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This Old House: Trade School

Season 3

2019 · 11 episodes

  1. 1. Sandy and the Jersey Shore

    2019-10-05

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

  2. 2. Drastic Measures

    2019-10-12

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

  3. 3. Getting to Work

    2019-10-19

    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...

  4. 4. Built for Speed

    2019-10-19

    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...

  5. 5. Lines in The Sand

    2019-10-26

    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...

  6. 6. Go With The Flow

    2019-11-02

    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.

  7. 7. Stories From Sea Level

    2019-11-09

    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.

  8. 8. One Year Later

    2019-11-23

    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.

  9. 9. A New Project in Arlington, Ma.

    2020-01-25

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

  10. 10. Old House Discoveries

    2020-02-01

    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.

  11. 11. Concrete Jungle

    2020-02-08

    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.

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