This Old House | Small Town in a Big City (S43 E17) FULL EPISODE

It's a brand-new project in a part of a big city with a small-town feel. We meet a new builder and homeowners in the West Roxbury section of Boston. The home was once a single-family, turned two-family, and then back to single-family. Homeowners Robyn and her husband Derek have lived there for nine years. Kevin O'Connor gets a tour from Robyn. Derek, an architect, drew the construction plans.
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This Old House | Small Town in a Big City (S43 E17) FULL EPISODE
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[@KJF-ny]

Such a juxtaposition to last season's mansion with seemingly no budget constraints. I still enjoyed last season and the craftsmanship on display, but this is my favorite type of TOH content!

[@jacobaimeeh2263]

Agree 100%

[@AC3DG]

Agreed. While it's certainly interesting to learn about the latest and greatest building products and techniques, it's much more interesting to see what you can do on a modest budget than what you can do with a zillion dollar budget.

[@white1sox1]

@@AC3DGdepends on what you consider a modest budget. I’ve seen this string of episodes and my guess the budget for this renovation is easily six figures.

[@AC3DG]

@@white1sox1 6 figures is chump change compared to the budget of the previous string of episodes. They probably spent more just on kitchen appliances.

[@saulgoodman2018]

This is not a mansion.

[@wschurchman]

I’d love to see more actual work being done. Like the old days of this show. Love the team and this is a good example of what DIYers want to see.

[@grahamstefaan]

Agree. Too many side bars. Perkins brothers is way better for building.

[@garyi.1360]

Remember when people used to watch TV and this was on?

[@markbrown2296]

Those were the days.

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

This was one program that my parents and I watched together on PBS together.

[@markbrown2296]

@@JayYoung-ro3vu Same and now I watch it with my daughter.

[@macsterguy]

This is going to be Good!

[@ekoller]

They’re updating on an Old House. I thought I’d never see the day that they’d get back to doing that.

[@bikeny]

Now that you mentioned it, yeah, I had forgotten what they had started out doing. And 1890 certainly qualifies as an Old House. Thanks for the reminder.

[@CantankerousDave]

They leaned hard into the HGTV garbage.

[@JacobGrippenMusic]

This is a silly comment, all the houses they’ve updated are old.

[@ekoller]

@@JacobGrippenMusic the recent projects have been mostly large extensions on old homes that turn them into super luxurious massive houses. It’s cool but unrealistic for most people. Updating an old home on a reasonable budget without a massive extension is much more in line with older projects and more relatable. It would be wasted energy for me to dream about turning my home into a mansion but a remodel of the existing footprint is plausible (and necessary, my wife tells me).

[@JacobGrippenMusic]

@@ekoller​​⁠​​⁠​⁠still an update on an old house, regardless of whether they decided to also add on. I bet if you did the economic study, none of the houses throughout the years have really been all that realistic to most people, but the program had taught us all a bunch of stuff about exactly what the program was designed to do, and had done since Bob Vila greeted us at the beginning.

[@pirana6]

18:25 "Small lot" Am I going insane or is Kevin? That lot is huge, especially for an urban area.

[@brilog69]

This one's going to be FUN!!

[@kenth151]

That house is crazy.

[@shopart1488]

Very happy to see the tools coming out again. Absolutely love the crew and the total show! Where’s Charlie?

[@davide4809]

It’s really the classic plummers lament

[@KJF-ny]

Sounds like you've got a plan...

[@susanwilkinson2723]

We WILL hear that sentence👍

[@PJJ196]

Really like the overall layout of the house.. there’s so much usable space .. gonna look amazing

[@zunedog31]

Loving this homeowner

[@ilichiregius2884]

And this is why Tuesday is my favorite day of the week.

[@ilichiregius2884]

Bon Apetite@@Navy1977

[@melissareid640]

What a beautiful home.

[@chestyvulva]

What a cool home!

[@ajbrown7245]

Not going to Lie, I was hoping for Charlie Silva to carry on the tradition from Tommy.

[@brushmasterspaintingfranchise]

im so excited!

[@BradThePitts]

The old-timers can't go on forever and when they retire I think that Kevin is going to keep the show fresh and running strong. What do you guys think?

[@ekoller]

Stop being an ageist. Kevin might die young, God forbid.

