This Old House · SEASON 31

Newton Centre; Is the Island Too Big?

Episode 15 · 2010-01-16

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Episode overview

Host Kevin O'Connor arrives at the project house to find a bustling jobsite and the finished countertops arriving. Inside, homeowner Bill Pierce reviews the tight clearances around the kitchen island before the tops are permanently installed. Landscape contractor Roger Cook takes homeowner Gillian Pierce shopping for plant material for the yard, focusing on dwarf specimens to fit the scale and size of her lot. Back at the house, master carpenter Norm Abram welcomes back wood countertop fabricator Paul Grothouse to install the butcher block island top and to review other wood top options. Outside, Roger and Gillian review the site prep and put the new plants in the ground. Upstairs, Norm and general contractor Tom Silva continue work on the new library by fabricating and installing the face frames for the base cabinets and gluing and installing the new oak tops for the window seat.

Season 31 episodes

1. Newton Centre; Welcome to Newton Centre2009-10-10 2. Newton Centre; Quality, Not Quantity2009-10-17 3. Newton Centre; Work Begins, Homeowners Decide to Stay2009-10-24 4. Newton Centre; Origins of the Dutch Colonial Revival2009-10-31 5. Newton Centre; New Gambrel Addition Takes Shape2009-11-07 6. Newton Centre; Making Room for New Windows2009-11-14 7. Newton Centre; Pruning Hemlocks and Checking in on This Old House Austin2009-11-21 8. Newton Centre; Father and Son Lend a Hand2009-11-28 9. Newton Centre; Radiant Heat, Two Ways2009-12-05 10. Newton Centre; Inspired Openings and Insulating the House2009-12-12 11. Newton Centre; Never Paint Again2009-12-19 12. Newton Centre; Stone, Tile and Oak Finishes2009-12-26 13. Newton Centre; The New Kitchen is Coming Together2010-01-02 14. Newton Centre; Interior Painting Primer and Fabricating Our New Countertops2010-01-09 15. Newton Centre; Is the Island Too Big?2010-01-16 16. Newton Centre; The Finished Project2010-01-23 17. Roxbury; Project with Purpose Begins2010-01-30 18. Roxbury; Mounting Challenges2010-02-06 19. Roxbury; More Trouble than We Thought2010-02-13 20. Roxbury; Coming Together2010-02-20 21. Roxbury; Help From Our Friends2010-02-27 22. Roxbury; Oak Doors, Fireplace Surround2010-03-06 23. Roxbury; Custom Details2010-03-13 24. Roxbury; Roxbury Past and Present2010-03-20 25. Roxbury; Looking Back and Looking Ahead2010-03-27 26. Roxbury; One Less Foreclosure in Boston2010-04-03