This Old House: Season 29
Newton; New Orleans
Season 29 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 28.
- 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
Newton; New Orleans
Episode Guide
Season 29 Progress Shield
Newton: Move or Improve
Oct 4, 2007
The 30th anniversary season of This Old House opens with the crew beginning a small but sophisticated addition to a 1915 Dutch Colonial Revival that includes a new kitchen, home of
Newton: Big Plans
Oct 11, 2007
Master carpenter Norm Abram and general contractor Tom Silva remove the old vinyl siding from the exterior of the house, exposing not only the original wood clapboards underneath b
Newton: Prepwork and Inspiration
Oct 18, 2007
Host Kevin O'Connor finds general contractor Tom Silva in the backyard prepping the footings for the new porch columns. Landscape contractor Roger Cook brings in civil engineer Mik
Newton: Framing, Wiring, and an Unfitted Kitchen
Oct 25, 2007
General contractor Tom Silva removes the temporary support beam that has been holding up the back corner of the house. Meanwhile, engineered lumber specialist Craig Smith shows mas
Newton: Retaining Wall, Historic Wallcovering
Nov 1, 2007
Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs 200 running feet of pre-cast concrete to create a retaining wall that will define the perimeter of the new backyard. Inside the house, wall
Newton: Exterior Paint Colors, Stained-Glass Window
Nov 8, 2007
After a brief stop at Johnny's Luncheonette for breakfast, host Kevin O'Connor meets paint color specialist Ann Pfaff to learn what colors might be appropriate for the Shingle- sty
Newton: Salvage, Progress, and Pink Granite
Nov 15, 2007
Host Kevin O'Connor drives up to the house to find general contractor Tom Silva helping load up a truck for the "Building Materials Resource Center," a local non-profit that will b
Newton: Fieldstone, Replacement Windows, and Teak
Nov 22, 2007
Host Kevin O'Connor and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey stop to see Echo Bridge, a 500-foot long arched structure built in 1976 to carry water over the Charles River.
Newton: Pests, Decking, and AC
Nov 29, 2007
Host Kevin O’Connor sees how landscape contractor Roger Cook is building the fieldstone and mortar sitting wall. Meanwhile, master carpenter Norm Abram shows homeowner Paul Friedbe
Newton: Bluestone and a Historic Billiards Room
Dec 6, 2007
To replace the stairway he removed from the old kitchen, general contractor Tom Silva builds a brand new stairway to the basement. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethew
Newton: Bringing Light Throughout
Dec 13, 2007
Progress on the home’s exterior painting continues. General contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O’Connor how he is wrapping the columns under the back porch in shingles. Preserva
Newton: Garage Nightmare and Garbage Disposers
Dec 20, 2007
A local nursery brings plants to the house. General contractor Tom Silva addresses some unforeseen rotting problems with the garage. Inside, the kitchen is plastered, the new white
Newton: Getting the Details Right
Dec 27, 2007
Host Kevin O’Connor talks with homeowner Paul Friedberg to learn more about Paul’s past as an Olympic fencer. Master carpenter Norm Abram checks on the installation of the new cust
Newton: In Memory of Joe Ferrante
Jan 3, 2008
Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs sod in the backyard, while host Kevin O’Connor meets engineered stone distributor Chelsie Arnold to learn more about the quartz and resin c
Newton: Grout, Closets, and a Clawfoot Tub
Jan 10, 2008
Host Kevin O’Connor checks out general contractor Tom Silva’s makeshift workshop on the front porch of the house. Inside, countertop fabricator Paul Grothouse arrives from Pennsylv
Newton: Winter Wrap Party
Jan 17, 2008 · 26 min
In the final episode of the Newton project, host Kevin O’Connor meets lighting designer Susan Arnold to see how she is using new light sources and more modern fixtures to update th
New Orleans | Return to New Orleans, Post Katrina
Jan 24, 2008
For the second project of the season, This Old House travels to New Orleans, Louisiana, to help a fourth-generation resident of the Lower 9th Ward return home, while following stor
New Orleans | Camelbacks, Bargeboard, and Toxic Mold
Jan 31, 2008 · 30 min
Back in New Orleans, Kevin meets homeowner Rashida Ferdinand and her architect Rick Fifield for a look at the plans and model of the proposed work to her shotgun single. The plan c
New Orleans | French Quarter, Shotgun Colors
Feb 7, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor visits the French Quarter with Vieux Carre Commission Director Lary Hesdorffer to see how one of the most important neighborhoods in America faired during the s
New Orleans | Saints in the City
Feb 14, 2008
Master carpenter Norm Abram takes host Kevin O'Connor across the Mississippi River by ferry to Algiers Point, home of the first This Old House New Orleans project back in 1990, to
New Orleans | First Builder Falls Through
Feb 21, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram open the show with a quick visit to the local's alternative to Bourbon Street, the neighborhood jazz clubs of Frenchmen Street,
New Orleans | Back on Track
Feb 28, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram take a ride through the city of New Orleans with streetcar driver Sue Daniel, who is known locally as "Streetcar Sue." At the pr
New Orleans | Recovery Continues
Mar 6, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor visits the architectural marvel next door, the Dollut Steamboat house, with its owner, Don Gagnon. Back at our house, master carpenter Norm Abram meets homeowne
New Orleans | Landscapes and NBA Legends
Mar 13, 2008 · 26 min
Host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook visit a 70-year old tradition on Poydras Street, Mother's Restaurant, to sample some of the local cuisine. In Holy Cross, Ro
New Orleans | Only In New Orleans
Mar 20, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor meets District Fire Chief Tim McConnell to see how his own firemen are rebuilding 22 damaged firehouse on their own time, with the help of volunteers and the De
New Orleans | One Small Corner Restored
Mar 27, 2008
Host Kevin O'Connor opens the show as the Krewe of Zulu prepares for Mardi Gras. In Holy Cross, landscape contractor Roger Cook arrives to find metal worker Joe Strain finishing th