This Old House | Winchester House [S24, E1] | Full Episode

We're just 17 days away from our big 40th-anniversary TV special on PBS! Celebrate with us! For a limited time, watch select episodes for free. This is the Season 24 premiere, which originally aired in 2002. This series premiere episode is available FREE for a limited time in celebration of TOH's 40th anniversary! To view the rest of Season 24, get a FREE trial membership to TOH Insider. Learn more  https://bit.ly/2XEaAPf #ThisOldHouse #AskTOH SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse In this episode:Healthy but tired, the 1920's Colonial Revival in Winchester got an improved kitchen and master suite, an updated heating plant, and a cosmetic freshening inside and out. Like a freshly pressed shirt, the Colonial Revival house that we documented in , pleases the eye with crisp edges and smooth surfaces. Nearly nine months of reworking its innards and skin have given the building a sharpness of detail it hasn't had since it was built in 1922. Yet it avoids a just-out-of-the-package feeling because so much care was taken to restore the original materials rather than replace them with new: instead of a shirt brought home from the store, it's an old favorite just back from the laundry. When we started on this TV show project with owners Kim Whittemore and Bruce Leasure back in April, a common comment from the sidewalk out front was, "Why renovate? It looks fine from here." Up close, however, the imperfections hinted at deferred maintenance and the simple effects of age: tired asphalt roof shingles, alligatored and peeling paint, rot around the sunporch. Those jalousie windows on the porch weren't too appropriate, either. Inside, became stronger: cracked plaster, mysterious soot marks in the living room, an even more mysterious roll in the upstairs floor, and a dated kitchen whose shape and size were off just enough to preclude a simple change-out of cabinets and appliances. About This Old House TV: This Old House is the No. 1 multimedia home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine, and an information-driven website. This Old House and Ask This Old House are produced by This Old House Ventures, LLC and are presented on PBS by WETA Washington, DC. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: https://ift.tt/2ROpRve Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr https://www.youtube.com/thisoldhouse This Old House | Winchester House [S24, E1] | Full Episode