[@oltedders]

​@@ekoller He's no Spring chicken.

[@ekoller]

@@oltedders 56 is the new 30, I guess. Can we talk about Richard’s son, Ross? His mother must be stunning. That’s the future of the show but he might be too handsome.

[@oltedders]

@ekoller And 72 is the new 56. It would be nice to see the next generation taking over from the grand dads. I've lost track of what's going on with TOH, though. When they did their first million dollar job, it really ceased to come off as "remodeling" anymore. Adding a new house to a gutted shell makes for a nice long job, but not what the average Joe & Jill are doing. Seeing Richard put in a custom designed, multi unit, $40K state of the art, indoor/outdoor heat/cool exchange feature, HVAC is pretty much unrelatable now.

[@ekoller]

@@oltedders I can relate. We live in a split level and hope to add another level soon. There’s a brick chimney in the area that makes the most sent to add the staircase to the next level. My options would be to build around it or update HVAC entirely so that the chimney could be removed to allow for a wide natural opening to the next level. Those types of practical problems and solutions, along with cost considerations, would be very interesting to me. We don’t have $500k for an extension but it would be nice to see what the best in the industry could come up with. Most of my neighbors who have done another level didn’t put enough thought into this and ended up with very narrow enclosed staircases leading up to the new level.

[@krisbaker9427]

What an interesting project.

[@1rewd133]

Restore those original windows and add appropriate wood storms. Replacing with modern windows is a scam, but it's one This Old House knows all to well ...

[@moniquecm1144]

❤️❤️love it❤️❤️

[@AC3DG]

I hope they're keeping that can of Schlitz!

[@Saskia-ww2gq]

great house! well done eh;)

[@ryanroberts1104]

Good thing they blacked out the GMC logo, I'm sure nobody can figure it out!

[@DaCheapChimp]

For the third fl id recommend a mini split.

[@chestertaylor7341]

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 are for the great video

[@AndrewGenovese-lo3kw]

Richard!!!!!!

[@tacojohnhg8181]

i dunno how much I'd trust an architect that left his cabinets sitting on the floor for 9 years waiting on a renovation lol. looks like a good project though, good to see they're not just adding an entire new house onto the back of something like the last one

[@johnlebzelter4208]

@tacojohnhg8181 “ I don’t know.”

[@sherriianiro747]

My guess is major budget restraints which is probably why he said his drawings were on again off again for years let alone saving up for the renovation takes time.

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

It’s always like that your house is the last to get worked on, and you live with…time pass by quickly.

[@dusty7122]

These are old episodes not new

[@larryfeeks6620]

I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I hope you don't take out all of the charm.

[@luiscisneros-gb3ko]

We wish we were quarrel some

[@VideosbySteve]

So we're not gonna talk about the copper pipes and the duct tape.

[@DelcoLinetechLife]

Richard…didn’t all land start as farmland that was built on…?

[@LoganKearsley]

Nope! Some urban land started as unfarmable desert, or mountain slopes, or rocky flats.

[@saulgoodman2018]

That's a surprise, no addition.

[@RandomVids519]

Holy cans😮

[@patirvin-bz9pg]

Descrbing this as a modest house made me blink. Large house, large lot. The husband is an architect? Nine years and they have done nothing, not even change a light fixture? I truly do not want to be snarky but if that funky little corner in the bathroom bothers the homeowner, why doesn't she paint it? I painted every room in my three bathroom, 2 1/2 bathroom house when i moved in, at the age of 69. Are midwesterners more industrious?

[@n_conway7571]

That house is pretty rough.

[@KarlBunker]

Yeah, it looks like the owners spent 9 years saying "We should fix this up, but let's just leave it until we're ready to renovate the whole house."

[@n_conway7571]

@@KarlBunker that’s a good way to put it.

[@user-ge9fh5xm2k]

The most wealthy neighborhood in Boston.

[@frdradio]

Not even close....

[@ekoller]

Wouldn’t that be Brookline or Newton?

[@scotttovey]

@@Navy1977 The true value of real estate, is what the buyer is willing to pay. If the people that reside in the area won't pay a higher price, it won't go higher. Real estate in the US for the most part is highly over priced, not just due to inflation, but due to people with higher incomes moving into low priced areas and bidding up the price making the market cost prohibitive to the locals. What people that bid up housing prices do not realize is that in the long run, they will loose the overbid as the market will always dictate the true value of real estate.

