The BEST episodes of This Old House season 41
Every episode of This Old House season 41, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of This Old House season 41!
This Old House celebrates the fusion on old world craftsmanship and modern technology. Each season features two renovation projects. Project One traditionally consists of eighteen or more so episodes and is filmed in Massachusetts. Project Two is taped in a different region of the country to highlight the variety of American architectural styles and renovation issues.
#1 - The Cape Ann House: Don't Rip It, Restore It
Season 41 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2020
Richard learns about the invention of the Stillson wrench, and Mauro repairs old plaster. Norm then repairs broken balusters, and Heath installs a new panel. Venetian plaster goes on the dining room ceiling.
#2 - Rebuilding Paradise: Out of the Ashes
Season 41 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2020
In this episode, Joe, the homeowner, fabricates a stone hearth, and Richard learns about automatic sprinkler systems. Then, Kevin sees a simulator that shows how the Camp Fire spread. Tom inspects a vent that’s designed to resist embers, and another project gets the green light.
#3 - The Cape Ann House: Losing Our Truss
Season 41 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/11/2020
Tom and Charlie Silva create a cathedral ceiling while Mark McCullough breaks through the foundation to make space for mechanicals. Kevin O’Connor learns about sun tunnels and Richard creates a plan for cooling.
#4 - The Cape Ann House: Shingled Out
Season 41 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/25/2020
In this episode, Tom and Charlie Silva install rounded-top windows in the breakfast room, and an easy-install roof shingle goes down. Roger Cook and Kevin O’Connor go fishing while Tom adds a custom diamond detail with the siding. Radiant heat goes in somewhere unexpected: the ceiling.
#5 - The Westerly Ranch House: The Doors
Season 41 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2019
Tom Silva and Jeff Sweenor begin work on a coffered ceiling in the living room. Jenn Nawada watches as local Westerly granite is cut to size for backyard steps. Richard Trethewey reviews the complex septic system as it goes in. In Ohio, Kevin O'Connor learns how the interior doors are built. Back in Westerly, Jeff installs one of those doors.
#6 - The Westerly Ranch House: Seaside Transformation
Season 41 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2020
The old ranch is transformed into a Dutch Colonial thanks to Jeff’s team. Kevin and Tom take the tour with the homeowners, and Norm presents the pine coffee table he made with local reclaimed wood. Outside, Jenn sees the last of the hydroseeding and gives Tom the garden tour. Everyone meets at the refurbished flagpole to raise the flags.
#7 - The Cape Ann House: Window on Restoration
Season 41 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/9/2020
In this episode, the original leaded glass windows are repaired, and Jenn and Fred plant a bed of perennials along the new driveway. Mini splits solve a ductwork problem, and homeowner Molly and her designer Shelby make design decisions. Then, Tom tackles tricky original trim.
#8 - The Westerly Ranch House: A Ranch Out Westerly
Season 41 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2019
The new season kicks off with a ranch house in Westerly, RI. Inside, Tom and Kevin tour the house and admire the knotty pine paneling. Kevin and the homeowners take a look at the architect renderings. Norm pays a visit to California Ranch style homes. Richard tours the structurally sound basement with Jeff. Jenn and Roger walk property to consider landscape options. Salvage and demo begin.
#9 - The Cape Ann House: Cape Ann Shingle Style
Season 41 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2020
Homeowners John and Molly plan to put the history back into their 1890s shingle-style home. They’ll remove '70s carpet, repair cracking balusters and transform the front entry, restoring the home’s original beauty and updating it for modern living.
#10 - The Westerly Ranch House: Raise A Second Story
Season 41 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2019
The crew stands up the second floor walls, and three new apprentices arrive as part of the Generation Next program.
#11 - Rebuilding Paradise: Paradise Lost
Season 41 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2020
A year after California’s worst wildfire, the people of Paradise are still clearing the devastation where about 90% of homes were lost. Kevin, Tom, and Richard meet three families determined to rebuild according to the wildland urban interface codes.
#12 - The Cape Ann House: Master Craftsmen
Season 41 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/23/2020
A brass handrail is created. Mauro paints a chalkboard finish, and repaired balusters get reinstalled. Richard gives a lesson in make-up air, and work begins on a custom table. Heath talks smart electricity.
