This Old House: Season 25
The Concord Cottage; The Bermuda House
Season 25 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 24.
- 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 Concord Cottage; The Bermuda House
Episode Guide
Season 25 Progress Shield
Turning a Garden Shed into a Home - The Concord Cottage
Oct 11, 2003
Norm welcomes new host Kevin O'Connor abord with a visit to one of the most ambitious TOH jobs to date, the Manchester-by-the-Sea project. Wanting to tackle a big job like this one
Roadblocks to Turning a Former Chicken Coop into a Cottage - The Concord Cottage
Oct 18, 2003
Work can't begin at the jobsite until permits are issued, so Kevin takes Janet to meet the Concord building commissioner, John Minty, to see what potential roadblocks she's facing
Nothing is as Easy as it Looks - The Concord Cottage
Oct 25, 2003
Kevin arrives to find the newly issued building permit affixed to the building and work finally getting underway. Holly is officially on board, and Kevin pays a visit to her office
It's Starting to Look Like a Cottage - The Concord Cottage
Nov 1, 2003
Tom shows Kevin the progress of the new utility trench - a time-consuming and expensive undertaking that (with several thousand dollars in permit fees) has already eaten up $30,000
Electrifying the Little Cottage - The Concord Cottage
Nov 8, 2003
Master electrician Allen Gallant installs PVC conduit two feet below the surface of the driveway to allow the 200-amp service to reach the cottage. Using a ""mouse,"" a string, a p
Adding to the Project - The Concord Cottage
Nov 15, 2003
Kevin arrives at the project house fresh from a jog around the track at Emerson Field - several acres of playgrounds, tennis courts, and ball fields - right in the Bernards' backya
The Beauty and Challenges of Creating Small Living Spaces - The Concord Cottage
Nov 22, 2003
Kevin visits the Concord Museum, which houses one of the oldest collections of Americana in the country, including one of the lanterns that hung in the church on the night of Paul
Residential Window Manufacturing - The Concord Cottage
Nov 29, 2003
Norm finds Tom installing exterior trim that looks like wood but is actually cellular PVC and therefore resistant to rot. Inside, Kevin finds Jeff finalizing the lighting plan with
Charming Touches for the Cottage - The Concord Cottage
Dec 6, 2003
Tom shows Kevin how the red cedar sidewall shingles are installed in decorative courses, designed by Holly in a classic turn-of-the-century pattern. Tom shows Kevin the most compli
Cottage Living with the Future in Mind - The Concord Cottage
Dec 13, 2003
On one of the first cool days of autumn, Kevin arrives to find Roger excavating the jobsite in preparation for the hardscape install. Roofing contractor Alex Alpert shows Kevin how
Creating a Safe and Beautiful Home for Elders - The Concord Cottage
Dec 20, 2003
Kevin finds Roger inspecting a new shipment of select bluestone from Pennsylvania and cobblestones imported from India. Out back, Roger shows Kevin the right way to lay a bluestone
Access to and Visions of a Beautiful Yard - The Concord Cottage
Dec 27, 2003
Kevin and Norm arrive at the jobsite to find the base coat of the driveway down, and the new fancy cut shingles finally up on the gable end of the cottage. Roger shows Kevin how he
Lots of Activity Outside - The Concord Cottage
Jan 3, 2004
Norm at the Concord Cottage during the first snow of the season and finds the bad weather slowing down both the landscaping and the exterior painting. In the future dining room, No
Custom Details Give the Cottage Personal Touches - The Concord Cottage
Jan 10, 2004
Kevin arrives just in time to see the installation of the new fence, trellis, and gate. Then, Stephanie gives Kevin an update on the site plan, explaining how new plantings will he
Everyone’s Here to Get the Job Done - The Concord Cottage
Jan 17, 2004
It is wall-to-wall subs today! Everyone from the tile guy to the fireplace guy to the painter to the granite-pillar guy - that would be Roger - are at the Concord Cottage. Kevin ch
Making and Installing Engineered Flooring - The Concord Cottage
Jan 24, 2004
Despite a cold winter chill, today's the day for sod - 12,000 square feet of it, to be exact. Roger shows Kevin the unloading and installation of the 48 62-foot-long rolls of sod.
One Installation After Another - The Concord Cottage
Jan 31, 2004
Kevin meets Holly for a look at the exterior details of the cottage, including a pressure-treated southern yellow pine roof shingle that carries a 30-year warranty. In the kitchen,
Once a Barn, Now a Beautiful Home - The Concord Cottage
Feb 7, 2004
It's the big day, and Kevin arrives at the completed cottage in style (circa 1894) on a horse named "Daisy." Roger and Norm help him tie up at the new hitching post. Then Kevin cat
Sailing the Atlantic for the Next Project in Bermuda - The Bermuda House
Feb 12, 2004
With their course set for historic and sunny Bermuda, host Kevin O' Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram set sail aboard the Island Raider in search of a winter project house. On
Restoring the Inn with Native Limestone - The Bermuda House
Feb 19, 2004
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram open the show in Southampton at Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, the highest point in Bermuda. Back in St. George, Kevin meets architect C
Appreciating a Whole Different Type of Construction - The Bermuda House
Feb 26, 2004
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram welcome plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey to Bermuda in front of St. Peter's Church in St. George. Next door at Aunt
Collecting Water - The Bermuda House
Mar 4, 2004
Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show 120 feet below ground exploring the Crystal Caves of Bermuda. Back at Harbour View, Kevin finds project manager Al
Making Way for the Custom Built Mantel - The Bermuda House
Mar 11, 2004
Master carpenter Norm Abram welcomes general contractor Tom Silva to the island by getting him properly outfitted in the "full Bermuda." Host Kevin O'Connor meets homeowners Delaey
Challenges and Rewards of Island Building - The Bermuda House
Mar 18, 2004
There are only three weeks left on the job, and any materials and products not already aboard a ship to Bermuda are not going to make it in time. So master carpenter Norm Abram and
Beautiful Finishes Create Beautiful Spaces - The Bermuda House
Mar 25, 2004
After welcoming landscape contractor Roger Cook to Bermuda, host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram meet with project manager Alex DeCouto in the North court to see the
Finishing the Project, Bermuda-Style - The Bermuda House
Apr 1, 2004
It's the day before the wrap, and host Kevin O'Connor finds homeowner Delaey Robinson believing in miracles, standing in his new state-of-the-art kitchen, which was a water-damaged