Planning for the Pergola
this old house

Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find landscape contractor Roger Cook overseeing the crew that is setting the footings for the new pergola, while also preparing to give the concrete stoop a makeover using fieldstone veneer on the riser and a bluestone cap on the top. Inside, master carpenter Norm Abram and general contractor Tom Silva begin trimming out the first floor windows, starting with the 16-foot bank of windows in the sunroom. The trim details will match the originals, using a build up of unadorned profiles created with a moulding machine. With the pergola on the way, Roger takes homeowner Allison Sharma to the Arnold Arboretum to see several different kinds of vines and select one that is appropriate for her front yard conditions. Back at the house, Norm surveys the progress on the second floor and sees how tile contractor Rob Rapp is using pitching sticks to create a mud job at the base of the new shower.

Duration: 25 minutes and 51 seconds

Episode Number: 3011

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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Tue, Sep 22 4:00 A.M. Walpole Adu Board & Batten Down The Hatches     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Sep 22 8:00 A.M. Cape Ann Window On Restoration     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Sep 22 2:00 P.M. Cape Ann Window On Restoration     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Sep 22 5:00 P.M. Walpole Adu Board & Batten Down The Hatches     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 23 4:00 A.M. Cape Ann Window On Restoration     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Sep 23 4:30 A.M. Cape Ann Between A Rock and Hardwood     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 23 8:00 A.M. Cape Ann Don't Rip It, Restore It     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Sep 23 2:00 P.M. Cape Ann Don't Rip It, Restore It     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Sep 23 5:00 P.M. Duct Dynasty     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Sep 24 4:00 A.M. Cape Ann Don't Rip It, Restore It     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Sep 24 4:30 A.M. Cape Ann Losing Our Truss     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Sep 24 8:00 A.M. Cape Ann Master Craftsmen     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Sep 24 2:00 P.M. Cape Ann Master Craftsmen     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Sep 24 5:00 P.M. Tommy's Flair for Flares     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Sep 25 2:30 A.M. Walpole Adu A Double Homecoming     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Sep 25 4:00 A.M. Cape Ann Master Craftsmen     NH Create (11.4)


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