This Old House
Season 30 Episode 18 - New York City; Classic New York
Host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook visit Prospect Park, a 585-acre urban oasis unofficially known as "Brooklyn's Backyard." At the project house, master carpenter Norm Abram meets contractor Michael R. Streaman and homeowner Karen Shen to see how the framing is progressing and to hear about their thoughts on the kitchen layout. To learn more about how brownstones were used in the past, architectural historian Charles Lockwood takes Kevin to Manhattan's East Village to see a perfectly preserved rowhouse dating to 1832, including the original intact kitchen in the basement. Then, to see how the old-fashioned spaces can be updated, they visit a restored brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn, to see how former kitchens were often converted into rental apartments, and how modern kitchens and baths can be either carved out or bumped out from existing spaces.
Episodes in Season 30
Weston; A Prefab Timberframe Project House Begins
Weston; House Plan Virtual Tour
Weston; Even the Foundation is Prefabricated!
Weston; Prefabricating Inside and Out
Weston; Raising in the Rain
Weston; Raising Timbers
Weston; Modular Rooms
Weston; Closing Up the House
Weston; Rock Stars
Weston; Bringing Things Together
Weston; Making A Mark
Weston; Natural Surfaces and the Latest Appliances
Weston; Keeping it Green Outside
Weston; LEED Requirements
Weston; Amy Lends a Hand
Weston; The Weston Timberframe Complete
New York City; A This Old House Brownstone in Brooklyn
26 min
New York City; Classic New York
26 min
New York City; Preservation & Planning
26 min
New York City; In with the New
26 min
New York City; Making it Their Own
26 min
New York City; Restoring and Replacing
26 min
