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This Old House: Season 28

26 episodes Premiered Oct 5, 2006 Updated Sep 26, 2026

East Boston; Austin

Previously on This Old House

Season 28 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 27.
  • ⚡ 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

East Boston; Austin

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Season 28 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S28·E1 Mytharc

East Boston | A Tale of Two Homes

Oct 5, 2006

For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House gathered house proposals via www.thisoldhouse.com, and now find themselves working with two single female homeowners in the d

S28·E3 Core

East Boston | Design and Demolition

Oct 19, 2006

Landscape contractor Roger Cook puts homeowner Liz Bagley to work removing the dead privets on her property. Architect Craig Buttner walks Liz through three options for opening up

S28·E4 Core

East Boston | Urban Garden, Asbestos, City Sewer

Oct 26, 2006

Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard shares her strategies for creating a "bold and simple" urban landscape in East Boston. Abatement contractor Brian Fitzsimons and crew remove a

S28·E5 Core

East Boston | Refrigerator, Hot Plate, and Bad Larry

Nov 2, 2006

Despite both of their kitchens being gutted, aunt Chris Flynn and her niece Liz Bagley are still bunking in together in the upstairs unit, getting by with just a refrigerator and a

S28·E6 Core

East Boston | Salvage, Chimney, Attic, and the ICA

Nov 9, 2006

Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and homeowner Chris Flynn haggle with salvage expert Harry James as he prepares to remove antique plumbing fixtures from the house. To

S28·E7 Core

East Boston | Ivy Be Gone

Nov 16, 2006

Homeowner Chris Flynn takes host Kevin O'Connor to the highest point in East Boston to see the spectacular view of downtown, and a national religious shrine featuring a 35-foot tal

S28·E8 Core

East Boston | Progress, Patching and Packing Up

Nov 23, 2006

Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show at Piers Park, a waterfront park in East Boston that gives its residents access to the water and free sailing lessons to city youth. Even though

S28·E9 Core

East Boston | Local Heroes

Nov 30, 2006

Master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor open the show steps away from the project house at a little-known monument to a local pilot who sacrificed his life to save the

S28·E10 Core

East Boston | On The Waterfront

Dec 7, 2006

Out front, the porch story continues as general contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor how he is replacing the old rotting wood trim boards with new rot-resistant PVC mater

S28·E11 Core

East Boston | Renovating in Eastie

Dec 14, 2006

Homeowner Chris Flynn shows master carpenter Norm Abram how she is making do with the makeshift bathroom on the third floor. General contractor Tom Silva offers Chris reasons why s

S28·E12 Core

East Boston | Roofing, Shower Pan, Surge Suppression

Dec 21, 2006

The ninety-year-old slate roof could not be saved, so roofing contractor Sean Green and his crew strip off the old slate, and lay down new asphalt the proper way. General contracto

S28·E13 Core

East Boston | Patching Walls, Inside and Out

Dec 28, 2006

Work begins on the exterior of the building, first by cleaning any old cracks, and then by applying a flexible polyurethane caulking that is blended to match the texture of the old

S28·E14 Core

East Boston | Floors in Eastie and at the BSO

Jan 4, 2007

While homeowner Liz Bagley works to strip paint off the front door trim, general contractor Tom Silva creates a wood inlay to patch her kitchen floor with material salvaged from ot

S28·E15 Core

East Boston | Modern, Traditional, and Boston Light

Jan 11, 2007

Landscape contractor Roger Cook removes the rest of the old plants and dead lawn to make way for the new, while homeowner Liz Bagley and interior designer Lisey Good show off their

S28·E16 Core

East Boston | Off To The Races

Jan 18, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor visits Suffolk Downs ? the oldest horseracing track in Massachusetts. Landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard fills Kevin in on some changes to the landscape plan

S28·E17 Core

East Boston | The House With the White Picket Fence

Jan 25, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive to find the landscape coming together with a new fence, sod, and plants. General contractor Tom Silva fabricates and inst

S28·E18 Core

East Boston | Upstairs, Downstairs–Complete!

Feb 1, 2007

It's a wrap for the This Old House East Boston project! After a short ride on the Blue Line - the first subway in the world to run underneath a section of the ocean - master carpen

S28·E20 Core

Austin; Chasing Five Stars

Feb 15, 2007

For the first time ever, the experts at This Old House travel to Austin, Texas, to transform an historic bungalow into an expanded, eco-friendly home with the help of a team of loc

S28·E21 Core

Austin; The Great State of Texas

Feb 22, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram arrive back in Austin, Texas, with a visit to the spring fed pool at Barton Springs, a favorite local outdoor hangout since the

S28·E22 Core

Austin; Trethewey in Texas

Mar 1, 2007

After a visit to the Texas State Capitol building, master carpenter Norm Abram sees the standing seam metal roof going on our green building project, while host Kevin O'Connor meet

S28·E23 Core

Austin; Keeping Austin Weird

Mar 8, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor welcomes plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey to the "Live Music Capital of the World" with a visit to the legendary Continental Club ? home of live ro

S28·E24 Core

Austin; Harvesting Water and Wind

Mar 15, 2007

Host Kevin O'Connor shows landscape contractor Roger Cook some local color on Austin's Town Lake, while back at the project house, green builder Bill Moore demonstrates how he's us

S28·E25 Mytharc

Austin; Green is Good

Mar 22, 2007

Despite a crippling ice storm in Texas, work continues at the project house. Builder Bill Moore shows master carpenter Norm Abram how he's using old roof rafters to fashion the rai

S28·E26 Mytharc

Austin; Finished House and Five Stars!

Mar 29, 2007

Using locally abundant natural materials is considered "green", so we're using local limestone on the front porch wall caps, the first floor vanity top, and in the landscape border

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