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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

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Season 1

21 episodes

S1 E1 · Colonial Revival

Work begins on a 300-year-old farmstead that is rich in Colonial history. The homeowners plan to preserve the historic part of the house, while adding space and modern amenities with two small additions.

S1 E2 · Getting the Lead Out

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S1 E3 · A New Foundation

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S1 E4 · Just Another Brick in the Wall

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S1 E5 · Vines Come Down, Walls Go Up

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S1 E6 · Windows of Opportunity

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S1 E7 · Raised Vegetable Beds

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S1 E8 · The Electric Slide

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S1 E9 · New Siding and a New Driveway

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S1 E10 · Making a Grand Entrance

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S1 E11 · Step Into a Well Sealed House

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S1 E12 · Fasten Those Timber

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S1 E13 · Follow the Winding Brick Path

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S1 E19 · Time for a Clambake

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S1 E20 · Solar Powered

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S1 E21 · Landscape by the Sea

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S1 E22 · Decorating Outside

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S1 E23 · It's All About Cherry Wood

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S1 E24 · Awnings, Countertop and Air Conditioning

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S1 E25 · The Views Inside and Out

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S1 E26 · Farewell to Barrington

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Season 2

26 episodes

S2 E1 · Scandinavian Modern?

In Cambridge, Mass., the crew turns the inside of a dark, divided 1887 two-family home into an open, Scandinavian-style one-family.

S2 E2 · Deconstruction and Design

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S2 E3 · Modernizing a Balloon Frame

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S2 E4 · Swedish Style

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S2 E5 · Landscape Plans, Roof Deck

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S2 E6 · Exterior Improvements

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S2 E7 · Old and New in Harmony

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S2 E8 · Plaster, Shingles, Radiant Heat

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S2 E9 · Installing Gutters and a Fireplace

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S2 E10 · Swedish Design Details

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S2 E11 · Window Seat, Stairs and a Painted Ceiling

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S2 E12 · Dry Wells, Kitchen Design, Deck Tiles

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S2 E13 · Hearthstone and Butcher Block Island

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S2 E14 · Secondary Spaces

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S2 E15 · The Big Finish

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S2 E16 · A Cottage in the Woods

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S2 E17 · Human Centered Design, Demolition

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S2 E18 · One-Level Living

Water infiltration damages the house and must be prevented from happening again; a landscape architect shows the plan for the side patio and details how it allows for ease of entry into the house and provides proper drainage.

S2 E19 · Water Feature, Geothermal Heat

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S2 E20 · Cottage Style

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S2 E21 · Standing-Seam Roof, Lightning Rods

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S2 E22 · Rustic Plaster, Advanced Septic

Insulation goes up in the Essex cottage; boarding ceilings; a plastering contractor shows how to achieve a rustic look using rounded corners.

S2 E23 · Shiplap Walls, Finished Yard

Putting up 8-inch pine shiplap barn boards on the walls at the project's entry; the finished patio and plantings.

S2 E24 · Tiling and Veneers

A tile installer lays black slate tile on the floor; a mason uses structural stucco to achieve the rustic plaster look of the original chimney; how a preservation carpenter helped music icon Daryl Hall assemble and restore an 18th-century estate.

S2 E25 · Design for Everyone

A recap of the geothermal heating and cooling system installation process and how the whole system comes together with the heat pumps in the basement.

S2 E26 · A Home for Mom and Dad

Interior screens for the signature casement windows; installing the Dutch door for the passage between the kitchen and sun porch; sconces at the entry; LED fixtures in the trees for general lighting; wall washers at the masonry walls.

Season 3

11 episodes

S3 E1 · Sandy and the Jersey Shore

Kevin, Norm and Richard help three homeowners on the Jersey Shore rebuild after Superstorm Sandy. In Bay Head, Point Pleasant, Manasquan, and commu...

S3 E2 · Drastic Measures

Norm tours the Bay Head, New Jersey, revetment project with Thacher Brown; the Bay Head house is raised from the second-floor structure. Kevin...

S3 E3 · Getting to Work

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...

S3 E4 · Built for Speed

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...

S3 E5 · Lines in The Sand

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...

S3 E6 · Go With The Flow

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.

S3 E7 · Stories From Sea Level

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.

S3 E8 · One Year Later

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.

S3 E9 · A New Project in Arlington, Ma.

Kevin and Tom tackle an Italian-style home with an awkward layout; Richard helps get the demolition started.

S3 E10 · Old House Discoveries

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.

S3 E11 · Concrete Jungle

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.