This Old House: Season 28
East Boston; Austin
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
Episode Guide
Season 28 Progress Shield
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Austin; Where Green Building Was Born
Feb 8, 2007
Custom cafe shutters; finishing the grout on the glass tile backsplash; boutique look; cottage kitchen and bath.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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