This Old House: Season 12
The Jamaica Plain House; The New Orleans House
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of This Old House Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
The Jamaica Plain House; The New Orleans House
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
The Jamaica Plain House - 1
Sep 1, 1990
We begin our 12th season with the restoration of Hazel Briceno's triple-decker, three-family home in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Together with the Residental Development Program
The Jamaica Plain House - 2
Sep 8, 1990
The guys explore lead paint-health hazards, inspection, and removal.
The Jamaica Plain House - 3
Sep 15, 1990
The issue of vinyl siding is discussed. Cellulose insulation is blown-in from the interior. A variety of replacement windows is reviewed. Kithcen and bathroom redesign begins with
The Jamaica Plain House - 4
Sep 22, 1990
Abel Lopes explains construction of rear porches. Our master carpenter shows us how to install the new replacement windows. Vinyl siding goes on, kitchen and bath design plans are
The Jamaica Plain House - 5
Sep 29, 1990
Our master carpenter works on front porch. We get a lesson from the plastering crew on blueboarding. We then tour a Canadian gypsum mine and New Hampshire factory where gypsum rock
The Jamaica Plain House - 6
Oct 6, 1990
The guys discuss the basement windows. Landscape architect Tom Wirth makes a preliminary lanscaping survey. The guys go over the pre-inspection plumbing. We then tour a factory in
The Jamaica Plain House - 7
Oct 13, 1990
Home magazine editor Joe Ruggiero tours the house and discusses with Hazel ideas for interior decorating on a budget. Our master carpenter reconstructs the front porch post. Our ho
The Jamaica Plain House - 8
Oct 20, 1990
A visit to the Charlotte, North Carolina, chapter of Habitat for Humanity, a national organization that provides affordable housing through no-interest loans, sweat equity and volu
The Jamaica Plain House - 9
Oct 27, 1990
The guys install the new front porch columns and build a railing system. Abel Lopes and Amy Wrigley tour the house to see progress on the back shed, deleaded window trim and the ne
The Jamaica Plain House - 10
Nov 3, 1990
The crew installs the brackets they've built the workshop. The front door is stained and sealed. Hazel and Tom Wirth visit a nursery for the end-of-month season bargains, and Howar
The Jamaica Plain House - 11
Nov 10, 1990
Our host tries some sanblasting to get rid of the graffiti on front of the house. Our master carpenter installs some of the trim he made in the workshop. Our host takes viewers to
The Jamaica Plain House - 12
Nov 17, 1990
Tom Wirth and Hazel lay out the plants for the front garden and a picket fence is installed. Our master carpenter and Abel discuss the upcoming lead reinspection for the stripped t
The Jamaica Plain House - 13
Nov 24, 1990
We tour the vacant city-owned lot across the street with Stephanie Bothwell, senior landscape architect with the City of Boston. There, trees and bushes are being planted as part o
The Jamaica Plain House - 14
Dec 1, 1990
Our host and Amy Wrigley tour two Public Facilities Department houses that will soon be on the market. At the workshop, the guys pre-hang the front door and install its lock system
The Jamaica Plain House - 15
Dec 8, 1990
At the house, the guys install the new front door. Hazel's security system is reviewed. Jeff Hosking checks out the state of the house's floors, sanding what he can. Our host then
The Jamaica Plain House - 16
Dec 15, 1990
Our master carpenter tiles Hazel's bathroom with vinyl tile, Richard Trethewey gives us a lesson on installing a kitchen sink and disposal, and we visit a carpet factory in Lyerly,
The Jamaica Plain House - 17
Dec 22, 1990
The guys visit the International Carpetry Apprenticeship Contest in Seattle, Washington. Back in Jamaica Plain, Richard Trethewey and our master carpenter look over some of the new
The Jamaica Plain House - 18
Dec 29, 1990
The final day. Boston's Mayor Ray Flynn drops by to welcome Hazel to the city and gives her a wreath. Designer Joe Ruggiero shows us the three different treatments he gave each flo