This Old House

Season 27 Episode 10: Cambridge | Creating a Dramatic Entryway

Host Kevin O'Connor and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey stop in to a neighborhood institution known as "Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage." Master carpenter Norm Abram explains the decision to use a formerly controversial exterior cladding system know as an "exterior insulated finishing system", or EIFS. Installer Dan Rourke shows Norm how product manufacturers have adapted over the last decade to solve problems of water infiltration. In the library, Kevin finds general contractor Tom Silva chimney specialist Mark Schaub working with the new gas fireplace unit to establish the location of the vent pipe in the new "chimney."

Genre:

Documentary, Reality

Seasons:

47

Episodes:

1214

Actor:

Bob Vila, Kevin O'Connor, Richard Trethewey

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1979

IMDb:

5.7