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E18 | First Period Gambrel | Careful Considerations

Season 44 Episode 18 | 23m 42s

The ell of the house evolved from one story to two. The homeowners want to return it back to a single-story structure. The timber frame is carefully dismantled to be rebuilt later. A Rumford style fireplace is proposed to replace a larger Ben Franklin style. Plans for the landscape design are shared. A clapboard manufacturer in Maine is visited. The homeowner considers a new house color.

Aired: 04/12/23 | Expires: 04/27/23
Funding for THIS OLD HOUSE is provided by The Home Depot and Renewal By Andersen.
Extras
A plan is devised to raise the timber frame in the ell. A book from 1826 is found.
Exploratory demo is done, and a 1717 home on the oldest street in Ipswich is toured.
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