors.
With the laying of wide pine flooring and the installation of kitchen appliances, the barn is nearing its final form. Richard Trethewey takes us on a visit to a West German plumbing fixture factory.
With the project nearing completion, Jean Lemmon, editor-in-chief of *Country Home* magazine, surveys the finished barn.
This time, the show journeys to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a project of renewal: the restoration of a classic Southwestern adobe dwelling. The homeowners, both artists themselves, offer a glimpse into their four-room residence. The host then…
Sharon Woods, a contributor to *Santa Fe Style*, offers a glimpse into the construction of distinctive local homes. The demonstration reveals the careful laying of adobe walls and the precise placement of vigas, the roof rafters.
The traditional kiva fireplace is built. Then, windows and doors are fitted into the structure.
Richard Trethewey oversaw the installation of a radiant heating system embedded in the floor, along with discreet wall-mounted air conditioners and plumbing. Meanwhile, our master carpenter commenced work on the construction of custom kitch…
We are visiting the Ashfork, Arizona, yard that is providing the flagstone flooring for the kitchen and library. Back in Santa Fe, the flagstone is being laid, the saltillo tiling begins, and the kitchen cabinets are going in.
The kitchen now boasts marble countertops, and we journey to the marble finishing yard in Juarez, Mexico, where they were crafted. A tour of a completed adobe home follows, and we take our leave of Santa Fe with a farewell of "until later."
