Name: This Old House
Genre: Documentary

This Old House Episode 16.01 The Acton House - 1

This Old House Episode 16.01 The Acton House - 1

Episode Premiere

January 1, 1994

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

This Old House Productions

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/show/old-house/

Information

Episode Premiere

January 1, 1994

Genre

Documentary

Period

1979 -

Production Co

This Old House Productions

Distributor

PBS

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/show/old-house/

Synopsis

The season begins with a tour of the country's oldest wood-frame house: the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts, built in 1636. We then go to the season's project house (and the oldest house the show has worked on): a 1710 colonial in Action, Massachusetts, owned by Terry and Sima Maitland. Though suffering from bad sills and much settling, its real problem for this family of five is lack of space. The Maitlands' $150,000 budget will barely cover an addition, and our master carpenter and Tom Silva advise them to ""let sleeping dogs lie,"" and not attempt to correct many of the original house's problems, which would soak up that amount and more.