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Despite the bitter cold, landscape contractor Roger Cook works with a group of students from YouthBuild Boston to spread soil and put down sod in the backyard. Meanwhile, fence contractor Mike McLaughlin and his crew install a PVC privacy fence along the perimeter of the yard. Inside, master carpenter Norm Abram and lead carpenter Colin Paterson are adding some period charm to the bay window area by installing custom casings and paneling. The house's existing plaster ceiling medallions were beyond repair, so Norm brings back preservation plasterer Rory Brennan to replicate them on site. Fortunately, the originals were nearly identical to the medallions from the Charlestown project years ago, so Rory mixes up some plaster and pours a new medallion from the Charlestown mold. Afterward, they install a completed casting in the front parlor. At the end of the day, the fence is nearly complete and the sod is finished, thanks to our group of intrepid apprentices.

Episode Duration: 25 minutes and 54 seconds

Episode Number: 2921

About This Old House:

This Old House, with pros Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, Jenn Nawada, and host Kevin O'Connor, is TV's original home-improvement show.


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Tue, Feb 18 2:00 P.M. West Roxbury Focus On Finishes     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Feb 18 5:00 P.M. Ridgewood Sugar Maple Revival     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Feb 19 4:00 A.M. West Roxbury Focus On Finishes     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Feb 19 8:00 A.M. West Roxbury A Modern Victorian     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Feb 19 2:00 P.M. West Roxbury A Modern Victorian     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Feb 19 5:00 P.M. West Roxbury Father and Son     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Feb 20 4:00 A.M. West Roxbury A Modern Victorian     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Feb 20 8:00 A.M. Saratoga Springs Toh In Saratoga Springs     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Feb 20 2:00 P.M. Saratoga Springs Toh In Saratoga Springs     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Feb 20 5:00 P.M. West Roxbury A Match Made Perfect     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Feb 21 12:00 A.M. Ridgewood Colonial Revival with Modern Flair     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Feb 21 4:00 A.M. Saratoga Springs Toh In Saratoga Springs     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Feb 21 8:00 A.M. Saratoga Springs New Vision     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Feb 21 2:00 P.M. Saratoga Springs New Vision     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Feb 21 5:00 P.M. West Roxbury Boho Chic     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Feb 22 4:00 A.M. Saratoga Springs New Vision     NH Create (11.4)


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