This Old House

A Look Back at Norm Abram’s Career

Rock star, GOAT, world-class craftsman. As TOH master carpenter Norm Abram steps away from This Old House after 43 seasons, we look back at his career, and he looks forward.

New Seasons Premiering on PBS and The Roku Channel

This Old House and Ask This Old House are back with all-new seasons starting Sept. 29 on PBS and streaming free on The Roku Channel on Oct. 3.

New Seasons Premiering on PBS and The Roku Channel

This Old House and Ask This Old House are back with all-new seasons starting Sept. 29 on PBS and streaming free on The Roku Channel on Oct. 3.

Watch ‘The House That Norm Built’— A Tribute to Norm Abram Airing Tonight

Join fellow cast members, celebrities, colleagues, and friends as they celebrate Master Carpenter Norm Abram and his groundbreaking, 43-year career on This Old House. Watch The House That Norm Built on Monday, October 3 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS and streaming free on The Roku Channel.

Celebrating Four Decades of Norm Abram on This Old House

After more than four decades, This Old House’s Master Carpenter and pioneer of the home improvement television genre, Norm Abram, has officially hung up his toolbelt and left the show. Take a look back at some of our favorite Norm moments.

Submit Your House to Appear on This Old House

This Old House is seeking engaging homeowners with old houses in need of renovation for upcoming seasons of the show.

About This Old House

Photographers Reflect on 40 Years of Photography for This Old House

Former This Old House Director of Photography, Denise Sfraga, curated these highlights from TOH photographers over the years

This Old House Hosts with the Most

Bob, Steve, and Kevin share stories and memories from their years on This Old House

Pranks On the Set of This Old House

Tom and Charlie Silva aren’t just house-building wizards. They’re equally inventive when it comes to their sideline: pranking the TOH production assistants. Here, a few of their "all in good fun" job site setups

The Tartans of Norm

The TOH master carpenter became a reluctant plaid ambassador when show creator Russ Morash made it Norm’s on-air signature. Below, some of his classics

A Sneak Peek at the This Old House 40th Anniversary TV Special

Watch vintage clips and favorite moments celebrating This Old House, the groundbreaking home improvement series that inspired a new genre of television programming

Tracking 40 Years of History in the This Old House Timeline

From that initial renovation of a derelict house in a struggling urban area, This Old House has stood apart as the original home-improvement TV show—and continues to be the genre’s most groundbreaking

Kevin O’Connor’s Photos Through the Years

Between takes, Kevin O’Connor captures the action from the other side of the lens. Here, he gives us some backstory

Meet Our Season 41 Apprentices, Kathryn and De'Shaun

Kathryn Fulton and De'Shaun Burnett applied to our 2019 Generation NEXT Casting Call and nailed it! You'll see them in 2019-2020 episodes of This Old House on PBS

What’s your favorite memory from 40 years of This Old House?

We're getting ready for a special issue of This Old House magazine that celebrates the 40th anniversary of TOH TV, and we want YOU to be part of it!

The Home Depot Foundation Commits $50M to Skilled Trades Training

Our Generation NEXT program highlights a Home Builders Institue (HBI) program that is turning troops into trade professionals, all with a little help from The Home Depot Foundation

Generation NEXT Steps Up to Close the Skills Gap

This Old House launched its Generation NEXT initiative to shine a light on the urgent need for young people to enter the building trades. Here, we share high points of our work to date—and how we’re continuing the effort to close the skills gap

Top 10 How-to Videos at ThisOldHouse.com

Check out our top-trending video segments to learn something new today. This week explore how to choose the best home products and materials, PLUS explore what it's like to live on a NASA Space Station, and more!

Generation NEXT update

Once again, we’re looking for a few good men and women to work on next season's projects

7 Rules For Organizing Your Work Van

After much trial and error, remodeling contractor Zack Dettmore has found an organizational strategy that works

TOH IS BACK! New Episodes Airing This Week

January 4, 2018 Our mid-season hiatus is over! Here's everything you need to know about new episodes of This Old House and Ask This Old House, airing this week

New Orleans High School Students Build Homes to Learn Skills for Work and Life

unCommon Construction, a non-profit in NOLA, gives students valuable training in the building trades

Generation NEXT: Nathan Gilbert Update

One of our earliest apprentices officially joins the Ask TOH cast

Get Ready for the New Season: We’re 40!

Now completing its fourth decade, TOH TV breaks new ground and checks in on some old favorites

An App That Helps You Support Generation NEXT and Young Tradespeople

Givz, available as an app and a website, allows you to easily donate to your favorite charities. This is how you can support our Generation NEXT initiative

A Letter from Roger Cook

This Old House Heads to Washington D.C. to Talk to Legislators About the Skills Gap

This Old House joined a bipartisan panel to advance the dialogue around the existing skills gap in America. Here, they're speaking with Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), the Co-Chair of the Senate Competitiveness Caucus, about TOH's apprentice program Generation Next

Trade Routes: American College of the Building Arts

TOH Host Kevin O’Connor visits the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) in Charleston, where Wolverine generously provided every student and faculty member with boots and apparel.