This Old House - Season 8

This Old House - Season 8

Season 8

The Reading House; The Brimfield House; The Phoenix House
Network
DatesOkt. 16, 1986 - Apr. 9, 1987
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Episodes

The Reading House - 1
Season 8Episode 130 min

The Reading House - 1

Our host reviews last season's projects - including the popular ranch-home makeover - and introduces the new project: the renovation of a 40-year-old Cape-style home. Homeowners Claire and John tour the house and our master carpenter surveys the project.
Okt. 16, 1986
The Reading House - 2
Season 8Episode 230 min

The Reading House - 2

Architect Scott Finn goes over plans for renovating John and Claire's Cape-style home, and demolition and excavation begin. Richard Trethewey gives advice on plumbing and heating needs; and our host takes viewers on a tour of a 200-year-old Cape home.
Okt. 23, 1986
The Reading House - 3
Season 8Episode 330 min

The Reading House - 3

The mason arrives to work on the footings and foundation of John and Claire's Cape home. Our host then takes viewers to a high-tech concrete block factory. Our master carpenter starts framing the family room addition, and our host looks at the new windows the homeowners have selected. John and Claire start planning the interior design of the new addition, while the crew begins demolition of inside walls.
Okt. 30, 1986
The Reading House - 4
Season 8Episode 430 min

The Reading House - 4

The guys review progress on the Cape renovation, and then our master carpenter shows how to cut rafters and frame the roof, which is sheathhed with plywood.
Nov. 6, 1986
The Reading House - 5
Season 8Episode 530 min

The Reading House - 5

Our host reviews the progress to date on the renovation of John and Claire's Cape-style home. New windows are installed, and we turn our attention to the roof, where roofing paper, snow-and-ice shield, and shingles are applied.
Nov. 13, 1986
The Reading House - 6
Season 8Episode 630 min

The Reading House - 6

Work on the Cape's mechanical systems begins, as rough plumbing, a central vacuuming system, and wiring for a new security system are installed. Our master carpenter starts the foundation for a new deck to be built at the back of the house, and the gas line is laid for the new heating system.
Nov. 20, 1986
The Reading House - 7
Season 8Episode 730 min

The Reading House - 7

Homeowner John shows our host his expertise in the fine points of blueboard. Our master carpenter works on the foundation of the new desk, and the plumber pays a visit.
Nov. 27, 1986
The Reading House - 8
Season 8Episode 830 min

The Reading House - 8

We travel to the New Yankee Workshop to see work begin on custom cabinets for the Cape home, with assistance from a expert woodworker. Our host takes a side trip to admire old-fashioned kitchen cabinets in an antique home, and homeowner John demonstrates his plastering technique.
Dez. 4, 1986
The Reading House - 11
Season 8Episode 1130 min

The Reading House - 11

The Cape receives new flooring and our host visits Sweeden to tour the factory where this do-it-yourself product is manufactured. The exterior of the house is stained.
Dez. 25, 1986
The Reading House - 12
Season 8Episode 1230 min

The Reading House - 12

Work on John and Claire's Cape home is completed. Interior designer Bette Rosenberg leads a tour the house, with its new kitchen featuring high-tech appliances, family room, upstairs bedrooms and bath.
Jan. 1, 1987
The Brimfield House - 1
Season 8Episode 1330 min

The Brimfield House - 1

In search of inspiration for a vacation home, our host visits Hyannis on Cape Cod to tour a beach-front home, a luxury condominium and lakeside property. The season's second project gets underway as our host tours Bob Houde's mountainside land in Brimfield, Massachusetts, and they begin to plan the building of a vacation home.
Jan. 8, 1987
The Brimfield House - 2
Season 8Episode 1430 min

The Brimfield House - 2

A dowster explains the art of finding water to our host and landover Bob Houde; a well is dug; and a surveyor goes over the fine points of a perc test. The importance of a water-quality test is explained, and our host looks at the special water pump.
Jan. 15, 1987
The Brimfield House - 3
Season 8Episode 1530 min

