Interior Painting Primer and Fabricating Our New Countertops
this old house

Landscape contractor Roger Cook and homeowner Gillian Pierce visit neighbor and gardener Cathy Schneider to take her up on her offer to share some of her plants that need dividing. Back at the Pierce home, painting contractor Anne Brady gets started on the prep and painting of the dining room, first explaining how to patch and spot prime a water-damaged ceiling. Then, Anne teaches host Kevin O'Connor a method for repainting the ceiling in 3'x3' patches that allows her to do two coats at once while always keeping a wet edge. Kevin checks on the progress of the kitchen and then meets up with countertop fabricator Danny Puccio to see the latest offerings in countertops at an off-site showroom. Out back, they see how the tops are fabricated both by machine and by hand. Inside, Kevin finds general contractor Tom Silva constructing the new built-in bookshelves for the formal living room. Kevin lends a hand fabricating the boxes and mounting them to the wall.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 15 seconds

Episode Number: 2914

About This Old House:

America's favorite home improvement series, the Emmy Award-winning THIS OLD HOUSE, with host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Roger Cook and master carpenter Norm Abram.


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Sat, Jul 27 4:00 A.M. North Shore Framezilla     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jul 27 8:30 A.M. Lexington Ramping Up     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jul 27 3:00 P.M. Lexington Ramping Up     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jul 29 8:00 A.M. Lexington Drop in the Gutter     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jul 29 2:00 P.M. Lexington Drop in the Gutter     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jul 30 4:00 A.M. Lexington Drop in the Gutter     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jul 30 8:00 A.M. Up on the Roof     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jul 30 2:00 P.M. Up on the Roof     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jul 30 5:00 P.M. Lexington Drop in the Gutter     NHPBS (11.1)
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Wed, Jul 31 8:00 A.M. 400 Years of Home Technology     NH Create (11.4)
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Wed, Jul 31 5:00 P.M. What's Old Is New Again     NHPBS (11.1)
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Thu, Aug 1 8:00 A.M. Making New Look Old     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Aug 1 2:00 P.M. Making New Look Old     NH Create (11.4)


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