Toh Goes Hollywood, Almost
this old house

For the second project of the season, This Old House goes Hollywood with the first ever renovation project in the Los Angeles area. After seeing some of the local sights, master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor arrive at the 1933 Spanish Colonial Revival project house in the hillside neighborhood of Silver Lake. Homeowners Kurt Albrecht and Mary Blee plan to expand and renovate the 1,500-sq.-ft. house, while keeping and extending the character of the existing house into the small addition. Changes include a major kitchen renovation, a second floor addition and reconfiguration of the back half of the first floor. Norm ventures up into the Hollywood Hills to meet general contractor Steve Pallrand at a job he's been working on that showcases the unique challenges of building in Los Angeles. Back at the house, site supervisor Angel Leon gets to work salvaging finish materials for later reuse. Project manager Joe Luttrell begins preparations to replicate the plaster "cake decorating" details on the walls, and takes some time to show Norm their salvage yard. Angel and Kevin review the plans and outline the scope of work for adding a second floor on the back of the house to gain a full master suite. In order to do that, they need to remove the roof, so roofing contractor John Dybas arrives to harvest the valuable antique clay roof tiles for future use.

Duration: 25 minutes and 51 seconds

Episode Number: 3017

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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Fri, Jun 12 12:00 A.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jun 12 8:00 A.M. Asheville Asheville Rebuilds     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Jun 12 2:00 P.M. Asheville Asheville Rebuilds     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jun 13 4:00 A.M. Asheville Asheville Rebuilds     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jun 13 8:30 A.M. Asheville Asheville Rebuilds     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jun 13 3:00 P.M. Asheville Asheville Rebuilds     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jun 13 4:30 P.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Jun 15 8:00 A.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jun 15 2:00 P.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jun 16 4:00 A.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jun 16 5:00 P.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NHPBS (11.1)
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Fri, Jun 19 8:00 A.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Jun 19 2:00 P.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jun 20 4:00 A.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jun 20 8:30 A.M. Asheville Rising Out of the Muck     NH Create (11.4)


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