Those were the good old days when Norm was humping sheetrock and stuff for Bob Villa...I remember Tommy's first job on the show...He was making wood gutters and using a worm drive saw'RR to grind out the inside of the gutter...:)...Norm's face was priceless...I said "that's the kind of tradesman I'm going to be" and at 60, I'm still doing it...
I remember the first episode with Norm he couldn't have been more than 26 or 27 but highly skilled. I was about 14 or 15 now I'm 54 so 40 years is about right
I've been watching TOH long enough that I remember the original episodes of the Manchester by the Sea house. It's very satisfying to see the work hold up so well (and the home be so loved) after these many years.
Samil101 - Steve Thomas was host for the Manchester house series. Having left the show in 1989, Bob Vila had been gone 11 years by the time Manchester was filmed in 2000.
That Manchester shingle “house” is more a ‘mansion’ than a house, looks more than a remodel, a buildout & buildup more than doubling (maybe tripling) the square footage. Beautiful designs, execution & applications.
I've been a fan of TOH since it started with just Bob, then Norm and Tommy came along. It never ceases to amaze me as to the detail in some of those properties! I've been a general contractor for 30 years, here in philly, built a few, remodeled many but; I never scored one of those types of grand projects, On the water, a seemingly endless budget, etc...Some guys have all the luck...:)...
The sheathing boards were attached diagonally to act as wind bracing before they had plywood. When I was a kid, there were a couple houses in my town that had diagonal cedar siding and I liked it so much I told my parents that I wanted a house sided like that someday. As I grew older I learned that wood siding requires more maintenance than I want.
if one is poor it takes drive, intelligence, and wit to move through life, come what may. if one is middle class, it takes drive, intelligence, and wit to move through life, come what may. if one is rich it takes drive, intelligence, and wit to move through life, come what may. one day a boy was taken by his grandma to visit his grandpa's grave. he asked his grandma how grandpa became so wealthy, having come into this world with nothing. his grandma answered - "grandpa and i worked hard every day, and he worked very hard all of his life." the boy responded - "didn't he ever rest?" grandma smiled and pointed to grandpa's grave and softly said - "this is when you get your rest, my boy when your work is done." we work to our abilities as best we can, living and learning on the way to that rest that means our work has come to its end. when we become old we try to be helpful to the young w/ our 'wisdom', but we learn on our own. if you work good things can come to you. live and work. study and learn. dream and achieve. best of luck to you and 'luck' favors the prepared. ; )
having worked with PVC in the midwest for over a decade .... the expansion and contraction really takes a toll on the material. makes no sense to use it on a soffit .... and if you don't glue those pvc plugs in over the recessed screws they will alway pop out.
I remember the Mc Cue house well. The Morash/Boston House is a dim memory. I found both of them interesting, but the McCue was obviously a million dolar job and the Boston was done on a shoestring. Both of them had their lessons. I did regard the original house as the most realistic for us average folks.
T Hyslop ... Norm was still doing a few cameo appearances for a few years and this episode is obviously a few years old, which is common for TOH on YT.
"The foundation wall is 12" thick and hasn't shifted, but we need to add a footing" Why? I mean... WTF, why? Are they adding a couple stories? Noooo. What a waste of time, money, and material.
Honestly, probably not worth the extra cost for such a small job. Plus, it was a short, smooth path from the truck to the pour site. The job took maybe two hours(not counting prep). A pump truck might have saved 15-30 minutes and used the same number of people to control it. There's also the slight possibility that the mix needed was not pumpable, but I bet the decision was based on the small size of the job.
Which one? The current project or Manchester by the Sea? I think Manchester was in the low seven figures back when they did it(not that they ever typically give cost figures). Bet it would cost at least half again as much today, maybe double. The current project? Mid to mid-high six figures? Mostly due to higher costs in Mass due to more stringent regulations, higher labor costs, and that the house is in an historic district. In a different part of the country, I'd expect the same project for low-mid to mid six figures. They're basically building a new 3000sf house, after all.
