The show opens with a little clamming, looking for quahogs at a secret location. At the site, we meet designer Jock Gifford, who uses the model of the house to explain the work going on: cutting a hole in the roof to accept the addition's gable. Inside, we meet framing contractor Paul O'Rourke, whose crew makes the cut, assembles the gable wall on the second floor, and pushes it up into place. On the roof, Bruce Killen reviews the progress the new wood shingle roof and the ingredients that go into a roof designed to last 50 years, even in the harsh island environment: heavy roof sheathing, tarpaper, bitumen membrane along edges and in valleys, copper valleys and drip edge, a three-dimensional mesh that allows a layer of air beneath the shingles, and the shingles themselves - #1, vertical-grained, thick-butted (5/8"") Western red cedar. Homeowner Craig Bentley considers the possibility of using a ground-source heat pump to both heat and cool the building, a good choice on an island with
| Title | This Old House - Season 18 Episode 6 : The Nantucket House - 6 |
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| Alternative Titles | This Old House Hour |
| First Air Date | 1979-01-01 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-10-10 |
| Number of Episodes | 1170 |
| Number of Seasons | 46 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | PBS, |
| Casts | |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 1 The Nantucket House - 1 The Nantucket House - 1
1996-09-28TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 2 The Nantucket House - 2 The Nantucket House - 2
1996-10-05TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 3 The Nantucket House - 3 The Nantucket House - 3
1996-10-12TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 4 The Nantucket House - 4 The Nantucket House - 4
1996-10-19TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 5 The Nantucket House - 5 The Nantucket House - 5
1996-10-26TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 6 The Nantucket House - 6 The Nantucket House - 6
1996-11-02TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 7 The Nantucket House - 7 The Nantucket House - 7
1996-11-09TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 8 The Nantucket House - 8 The Nantucket House - 8
1996-11-16TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 9 The Nantucket House - 9 The Nantucket House - 9
1996-11-23TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 10 The Nantucket House - 10 The Nantucket House - 10
1996-11-30TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 11 The Nantucket House - 11 The Nantucket House - 11
1996-12-07TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 12 The Nantucket House - 12 The Nantucket House - 12
1996-12-14TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 13 The Nantucket House - 13 The Nantucket House - 13
1996-12-21TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 14 The Nantucket House - 14 The Nantucket House - 14
1996-12-28TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 15 The Nantucket House - 15 The Nantucket House - 15
1997-01-04TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 16 The Nantucket House - 16 The Nantucket House - 16
1997-01-11TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 17 The Nantucket House - 17 The Nantucket House - 17
1997-01-18TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 18 The Nantucket House - 18 The Nantucket House - 18
1997-01-25TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 19 The Tucson House - 1 The Tucson House - 1
1997-02-01TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 20 The Tucson House - 2 The Tucson House - 2
1997-02-08TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 21 The Tucson House - 3 The Tucson House - 3
1997-02-15TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 22 The Tucson House - 4 The Tucson House - 4
1997-02-22TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 23 The Tucson House - 5 The Tucson House - 5
1997-03-01TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 24 The Tucson House - 6 The Tucson House - 6
1997-03-08TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 25 The Tucson House - 7 The Tucson House - 7
1997-03-15TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
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This Old House Season 18 :Episode 26 The Tucson House - 8 The Tucson House - 8
1997-03-22TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
