This Old House: Trade School
20173 seasons58 episodes
See what it's like to work alongside the pros and learn the tricks of the trades. THIS OLD HOUSE: TRADE SCHOOL, hosted by Kevin O'Connor, is a celebration of craftsmanship, vocational education, and excellence in the field of home improvement. This new series follows two residential construction projects and will offer viewers a master class in building methods and disciplines through step-by-step instructions demonstrated by the industry's leaders. Exploring everything from architecture, engineering and carpentry to plumbing, masonry and landscape design, THIS OLD HOUSE: TRADE SCHOOL will provide insight into the tricks of the trade from experts and professionals, as they renovate and restore America's homes from top to bottom. —The CW
Episodes
Kevin, Norm and Richard help three homeowners on the Jersey Shore rebuild after Superstorm Sandy. In Bay Head, Point Pleasant, Manasquan, and commu...
Norm tours the Bay Head, New Jersey, revetment project with Thacher Brown; the Bay Head house is raised from the second-floor structure. Kevin...
Kevin gets a look at decimated Mantoloking NJ with Chris Nelson in a beach rescue vehicle. The Bay Head home's new first floor is framed, four feet in the air. H...
Built for SpeedSeaside Heights NJ, in a race for survival, is scrambling to bring the pier and boardwalk. In Pt. Pleasant, a compact Italian concrete crusher makes quic...
A contractor from Texas talks about dredging sand in Barnegat Bay after Sandy; Bay Head gets installed with some structural hardware and windows; Pt. Pleasan...
Roger learns about barrier island ecology, while the Bay Head job is in limbo waiting for FEMA. Breakaway walls and flood vents are installed in Pt. Pleasant, and Rita's modular Cape is steaming along. Alex Burke shows Roger what plants and trees survived Sandy's salty onslaught, which didn't, and how to landscape for the future on a barrier island.
Kevin surfs with pro Sam Hammer and cruises the bay with marine biologist Chris Wojcik. Richard takes a victory lap in Manasquan as flooring and fixtures are in and Rita's house is finished.
One year after Superstorm Sandy, three projects conclude on the Jersey Shore; the Mantoloking miracle; garage doors; designing a planter; an interior design that repurposes what was once a garage; a wharf-side wrap party.
Kevin and Tom tackle an Italian-style home with an awkward layout; Richard helps get the demolition started.
Tom and Kevin make some dramatic discoveries while demolishing the kitchen and baths; Roger moves a massive rhododendron; Norm checks out one of the finest surviving examples of the Italianate style.
Replacement of the inadequate foundation under the addition; a new slab is poured in the basement to bolster the walls; in the ceiling, the original plaster molding and medallion are found almost completely intact.