Festool must be a sponsor. Seeing their tools everywhere on the job site. They have a whole integratec system with the modular cases and vac system for all their tools, but you are gonna pay big dollars. And try buying their replacement parts? Cut a sawzall cord by accident, replace a sanding pad on an orbital or need a new case and you are gonna have to pay up BIG TIME.
Some of the Festool tools are worth it, like that panel saw. I've had one for 11 years and it's excellent for cutting down finish plywood without wrestling it through a table saw - super straight, smooth cuts. Great for straightening out bowed boards, making straight cuts across existing hardwood flooring also.
@@probuilder961 Got Festool. I am just outraged at how they gouge you for replacement parts. I have had what seems like one of every manufacturer of different tools (Makita, Rigid, Dewalt, Hitachi,Milwaukee, Hilti, Bosch- yes, have and had all of these looking for the magic bullet with regard to the right power tools) I hate being the guinea pig. Will buy something and find what it is I don't like about it, then the whole "I have more tools that have been lost or stolen issue". Lastly, trying to chase the whole upgrade path with the battery operated tools. Do not have any battery operated Festool only those with cords. Never have investigated whether Festooleven has battery operated.
This Old House starter pack (or staata pack): Everything purchased at a Wal-Mart by the way... work boots, classic fit blue jeans, flannel shirt and a tool belt.
I used to like this show back when they were more DIY-friendly. Now it is so expensive, extravagant and reliant on ultra-tech that it feels out of my reach and increasingly irrelevant.
That footing is a waste of time and money, if rebar pins were drilled into the foundation wall at the base all around the wall in the same way they did for the Footing. Then when the slab was poured it would tie the entire foundation using the slab as a "footing" WHo was your structural engineer?? What that contractor did was totally useless.
I don't agree that it was useless, while that wide foundation wall may have been sufficient, they might have added more weight above requiring more support. A footing in New England is usually 10" thick (deep), so no adjoining slab is a sufficient substitute.
They're dropping the floor. They need to do something to keep the bottom of the foundation from kicking inward once the supporting soil is removed. The lack of a proper existing footing just made the job a little more complicated. The only difference is the cutting under the existing foundation instead of just going straight down alongside the foundation.
As an engineer their foundation mods seem flawed. They did nothing but make it deeper, not wider. Combine that with the fact they're disturbing the already compacted soil and it just feels poorly thought out.
The mod had to be stamped by an engineer or architect, and approved by the local building dept. If you don't like it - go argue with the person that stamped the drawing.
it's sistering the existing foundation. the forms seem to be about 4-5 inches wider than what was already there. what do you think the word wider means?
You think they just did that on their own? I guarantee you their was probably 5k in engineering costs alone added on for making sure that footing was done properly. As was said previously, then the local building engineer had to rubber stamp that change. Having just gone through something similar, I guarantee you it was done properly.
Two things to remember. First, the foundation wall was already at least a foot thick; they were only cutting under the foundation a few inches. Second(and most important), remember the reason for this in the first place: they are lowering the floor. They were not doing this to keep the wall from sinking, but to keep the bottom edge from kicking inward after they remove the dirt supporting the inside wall. With that in mind, deeper is better than wider in this particular case.
Being a commercial union electrician making 52$ an hour and not even a foreman, it is pretty fun to watch wheelbarrow bitches slugging concrete around for 10$. Most of those guys are smart enough to be making 25$ plus in other union or non union trades. You break your back being a rod buster, concrete man, or brick layer unless you run the job or own the business. Why anyone WOULD WANT to do that puzzles me.
Won't b coming back east anytime soon covid 19 and govenor of OREGON a prettier saloon maiden never existed mandated wearing a mask in Oregon and a cowboy hat also.🤠
this old house has sure gone down the tubes you don't live up to your name you need to rename your show to this new house I'm done watching your show you have sure gone down the tubes