#13 - The Cape Ann House: Tiling Is a Family Affair
Season 41 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/2/2020
In this episode, Tom repairs 130-year-old pocket doors, and a new type of solar goes in. Jenn works with landscaper Fred to build a boulder wall. Richard gives a lesson on a modern heating system, and father Mark and son Erik Ferrante showcase the art of mosaic tile installation.
#14 - The Westerly Ranch House: Pining for Old Pine
Season 41 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2020
Norm uses old pine from a local sawmill to make a coffee table. Mauro teaches apprentice Kathryn to whitewash the knotty pine paneling. Tommy and Jeff build a pergola for the deck. Kevin helps with a shutter assembly. Electrician Ben shows apprentice De’Shaun how to light the pergola.
#15 - The Westerly Ranch House: The Open Concept
Season 41 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2019
The crew places a center beam to support the second story. Tommy and Jeff raise the gable.
#16 - The Westerly Ranch House: Decking for Beginners
Season 41 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2019
Tom Silva teaches the new apprentices to frame a deck. Jeff Sweenor’s crew frames the exterior flair detail. Jenn Nawada learns about Westerly granite. Jeff teaches the apprentices to install a window. Richard Trethewey and Jeff look for a path for the drain stacks.
#17 - The Westerly Ranch House: Save the Flagpole
Season 41 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2020
As the project winds down, the televisions are mounted, and the blinds and curtains get installed. Richard takes a look at the new water heater. Jenn watches the final plants go in and works to install outdoor lighting. The old flagpole comes down for a touch up.
#18 - The Cape Ann House: Hard Work Ahead
Season 41 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/18/2020
In this episode, Mark McCullough finds granite on the property to match a new stone wall to the old. Heath Eastman buries the electrical underground. Kevin O’Connor, homeowner Molly and her kitchen designer Michele look for design inspiration. Then, Tom Silva creates a barrel ceiling.
#19 - Rebuilding Paradise: No Pain No Gain
Season 41 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2020
Luke and Crystal are moving into their home. Kevin visits a fire test lab, and Jose and Anna’s house gets roof shingles. Mark installs a stone veneer at Avonlea and Joey’s house. Then, Kevin tours farms around Paradise, and Jenn meets an architect who designed a town memorial.
#20 - The Cape Ann House: Between a Rock and Hardwood
Season 41 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2020
Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor start laying subfloor in the new dining room. Charlie Silva shows Jenn Nawada how he’s drilling granite for the new garage and driveway. Kevin tours Cape Ann, and Tom moves an interior doorway.
#21 - The Cape Ann House: Move In Day
Season 41 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/30/2020
Work is complete on the Cape Ann Shingle Style project. The team tours the finished home, celebrating all of the repaired historic details and the new elements that keep with its original style.
#22 - The Westerly Ranch House: Chimney Down and Walls Up
Season 41 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2019
Mark McCullough and Jeff Sweenor take down the chimney. Scott and Shayla window shop. Jeff Sweenor and Richard Trethewey visit a convention to discover new plumbing products, while back at the ranch the exterior walls come down. Jeff will reuse the original rafters for new wall framing.
#23 - The Westerly Ranch House: Rockin' the Granite
Season 41 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2020
The new propane tank gets buried in the backyard. Norm advises an apprentice in composite decking. Jeff and Tom add final touches to the coffered ceiling. A shelving system goes into the new office, and applies a stone veneer to the new chimney.
#24 - The Westerly Ranch House: Tanks for the Propane
Season 41 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2019
The new propane tank gets buried in the backyard. Norm advises an apprentice in composite decking. Jeff and Tom add final touches to the coffered ceiling. A shelving system goes into the new office, and applies a stone veneer to the new chimney.
#25 - Rebuilding Paradise: Paradise Strong
Season 41 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2020
Paradise residents discuss their determination to rebuild. Tom inspects engineered siding and fire-rated sheathing, and Richard looks at a solar backup battery. The former Paradise fire chief discusses advanced preparation with Kevin, and at the Hope Plaza Memorial ground-breaking, the heroes and survivors are honored. Then, Luke and Crystal celebrate moving in.