TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
Episodes
S01E01 The Dorchester House - A Tour of the House
January 1, 1979
Our host, a Boston designer and builder, tours the dilapidated turn-of the-century house in Dorchester, Massachusetts, that will completely renovated in the next 13 weeks. Our host talks with a realtor and a house appraiser...
S01E02 The Dorchester House - House History and Kitchen Plans
February 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.
S01E03 The Dorchester House - Frozen Pipes and a New Kitchen Wall
February 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.
S01E05 The Dorchester House - Leveled Ceilings and Kitchen Lighting
March 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.
S01E06 The Dorchester House - Heating Plan, Kitchen Skylight
March 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...
S01E07 The Dorchester House - Roof Repairs, Kitchen Plaster Work
April 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.
S01E08 The Dorchester House - Insulation, Historic Paint Colors
May 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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
