The Manchester House - 18

Jan 19, 2002 on PBS at 8:00 PM

Summary

The new spa arrives on the back of the truck; placed on concrete pad, plugged in and filled with a hose, it's soon open for business. Tom begins installing the new beautiful wood portico columns, using an ingenious jig to fashion two of them into eng... (more)aged columns up against the house. Our master carpenter visits Alcott House in Concord, Massachussetts. Home of Little Women author Louisa May Alcott and her transcendentalist father Bronson, it is a mecca for thousnads of visitors, and preserving it intact is a high-priority but tricky job. Back at the house, our master carpenter help finish carpenter (and former TOH homeowner) Dick Silva trim out one of the windows in period detail.

Previous episode

The Manchester House - 17
Season 23 Episode 17

Jan 12, 2002

Next episode

The Manchester House - 19
Season 23 Episode 19

Jan 26, 2002