The Brimfield House - 3

We visit a vacation home similar to the one being built in Brimfield, and the homeowner meets with architect Jock Gifford. Later, the new vacation home begins to materialize as lumber arrives and the structure is raised.
Jan. 22, 1987
The Brimfield House - 4
Season 8Episode 1630 min

The Brimfield House - 4

Our master carpenter shows us how to install double-hung windows, explains skylight installation and puts a sliding glass door in the vacation home.
Feb. 5, 1987
The Brimfield House - 5
Season 8Episode 1730 min

The Brimfield House - 5

Ricard Trethewey pays a visit to Brimfield to discuss the vacation home's heating needs with our host and the homeowner. An exhibition in Malmo, Sweeden, shows the latest designs in manufactured housing.
Feb. 5, 1987
The Brimfield House - 6
Season 8Episode 1830 min

The Brimfield House - 6

The vacation home receives interior finishes such as decorative, low-maintenance plywood paneling. Viewers visit our master carpenter's workshop to watch as he builds screens for the veranda.
Feb. 12, 1987
The Brimfield House - 7
Season 8Episode 1930 min

The Brimfield House - 7

An energy-efficient wood-burning stove is installed in the vacation home. Our host larns about the new water purifier. We then learn how to hang interior doors. Kitchen appliances and plumbing fixtures installed.
Feb. 19, 1987
The Brimfield House - 8
Season 8Episode 2030 min

The Brimfield House - 8

Our host takes viewers on a tour of the finished vacation home. A flooring expert shows how vinyl floors are installed and the vacation home receives various electrical finishing touches, such as smoke detectors, fans and a thermostat.
Feb. 26, 1987
The Phoenix House - 1
Season 8Episode 2130 min

The Phoenix House - 1

This Old House visits Pioneer, Arizona, a typical ""Wild West"" town, and our host meets Phoenix homeowners Tom and Ellen to tour their adobe-style house. The homeowners meet with their architect and and contractor.
März 5, 1987
The Phoenix House - 2
Season 8Episode 2230 min

The Phoenix House - 2

Our master carpenter pays a surprise visit to This Old House's Phoenix renovation project, and Tom and Ellen begin work on their Southwestern renovation project.
März 12, 1987
The Phoenix House - 3
Season 8Episode 2330 min

The Phoenix House - 3

Tom and Ellen's Phoenix home receives exterior insulation and flashing, as well as a typical Southwestern viga and latilla ceiling in the master bedroom for added protection from the heat. The balcony piers and staircase are finished with adobe plastering, and viewers learn how to install flagstone paving. Our host pays a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's famed Talesin West.
März 19, 1987
The Phoenix House - 4
Season 8Episode 2430 min

The Phoenix House - 4

The flat roof of Tom and Ellen's Phoenix home is protected with cold membrane roofing, and tiles are laid on the balcony. Our host takes viewers on a tour of an unusual modern ""castle"" on Camelback.
März 26, 1987
The Phoenix House - 5
Season 8Episode 2530 min

The Phoenix House - 5

Fixtures are installed in the remodeled bathroom of Tom and Ellen's Phoenix home, and the house receives energy-efficient windows. Our host checks on the progress of the new reading nook, and takes viewers on a visit to the renowned Arizona Biltmore Hotel.
Apr. 2, 1987
The Phoenix House - 6
Season 8Episode 2630 min

The Phoenix House - 6

Awnings and special sun-shade screening are used to protect Tom and Ellen's Phoenix home from the southwestern heat, and balcony doors are hung. The landscape designer puts the finishing touches on the backyard pool area of this Sunbelt renovation. Our host escorts viewers on a tour of the territorial-style home, and bids a fond farewell to the charms of Arizona as the eighth season of This Old House draws to a close.
Apr. 9, 1987

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