NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - The Dorchester House - House History and Kitchen Plans
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/1979
Renovation has begun and the carpenter has find rot in the eaves. The kitchen, one of the hardest remodeling jobs, gets some attention, and we look into the history of the home.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - The Dorchester House - Frozen Pipes and a New Kitchen Wall
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/1979
Work on the house has uncovered some unforeseen problems from the roof to the plumbing, and at a moment, the dream kitchen is a nightmare. But our host has some solutions.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - The Dorchester House - Insulation and Plumbing
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/1979
It's time to insulate the house, remove the old furnace, and replace it with a new-energy-efficient heating system.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - The Dorchester House - Leveled Ceilings and Kitchen Lighting
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/1979
This week the ceilings are leveled and renovated. The bulkhead is repaired and renewed. Our hosts talks about the kitchen lighting and answers some viewer questions.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - The Dorchester House - Heating Plan, Kitchen Skylight
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/15/1979
How are we going to heat the house? This week our host talks with a heating specialist about baseboard heating, the heating plant in the basement and the water heater. We take a look at the bedroom closets and a new kitchen skylight.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - The Dorchester House - Roof Repairs, Kitchen Plaster Work
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/1/1979
Plasters, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work. The kitchen walls are plastered, the chimney get some attention, and works starts on the crumbling front porch.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - The Dorchester House - Insulation, Historic Paint Colors
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/1/1979
The insulation and plasterwork are completed. The new kitchen windows are trimmed and finished. A historic preservation consultant traces the changes made in the past century in the house's exterior paint.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - The Dorchester House - Deck Foundation
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/15/1979
Work on the deck and its foundation is underway. Our host offers some hints on paint stripping and introduces an alternative to ceramic wall tile around a bathtub.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - The Dorchester House - Exterior Planning
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/1979
Our hosts walks through the grounds with a landscape designer and considers the gardening possibilities. The carpenters put on new red cedar clapboards, and the Mayor of Boston, Kevin White, pays a visit to the house.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - The Dorchester House - Flooring Install
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/1/1979
Our host demostrates how to lay a parquet kitchen floor. He speaks to a marble expert about the dining room fireplace. The bathroom tile floor is installed, and we consider home security systems.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - The Dorchester House - Adding Curb Appeal
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/1979
The house painter demonstrates how to apply primer. Our host talks about installing an oak floor and sanding floors. A stonemason repairs the stone wall around the house, and the yard gets two new trees.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - The Dorchester House - The Finished Product
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/1979
A look at the nearly finished product, inside and out. And the finishing touches are put on the picket fence, the deck and yard.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - The Newton House - 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1981
Our host introduces the Bigelow House, a rambling 19th-century hilltop home in Newton, Massachusetts, designed by noted Victorian architect H.H. Richardson. The challenge - convert the abandoned structure into five modern condominium units, while preserving its architectural integrity. Vila and our master carpenter talk about the best way to tackle the project.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - The Newton House - 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/1981
Our host discusses plans for renovating the barn unit - insulation, demolition and replacing broken windows.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - The Newton House - 3
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/1981
Demolition is nearly complete and our host shows us some of the problems uncovering he's uncovered - including extensive damage from carpenter ants, vandals and rot.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - The Newton House - 4
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/1981
Our host discusses some of the key decisions to be made about condominium sales. Also, plans are made to install woodburning stoves in the ice house and the woodshed.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - The Newton House - 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/1981
We're ready to do some plumbing at the house. Our master carpenter shows us how to pour concrete wall and Tom Wirth, our landscape architect discusses the lay of the land.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - The Newton House - 6
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/1981
The exterminator gives us a top-to-bottom bug check. Professor John Coolidge talks about the architect of the Bigelow House, H.H. Richardson - considered the foremost Victorian architect of the 19th century.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - The Newton House - 7
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/1981
Our host discusses plans for a new, historically compatible five-car garage. The electrician begins wiring and a solar energy expert recommends the best location for a solar collector.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - The Newton House - 8
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/1981
Our host and master carpenter gives us a progress report of the house. It's almost time to winterize this energy-guzzling summer home with insulation and fireplace fix-ups.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - The Newton House - 9
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/28/1981
All radiators are not created equal. Our host shows us an efficient, aesthetic European version. Our master carpenter is busy installing new windows and a lighting expert make some illuminating recommendations.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - The Newton House - 10
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/1/1981
The south roof gets an ice shield and cedar shingles. The living room wall gets a layer of energy-saving polystyrene board. And the grounds get a face-lifting.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - The Newton House - 11
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/1981
This week, our host looks at the wiring needs in the barn; demonstrates lathing and plastering and talks about choosing tiles for the foyer in the main house.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - The Newton House - 12
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/28/1981
Shingling is completed on the south side of the bungalow and the lights are in placed in the main house. Tile setter Charlie English shows us how to trim tiles.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - The Newton House - 13
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/1/1981
What are the best tiles for the master bath? How is the electrical work coming? What type of cabinets should we use in the kitchen of the main house? Our host supplies the answers.
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The Worst Episodes of This Old House
Every episode of This Old House ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of This Old House!
TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Dorchester House - House History and Kitchen Plans" is the worst rated episode of "This Old House". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/1/1979. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Dorchester House - Frozen Pipes and a New Kitchen Wall".