This Old House · SEASON 29

Newton: Retaining Wall, Historic Wallcovering

Episode 5 · 2007-11-01

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Episode overview

Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs 200 running feet of pre-cast concrete to create a retaining wall that will define the perimeter of the new backyard. Inside the house, wallpaper historian Richard Nylander helps host Kevin O'Connor date and evaluate the historic wallpaper throughout the house, while general contractor Tom Silva frames for a new window in an old wall. Kevin makes a trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to see how three 19th century buildings are being moved as part of a construction project at Harvard Law School. The million-dollar move, which has been planned for five years, requires the buildings to be lifted and rolled down Massachusetts Avenue on hydraulic dollies steered by remote control.

Season 29 episodes

1. Newton: Move or Improve2007-10-04 2. Newton: Big Plans2007-10-11 3. Newton: Prepwork and Inspiration2007-10-18 4. Newton: Framing, Wiring, and an Unfitted Kitchen2007-10-25 5. Newton: Retaining Wall, Historic Wallcovering2007-11-01 6. Newton: Exterior Paint Colors, Stained-Glass Window2007-11-08 7. Newton: Salvage, Progress, and Pink Granite2007-11-15 8. Newton: Fieldstone, Replacement Windows, and Teak2007-11-22 9. Newton: Pests, Decking, and AC2007-11-29 10. Newton: Bluestone and a Historic Billiards Room2007-12-06 11. Newton: Bringing Light Throughout2007-12-13 12. Newton: Garage Nightmare and Garbage Disposers2007-12-20 13. Newton: Getting the Details Right2007-12-27 14. Newton: In Memory of Joe Ferrante2008-01-03 15. Newton: Grout, Closets, and a Clawfoot Tub2008-01-10 16. Newton: Winter Wrap Party2008-01-17 17. New Orleans | Return to New Orleans, Post Katrina2008-01-24 18. New Orleans | Camelbacks, Bargeboard, and Toxic Mold2008-01-31 19. New Orleans | French Quarter, Shotgun Colors2008-02-07 20. New Orleans | Saints in the City2008-02-14 21. New Orleans | First Builder Falls Through2008-02-21 22. New Orleans | Back on Track2008-02-28 23. New Orleans | Recovery Continues2008-03-06 24. New Orleans | Landscapes and NBA Legends2008-03-13 25. New Orleans | Only In New Orleans2008-03-20 26. New Orleans | One Small Corner Restored2008-03-27