This Old House: Season 5
The Brookline House
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 Brookline House
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Brookline House - 1
Oct 1, 1983
Our host kicks off the new season with a retrospective look at the first four seasons of This Old House. Combining original clips with updated footage, he recalls the restoration o
The Brookline House - 2
Oct 8, 1983
The star of this season's the All New This Old House is revealed: an energy-efficient solar home to be built from scratch in Brookline, Massachusetts. Our host introduces the new h
The Brookline House - 3
Oct 15, 1983
Designer Steven Strong and our host review the design of the new house step-by-step, from conception to final plans. A survey engineer describes the surveying process and how the h
The Brookline House - 4
Oct 22, 1983
The work of digging a foundation for the new house begins. When the crew hits a rock ledge, they are forced to drill and blast in order to put in the bottom of the foundation.
The Brookline House - 5
Oct 29, 1983
Our host discusses construction of the foundation for the solar house in Brookline with the crew chief. Later, our host visits a couple in Sherborn, Massachusetts who have dismatle
The Brookline House - 6
Nov 5, 1983
Landscape architect Tom Wirth discusses plans for a pool on the new site. Our host inspects the completed footings for the new house foundation.
The Brookline House - 7
Nov 12, 1983
Our master carpenter supervises concrete pouring and waterproofing for the foundation of the new house. Later, our host visits a solar home in Lexington, Massachusetts.
The Brookline House - 8
Nov 19, 1983
At the Brookline site, our host discusses the process of sealing the foundation sill with our master carpenter. Then our host looks at the Peabody House in Hollis, New Hampshire, a
The Brookline House - 9
Nov 26, 1983
Our host visits a solar home in Wilton, Connecticut, which utilizes a unique system of window shutters to close off a glass atrium at night.
The Brookline House - 10
Dec 3, 1983
The All New This Old House surveys renovation and construction that is revitalizing the heart of Seattle, Washington. The crew visits the houseboat community of Roanoke Reef, view
The Brookline House - 11
Dec 10, 1983
Our host visits an apartment on Boston's historic Symphony Row and a solar home in Concord, New Hampshire. Back in the Brookline site, work continues on the new house.
The Brookline House - 12
Dec 17, 1983
Our host is in Stamford, Connecticut for a trip to United House Wrecking, the largest salvage yard of its kind on the East Coast. Our host surveys the yard's collection in search o
The Brookline House - 13
Dec 24, 1983
Our host and crew travel to New York City to investigate the reuse of some of its commercial buildings. With the help of architect who specializes in conversions, our host learns w
The Brookline House - 14
Dec 31, 1983
Our host gives a progress report at the new house site and tours the most exclusive address in the world, The Trump Tower, Fifth Avenue, New York.
The Brookline House - 15
Jan 7, 1984
Work continues on the new solar home. Our host travels to Green Mountain Cabins in Chester, Vermont for a lookat how log cabins are manufactured.
The Brookline House - 16
Jan 14, 1984
After discussing the windows being installed at the new house, our host takes a quick trip to Medford, Wisconsin for a tour of the Hurd Millworks window maufacturing plant.
The Brookline House - 17
Jan 21, 1984
Installation of photovoltaic roof panels begins at the All New This Old House site in Brookline. Our host explains how the array of solar cells converts light from the sun directly
The Brookline House - 18
Jan 28, 1984
We visit Ryland Homes, manufacturers of pre-fabricated houses in Columbia, Maryland. Our host tours their factory where much of the construction takes place.
The Brookline House - 19
Feb 4, 1984
Our host visits the home of legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois. Research Director Don Kalec explains how the structure was restored to its origin
The Brookline House - 20
Feb 11, 1984
We visit to Dallas to investigate another residental building alternative: a home that's computer-designed to offer optimum summer cooling efficiency.
The Brookline House - 21
Feb 18, 1984
Our host and our master carpenter report on the latest construction developments at the new house site in Brookline.
The Brookline House - 22
Feb 25, 1984
We travel to Riverside, California for a look at an unusual housing alternative: a computer-designed, moble home park.
The Brookline House - 23
Mar 3, 1984
Our host and company are in Hawaii to explore a unique island dwelling.
The Brookline House - 24
Mar 10, 1984
The winner of the Metropolitan Home interior design contest is featured.
The Brookline House - 25
Mar 17, 1984
The crew puts finishing touches on the solar home in Brookline.
The Brookline House - 26
Mar 24, 1984
Our host takes viewers for a grand tour of the completed solar home in the final episode of the season.