Overview
For the second project of This Old House's 30th Anniversary Season, the crew takes on an issue that's top of mind in the country: foreclosures. Partnering with the City of Boston and local non-profit Nuestra Comunidad, they will take a foreclosed and abandoned two-family house from the 1870s, and turn it into two units of affordable housing in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Local general contractor David Lopes shows host Kevin O'Connor just how extensive the damage to the old house is, and they quickly get to work demolishing the parts that can't be saved, including a three-story rear extension, which has rotted through from roof to floor. Joining the project will be apprentices from YouthBuild Boston looking to earn jobs in the building trades. In order to recruit two young carpenters from the program to work with the crew, master carpenter Norm Abram visits YouthBuild's annual carpentry challenge.
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31 - 1Newton Centre; Welcome to Newton Centre October 10, 2009 -
31 - 2Newton Centre; Quality, Not Quantity October 17, 2009
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31 - 3Newton Centre; Work Begins, Homeowners Decide to Stay October 24, 2009
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31 - 4Newton Centre; Origins of the Dutch Colonial Revival October 31, 2009
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31 - 5Newton Centre; New Gambrel Addition Takes Shape November 07, 2009
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31 - 6Newton Centre; Making Room for New Windows November 14, 2009
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31 - 7Newton Centre; Pruning Hemlocks and Checking in on This Old House Austin November 21, 2009
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31 - 8Newton Centre; Father and Son Lend a Hand November 28, 2009
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31 - 9Newton Centre; Radiant Heat, Two Ways December 05, 2009
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31 - 10Newton Centre; Inspired Openings and Insulating the House December 12, 2009
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31 - 11Newton Centre; Never Paint Again December 19, 2009
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31 - 12Newton Centre; Stone, Tile and Oak Finishes December 26, 2009
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31 - 13Newton Centre; The New Kitchen is Coming Together January 02, 2010
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31 - 15Newton Centre; Is the Island Too Big? January 16, 2010
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31 - 16Newton Centre; The Finished Project January 23, 2010
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31 - 17Roxbury; Project with Purpose Begins January 30, 2010
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31 - 18Roxbury; Mounting Challenges February 06, 2010
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31 - 19Roxbury; More Trouble than We Thought February 13, 2010
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31 - 20Roxbury; Coming Together February 20, 2010
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31 - 21Roxbury; Help From Our Friends February 27, 2010
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31 - 22Roxbury; Oak Doors, Fireplace Surround March 06, 2010
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31 - 23Roxbury; Custom Details March 13, 2010
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31 - 24Roxbury; Roxbury Past and Present March 20, 2010
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31 - 25Roxbury; Looking Back and Looking Ahead March 27, 2010
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31 - 26Roxbury; One Less Foreclosure in Boston April 03, 2010
