This Old House | The Woburn House [S3, E1] | Full Episode

We're just 38 days away from our big 40th-anniversary TV special on PBS! In the meantime, take a stroll down memory lane with Bob Vila, as he introduces the Season 3 in Woburn, MA. This series premiere episode is available FREE for a limited time in celebration of TOH's 40th anniversary! To view the rest of Season 3, 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: Host Bob Vila introduces you to the newest star of This Old House, a 1950 ranch-style tract house badly in need of elbow room. Bob and master carpenter Norm Abram discuss the possibilities for creating space where none presently exists. And they'll take you on a tour of the neighborhood to see how other homeowners have transformed their houses from the 1950s into roomier, energy-efficient homes for the 1980s. Nestled in the rolling hills northwest of Boston, Woburn is another former farm community that was carved up into subdivisions in the housing craze following World War II. Its 13 miles of pasture have become the yards of scores of identical single family houses. For its third project, This Old House took once such house, a 1956 ranch largely untouched since its construction, and set it apart from its neighbors. Unlike the Newton "Bigelow" House project, in which the crew transformed an old New England homestead into several luxury condominiums, this project had a more modest scope, taking advantage of such assets as a detached garage and small, solidly constructed rooms to expand and update the house. Connected by a new entryway to the main house, the garage became the house's new living room, complete with pine paneling and an energy efficient coal stove. The conversion and adaptation of the garage had a domino effect, allowing the house's old living room to be converted into a master bedroom, with a large closet and a much-needed second bathroom, and the former master bedroom to be opened up into a dining room. The kitchen had its own facelift and floorplan shift so that future cooks wouldn't be quite so cramped. 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