E18 | First Period Gambrel | Careful Considerations

The timber frame structure is disassembled. The homeowner considers a new house color.

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E18 | First Period Gambrel | Careful Considerations This Old House

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E18 | First Period Gambrel | Careful Considerations

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.

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This Old House

This Old House, with trusted experts Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, Jenn Nawada, and host Kevin O'Connor, is TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.