[@scotttovey]

@@Navy1977 The Fed is trying to keep everything going. They think they can control the market. Problem is, the longer a market downturn is delayed by printing currency and putting it into circulation, the harder the market will crash. Especially when the government refuses to balance the budget and start paying off it's national debt.

[@scotttovey]

@@Navy1977 😎👍

[@jeffreymason7049]

Rinsing chicken... had to pause for a PSA: Folks, don't rinse your chicken. It doesn't do anything except get chicken juices everywhere

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

Exactly!!! Don’t do that!!! 🐓🚿

[@mtb4383]

What about dirt, chicken poop, feathers or other non-edible chicken bits on your unrinsed chicken?

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

@@mtb4383 she bought at Safeway she didn’t slaughter it in the back 40!

[@MrTomad51]

Let’s see how they do this one.

[@patirvin-bz9pg]

What is wrong with these people? Nine years. They couldn't paint, change light fixtures or even hang cabinets they already own? I've done all of those things by myself, plus knock down walls, install bathroom vanities and sinks, tile walls and floors and more while working full-time. I'm a 108 pound woman.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

In regards to the fence and giving the flat side to the neighbor, this also puts responsibility on the neighbor to maintain the flat side. Best option should always be a "Good Neighbor" fence, where the flat side is alternated between sections. That way, each neighbor has roughly 50% of the flat side to maintain. 🤓 👍

[@Peter-cx4ir]

Nope. All nonsense.

[@43wagonwheel]

Great place to live? If you want to live in a sardine can. I prefer to use a telescope to see my closest neighbor. Yet that may be too close!

[@dlg5485]

Typical American isolationist. If we all tried a little harder to get to know and understand our neighbors and fellow citizens, this country might be a better place to live.

[@Peter-cx4ir]

@@dlg5485be quiet nerd. Nobody thinks cities are cool except idiots who want to rely on a system. Enjoy your apartment life.

[@patirvin-bz9pg]

I understand your view, but the larger the lot the higher the cost. I intentionally bought a smaller house on a larger lot with a lot of trees.

[@laurajojackson374]

I understand that lifestyles change and the house has to change to accommodate that, but it makes me so sad to see old houses modernized

[@ekoller]

They let that house get gross and weird and it needs to be restored

[@dlg5485]

I don't understand why people cling so much to the past. It's fine to be a little nostalgic, but to place that above comfort and livability makes no sense. Of course home design must change as lifestyles change. Not many people today want to live in a segmented house consisting of a bunch of tiny rooms, it's restrictive and not functional.

[@serafinacosta7118]

It is not a Victorian.

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Why does an architect and his wife live in that horrible, dysfunctional home for 9 years before renovating it?

[@sherriianiro747]

$

[@patirvin-bz9pg]

Lazy!

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Robyn is looking very nice 😍 Busty, brunette 😛 Cutie with curls.

[@Btknows75]

And thank god she wore black, because that's all of 275

[@Nobody71090]

Tripping bro

[@Tidus_Simms]

she thick.. what u talking about lol?

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Don't forget to vote in the way that will keep taxes in control and lower crime rates.

[@americanmdeus8524]

So, vote BLUE!😊

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

@@americanmdeus8524 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

@@Navy1977 I guess you missed the entire beginning of the video then.

[@Iprpfjd]

Hi

[@adonispink8008]

ONE OF THE MOST RACISTS TOWNS I'VE EVER BEEN N BOSTON MASS! 🤨

[@emcee2684]

My heart hurts for this poor house. "Open planning" a classic Victorian. Ugh! Why not just sell it to someone who wants to restore it and buy yourself a modern home with a great room already built in. Not a series I'll be watching.

[@patirvin-bz9pg]

I agree.

[@oltedders]

They lost me when they did their 1st $million dollar remodel. This is a far cry from Norm Abrams filling nail holes in an old wall.

[@elizabethsolomon2864]

“We been workin the area for years”. Not a reassuring statement. Kinda sleazy.

[@Btknows75]

Again the entitled get what the kids deserve, the problem with society. Just saying

[@marcodixon6035]

Another show where they remodel homes for rich people